CSS Virginia-anachronistic, Confederate States of America Armoured Ship laid down 1907 (Engine 1909)
Displacement:
3,258 t light; 3,422 t standard; 4,006 t normal; 4,473 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(284.00 ft / 275.00 ft) x 38.50 ft x (22.00 / 24.11 ft)
(86.56 m / 83.82 m) x 11.73 m x (6.71 / 7.35 m)
Armament:
2 - 7.00" / 178 mm 45.0 cal guns - 170.00lbs / 77.11kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mount , 1907 Model
1 x Triple mount on centreline, forward deck forward
2 - 6.40" / 163 mm 45.0 cal guns - 132.00lbs / 59.87kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mount , 1907 Model
1 x Twin mount on centreline, aft deck aft
6 - 5.10" / 130 mm 45.0 cal guns - 65.00lbs / 29.48kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in turret on barbette mounts , 1907 Model
6 x Triple mounts on sides, forward deck aft
2 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 45.0 cal guns - 12.00lbs / 5.44kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mount , 1907 Model
1 x Single mount on centreline, aft deck forward
1 raised mount
Weight of broadside 1,018 lbs / 1,018 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 275.00 ft / 83.82 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 154 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.00" / 25 mm 190.00 ft / 57.91 m 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 4.00" / 102 mm
2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 4.00" / 102 mm
3rd: 4.00" / 102 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 4.00" / 102 mm
4th: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 8,769 ihp / 6,542 Kw = 19.00 kts
Range 5,500nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,051 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
251 - 327
Cost:
£0.307 million / $1.227 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 239 tons, 6.0 %
Armour: 1,318 tons, 32.9 %
- Belts: 488 tons, 12.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 155 tons, 3.9 %
- Armament: 366 tons, 9.1 %
- Armour Deck: 287 tons, 7.2 %
- Conning Tower: 22 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 675 tons, 16.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,148 tons, 28.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 749 tons, 18.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
4,445 lbs / 2,016 Kg = 25.9 x 7.0 " / 178 mm shells or 1.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.02
Metacentric height 1.2 ft / 0.4 m
Roll period: 14.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.92
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.17
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a ram bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.602 / 0.613
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.14 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 16.58 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 44
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -3.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -3.00 ft / -0.91 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 19.00 ft / 5.79 m, 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 13.00 ft / 3.96 m, 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 13.00 ft / 3.96 m, 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 13.00 ft / 3.96 m, 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Average freeboard: 13.48 ft / 4.11 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 162.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 76.5 %
Waterplane Area: 7,758 Square feet or 721 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 111 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 80 lbs/sq ft or 390 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.88
- Longitudinal: 3.20
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
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Tuesday, March 13, 2007
A weird, anachronistic CSS Virginia
This is my rather weird CSS Virginia design, which is, of course, anachronistic. The hull is flush-decked and there is a single funnel. All guns are in twin turrets, except that the 2-3in QF are in a twin mount, mounted on the superstructure. The belt and turrets are 4in witha 2in deck. I included a 1in torpedo bulkhead. I had to lower the freeboard, increase the range and speed, to achieve adequate stability and acceptable recoil effects. This is the Springsharp report:
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