Minotaur class, anchronistic, Great Britain Armoured Cruiser laid down 1908 (Engine 1912)
Displacement:
13,162 t light; 13,784 t standard; 15,600 t normal; 17,053 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(526.43 ft / 520.00 ft) x 75.00 ft x (25.00 / 26.85 ft)
(160.46 m / 158.50 m) x 22.86 m x (7.62 / 8.18 m)
Armament:
4 - 9.20" / 234 mm 50.0 cal guns - 380.00lbs / 172.37kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts , 1908 Model
2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
10 - 7.50" / 191 mm 50.0 cal guns - 200.00lbs / 90.72kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts , 1908 Model
2 x Triple mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 raised mounts - superfiring
2 x Twin mounts on sides, forward deck aft
16 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 45.0 cal guns - 12.00lbs / 5.44kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts , 1908 Model
4 x Twin mounts on sides, forward deck aft
4 raised mounts
4 x Twin mounts on sides, aft deck forward
4 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 3,712 lbs / 3,712 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 330.00 ft / 100.58 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
Ends: 4.00" / 102 mm 190.00 ft / 57.91 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
Main Belt covers 98 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.00" / 25 mm 330.00 ft / 100.58 m 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 6.00" / 152 mm
2nd: 5.00" / 127 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 5.00" / 127 mm
3rd: 3.00" / 76 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 3.00" / 76 mm
- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 6.00" / 152 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 39,750 ihp / 29,653 Kw = 24.00 kts
Range 4,800nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,269 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
697 - 907
Cost:
£1.256 million / $5.022 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,017 tons, 6.5 %
Armour: 4,305 tons, 27.6 %
- Belts: 1,828 tons, 11.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 305 tons, 2.0 %
- Armament: 1,075 tons, 6.9 %
- Armour Deck: 1,017 tons, 6.5 %
- Conning Tower: 81 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 2,632 tons, 16.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,718 tons, 36.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,438 tons, 15.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
22,306 lbs / 10,118 Kg = 57.3 x 9.2 " / 234 mm shells or 3.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
Metacentric height 4.2 ft / 1.3 m
Roll period: 15.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 75 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.60
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.50
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.560 / 0.570
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.93 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22.80 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 9.00 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 %, 28.00 ft / 8.53 m, 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 25.00 ft / 7.62 m, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Average freeboard: 23.37 ft / 7.12 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 109.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 170.4 %
Waterplane Area: 27,474 Square feet or 2,552 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 114 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 134 lbs/sq ft or 653 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.93
- Longitudinal: 1.97
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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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