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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