GB/CB/1921, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1921 (Engine 1933)
Displacement:
42,083 t light; 43,715 t standard; 45,800 t normal; 47,468 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
870.15 ft / 867.00 ft x 108.00 ft x 31.00 ft (normal load)
265.22 m / 264.26 m x 32.92 m x 9.45 m
Armament:
6 - 16.00" / 406 mm guns (2x3 guns), 2,048.00lbs / 928.96kg shells, 1921 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, all 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, all aft
6 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns in single mounts, 51.91lbs / 23.55kg shells, 1921 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 2.00lbs / 0.91kg shells, 1921 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 13,978 lbs / 6,341 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 90
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 11.0" / 279 mm 450.00 ft / 137.16 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 8.00" / 203 mm 450.00 ft / 137.16 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 80 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 450.00 ft / 137.16 m 31.00 ft / 9.45 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 13.0" / 330 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 13.0" / 330 mm
2nd: 5.00" / 127 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 5.00" / 127 mm
- Armour deck: 4.00" / 102 mm, Conning tower: 13.00" / 330 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 270,222 shp / 201,586 Kw = 36.00 kts
Range 6,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,754 tons
Complement:
1,564 - 2,034
Cost:
£10.291 million / $41.163 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,747 tons, 3.8 %
Armour: 12,818 tons, 28.0 %
- Belts: 3,048 tons, 6.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,032 tons, 2.3 %
- Armament: 3,334 tons, 7.3 %
- Armour Deck: 5,045 tons, 11.0 %
- Conning Tower: 359 tons, 0.8 %
Machinery: 7,874 tons, 17.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 19,644 tons, 42.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,717 tons, 8.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
62,115 lbs / 28,175 Kg = 30.3 x 16.0 " / 406 mm shells or 7.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 6.8 ft / 2.1 m
Roll period: 17.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 53 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.57
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.01
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.552
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.03 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 34.00 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 52
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 36.00 ft / 10.97 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Mid (50 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Stern: 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Average freeboard: 28.64 ft / 8.73 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 103.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 232.5 %
Waterplane Area: 68,179 Square feet or 6,334 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 108 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 204 lbs/sq ft or 998 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.43
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Saturday, November 04, 2006
A very fast battlecruiser with 6-16in guns
I am still experimenting with 1921-style very fast battlecruisers. This version has a 11in belt and 4in deck, with a 36-knot speed. The hull is flush decked and has a transom stern. This is the Springsharp report:
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