GB/CB/1917 Fast, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1921 (Engine 1931)
Displacement:
32,096 t light; 33,434 t standard; 35,300 t normal; 36,792 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
815.97 ft / 810.00 ft x 90.00 ft x 29.00 ft (normal load)
248.71 m / 246.89 m x 27.43 m x 8.84 m
Armament:
9 - 13.50" / 343 mm guns (3x3 guns), 1,230.19lbs / 558.00kg shells, 1921 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
16 - 5.50" / 140 mm guns (8x2 guns), 83.19lbs / 37.73kg shells, 1921 Model
Quick firing guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 12,403 lbs / 5,626 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 90
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 430.00 ft / 131.06 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 7.00" / 178 mm 430.00 ft / 131.06 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 82 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 430.00 ft / 131.06 m 27.00 ft / 8.23 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 7.00" / 178 mm 10.0" / 254 mm
2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm
- Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 10.00" / 254 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 218,135 shp / 162,729 Kw = 34.00 kts
Range 6,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,358 tons
Complement:
1,286 - 1,673
Cost:
£8.499 million / $33.996 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,550 tons, 4.4 %
Armour: 9,408 tons, 26.7 %
- Belts: 2,555 tons, 7.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 859 tons, 2.4 %
- Armament: 2,846 tons, 8.1 %
- Armour Deck: 2,916 tons, 8.3 %
- Conning Tower: 232 tons, 0.7 %
Machinery: 6,523 tons, 18.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 14,614 tons, 41.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,204 tons, 9.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
41,147 lbs / 18,664 Kg = 33.4 x 13.5 " / 343 mm shells or 4.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.07
Metacentric height 4.8 ft / 1.5 m
Roll period: 17.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.87
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.02
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.584
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.46 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.00 ft / 0.91 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 34.00 ft / 10.36 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Mid (50 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Stern: 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Average freeboard: 26.64 ft / 8.12 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 119.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 202.4 %
Waterplane Area: 52,545 Square feet or 4,882 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 101 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 184 lbs/sq ft or 897 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.23
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Friday, November 03, 2006
The GB/CB/1921 "Fast" battlecruiser
I made an attempt to design a fast battlecruiser with 9-14in and 16-5.5in QF guns. The armour basis is 10in, and is armoured on the "all or nothing" principle, although the belt is not of uniform thickness. This is a flush-decked ship with a flared bow. The main armament is in triple turrets and the secondary armament is in twin turrets. This is the Springsharp report:
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