GB/CA/1921, Great Britain Heavy Cruiser laid down 1921
Displacement:
17,722 t light; 18,434 t standard; 19,800 t normal; 20,893 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
678.03 ft / 674.00 ft x 69.00 ft x 24.00 ft (normal load)
206.66 m / 205.44 m x 21.03 m x 7.32 m
Armament:
9 - 9.20" / 234 mm guns (3x3 guns), 389.34lbs / 176.60kg shells, 1921 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
12 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns in single mounts, 51.91lbs / 23.55kg shells, 1921 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
6 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns in single mounts, 51.91lbs / 23.55kg shells, 1921 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread
32 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (8x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1921 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 4,501 lbs / 2,042 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 595.00 ft / 181.36 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 136 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.00" / 25 mm 595.00 ft / 181.36 m 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 6.00" / 152 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm - 2.00" / 51 mm
4th: 1.00" / 25 mm - -
- Armour deck: 2.50" / 64 mm, Conning tower: 6.00" / 152 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 127,925 shp / 95,432 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 6,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,459 tons
Complement:
833 - 1,084
Cost:
£4.352 million / $17.407 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 563 tons, 2.8 %
Armour: 5,369 tons, 27.1 %
- Belts: 2,286 tons, 11.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 462 tons, 2.3 %
- Armament: 854 tons, 4.3 %
- Armour Deck: 1,672 tons, 8.4 %
- Conning Tower: 95 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 4,405 tons, 22.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 7,385 tons, 37.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,078 tons, 10.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
25,139 lbs / 11,403 Kg = 64.6 x 9.2 " / 234 mm shells or 2.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.13
Metacentric height 3.6 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 15.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 53 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.76
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.07
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.621
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.77 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 29.32 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 59 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 4.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.00 ft / 0.61 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Mid (67 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Stern: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Average freeboard: 24.40 ft / 7.44 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 132.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 198.5 %
Waterplane Area: 36,162 Square feet or 3,360 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 106 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 130 lbs/sq ft or 634 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.42
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Tuesday, December 06, 2005
A super ship: the GB/CA/1921
The GB/CA/1921 seems like a super ship, compared to its predecessor designs. This ship has 9-9.2in BLR, 12-4.7in QF, 6-4.7in AA, and 32-2pdr AA guns. The armour basis is 6in with a 2.5in deck. The maximum speed is 33 knots with a range of 6,500nm at 15 knots. The hull is flush-decked and has a transom stern. This is the Springsharp report:
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