GB/BB/1912, Great Britain Battleship laid down 1912 Displacement: 28,632 t light; 30,096 t standard; 32,700 t normal; 34,783 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 650.00 ft / 650.00 ft x 100.00 ft x 30.00 ft (normal load) 198.12 m / 198.12 m x 30.48 m x 9.14 m Armament: 9 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (3x3 guns), 1,687.50lbs / 765.44kg shells, 1912 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring 8 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1912 Model Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists on side, all amidships Weight of broadside 16,052 lbs / 7,281 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 90 Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 13.0" / 330 mm 390.00 ft / 118.87 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Ends: Unarmoured Upper: 8.00" / 203 mm 190.00 ft / 57.91 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Main Belt covers 92 % of normal length - Torpedo Bulkhead: 2.00" / 51 mm 390.00 ft / 118.87 m 30.00 ft / 9.14 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: 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm - Armour deck: 4.00" / 102 mm, Conning tower: 13.00" / 330 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Direct drive, 4 shafts, 69,516 shp / 51,859 Kw = 25.00 kts Range 6,500nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 4,688 tons Complement: 1,215 - 1,580 Cost: £3.076 million / $12.302 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 2,006 tons, 6.1 % Armour: 10,199 tons, 31.2 % - Belts: 2,468 tons, 7.5 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 866 tons, 2.6 % - Armament: 3,104 tons, 9.5 % - Armour Deck: 3,475 tons, 10.6 % - Conning Tower: 286 tons, 0.9 % Machinery: 2,772 tons, 8.5 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 13,654 tons, 41.8 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,068 tons, 12.4 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 45,196 lbs / 20,501 Kg = 26.8 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 7.0 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.06 Metacentric height 5.6 ft / 1.7 m Roll period: 17.8 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.90 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.41 Hull form characteristics: Hull has rise forward of midbreak Block coefficient: 0.587 Length to Beam Ratio: 6.50 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 25.50 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 % 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: 30.00 ft / 9.14 m - Forecastle (20 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m - Mid (67 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m (18.00 ft / 5.49 m aft of break) - Quarterdeck (15 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m - Stern: 18.00 ft / 5.49 m - Average freeboard: 23.68 ft / 7.22 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 92.0 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 175.1 % Waterplane Area: 46,962 Square feet or 4,363 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 103 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 205 lbs/sq ft or 1,002 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.94 - Longitudinal: 1.80 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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Thursday, September 14, 2006
The GB/BB/1912 was meant to have 15in guns
I have the drawing of the 2001 version of the GB/BB/1912 battleship design. I am certain that my friend Cliff had intended that the ships would carry 9-15in guns, not 9-12in guns. He also intended to build a class of 12 ships, as he had neglected building battleships for some time. The secondary battery consisted of 12-6in QF guns in this version. I think that the original concept had the skimpy secondary armament of 8-6in QF guns. I am also certain that the speed was intended to be 25 knots. This is the Springsharp report:
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