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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