Invincible (anachronistic), Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1912 (Engine 1908)
Displacement:
15,267 t light; 16,000 t standard; 17,800 t normal; 19,240 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
565.00 ft / 565.00 ft x 78.00 ft x 25.00 ft (normal load)
172.21 m / 172.21 m x 23.77 m x 7.62 m
Armament:
8 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (3 mounts), 864.00lbs / 391.90kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
16 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns (8x2 guns), 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1912 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 7,424 lbs / 3,367 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 90
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 365.00 ft / 111.25 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 99 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 365.00 ft / 111.25 m 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 6.00" / 152 mm
2nd: 3.00" / 76 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 3.00" / 76 mm
- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 6.00" / 152 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 49,083 shp / 36,616 Kw = 25.00 kts
Range 4,500nm at 14.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,240 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
769 - 1,001
Cost:
£1.696 million / $6.782 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 928 tons, 5.2 %
Armour: 4,534 tons, 25.5 %
- Belts: 1,511 tons, 8.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 675 tons, 3.8 %
- Armament: 1,104 tons, 6.2 %
- Armour Deck: 1,155 tons, 6.5 %
- Conning Tower: 88 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 2,727 tons, 15.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 7,078 tons, 39.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,533 tons, 14.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
21,409 lbs / 9,711 Kg = 24.8 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 3.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.14
Metacentric height 4.4 ft / 1.3 m
Roll period: 15.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 65 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.81
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.30
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.565
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.24 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23.77 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -1.00 ft / -0.30 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Mid (50 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Stern: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Average freeboard: 20.24 ft / 6.17 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 119.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 154.6 %
Waterplane Area: 31,205 Square feet or 2,899 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 102 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 154 lbs/sq ft or 751 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.64
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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Monday, January 08, 2007
The anachronistic "Invincible" class
My anachronistic "Invincible" class design has a flush deck, three turrets (two triple and one twin 12in) and 8 twin mounts with 4in QF guns. The armour basis is 6in with a 2in deck and torpedo bulkhead. There are three, closely spaced funnels with a late-model bridge, with tripod foremast and control top. The mainmast is a pole, equipped with a derrick and light topmast, with yards. The conningtower has a small range finder and controller, with a secondary conning tower aft. The design uses "all-or-nothing" principles. This is the Springsharp report:
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