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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