Black Prince, anachronistic design, Great Britain Armoured Cruiser laid down 1907 (Engine 1909) Displacement: 7,642 t light; 8,094 t standard; 9,239 t normal; 10,155 t full load Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep) (404.00 ft / 400.00 ft) x 60.00 ft x (27.00 / 29.09 ft) (123.14 m / 121.92 m) x 18.29 m x (8.23 / 8.87 m) Armament: 4 - 8.00" / 203 mm 45.0 cal guns - 250.00lbs / 113.40kg shells, 150 per gun Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts , 1907 Model 2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread 12 - 7.00" / 178 mm 45.0 cal guns - 172.96lbs / 78.45kg shells, 150 per gun Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts , 1907 Model 2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread 2 raised mounts 4 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread 4 raised mounts 4 - 4.00" / 102 mm 45.0 cal guns - 32.27lbs / 14.64kg shells, 150 per gun Quick firing guns in turret on barbette mounts , 1907 Model 2 x Twin mounts on sides, forward deck forward Weight of broadside 3,205 lbs / 3,205 kg Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 4.50" / 114 mm 265.00 ft / 80.77 m 15.00 ft / 4.57 m Ends: Unarmoured Main Belt covers 102 % of normal length Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces - Torpedo Bulkhead: 1.50" / 38 mm 265.00 ft / 80.77 m 27.00 ft / 8.23 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 4.50" / 114 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 4.50" / 114 mm 2nd: 4.50" / 114 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 4.50" / 114 mm 3rd: 3.00" / 76 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 3.00" / 76 mm - Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 4.50" / 114 mm Machinery: Coal fired boilers, steam turbines, Direct drive, 1 shaft, 22,024 shp / 16,430 Kw = 22.00 kts Range 6,500nm at 12.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 2,061 tons (100% coal) Complement: 470 - 612 Cost: £0.726 million / $2.905 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 731 tons, 7.9 % Armour: 2,751 tons, 29.8 % - Belts: 770 tons, 8.3 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 397 tons, 4.3 % - Armament: 973 tons, 10.5 % - Armour Deck: 568 tons, 6.1 % - Conning Tower: 43 tons, 0.5 % Machinery: 1,101 tons, 11.9 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,427 tons, 37.1 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,597 tons, 17.3 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 12,037 lbs / 5,460 Kg = 47.0 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 2.6 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.01 Metacentric height 2.4 ft / 0.7 m Roll period: 16.4 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 46 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.96 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.12 Hull form characteristics: Hull has a flush deck, a ram bow and a round stern Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.499 / 0.509 Length to Beam Ratio: 6.67 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 20.00 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 37 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees Stern overhang: 4.00 ft / 1.22 m Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length): Fore end, Aft end - Forecastle: 20.00 %, 21.00 ft / 6.40 m, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m, 17.00 ft / 5.18 m - Aft deck: 35.00 %, 17.00 ft / 5.18 m, 17.00 ft / 5.18 m - Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 17.00 ft / 5.18 m, 17.00 ft / 5.18 m - Average freeboard: 17.59 ft / 5.36 m Ship tends to be wet forward Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 104.9 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 107.2 % Waterplane Area: 15,354 Square feet or 1,426 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 118 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 128 lbs/sq ft or 627 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.90 - Longitudinal: 2.65 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
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Thursday, March 15, 2007
Another anachronistic Black Prince design
I have a set of anachronistic ship drawings that I really like. They do not work very well in Springsharp, but I like them anyway. This design is based on an anachronistic Black Prince design (designated BB-2) that I drew sometime in the latter 1980's. I have the drawing, although I seem not be able to take a good photograph, for some reason:
You can at least get the idea. They are 1918-ish designs, with the 1860s dimensions and armour thickness. The armament is 4-8in/45 BLR, 12-7in/45 BLR, and 4-4in QF guns. The armour basis is 4.5in. This is the best Springsharp design that I was able to achieve:
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