J/BB/1933, Japan Battleship laid down 1933
Displacement:
76,740 t light; 80,090 t standard; 85,900 t normal; 90,548 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
900.57 ft / 895.00 ft x 127.00 ft x 34.00 ft (normal load)
274.49 m / 272.80 m x 38.71 m x 10.36 m
Armament:
10 - 18.00" / 457 mm guns (4 mounts), 2,916.00lbs / 1,322.68kg shells, 1933 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (4x3 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1933 Model
Quick firing guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships
20 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (10x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1933 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
56 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (28x2 guns), 5.65lbs / 2.56kg shells, 1933 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 18 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 32,022 lbs / 14,525 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 90
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 17.0" / 432 mm 640.00 ft / 195.07 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 12.0" / 305 mm 640.00 ft / 195.07 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 110 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
7.00" / 178 mm 640.00 ft / 195.07 m 33.00 ft / 10.06 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 17.0" / 432 mm 13.0" / 330 mm 17.0" / 432 mm
2nd: 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm
- Armour deck: 8.00" / 203 mm, Conning tower: 17.00" / 432 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 248,345 shp / 185,266 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 10,459 tons
Complement:
2,508 - 3,261
Cost:
£33.381 million / $133.523 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 4,003 tons, 4.7 %
Armour: 35,561 tons, 41.4 %
- Belts: 6,822 tons, 7.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 5,470 tons, 6.4 %
- Armament: 8,125 tons, 9.5 %
- Armour Deck: 14,431 tons, 16.8 %
- Conning Tower: 713 tons, 0.8 %
Machinery: 7,236 tons, 8.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 29,940 tons, 34.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 9,160 tons, 10.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
137,151 lbs / 62,211 Kg = 47.0 x 18.0 " / 457 mm shells or 28.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.14
Metacentric height 9.2 ft / 2.8 m
Roll period: 17.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 54 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.60
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.07
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.778
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.05 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 29.92 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 6.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.00 ft / 0.61 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 34.00 ft / 10.36 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 27.00 ft / 8.23 m
- Mid (67 %): 27.00 ft / 8.23 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 27.00 ft / 8.23 m
- Stern: 27.00 ft / 8.23 m
- Average freeboard: 27.56 ft / 8.40 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 74.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 199.9 %
Waterplane Area: 97,505 Square feet or 9,059 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 105 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 234 lbs/sq ft or 1,141 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.12
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Tuesday, February 07, 2006
The J/BB/1933 design almost seems too capable
The J/BB/1933 design is so capable, that it almost seems to be unrealistic. You have an armament of 10-18in BLR, 12-6in QG, 20-5in DP, and 56-57mm AA guns. The speed is 30 knots with a range of 12,000nm at 15 knots. The armour basis is 17in with 8in deck and a 7in torpedo bulkhead. This is the Springsharp report:
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