Super Lion 33,710 tons, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1914
Displacement:
31,939 t light; 33,529 t standard; 36,100 t normal; 38,157 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
750.00 ft / 750.00 ft x 100.00 ft x 28.90 ft (normal load)
228.60 m / 228.60 m x 30.48 m x 8.81 m
Armament:
10 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (5x2 guns), 1,687.50lbs / 765.44kg shells, 1914 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns (6x2 guns), 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1914 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 17,259 lbs / 7,829 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 90
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 510.00 ft / 155.45 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Ends: 4.00" / 102 mm 200.00 ft / 60.96 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
40.00 ft / 12.19 m Unarmoured ends
Upper: 6.00" / 152 mm 510.00 ft / 155.45 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 105 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.50" / 38 mm 325.00 ft / 99.06 m 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 8.00" / 203 mm
2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm
- Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 8.00" / 203 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 132,635 shp / 98,946 Kw = 29.50 kts
Range 6,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,628 tons
Complement:
1,309 - 1,702
Cost:
£4.640 million / $18.558 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,157 tons, 6.0 %
Armour: 9,020 tons, 25.0 %
- Belts: 2,670 tons, 7.4 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 505 tons, 1.4 %
- Armament: 2,661 tons, 7.4 %
- Armour Deck: 2,996 tons, 8.3 %
- Conning Tower: 188 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 5,109 tons, 14.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 15,652 tons, 43.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,161 tons, 11.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
44,274 lbs / 20,082 Kg = 26.2 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 5.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
Metacentric height 5.9 ft / 1.8 m
Roll period: 17.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 59 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.95
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.19
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.583
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.50 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27.39 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -2.00 ft / -0.61 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 31.00 ft / 9.45 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Mid (72 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m (20.00 ft / 6.10 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Stern: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Average freeboard: 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 113.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 207.4 %
Waterplane Area: 53,984 Square feet or 5,015 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 99 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 202 lbs/sq ft or 986 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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Wednesday, August 30, 2006
A 33,710 ton Super Lion
In the Blue Book, I have specifications for two different versions of the Super Lion concept. The smaller is a 750ft, 33,710 ton ship. I compromised on speed for a 29.5 knot top speed to stay within the size constraint:
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