Penelope, Great Britain Armoured Corvette laid down 1908 (Engine 1904) Displacement: 3,839 t light; 3,991 t standard; 4,470 t normal; 4,853 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 277.00 ft / 275.00 ft x 50.00 ft x 16.75 ft (normal load) 84.43 m / 83.82 m x 15.24 m x 5.11 m Armament: 4 - 8.00" / 203 mm guns (2x2 guns), 256.00lbs / 116.12kg shells, 1908 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline, all forward 2 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1908 Model Quick firing guns in casemate mounts on centreline, all amidships 2 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1908 Model Quick firing guns in casemate mounts on centreline, all aft Weight of broadside 1,213 lbs / 550 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 90 Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 160.00 ft / 48.77 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Ends: 6.00" / 152 mm 115.00 ft / 35.05 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Upper: 6.00" / 152 mm 65.00 ft / 19.81 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Main Belt covers 90 % of normal length Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces - Torpedo Bulkhead: 1.00" / 25 mm 160.00 ft / 48.77 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 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: 4.50" / 114 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 4.50" / 114 mm 3rd: 4.50" / 114 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 4.50" / 114 mm - Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 6.00" / 152 mm Machinery: Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines, Direct drive, 2 shafts, 4,435 ihp / 3,308 Kw = 15.50 kts Range 3,750nm at 12.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 862 tons (100% coal) Complement: 273 - 355 Cost: £0.353 million / $1.412 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 152 tons, 3.4 % Armour: 1,600 tons, 35.8 % - Belts: 757 tons, 16.9 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 95 tons, 2.1 % - Armament: 314 tons, 7.0 % - Armour Deck: 400 tons, 9.0 % - Conning Tower: 35 tons, 0.8 % Machinery: 652 tons, 14.6 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,435 tons, 32.1 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 631 tons, 14.1 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 7,021 lbs / 3,185 Kg = 27.4 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 1.7 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12 Metacentric height 2.2 ft / 0.7 m Roll period: 14.2 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 97 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.76 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.94 Hull form characteristics: Hull has a flush deck Block coefficient: 0.679 Length to Beam Ratio: 5.50 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 16.58 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: 2.00 ft / 0.61 m Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length): - Stem: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m - Forecastle (20 %): 17.00 ft / 5.18 m - Mid (50 %): 17.00 ft / 5.18 m - Quarterdeck (15 %): 17.00 ft / 5.18 m - Stern: 17.00 ft / 5.18 m - Average freeboard: 17.24 ft / 5.25 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 122.1 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 128.3 % Waterplane Area: 10,818 Square feet or 1,005 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 85 lbs/sq ft or 415 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.88 - Longitudinal: 3.26 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
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Sunday, January 14, 2007
My anachronistic version of the armoured corvette Penelope
In my papers from 1988, I had a sketch plan of my anachronistic design for the armoured corvette Penelope (originally completed in 1868). I kept the general dimensions, gun calibers, and armour thicknesses. The speed is greater, as the design has greater capacity for performance, due to the later period. My design has a normal displacement of 4,470 tons, 4-8in, 2-5in, and 2-4in guns. The belt is 6in and I have a 2in deck. The speed is 15.5 knots, with a range of 3,750nm at 12 knots. My ship looks like a 1890's cruiser, with a flush deck and clipper bow. This is the Springsharp report:
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