GB/BB/1937, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1937 (Engine 1941) Displacement: 40,099 t light; 42,143 t standard; 43,800 t normal; 45,126 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 752.17 ft / 750.00 ft x 108.00 ft x 29.00 ft (normal load) 229.26 m / 228.60 m x 32.92 m x 8.84 m Armament: 9 - 16.00" / 406 mm guns (3x3 guns), 2,048.00lbs / 928.96kg shells, 1937 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring 16 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (8x2 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1937 Model Quick firing guns in turrets (on barbettes) on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts 8 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns (4x2 guns), 51.91lbs / 23.55kg shells, 1937 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on centreline, evenly spread 16 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (2x8 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1937 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, all amidships, 1 raised mount - superfiring 8 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1937 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mount on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts Weight of broadside 20,622 lbs / 9,354 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 100 Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 470.00 ft / 143.26 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m Ends: Unarmoured Main Belt covers 96 % of normal length - Torpedo Bulkhead: 3.00" / 76 mm 470.00 ft / 143.26 m 29.00 ft / 8.84 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 9.00" / 229 mm 14.0" / 356 mm 2nd: 5.00" / 127 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 5.00" / 127 mm - Armour deck: 5.00" / 127 mm, Conning tower: 14.00" / 356 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 4 shafts, 96,022 shp / 71,632 Kw = 27.00 kts Range 5,600nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 2,982 tons Complement: 1,513 - 1,967 Cost: £21.404 million / $85.616 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 2,578 tons, 5.9 % Armour: 16,827 tons, 38.4 % - Belts: 4,616 tons, 10.5 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,513 tons, 3.5 % - Armament: 4,321 tons, 9.9 % - Armour Deck: 6,003 tons, 13.7 % - Conning Tower: 375 tons, 0.9 % Machinery: 2,538 tons, 5.8 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 18,157 tons, 41.5 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,701 tons, 8.5 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 71,208 lbs / 32,300 Kg = 34.8 x 16.0 " / 406 mm shells or 12.3 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10 Metacentric height 6.7 ft / 2.0 m Roll period: 17.5 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.72 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.19 Hull form characteristics: Hull has a flush deck and transom stern Block coefficient: 0.653 Length to Beam Ratio: 6.94 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 31.67 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 4.00 degrees Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length): - Stem: 31.00 ft / 9.45 m - Forecastle (20 %): 23.00 ft / 7.01 m - Mid (50 %): 23.00 ft / 7.01 m - Quarterdeck (15 %): 23.00 ft / 7.01 m - Stern: 23.00 ft / 7.01 m - Average freeboard: 23.64 ft / 7.21 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 78.0 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 187.9 % Waterplane Area: 64,896 Square feet or 6,029 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 103 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 214 lbs/sq ft or 1,044 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.97 - Longitudinal: 1.34 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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This is the battleship in the design pair: the GB/BB/1937
This is the battleship from my 1980's designs: the GB/BB/1937 with 9-16in guns and a length of 750ft. This is the Springsharp report:
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