Amphion, anachronistic version, Great Britain 2nd Class Cruiser laid down 1908 (Engine 1910)
Displacement:
3,431 t light; 3,589 t standard; 4,300 t normal; 4,868 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
318.05 ft / 315.00 ft x 46.00 ft x 20.50 ft (normal load)
96.94 m / 96.01 m x 14.02 m x 6.25 m
Armament:
10 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (4 mounts), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1908 Model
Quick firing guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 1,080 lbs / 490 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120
4 - 18.0" / 457.2 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.50" / 38 mm 1.50" / 38 mm 1.50" / 38 mm
- Armour deck: 1.50" / 38 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 21,724 ihp / 16,206 Kw = 24.00 kts
Range 6,700nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,279 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
265 - 345
Cost:
£0.436 million / $1.743 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 135 tons, 3.1 %
Armour: 406 tons, 9.4 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 137 tons, 3.2 %
- Armour Deck: 270 tons, 6.3 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 1,444 tons, 33.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,446 tons, 33.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 869 tons, 20.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
2,498 lbs / 1,133 Kg = 23.1 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 0.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.02
Metacentric height 1.6 ft / 0.5 m
Roll period: 15.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 78 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.93
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.07
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.507
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.85 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 17.75 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 63 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 73
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 3.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.00 ft / 0.61 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Mid (50 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Stern: 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Average freeboard: 16.32 ft / 4.97 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 132.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 96.1 %
Waterplane Area: 9,713 Square feet or 902 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 98 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 83 lbs/sq ft or 406 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.87
- Longitudinal: 3.42
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
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Friday, January 26, 2007
2nd Class Cruiser Amphion, anachronistic version
The next design I tried was an anachronistic version of a Leander class 2nd Class Cruiser. I chose the Amphion. The ship has four turrets, two twin and two triple, with 6in QF guns. There is also a thin armoured deck. The speed is still 24 knots, with coal-fired boilers and complex reciprocrating engines. The range is greater: 6,700nm at 12 knots. This is the Springsharp report:
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