Ideal Battleship-Modified, Great Britain Battleship laid down 1905 (Engine 1909) Displacement: 22,302 t light; 23,335 t standard; 25,094 t normal; 26,501 t full load Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep) (603.00 ft / 589.00 ft) x 87.00 ft x (29.50 / 30.84 ft) (183.79 m / 179.53 m) x 26.52 m x (8.99 / 9.40 m) Armament: 8 - 12.00" / 305 mm 45.0 cal guns - 871.37lbs / 395.24kg shells, 90 per gun Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts , 1905 Model 2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread 2 x Twin mounts on sides, forward deck aft 2 double raised mounts 4 - 12.00" / 305 mm 45.0 cal guns - 871.37lbs / 395.24kg shells, 90 per gun Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts , 1905 Model 4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread 12 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 45.0 cal guns - 13.62lbs / 6.18kg shells, 90 per gun Quick firing guns in casemate mounts , 1905 Model 12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread 12 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas Weight of broadside 10,620 lbs / 10,620 kg Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 350.00 ft / 106.68 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Ends: 12.0" / 305 mm 239.00 ft / 72.85 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Upper: 12.0" / 305 mm 230.00 ft / 70.10 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Main Belt covers 91 % of normal length - Torpedo Bulkhead: 1.50" / 38 mm 350.00 ft / 106.68 m 29.50 ft / 8.99 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 7.00" / 178 mm 12.0" / 305 mm 2nd: 12.0" / 305 mm 7.00" / 178 mm 12.0" / 305 mm 3rd: 6.00" / 152 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm - Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 12.00" / 305 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, ERROR: Revise drives, 4 shafts, 51,490 shp / 38,411 Kw = 24.00 kts Range 5,200nm at 14.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 3,165 tons Complement: 996 - 1,295 Cost: £2.092 million / $8.370 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 2,031 tons, 8.1 % Armour: 8,923 tons, 35.6 % - Belts: 3,431 tons, 13.7 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 573 tons, 2.3 % - Armament: 3,334 tons, 13.3 % - Armour Deck: 1,362 tons, 5.4 % - Conning Tower: 222 tons, 0.9 % Machinery: 2,340 tons, 9.3 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,868 tons, 39.3 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,791 tons, 11.1 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 35,234 lbs / 15,982 Kg = 40.8 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 5.8 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.01 Metacentric height 4.2 ft / 1.3 m Roll period: 17.9 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 53 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.84 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.17 Hull form characteristics: Hull has raised forecastle, a ram bow and a round stern Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.581 / 0.587 Length to Beam Ratio: 6.77 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 24.27 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 45 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees Stern overhang: 6.00 ft / 1.83 m Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length): Fore end, Aft end - Forecastle: 8.00 %, 28.00 ft / 8.53 m, 28.00 ft / 8.53 m - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m - Aft deck: 47.00 %, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m - Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m - Average freeboard: 20.64 ft / 6.29 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 85.6 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 140.8 % Waterplane Area: 36,817 Square feet or 3,420 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 184 lbs/sq ft or 896 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.96 - Longitudinal: 1.58 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Monday, February 26, 2007
The "Ideal Battleship" with oil-fired boilers and turbines is really interesting
If you allow the "Ideal Battleship" to have turbine engines and oil-fired boilers, the ship becomes really interesting. Oil-fired boilers seems to make a big difference. All the specifications stay the same, but the displacement drops. This is the Springsharp report from Springsharp 3.0b Beta:
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