Alternate 20in gunned ship, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1916
Displacement:
58,983 t light; 61,511 t standard; 64,700 t normal; 67,251 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
1,001.73 ft / 1,000.00 ft x 112.00 ft x 28.00 ft (normal load)
305.33 m / 304.80 m x 34.14 m x 8.53 m
Armament:
6 - 20.00" / 508 mm guns (3x2 guns), 4,000.00lbs / 1,814.37kg shells, 1916 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
9 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns (3x3 guns), 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1916 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, majority aft, all raised mounts - superfiring
6 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns (2x3 guns), 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1916 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1916 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 24,534 lbs / 11,128 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 90
8 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm submerged torpedo tubes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 640.00 ft / 195.07 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Ends: 4.00" / 102 mm 320.00 ft / 97.54 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
40.00 ft / 12.19 m Unarmoured ends
Upper: 8.00" / 203 mm 640.00 ft / 195.07 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 98 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 640.00 ft / 195.07 m 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 14.0" / 356 mm
2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 4.00" / 102 mm
3rd: 4.00" / 102 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 4.00" / 102 mm
- Armour deck: 4.00" / 102 mm, Conning tower: 10.00" / 254 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 219,359 shp / 163,642 Kw = 31.00 kts
Range 5,600nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,740 tons
Complement:
2,027 - 2,636
Cost:
£9.466 million / $37.863 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 3,067 tons, 4.7 %
Armour: 16,575 tons, 25.6 %
- Belts: 4,297 tons, 6.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,326 tons, 2.0 %
- Armament: 3,830 tons, 5.9 %
- Armour Deck: 6,774 tons, 10.5 %
- Conning Tower: 347 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 8,173 tons, 12.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 31,169 tons, 48.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,717 tons, 8.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
91,222 lbs / 41,378 Kg = 22.8 x 20.0 " / 508 mm shells or 11.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.19
Metacentric height 8.2 ft / 2.5 m
Roll period: 16.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 56 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.68
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.12
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.722
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.93 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 31.62 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 3.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -2.00 ft / -0.61 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 33.00 ft / 10.06 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Mid (67 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m (20.00 ft / 6.10 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Stern: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Average freeboard: 25.76 ft / 7.85 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 96.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 221.8 %
Waterplane Area: 91,546 Square feet or 8,505 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 113 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 257 lbs/sq ft or 1,255 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.23
- Longitudinal: 0.94
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Wednesday, November 01, 2006
My alternate 20in-gunned ship
This is my idea of what the 20in-gunned battlecruiser laid down in 1916 should have been like. The ship is still 1,000ft long and armed with 6-20in guns. I was able to achieve a speed of 31 knots by increasing the beam, draft, and displacement. I kept the armouring plan of the Incomparable, with a 10in belt and 4in deck. This is the Springsharp report:
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