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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:
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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