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Super Lion (Lion look), Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1912 (Engine 1917) Displacement: 36,415 t light; 38,346 t standard; 42,707 t normal; 46,195 t full load Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep) (819.00 ft / 812.00 ft) x 104.00 ft x (30.00 / 32.00 ft) (249.63 m / 247.50 m) x 31.70 m x (9.14 / 9.75 m) Armament: 10 - 15.00" / 381 mm 42.0 cal guns - 1,920.00lbs / 870.90kg shells, 90 per gun Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts , 1912 Model 4 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, majority forward 2 raised mounts - superfiring 1 x Twin mount on centreline, aft deck forward 14 - 6.00" / 152 mm 50.0 cal guns - 100.00lbs / 45.36kg shells, 150 per gun Quick firing guns in casemate mounts , 1912 Model 14 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread 14 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas Weight of broadside 20,600 lbs / 20,600 kg Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 515.00 ft / 156.97 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m Ends: 4.00" / 102 mm 290.00 ft / 88.39 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m 7.00 ft / 2.13 m Unarmoured ends Main Belt covers 98 % of normal length - Torpedo Bulkhead: 2.00" / 51 mm 515.00 ft / 156.97 m 30.00 ft / 9.14 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 2nd: 6.00" / 152 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 6.00" / 152 mm - Armour deck: 3.50" / 89 mm, Conning tower: 8.00" / 203 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 4 shafts, 152,507 shp / 113,770 Kw = 30.00 kts Range 7,500nm at 18.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 7,849 tons Complement: 1,485 - 1,931 Cost: £3.565 million / $14.260 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 2,838 tons, 6.6 % Armour: 11,110 tons, 26.0 % - Belts: 2,813 tons, 6.6 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,143 tons, 2.7 % - Armament: 2,981 tons, 7.0 % - Armour Deck: 3,962 tons, 9.3 % - Conning Tower: 211 tons, 0.5 % Machinery: 5,590 tons, 13.1 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 17,920 tons, 42.0 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,291 tons, 14.7 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 68,047 lbs / 30,866 Kg = 40.3 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 9.2 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20 Metacentric height 7.5 ft / 2.3 m Roll period: 16.0 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 65 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.92 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.29 Hull form characteristics: Hull has low quarterdeck , a ram bow and a cruiser stern Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.590 / 0.598 Length to Beam Ratio: 7.81 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 28.50 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -4.00 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 %, 32.00 ft / 9.75 m, 29.00 ft / 8.84 m - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 29.00 ft / 8.84 m, 29.00 ft / 8.84 m - Aft deck: 15.00 %, 29.00 ft / 8.84 m, 29.00 ft / 8.84 m - Quarter deck: 35.00 %, 21.00 ft / 6.40 m, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m - Average freeboard: 26.79 ft / 8.17 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 93.1 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 227.6 % Waterplane Area: 61,189 Square feet or 5,685 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 117 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 205 lbs/sq ft or 1,000 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.96 - Longitudinal: 1.37 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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