This is the Springsharp report:
GB/BB/1912 Super Lion, Great Britain Fast Battleship laid down 1912 (Engine 1927) Displacement: 38,525 t light; 40,318 t standard; 42,500 t normal; 44,245 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 812.00 ft / 812.00 ft x 97.00 ft x 30.00 ft (normal load) 247.50 m / 247.50 m x 29.57 m x 9.14 m Armament: 8 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1,687.51lbs / 765.44kg shells, 1912 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring 2 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (1x2 guns), 1,687.51lbs / 765.44kg shells, 1912 Model Breech loading guns in a turret (on a barbette) on centreline amidships 14 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg 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 18,387 lbs / 8,340 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 90 Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 13.0" / 330 mm 585.00 ft / 178.31 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Ends: 5.00" / 127 mm 200.00 ft / 60.96 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m 27.00 ft / 8.23 m Unarmoured ends Upper: 9.00" / 229 mm 585.00 ft / 178.31 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Main Belt covers 111 % of normal length - Torpedo Bulkhead: 2.00" / 51 mm 585.00 ft / 178.31 m 30.00 ft / 9.14 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 13.0" / 330 mm 9.00" / 229 mm 13.0" / 330 mm 2nd: 13.0" / 330 mm 9.00" / 229 mm 13.0" / 330 mm 3rd: 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm - Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 13.00" / 330 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Direct drive, 4 shafts, 152,772 shp / 113,968 Kw = 30.00 kts Range 6,500nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 3,927 tons Complement: 1,479 - 1,923 Cost: £3.954 million / $15.817 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 2,298 tons, 5.4 % Armour: 14,062 tons, 33.1 % - Belts: 4,891 tons, 11.5 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,299 tons, 3.1 % - Armament: 4,245 tons, 10.0 % - Armour Deck: 3,286 tons, 7.7 % - Conning Tower: 341 tons, 0.8 % Machinery: 4,822 tons, 11.3 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 17,342 tons, 40.8 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,975 tons, 9.4 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 55,460 lbs / 25,156 Kg = 32.9 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 7.6 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.05 Metacentric height 5.3 ft / 1.6 m Roll period: 17.7 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 55 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.92 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.09 Hull form characteristics: Hull has rise forward of midbreak Block coefficient: 0.630 Length to Beam Ratio: 8.37 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 28.50 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 % 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 (72 %): 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: 24.08 ft / 7.34 m Ship tends to be wet forward Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 97.7 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 186.1 % Waterplane Area: 59,210 Square feet or 5,501 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 101 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 205 lbs/sq ft or 1,002 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.99 - Longitudinal: 1.12 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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