GB/DL/1941, Great Britain Destroyer Leader laid down 1941 Displacement: 2,606 t light; 2,708 t standard; 2,982 t normal; 3,201 t full load Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep) (443.28 ft / 435.00 ft) x 42.00 ft x (14.00 / 14.68 ft) (135.11 m / 132.59 m) x 12.80 m x (4.27 / 4.47 m) Armament: 5 - 5.50" / 140 mm 50.0 cal guns - 85.00lbs / 38.56kg shells, 150 per gun Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts , 1941 Model 5 x Single mounts on centreline ends, majority forward 2 raised mounts - superfiring 2 - 4.00" / 102 mm 45.0 cal guns - 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 150 per gun Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mount , 1941 Model 1 x Twin mount on centreline, aft deck forward 1 raised mount 8 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 2.00lbs / 0.91kg shells, 150 per gun Anti-air guns in deck mounts , 1941 Model 2 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck forward Weight of broadside 505 lbs / 505 kg 8 - 21.0" / 533 mm above water torpedoes Armour: - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 2 shafts, 66,642 shp / 49,715 Kw = 35.50 kts Range 4,800nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 493 tons Complement: 201 - 262 Cost: £2.239 million / $8.955 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 149 tons, 5.0 % Armour: 43 tons, 1.4 % - Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 % - Armament: 43 tons, 1.4 % - Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 % - Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 % Machinery: 1,552 tons, 52.1 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 947 tons, 31.8 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 375 tons, 12.6 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 759 lbs / 344 Kg = 9.1 x 5.5 " / 140 mm shells or 0.4 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.24 Metacentric height 2.0 ft / 0.6 m Roll period: 12.4 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 61 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.54 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.23 Hull form characteristics: Hull has rise forward of midbreak, a normal bow and a round stern Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.408 / 0.418 Length to Beam Ratio: 10.36 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 20.86 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 65 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 9.00 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 %, 27.00 ft / 8.23 m, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m - Forward deck: 15.00 %, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m - Aft deck: 50.00 %, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m - Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m, 17.00 ft / 5.18 m - Average freeboard: 19.12 ft / 5.83 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 184.4 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 133.4 % Waterplane Area: 11,300 Square feet or 1,050 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 73 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 41 lbs/sq ft or 200 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.46 - Longitudinal: 1.95 - Overall: 0.53 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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Wednesday, March 07, 2007
I was able to make a "super destroyer" work in Springsharp 3.0b1 Beta
This is not as "super" as I would like, but the design still qualifies. This is a 35.5 knot ship, armed with 5-5in/50 QF guns and 8-21in TT. I would have liked a higher speed, but this was what was feasible within the parameters that I used:
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