I thought I would try my hand at an anachronistic design for the USS Kearsarge, the sloop laid down in 1861. I did some research about American guns in the Civil War time period and made some conversion decisions:
American guns
11in SB Dahlgren 7.1 tons 6in/45 7 tons
9in SB Dahlgren 4.1 tons 5in/51 4 tons
32pdr SB 2 tons 4in/50 2 tons
8in Parrott RML 7.4 tons 6in/45 7.5 tons
6.4in Parrott RML 4.4 tons 5.5in/45 4.5 tons
5.3in Parrott RML 2.4 tons 4.7in/45 2.25 tons
4.2in Parrott RML 1.56 tons 4in/40 1.5 tons
A nice feature of Springsharp 3.0, of which I just now took advantage, is that you can specify the length in calibers, as well as the bore diameter. The Kearsarge originally had 1-4.2in Parrott RML, 2-11in SB, 4-32pdr SB guns. My anachronistic design has 2-6in/45, 1-4in/40, and 4-4in/50 guns. This is the resulting Springsharp 3.0 beta design:
USS Kearsarge, anachronistic, United States Sloop laid down 1907
Displacement:
1,245 t light; 1,309 t standard; 1,576 t normal; 1,790 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(216.89 ft / 214.00 ft) x 33.00 ft x (15.50 / 17.08 ft)
(66.11 m / 65.23 m) x 10.06 m x (4.72 / 5.21 m)
Armament:
2 - 6.00" / 152 mm 45.0 cal guns - 108.92lbs / 49.41kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts , 1907 Model
2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
Main guns limited to end-on fire
1 - 4.00" / 102 mm 40.0 cal gun - 30.67lbs / 13.91kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading gun in deck and hoist mount , 1907 Model
1 x Single mount on centreline, aft deck aft
4 - 4.00" / 102 mm 50.0 cal guns - 33.88lbs / 15.37kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts , 1907 Model
4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 384 lbs / 384 kg
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm - 2.00" / 51 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm - 2.00" / 51 mm
3rd: 2.00" / 51 mm - 2.00" / 51 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
ERROR: Revise drives, 2 shafts, 5,342 ihp / 3,985 Kw = 19.00 kts
Range 4,200nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 481 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
124 - 162
Cost:
£0.164 million / $0.657 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 107 tons, 6.8 %
Armour: 36 tons, 2.3 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 36 tons, 2.3 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 592 tons, 37.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 572 tons, 36.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 331 tons, 21.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
865 lbs / 393 Kg = 8.0 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 0.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.06
Metacentric height 1.1 ft / 0.3 m
Roll period: 13.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 1.15
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.79
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.504 / 0.519
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.48 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 14.63 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 61 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 75
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 3.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.00 ft / 0.61 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 17.00 ft / 5.18 m, 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 14.00 ft / 4.27 m, 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 14.00 ft / 4.27 m, 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 14.00 ft / 4.27 m, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Average freeboard: 14.39 ft / 4.39 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 143.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 101.6 %
Waterplane Area: 4,722 Square feet or 439 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 100 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 58 lbs/sq ft or 285 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.82
- Longitudinal: 6.91
- Overall: 1.01
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
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
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