J/BB/1914, Japan Battleship laid down 1914
Displacement:
29,105 t light; 30,700 t standard; 34,400 t normal; 37,360 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
686.96 ft / 685.00 ft x 102.00 ft x 31.00 ft (normal load)
209.38 m / 208.79 m x 31.09 m x 9.45 m
Armament:
12 - 14.00" / 356 mm guns (6x2 guns), 1,372.00lbs / 622.33kg shells, 1914 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, evenly spread, 3 raised mounts
16 - 5.50" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 83.19lbs / 37.73kg shells, 1914 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side, all amidships, 8 raised mounts - superfiring
2 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1914 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns in single mounts, 5.65lbs / 2.56kg shells, 1914 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 17,867 lbs / 8,104 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 90
4 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm submerged torpedo tubes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 570.00 ft / 173.74 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 128 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 570.00 ft / 173.74 m 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 11.0" / 279 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 10.0" / 254 mm
2nd: 5.00" / 127 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 5.00" / 127 mm
- Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 11.00" / 279 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 50,548 shp / 37,709 Kw = 23.00 kts
Range 10,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 6,660 tons
Complement:
1,262 - 1,641
Cost:
£4.031 million / $16.125 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,233 tons, 6.5 %
Armour: 10,924 tons, 31.8 %
- Belts: 2,812 tons, 8.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,265 tons, 3.7 %
- Armament: 3,875 tons, 11.3 %
- Armour Deck: 2,721 tons, 7.9 %
- Conning Tower: 251 tons, 0.7 %
Machinery: 1,947 tons, 5.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 14,000 tons, 40.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,295 tons, 15.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
49,233 lbs / 22,331 Kg = 35.9 x 14.0 " / 356 mm shells or 8.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.05
Metacentric height 5.6 ft / 1.7 m
Roll period: 18.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 76 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.96
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.53
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.556
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.72 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.17 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 43 %
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: 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Mid (67 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m (17.00 ft / 5.18 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Stern: 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Average freeboard: 22.60 ft / 6.89 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 85.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 168.6 %
Waterplane Area: 49,031 Square feet or 4,555 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 105 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 202 lbs/sq ft or 988 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.55
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
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Wednesday, February 01, 2006
How about a Japanese battleship: J/BB/1914
The next obvious series seemed to be the Japanese, and I would start with the 1914 battleship design: J/BB/1914. I found that to do what I expected the size was inflated. Springsharp likes the result, so I do as well. The obvious starting point was for a main armament of 12-14in guns in twin turrets and a 23 knot speed. I wanted a suitable range for Pacific warfare, so design has a range of 10,000nm at 15 knots. That probably is a factor in the size inflation. This is the Springsharp report:
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