GB/CB/1921, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1921 Displacement: 42,912 t light; 44,987 t standard; 47,500 t normal; 49,510 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 814.00 ft / 814.00 ft x 104.00 ft x 29.00 ft (normal load) 248.11 m / 248.11 m x 31.70 m x 8.84 m Armament: 8 - 16.00" / 406 mm guns (4x2 guns), 2,048.00lbs / 928.96kg shells, 1921 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring 2 - 16.00" / 406 mm guns (1x2 guns), 2,048.00lbs / 928.96kg shells, 1921 Model Breech loading guns in a turret (on a barbette) on side amidships 14 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1921 Model Quick firing guns in casemate mounts on side, evenly spread 14 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas Weight of broadside 21,992 lbs / 9,975 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 90 Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 505.00 ft / 153.92 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m Ends: Unarmoured Main Belt covers 95 % of normal length Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces - Torpedo Bulkhead: 2.00" / 51 mm 505.00 ft / 153.92 m 29.00 ft / 8.84 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 9.00" / 229 mm 12.0" / 305 mm 2nd: 12.0" / 305 mm 9.00" / 229 mm 12.0" / 305 mm 3rd: 6.00" / 152 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 6.00" / 152 mm - Armour deck: 4.00" / 102 mm, Conning tower: 12.00" / 305 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 4 shafts, 168,959 shp / 126,044 Kw = 30.00 kts Range 6,500nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 4,523 tons Complement: 1,608 - 2,091 Cost: £11.774 million / $47.097 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 2,749 tons, 5.8 % Armour: 15,044 tons, 31.7 % - Belts: 4,203 tons, 8.8 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,084 tons, 2.3 % - Armament: 4,499 tons, 9.5 % - Armour Deck: 4,919 tons, 10.4 % - Conning Tower: 339 tons, 0.7 % Machinery: 5,818 tons, 12.2 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 19,301 tons, 40.6 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,588 tons, 9.7 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 58,612 lbs / 26,586 Kg = 28.6 x 16.0 " / 406 mm shells or 7.6 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12 Metacentric height 6.6 ft / 2.0 m Roll period: 17.0 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.78 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.03 Hull form characteristics: Hull has rise forward of midbreak Block coefficient: 0.677 Length to Beam Ratio: 7.83 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 28.53 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -2.00 degrees Stern overhang: -2.00 ft / -0.61 m Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length): - Stem: 31.00 ft / 9.45 m - Forecastle (20 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m - Mid (50 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m (20.00 ft / 6.10 m aft of break) - Quarterdeck (15 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m - Stern: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m - Average freeboard: 24.24 ft / 7.39 m Ship tends to be wet forward Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 102.9 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 186.6 % Waterplane Area: 66,477 Square feet or 6,176 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 98 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 213 lbs/sq ft or 1,038 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.99 - Longitudinal: 1.09 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Friday, January 19, 2007
Springsharp report for a "British Amagi"
I tried the ship I suggested in Springhsharp. I found that I needed to raise the displacment a great deal, for the design to be acceptable in Springsharp:
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