The fast battleship version of the Super Lion concept

The really bulked-up version of the Super Lion fast battleship version of the concept has a Standard displacement of 45,740 tons. The dimensions are somewhat similar to the Vanguard. The Super Lion fast battleship has 10-15in/42 and 14-6in QF guns with a 13in armour basis and a 3.5in deck. The target speed is still 30 knots. To achieve that requires rather lightweight machinery (26.4 SHP/ton). We will later look at the battlecruiser version. This is a photo of one of the ships:

GB/CB/1912 Super Lion High Freeboard, Great Britain Fast Battleship laid down 1912 (Engine 1915)

Displacement:
 43,711 t light; 45,740 t standard; 48,750 t normal; 51,158 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
 812.00 ft / 812.00 ft x 108.00 ft x 31.00 ft (normal load)
 247.50 m / 247.50 m x 32.92 m  x 9.45 m

Armament:
      8 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns in single mounts, 1,920.00lbs / 870.90kg shells, 1912 Model
   Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
   on centreline ends, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
      2 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns in single mounts, 1,920.00lbs / 870.90kg shells, 1912 Model
   Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
   on side, all amidships
      14 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 100.00lbs / 45.36kg shells, 1912 Model
   Quick firing guns in casemate mounts 
   on side, evenly spread
   14 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
 Weight of broadside 20,600 lbs / 9,344 kg
 Shells per gun, main battery: 90

Armour:
   - Belts:  Width (max) Length (avg)  Height (avg)
 Main: 13.0" / 330 mm 505.00 ft / 153.92 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
 Ends: 6.00" / 152 mm 290.00 ft / 88.39 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
   17.00 ft / 5.18 m Unarmoured ends
 Upper: 9.00" / 229 mm 505.00 ft / 153.92 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
   Main Belt covers 96 % of normal length
   Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
  2.00" / 51 mm 505.00 ft / 153.92 m 31.00 ft / 9.45 m

   - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
 Main: 13.0" / 330 mm 8.00" / 203 mm  13.0" / 330 mm
 2nd: 13.0" / 330 mm 8.00" / 203 mm  13.0" / 330 mm
 3rd: 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm  6.00" / 152 mm

   - Armour deck: 3.50" / 89 mm, Conning tower: 13.00" / 330 mm

Machinery:
 Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, 
 Direct drive, 4 shafts, 168,840 shp / 125,955 Kw = 30.00 kts
 Range 6,500nm at 15.00 kts
 Bunker at max displacement = 5,418 tons

Complement:
 1,639 - 2,132

Cost:
 £4.356 million / $17.423 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
 Armament: 2,298 tons, 4.7 %
 Armour: 15,493 tons, 31.8 %
    - Belts: 4,891 tons, 10.0 %
    - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,158 tons, 2.4 %
    - Armament: 4,808 tons, 9.9 %
    - Armour Deck: 4,261 tons, 8.7 %
    - Conning Tower: 374 tons, 0.8 %
 Machinery: 6,395 tons, 13.1 %
 Hull, fittings & equipment: 19,524 tons, 40.0 %
 Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,039 tons, 10.3 %
 Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
 Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
   68,768 lbs / 31,193 Kg = 40.8 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 9.2 torpedoes
 Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
 Metacentric height 6.5 ft / 2.0 m
 Roll period: 17.8 seconds
 Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 61 %
   - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.90
 Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.22

Hull form characteristics:
 Hull has rise forward of midbreak
 Block coefficient: 0.628
 Length to Beam Ratio: 7.52 : 1
 'Natural speed' for length: 28.50 kts
 Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
 Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -2.00 degrees
 Stern overhang: -2.00 ft / -0.61 m
 Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
    - Stem:  33.00 ft / 10.06 m
    - Forecastle (20 %): 31.00 ft / 9.45 m
    - Mid (73 %):  31.00 ft / 9.45 m (23.00 ft / 7.01 m aft of break)
    - Quarterdeck (15 %): 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
    - Stern:  23.00 ft / 7.01 m
    - Average freeboard: 29.00 ft / 8.84 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
 Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 96.2 %
  - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 225.8 %
 Waterplane Area: 65,809 Square feet or 6,114 Square metres
 Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 104 %
 Structure weight / hull surface area: 208 lbs/sq ft or 1,013 Kg/sq metre
 Hull strength (Relative):
  - Cross-sectional: 0.96
  - Longitudinal: 1.34
  - Overall: 1.00
 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
 Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
 Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily