GB/CB/1910 2001 version, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1910 (Engine 1913) Displacement: 27,771 t light; 28,731 t standard; 33,000 t normal; 36,415 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 775.00 ft / 775.00 ft x 90.00 ft x 32.00 ft (normal load) 236.22 m / 236.22 m x 27.43 m x 9.75 m Armament: 4 - 13.50" / 343 mm guns (2x2 guns), 1,250.00lbs / 566.99kg shells, 1910 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline ends, evenly spread 8 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1910 Model Quick firing guns in casemate mounts on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring Weight of broadside 5,864 lbs / 2,660 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 90 Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 460.00 ft / 140.21 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m Ends: Unarmoured Upper: 6.00" / 152 mm 300.00 ft / 91.44 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Main Belt covers 91 % of normal length Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces - Torpedo Bulkhead: 2.00" / 51 mm 460.00 ft / 140.21 m 32.00 ft / 9.75 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 9.00" / 229 mm 2nd: 5.00" / 127 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 5.00" / 127 mm - Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 9.00" / 229 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Direct drive, 4 shafts, 207,560 shp / 154,840 Kw = 34.00 kts Range 7,500nm at 18.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 7,683 tons Complement: 1,223 - 1,591 Cost: £2.718 million / $10.872 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 723 tons, 2.2 % Armour: 7,319 tons, 22.2 % - Belts: 2,276 tons, 6.9 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,089 tons, 3.3 % - Armament: 1,133 tons, 3.4 % - Armour Deck: 2,621 tons, 7.9 % - Conning Tower: 199 tons, 0.6 % Machinery: 8,133 tons, 24.6 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 11,596 tons, 35.1 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,229 tons, 15.8 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 41,625 lbs / 18,881 Kg = 33.8 x 13.5 " / 343 mm shells or 4.8 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.28 Metacentric height 6.7 ft / 2.0 m Roll period: 14.6 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 64 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.36 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.29 Hull form characteristics: Hull has rise forward of midbreak Block coefficient: 0.517 Length to Beam Ratio: 8.61 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 27.84 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 % 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: 35.00 ft / 10.67 m - Forecastle (20 %): 30.00 ft / 9.14 m - Mid (71 %): 30.00 ft / 9.14 m (22.00 ft / 6.71 m aft of break) - Quarterdeck (15 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m - Stern: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m - Average freeboard: 28.08 ft / 8.56 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 124.3 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 208.0 % Waterplane Area: 47,224 Square feet or 4,387 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 112 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 154 lbs/sq ft or 750 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.95 - Longitudinal: 1.60 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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Sunday, September 10, 2006
The 2001 version of the GB/CB/1910 specification
I drew a sketch of the GB/CB/1910 specification on August 31, 2001 that was trying to be appropriate for the ship as upgraded circa 1917. I showed the upper and lower belt lengths and put 8-6in QF guns in casemates, rather that the twin 4in mounts of the 1971 sketch design. I realized that I had omitted the torpedo bulkhead, and putting in required changing the machinery to 1913 weight standards. This is the Springsharp report:
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