Devastation, anachronistic, Great Britain Battleship laid down 1908 Displacement: 7,579 t light; 7,866 t standard; 9,330 t normal; 10,501 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 310.05 ft / 307.00 ft x 62.00 ft x 26.67 ft (normal load) 94.50 m / 93.57 m x 18.90 m x 8.13 m Armament: 4 - 10.00" / 254 mm guns (2x2 guns), 500.00lbs / 226.80kg shells, 1908 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline ends, evenly spread Weight of broadside 2,000 lbs / 907 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 90 Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 190.00 ft / 57.91 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m Ends: 8.50" / 216 mm 117.00 ft / 35.66 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m Main Belt covers 95 % of normal length Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces - Torpedo Bulkhead: 1.00" / 25 mm 190.00 ft / 57.91 m 26.67 ft / 8.13 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 10.0" / 254 mm 12.0" / 305 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, 15,113 ihp / 11,274 Kw = 19.00 kts Range 4,450nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 2,636 tons (100% coal) Complement: 474 - 617 Cost: £0.668 million / $2.670 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 250 tons, 2.7 % Armour: 3,516 tons, 37.7 % - Belts: 1,698 tons, 18.2 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 187 tons, 2.0 % - Armament: 740 tons, 7.9 % - Armour Deck: 804 tons, 8.6 % - Conning Tower: 86 tons, 0.9 % Machinery: 1,374 tons, 14.7 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,440 tons, 26.1 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,751 tons, 18.8 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 12,415 lbs / 5,631 Kg = 24.8 x 10.0 " / 254 mm shells or 2.6 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08 Metacentric height 2.8 ft / 0.9 m Roll period: 15.4 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 53 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.40 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.06 Hull form characteristics: Hull has a flush deck Block coefficient: 0.643 Length to Beam Ratio: 4.95 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 17.52 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 61 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 3.00 degrees Stern overhang: 2.00 ft / 0.61 m Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length): - Stem: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m - Forecastle (20 %): 17.00 ft / 5.18 m - Mid (50 %): 17.00 ft / 5.18 m - Quarterdeck (15 %): 17.00 ft / 5.18 m - Stern: 17.00 ft / 5.18 m - Average freeboard: 17.24 ft / 5.25 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 101.1 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 99.0 % Waterplane Area: 14,491 Square feet or 1,346 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 113 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 107 lbs/sq ft or 521 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.87 - Longitudinal: 3.35 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
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Tuesday, February 06, 2007
My anachronistic version of the Devastation
I have been contemplating an anachronistic Devastation design. I finally made the design today, and was amazed at how well the Devastation worked. The anachronistic ship has 4-10in guns and a speed of 19 knots. The range is 4,450nm at an amazing 15 knots. This is the Springsharp report:
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