GB/CA/1905 Coal Fired, Reciprocating Engines, Great Britain Armoured Cruiser laid down 1905 (Engine 1911)
Displacement:
16,323 t light; 17,108 t standard; 19,200 t normal; 20,874 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
556.00 ft / 556.00 ft x 75.00 ft x 26.50 ft (normal load)
169.47 m / 169.47 m x 22.86 m x 8.08 m
Armament:
4 - 9.20" / 234 mm guns (2x2 guns), 389.34lbs / 176.60kg shells, 1905 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
12 - 9.20" / 234 mm guns (4x3 guns), 389.34lbs / 176.60kg shells, 1905 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships
12 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1905 Model
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 6,614 lbs / 3,000 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 100
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 380.00 ft / 115.82 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: 4.00" / 102 mm 176.00 ft / 53.64 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Main Belt covers 105 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.00" / 25 mm 380.00 ft / 115.82 m 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 8.00" / 203 mm
2nd: 8.00" / 203 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 8.00" / 203 mm
- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 8.00" / 203 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 56,604 ihp / 42,227 Kw = 25.50 kts
Range 4,800nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,766 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
815 - 1,060
Cost:
£1.792 million / $7.169 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 827 tons, 4.3 %
Armour: 4,801 tons, 25.0 %
- Belts: 1,480 tons, 7.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 366 tons, 1.9 %
- Armament: 1,695 tons, 8.8 %
- Armour Deck: 1,137 tons, 5.9 %
- Conning Tower: 124 tons, 0.6 %
Machinery: 3,761 tons, 19.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,934 tons, 36.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,877 tons, 15.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
21,471 lbs / 9,739 Kg = 55.1 x 9.2 " / 234 mm shells or 2.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
Metacentric height 4.0 ft / 1.2 m
Roll period: 15.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 62 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.82
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.24
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.608
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.41 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23.58 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
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: 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Mid (67 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m (17.00 ft / 5.18 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Stern: 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Average freeboard: 22.60 ft / 6.89 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 131.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 163.6 %
Waterplane Area: 30,731 Square feet or 2,855 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 101 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 146 lbs/sq ft or 714 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.72
- 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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Thursday, September 21, 2006
A more typical GB/CA/1905 "Unapproachable" design
I decided that I should try an "Unapproachable" design with coal-fired boilers and reciprocating engines. I made the concession that the engines are lighter weight. It actuall did not work too badly. I don't like what I have, in the sense that it is too much like a belted cruiser. The armament and protection is still unchanged: 16-9.2in BLR, 12-4in QF, and a 6in armour basis with a 2 in deck. I did reduce the range, slightly, to keep the size of the ship down. I see an error in what I did yesterday, that I need to correct, and will. This is the Springsharp report:
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