GB/CB/1921 Very Fast, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1921 (Engine 1937)
Displacement:
28,134 t light; 29,198 t standard; 30,800 t normal; 32,082 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
814.38 ft / 812.00 ft x 90.00 ft x 28.00 ft (normal load)
248.22 m / 247.50 m x 27.43 m x 8.53 m
Armament:
9 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (3x3 guns), 864.00lbs / 391.90kg shells, 1921 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
12 - 5.50" / 140 mm guns (6x2 guns), 83.19lbs / 37.73kg shells, 1921 Model
Quick firing guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 8,774 lbs / 3,980 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 90
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 7.00" / 178 mm 460.00 ft / 140.21 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 4.00" / 102 mm 460.00 ft / 140.21 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 87 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 460.00 ft / 140.21 m 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 9.00" / 229 mm
2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm
- Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 9.00" / 229 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 219,416 shp / 163,684 Kw = 35.00 kts
Range 6,400nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,883 tons
Complement:
1,162 - 1,511
Cost:
£7.019 million / $28.075 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,097 tons, 3.6 %
Armour: 7,836 tons, 25.4 %
- Belts: 1,743 tons, 5.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 953 tons, 3.1 %
- Armament: 2,179 tons, 7.1 %
- Armour Deck: 2,770 tons, 9.0 %
- Conning Tower: 191 tons, 0.6 %
Machinery: 6,081 tons, 19.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 13,120 tons, 42.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,666 tons, 8.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
39,189 lbs / 17,776 Kg = 45.4 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 4.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
Metacentric height 5.2 ft / 1.6 m
Roll period: 16.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.63
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.05
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.527
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.02 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.50 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 4.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -2.00 ft / -0.61 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 34.00 ft / 10.36 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: 25.84 ft / 7.88 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 116.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 210.9 %
Waterplane Area: 49,909 Square feet or 4,637 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 107 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 174 lbs/sq ft or 849 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.98
- 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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Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Very fast is relative: the GB/CB/1921 Very Fast with 9-12in guns
This is not as fast as my last attempt at a fast battlecruiser. This version is "just 35 knots". The main features are that the armament is just 9-12in guns and the displacement is much less. The Standard displacement is only 29,198 tons. The secondary armament is 12-5.5in QF guns. The belt is 7in with a 3in deck. This is the Springsharp report:
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