GB/CB/1937, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1937 (Engine 1941)
Displacement:
40,705 t light; 42,767 t standard; 44,700 t normal; 46,246 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
852.17 ft / 850.00 ft x 108.00 ft x 29.00 ft (normal load)
259.74 m / 259.08 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: 11.0" / 279 mm 570.00 ft / 173.74 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 103 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
3.00" / 76 mm 570.00 ft / 173.74 m 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 12.0" / 305 mm
2nd: 5.00" / 127 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 5.00" / 127 mm
- Armour deck: 4.00" / 102 mm, Conning tower: 12.00" / 305 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 119,919 shp / 89,459 Kw = 29.00 kts
Range 6,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,479 tons
Complement:
1,536 - 1,998
Cost:
£22.002 million / $88.007 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,578 tons, 5.8 %
Armour: 15,397 tons, 34.4 %
- Belts: 4,265 tons, 9.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,835 tons, 4.1 %
- Armament: 3,855 tons, 8.6 %
- Armour Deck: 5,117 tons, 11.4 %
- Conning Tower: 326 tons, 0.7 %
Machinery: 3,169 tons, 7.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 19,561 tons, 43.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,995 tons, 8.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
71,227 lbs / 32,308 Kg = 34.8 x 16.0 " / 406 mm shells or 12.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 7.0 ft / 2.1 m
Roll period: 17.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 61 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.71
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.23
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.588
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.87 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 33.59 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 %
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 tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 82.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 197.2 %
Waterplane Area: 69,155 Square feet or 6,425 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 106 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 214 lbs/sq ft or 1,043 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.98
- Longitudinal: 1.11
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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Monday, December 11, 2006
This is one of my 1980 designs: GB/CB/1937
This is part of a design pair (battleship and battlecruiser) that I did in the 1980's. This is the battlecruiser in the pair, the GB/CB/1937. This is 850ft long ship (on the waterline), with 9-16in guns. This is the Springsharp report:
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