Warrior, anachronistic version, Great Britain Armoured Cruiser laid down 1907
Displacement:
7,735 t light; 8,150 t standard; 9,210 t normal; 10,058 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
401.15 ft / 398.00 ft x 58.25 ft x 26.00 ft (normal load)
122.27 m / 121.31 m x 17.75 m x 7.92 m
Armament:
4 - 6.50" / 165 mm guns (2x2 guns), 137.31lbs / 62.28kg shells, 1907 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
28 - 5.50" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 83.19lbs / 37.73kg shells, 1907 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread
16 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
4 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1907 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
Weight of broadside 3,007 lbs / 1,364 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.50" / 114 mm 235.00 ft / 71.63 m 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 91 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4.50" / 114 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 4.50" / 114 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm
- Armour deck: 1.00" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 4.50" / 114 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 26,614 ihp / 19,854 Kw = 23.00 kts
Range 5,000nm at 13.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,907 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
469 - 611
Cost:
£1.000 million / $4.002 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 376 tons, 4.1 %
Armour: 1,819 tons, 19.8 %
- Belts: 1,121 tons, 12.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 360 tons, 3.9 %
- Armour Deck: 295 tons, 3.2 %
- Conning Tower: 43 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 2,957 tons, 32.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,583 tons, 28.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,475 tons, 16.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
5,696 lbs / 2,584 Kg = 41.5 x 6.5 " / 165 mm shells or 0.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.43
Metacentric height 4.1 ft / 1.3 m
Roll period: 12.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 73 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.42
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.46
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.535
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.83 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19.95 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
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: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Mid (50 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Stern: 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Average freeboard: 18.32 ft / 5.58 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 135.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 116.6 %
Waterplane Area: 15,951 Square feet or 1,482 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 86 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 96 lbs/sq ft or 467 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.89
- Longitudinal: 2.81
- 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
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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Monday, January 29, 2007
My anachronistic Warrior design
I thought that I would try the original Warrior design, as an anachronistic Springsharp design. I tried out the new gun concept, as well. I assumed a more modern stern design, so the length on the waterline is greater than the original Warrior. The Warrior was completed with the following guns: 26-68pdr, 10-110pdr Armstrong BLR, and 4-70pdr Armstrong BLR. I did not have good figures on the 70pdr gun, so I used a 4in QF gun in place of it. For the other guns, I have 4-5in BLR in place of the 110pdrs. I have 26-5.5in BLR in place of the 68pdr SB guns. In place of the 70pdr, I have what would be shorter 5in guns. This is the Springsharp report:
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