GB/CB/1941, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1941
Displacement:
58,733 t light; 61,433 t standard; 66,120 t normal; 69,870 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(1,007.92 ft / 1,000.00 ft) x 120.00 ft x (35.00 / 36.50 ft)
(307.21 m / 304.80 m) x 36.58 m x (10.67 / 11.13 m)
Armament:
9 - 16.00" / 406 mm 50.0 cal guns - 2,168.09lbs / 983.43kg shells, 120 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts , 1941 Model
3 x Triple mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
1 raised mount - superfiring
20 - 4.50" / 114 mm 45.0 cal guns - 45.95lbs / 20.84kg shells, 150 per gun
Dual purpose guns in turret on barbette mounts , 1941 Model
6 x Twin mounts on sides, forward evenly spread
6 raised mounts
4 x Twin mounts on sides, aft evenly spread
4 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 20,432 lbs / 20,432 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 11.0" / 279 mm 575.00 ft / 175.26 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 88 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
4.00" / 102 mm 575.00 ft / 175.26 m 35.00 ft / 10.67 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 15.0" / 381 mm 10.0" / 254 mm 12.0" / 305 mm
2nd: 3.00" / 76 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 3.00" / 76 mm
- Armour deck: 5.00" / 127 mm, Conning tower: 10.00" / 254 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 289,659 shp / 216,086 Kw = 35.00 kts
Range 13,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 8,437 tons
Complement:
2,061 - 2,680
Cost:
£32.369 million / $129.477 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 3,744 tons, 5.7 %
Armour: 20,347 tons, 30.8 %
- Belts: 4,393 tons, 6.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 2,979 tons, 4.5 %
- Armament: 4,551 tons, 6.9 %
- Armour Deck: 8,073 tons, 12.2 %
- Conning Tower: 352 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 7,655 tons, 11.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 28,220 tons, 42.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 7,387 tons, 11.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
117,863 lbs / 53,462 Kg = 57.6 x 16.0 " / 406 mm shells or 19.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 8.1 ft / 2.5 m
Roll period: 17.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.71
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.43
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and small transom stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.551 / 0.558
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.33 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 36.40 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: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 22.00 %, 50.00 ft / 15.24 m, 35.00 ft / 10.67 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 35.00 ft / 10.67 m, 33.00 ft / 10.06 m
- Aft deck: 33.00 %, 33.00 ft / 10.06 m, 33.00 ft / 10.06 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 33.00 ft / 10.06 m, 33.00 ft / 10.06 m
- Average freeboard: 35.06 ft / 10.69 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 80.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 270.0 %
Waterplane Area: 87,272 Square feet or 8,108 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 119 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 223 lbs/sq ft or 1,091 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.47
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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