This photo gives a very good idea of the original sketch design, as I tried very hard to give an accurate presentation. One of the ships has a length of 405ft, a speed of 32 knots, and an armament of 4-6in/50 QF guns with 4-21in TT. This is the Springsharp report:
GB/CS/1915, Great Britain Scout Cruiser laid down 1915 (Engine 1941) Displacement: 3,270 t light; 3,382 t standard; 3,736 t normal; 4,019 t full load Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep) (413.76 ft / 405.00 ft) x 41.00 ft x (15.00 / 15.87 ft) (126.11 m / 123.44 m) x 12.50 m x (4.57 / 4.84 m) Armament: 4 - 6.00" / 152 mm 50.0 cal guns - 114.33lbs / 51.86kg shells, 150 per gun Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts , 1915 Model 4 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread 2 raised mounts - superfiring Weight of broadside 457 lbs / 457 kg 4 - 21.0" / 533 mm above water torpedoes Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 270.00 ft / 82.30 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m Ends: Unarmoured Main Belt covers 103 % of normal length Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces - Torpedo Bulkhead: 0.50" / 13 mm 270.00 ft / 82.30 m 15.00 ft / 4.57 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 4.00" / 102 mm - Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 2 shafts, 55,669 shp / 41,529 Kw = 32.00 kts Range 5,400nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 637 tons Complement: 238 - 310 Cost: £0.527 million / $2.106 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 135 tons, 3.6 % Armour: 830 tons, 22.2 % - Belts: 269 tons, 7.2 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 75 tons, 2.0 % - Armament: 46 tons, 1.2 % - Armour Deck: 419 tons, 11.2 % - Conning Tower: 21 tons, 0.6 % Machinery: 1,426 tons, 38.2 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 957 tons, 25.6 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 467 tons, 12.5 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 1,625 lbs / 737 Kg = 15.0 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 0.6 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15 Metacentric height 1.7 ft / 0.5 m Roll period: 13.2 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 64 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.56 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.13 Hull form characteristics: Hull has a flush deck, a normal bow and a cruiser stern Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.525 / 0.534 Length to Beam Ratio: 9.88 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 20.12 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 66 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 57 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 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, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m - Aft deck: 35.00 %, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m, 15.00 ft / 4.57 m - Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 15.00 ft / 4.57 m, 14.00 ft / 4.27 m - Average freeboard: 18.75 ft / 5.72 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 264.4 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 136.9 % Waterplane Area: 11,321 Square feet or 1,052 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 88 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 42 lbs/sq ft or 204 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.51 - Longitudinal: 1.82 - Overall: 0.58 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is extremely poor Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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