GB/CB/1933 12in guns 42 knots, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1933 (Engine 1941)
Displacement:
42,721 t light; 43,985 t standard; 47,200 t normal; 49,772 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
927.32 ft / 924.00 ft x 116.00 ft x 35.00 ft (normal load)
282.65 m / 281.64 m x 35.36 m x 10.67 m
Armament:
6 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (2x3 guns), 864.00lbs / 391.90kg shells, 1933 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
20 - 4.50" / 114 mm guns (10x2 guns), 45.56lbs / 20.67kg shells, 1933 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships
32 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (6 mounts), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1933 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 6,158 lbs / 2,793 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 90
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 590.00 ft / 179.83 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 4.00" / 102 mm 590.00 ft / 179.83 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 98 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 590.00 ft / 179.83 m 35.00 ft / 10.67 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 7.00" / 178 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 7.00" / 178 mm
2nd: 3.00" / 76 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 3.00" / 76 mm
- Armour deck: 4.00" / 102 mm, Conning tower: 7.00" / 178 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 8 shafts, 462,094 shp / 344,722 Kw = 42.00 kts
Range 7,500nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,786 tons
Complement:
1,600 - 2,081
Cost:
£18.207 million / $72.828 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 770 tons, 1.6 %
Armour: 10,559 tons, 22.4 %
- Belts: 2,003 tons, 4.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,528 tons, 3.2 %
- Armament: 1,617 tons, 3.4 %
- Armour Deck: 5,214 tons, 11.0 %
- Conning Tower: 197 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 12,212 tons, 25.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 19,181 tons, 40.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,479 tons, 9.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
65,559 lbs / 29,737 Kg = 75.9 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 7.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.29
Metacentric height 9.8 ft / 3.0 m
Roll period: 15.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.19
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.05
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.440
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.97 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 35.64 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 61 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
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: 38.00 ft / 11.58 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 32.00 ft / 9.75 m
- Mid (35 %): 32.00 ft / 9.75 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 32.00 ft / 9.75 m
- Stern: 32.00 ft / 9.75 m
- Average freeboard: 32.48 ft / 9.90 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 116.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 268.4 %
Waterplane Area: 70,459 Square feet or 6,546 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 115 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 185 lbs/sq ft or 902 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.67
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Sunday, December 03, 2006
A tweak raises the GB/CB/1933 speed to 42 knots
I made a few adjustments to have a 6in lower belt, 4in deck, and 42 knots of speed for the GB/CB/1933 battlecruiser. The armament is now 6-12in guns in two triple turrets forward, 20-4.5in DP and 32-2pdr AA guns. The 8 propellor shafts are a rather bizarre feature and would be hard to implement. They are necessary due to the great power and the 75,000 (in Springsharp) limitation for SHP/shaft. This is the Springsharp report:
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