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Thursday, January 04, 2007

The French answer to the large German ships: the F/BB/1919

I thought that the French would have built an answer to the large German ships that I have recently designed. The French were considering 17in guns, so this fast battleship has them. I would think that an all-oil design might be smaller or more capable. This design has 8-17in BLR, 16-5.5in QF, 8-90mm AA, and 16-47mm AA guns. the belt is 14in with a 4.7in deck. The speed is 28 knots, with all coal-fired boilers. The main armament is in two quadruple turrets, mounted forward. This is the Springsharp design:
F/BB/1919, France Battleship laid down 1918 (Engine 1921)

Displacement:
 45,666 t light; 47,739 t standard; 50,400 t normal; 52,529 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
 826.65 ft / 813.65 ft x 106.63 ft x 31.17 ft (normal load)
 251.96 m / 248.00 m x 32.50 m  x 9.50 m

Armament:
      8 - 16.93" / 430 mm guns (2x4 guns), 2,425.91lbs / 1,100.37kg shells, 1918 Model
   Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
   on centreline, all forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
      16 - 5.51" / 140 mm guns (4x4 guns), 83.72lbs / 37.98kg shells, 1918 Model
   Quick firing guns in turrets (on barbettes)
   on side, all aft
      8 - 3.54" / 90.0 mm guns in single mounts, 22.24lbs / 10.09kg shells, 1918 Model
   Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
   on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
      16 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 3.17lbs / 1.44kg shells, 1918 Model
   Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts 
   on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
 Weight of broadside 20,975 lbs / 9,514 kg
 Shells per gun, main battery: 90
 4 - 21.5" / 545 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Armour:
   - Belts:  Width (max) Length (avg)  Height (avg)
 Main: 14.0" / 355 mm 541.34 ft / 165.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
 Ends: 4.92" / 125 mm 180.45 ft / 55.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
   91.86 ft / 28.00 m Unarmoured ends
 Upper: 11.0" / 280 mm 541.34 ft / 165.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
   Main Belt covers 102 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
  4.00" / 102 mm 410.11 ft / 125.00 m 31.17 ft / 9.50 m

   - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
 Main: 14.0" / 355 mm 4.33" / 110 mm  14.0" / 355 mm
 2nd: 5.91" / 150 mm 0.24" / 6 mm  5.91" / 150 mm

   - Armour deck: 4.72" / 120 mm, Conning tower: 13.98" / 355 mm

Machinery:
 Coal fired boilers, steam turbines, 
 Geared drive, 4 shafts, 132,252 shp / 98,660 Kw = 28.00 kts
 Range 5,600nm at 14.00 kts
 Bunker at max displacement = 4,790 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
 1,681 - 2,186

Cost:
 £9.004 million / $36.017 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
 Armament: 2,622 tons, 5.2 %
 Armour: 17,466 tons, 34.7 %
    - Belts: 6,029 tons, 12.0 %
    - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,892 tons, 3.8 %
    - Armament: 3,313 tons, 6.6 %
    - Armour Deck: 5,821 tons, 11.6 %
    - Conning Tower: 411 tons, 0.8 %
 Machinery: 5,010 tons, 9.9 %
 Hull, fittings & equipment: 20,569 tons, 40.8 %
 Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,734 tons, 9.4 %
 Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
 Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
   74,430 lbs / 33,761 Kg = 30.7 x 16.9 " / 430 mm shells or 11.2 torpedoes
 Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
 Metacentric height 7.2 ft / 2.2 m
 Roll period: 16.7 seconds
 Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 58 %
   - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.82
 Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.41

Hull form characteristics:
 Hull has rise forward of midbreak
 Block coefficient: 0.652
 Length to Beam Ratio: 7.63 : 1
 'Natural speed' for length: 28.52 kts
 Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
 Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 41
 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5.00 degrees
 Stern overhang: 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
 Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
    - Stem:  36.09 ft / 11.00 m
    - Forecastle (20 %): 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
    - Mid (67 %):  29.53 ft / 9.00 m (19.69 ft / 6.00 m aft of break)
    - Quarterdeck (15 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
    - Stern:  19.69 ft / 6.00 m
    - Average freeboard: 26.80 ft / 8.17 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
 Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 89.8 %
  - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 202.3 %
 Waterplane Area: 66,605 Square feet or 6,188 Square metres
 Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 104 %
 Structure weight / hull surface area: 219 lbs/sq ft or 1,072 Kg/sq metre
 Hull strength (Relative):
  - Cross-sectional: 0.96
  - Longitudinal: 1.45
  - Overall: 1.00
 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
 Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
 Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

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