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Wednesday, October 11, 2006

An attempt at the fast battleship version of the Super Lion

I thought that I would make another attempt to do the Super Lion as a fast battleship in Springsharp. I have this rather large set of dimensions mind, and the ship demands the use of lightweight machinery (31.7 SHP/ton, which is asking a lot for 1912). You may or may not recall that this is a 30-knot ship with 10-15in guns. The fast battleship version needs a 13in lower belt. This is the photo of the Super Lion with the large dimensions:

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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