Abdiel class, Great Britain Cruiser Minelayer laid down 1939 (Engine 1950)
Displacement:
2,591 t light; 2,667 t standard; 2,950 t normal; 3,176 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
416.10 ft / 415.00 ft x 40.00 ft x 14.00 ft (normal load)
126.83 m / 126.49 m x 12.19 m x 4.27 m
Armament:
6 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns (3x2 guns), 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1939 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
4 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (1x4 guns), 2.00lbs / 0.91kg shells, 1939 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mount
on centreline aft, all raised guns - superfiring
Weight of broadside 200 lbs / 91 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 73,894 shp / 55,125 Kw = 36.00 kts
Range 5,400nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 509 tons
Complement:
199 - 260
Cost:
£1.936 million / $7.744 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 25 tons, 0.8 %
Machinery: 1,579 tons, 53.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 837 tons, 28.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 359 tons, 12.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 5.1 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
796 lbs / 361 Kg = 24.9 x 4.0 " / 102 mm shells or 0.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.36
Metacentric height 2.2 ft / 0.7 m
Roll period: 11.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.22
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.20
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.444
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.38 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20.37 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 68 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 3.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Mid (50 %): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Stern: 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Average freeboard: 19.16 ft / 5.84 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 184.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 191.7 %
Waterplane Area: 10,540 Square feet or 979 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 76 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 37 lbs/sq ft or 181 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.46
- Longitudinal: 2.33
- Overall: 0.54
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Friday, May 26, 2006
I tried to reproduce the British Abdiel class minelayer in Springsharp
I have long liked the British fast minelayers of the Abdiel class. I thought that I would try to reproduce that design in Springsharp. The ship is 415ft x 40ft x 14.5ft and is 2,650 tons standard. The designed speed is 39.75 knots at 72,000 SHP. The armament is 6-4in and 4-2pdr guns. The ship is intended to carry as many as 150 mines. With Springsharp, using the lightest machinery possible, I was only able to achieve 36 knots, without making any radical changes:
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