Belleisle, Great Britain Armoured Ram laid down 1910 Displacement: 4,337 t light; 4,567 t standard; 4,870 t normal; 5,112 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 257.00 ft / 254.00 ft x 52.00 ft x 21.00 ft (normal load) 78.33 m / 77.42 m x 15.85 m x 6.40 m Armament: 4 - 9.20" / 234 mm guns (2x2 guns), 389.34lbs / 176.60kg shells, 1910 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline ends, evenly spread 4 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns in single mounts, 5.65lbs / 2.56kg shells, 1910 Model Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring Weight of broadside 1,580 lbs / 717 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 150 2 - 18.0" / 457.2 mm above water torpedoes Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 160.00 ft / 48.77 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m Ends: 6.00" / 152 mm 94.00 ft / 28.65 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m Main Belt covers 97 % of normal length Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces - Torpedo Bulkhead: 0.50" / 13 mm 120.00 ft / 36.58 m 16.50 ft / 5.03 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 10.0" / 254 mm 2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm - Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 9.00" / 229 mm Machinery: Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines, Direct drive, 2 shafts, 6,893 ihp / 5,142 Kw = 17.00 kts Range 3,000nm at 11.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 545 tons (100% coal) Complement: 290 - 378 Cost: £0.382 million / $1.528 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 197 tons, 4.1 % Armour: 2,187 tons, 44.9 % - Belts: 1,085 tons, 22.3 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 37 tons, 0.8 % - Armament: 466 tons, 9.6 % - Armour Deck: 543 tons, 11.2 % - Conning Tower: 56 tons, 1.1 % Machinery: 460 tons, 9.4 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,494 tons, 30.7 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 533 tons, 10.9 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 7,045 lbs / 3,195 Kg = 18.1 x 9.2 " / 234 mm shells or 2.0 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.01 Metacentric height 1.9 ft / 0.6 m Roll period: 15.8 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.59 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.09 Hull form characteristics: Hull has a flush deck Block coefficient: 0.615 Length to Beam Ratio: 4.88 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 15.94 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 59 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 47 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -3.00 degrees Stern overhang: 3.00 ft / 0.91 m Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length): - Stem: 17.00 ft / 5.18 m - Forecastle (20 %): 14.00 ft / 4.27 m - Mid (50 %): 14.00 ft / 4.27 m - Quarterdeck (15 %): 14.00 ft / 4.27 m - Stern: 14.00 ft / 4.27 m - Average freeboard: 14.24 ft / 4.34 m Ship tends to be wet forward Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 102.0 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 83.1 % Waterplane Area: 9,792 Square feet or 910 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 104 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 98 lbs/sq ft or 477 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.87 - Longitudinal: 3.56 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
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Friday, February 09, 2007
An anachronisitic armoured ram, the Belleisle
I thought that I would see what could be done with the Belleisle and Orion sort of ship. I made an anachronistic design from the Belleisle, that has turrets and 4 quick-firing guns (6pdr). The belt is a substantial 12in, although, like the original, the speed is too low. All I was able to achieve was 17 knots. The range is a meager 3,000nm at 11 knots. This is the Springsharp report:
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