GB/DL/1921, Great Britain Destroyer Leader laid down 1921 (Engine 1941)
Displacement:
1,497 t light; 1,570 t standard; 1,700 t normal; 1,804 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
377.36 ft / 375.00 ft x 36.00 ft x 12.00 ft (normal load)
115.02 m / 114.30 m x 10.97 m x 3.66 m
Armament:
4 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns in single mounts, 67.03lbs / 30.41kg shells, 1921 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
1 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns in single mounts, 67.03lbs / 30.41kg shells, 1921 Model
Quick firing gun in a deck mount with hoist
on centreline amidships, 1 raised gun
Weight of broadside 335 lbs / 152 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200
4 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 43,338 shp / 32,330 Kw = 36.00 kts
Range 5,400nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 234 tons
Complement:
132 - 172
Cost:
£0.529 million / $2.117 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 42 tons, 2.5 %
Machinery: 860 tons, 50.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 596 tons, 35.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 203 tons, 11.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
487 lbs / 221 Kg = 7.3 x 5.1 " / 130 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.34
Metacentric height 1.8 ft / 0.6 m
Roll period: 11.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.51
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.03
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.367
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.42 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22.44 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 67 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 27.00 ft / 8.23 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
- Mid (35 %): 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
- Stern: 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
- Average freeboard: 15.96 ft / 4.86 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 182.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 146.6 %
Waterplane Area: 8,508 Square feet or 790 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 65 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 36 lbs/sq ft or 176 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.45
- Longitudinal: 2.08
- Overall: 0.53
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Saturday, June 24, 2006
The GB/DL/1921 design
This large destroyer design has a quicker roll than I like, but perhaps that is normal for this class of ship. I was working from an inboard profile, only, with no specifications. The ship is flush-decked, with five guns with shields. There is one torpedo mount, aft of the second funnel. I toyed with the idea of using the 13cm QF gun as the main armament, rather than the rather light 4.7in QF gun. I reluctantly stayed with the 4.7in gun, however. This is the Springsharp report:
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