It/BB/1933, Italy Battleship laid down 1933 (Engine 1941) Displacement: 30,353 t light; 31,602 t standard; 33,000 t normal; 34,118 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 686.45 ft / 684.00 ft x 102.00 ft x 27.00 ft (normal load) 209.23 m / 208.48 m x 31.09 m x 8.23 m Armament: 10 - 12.60" / 320 mm guns (4 mounts), 1,000.19lbs / 453.68kg shells, 1933 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring 12 - 5.30" / 135 mm guns (4x3 guns), 74.44lbs / 33.76kg shells, 1933 Model Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes) on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring 16 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns (8x2 guns), 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1933 Model Anti-aircraft guns in turrets (on barbettes) on side, all amidships 32 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (16x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1933 Model Breech loading guns in deck mounts on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts Weight of broadside 11,457 lbs / 5,197 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 90 Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 380.00 ft / 115.82 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Ends: Unarmoured Upper: 9.00" / 229 mm 380.00 ft / 115.82 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Main Belt covers 85 % of normal length - Torpedo Bulkhead: 4.00" / 102 mm 380.00 ft / 115.82 m 27.00 ft / 8.23 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 9.00" / 229 mm 12.0" / 305 mm 2nd: 5.00" / 127 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm - Armour deck: 5.00" / 127 mm, Conning tower: 12.00" / 305 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 4 shafts, 109,006 shp / 81,319 Kw = 28.00 kts Range 5,400nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 2,516 tons Complement: 1,223 - 1,591 Cost: £12.615 million / $50.461 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 1,432 tons, 4.3 % Armour: 13,008 tons, 39.4 % - Belts: 2,879 tons, 8.7 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,518 tons, 4.6 % - Armament: 3,567 tons, 10.8 % - Armour Deck: 4,778 tons, 14.5 % - Conning Tower: 266 tons, 0.8 % Machinery: 2,881 tons, 8.7 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 13,032 tons, 39.5 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,647 tons, 8.0 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 57,997 lbs / 26,307 Kg = 58.0 x 12.6 " / 320 mm shells or 10.9 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09 Metacentric height 6.1 ft / 1.9 m Roll period: 17.3 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 55 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.53 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.10 Hull form characteristics: Hull has rise forward of midbreak Block coefficient: 0.613 Length to Beam Ratio: 6.71 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 26.15 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5.00 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 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m - Mid (67 %): 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: 23.52 ft / 7.17 m Ship tends to be wet forward Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 76.4 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 191.4 % Waterplane Area: 51,656 Square feet or 4,799 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 185 lbs/sq ft or 902 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.97 - Longitudinal: 1.42 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Saturday, November 18, 2006
My later model small, fast battleship: the It/BB/1933
The It/BB/1933 design has the usual 10-12.6in guns in the main armament, but it also has 4-triple 5.3in DP turrets and 16-4in AA guns in twin turrets. The LAA armament is now 32-37mm AA guns in twin mounts. The speed is still 28 knots, but the range is now 5,400nm at 15 knots. The side armour is still 12in, but the deck armour is now 5in and the torpedo bulkhead is 4in. This is the Springsharp report:
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