This is the Springsharp report:
GB/CB/1905, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1905 (Engine 1909) Displacement: 24,982 t light; 25,799 t standard; 28,577 t normal; 30,800 t full load Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep) (770.00 ft / 770.00 ft) x 85.00 ft x (27.00 / 28.68 ft) (234.70 m / 234.70 m) x 25.91 m x (8.23 / 8.74 m) Armament: 4 - 12.00" / 305 mm 45.0 cal guns - 850.00lbs / 385.55kg shells, 90 per gun Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts , 1905 Model 2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread 2 raised mounts 9 - 6.00" / 152 mm 45.0 cal guns - 100.00lbs / 45.36kg shells, 150 per gun Breech loading guns in deck mounts , 1905 Model 1 x Single mount on centreline, aft evenly spread 8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread 8 raised mounts Weight of broadside 4,300 lbs / 4,300 kg Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 540.00 ft / 164.59 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m Ends: Unarmoured Main Belt covers 108 % of normal length Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces - Torpedo Bulkhead: 2.00" / 51 mm 540.00 ft / 164.59 m 27.00 ft / 8.23 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 8.00" / 203 mm - Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 8.00" / 203 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, ERROR: Revise drives, 4 shafts, 193,771 shp / 144,553 Kw = 34.00 kts Range 6,500nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 5,001 tons Complement: 1,098 - 1,428 Cost: £2.479 million / $9.917 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 908 tons, 3.2 % Armour: 5,293 tons, 18.5 % - Belts: 1,438 tons, 5.0 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,079 tons, 3.8 % - Armament: 900 tons, 3.1 % - Armour Deck: 1,716 tons, 6.0 % - Conning Tower: 161 tons, 0.6 % Machinery: 8,808 tons, 30.8 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 10,439 tons, 36.5 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,595 tons, 12.6 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 29,879 lbs / 13,553 Kg = 34.6 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 3.4 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.30 Metacentric height 6.3 ft / 1.9 m Roll period: 14.3 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 58 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.36 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.16 Hull form characteristics: Hull has low quarterdeck , a normal bow and a cruiser stern Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.566 / 0.574 Length to Beam Ratio: 9.06 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 27.75 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 % 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 (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length): Fore end, Aft end - Forecastle: 30.00 %, 32.00 ft / 9.75 m, 28.00 ft / 8.53 m - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 28.00 ft / 8.53 m, 28.00 ft / 8.53 m - Aft deck: 7.00 %, 28.00 ft / 8.53 m, 28.00 ft / 8.53 m - Quarter deck: 33.00 %, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m - Average freeboard: 26.17 ft / 7.98 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 146.4 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 225.2 % Waterplane Area: 46,368 Square feet or 4,308 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 108 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 147 lbs/sq ft or 718 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.98 - Longitudinal: 1.27 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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