GB/BB/1910, Great Britain Battleship laid down 1910
Displacement:
22,117 t light; 23,102 t standard; 25,200 t normal; 26,879 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(607.00 ft / 600.00 ft) x 100.00 ft x (28.00 / 29.44 ft)
(185.01 m / 182.88 m) x 30.48 m x (8.53 / 8.97 m)
Armament:
8 - 12.00" / 305 mm 50.0 cal guns - 914.66lbs / 414.88kg shells, 90 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts , 1910 Model
3 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
1 raised mount aft - superfiring
1 x Twin mount on centreline, aft deck forward
12 - 6.00" / 152 mm 50.0 cal guns - 114.33lbs / 51.86kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts , 1910 Model
8 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck forward
8 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
4 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck forward
4 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
Weight of broadside 8,689 lbs / 8,689 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 11.0" / 279 mm 365.00 ft / 111.25 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Ends: 4.00" / 102 mm 235.00 ft / 71.63 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Upper: 9.00" / 229 mm 365.00 ft / 111.25 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 94 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 365.00 ft / 111.25 m 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 11.0" / 279 mm 7.00" / 178 mm 11.0" / 279 mm
2nd: 5.00" / 127 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 5.00" / 127 mm
- Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 11.00" / 279 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
ERROR: Revise drives, 4 shafts, 70,088 shp / 52,285 Kw = 26.00 kts
Range 5,600nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,777 tons
Complement:
999 - 1,300
Cost:
£2.011 million / $8.042 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,705 tons, 6.8 %
Armour: 8,409 tons, 33.4 %
- Belts: 3,020 tons, 12.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 756 tons, 3.0 %
- Armament: 2,158 tons, 8.6 %
- Armour Deck: 2,270 tons, 9.0 %
- Conning Tower: 204 tons, 0.8 %
Machinery: 2,896 tons, 11.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,823 tons, 39.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,083 tons, 12.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
46,919 lbs / 21,282 Kg = 54.3 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 7.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.28
Metacentric height 7.8 ft / 2.4 m
Roll period: 15.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 69 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.43
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.37
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck ,
a ram bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.525 / 0.533
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24.49 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
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: 28.00 %, 28.00 ft / 8.53 m, 27.00 ft / 8.23 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 27.00 ft / 8.23 m, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Aft deck: 5.00 %, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Quarter deck: 37.00 %, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m, 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Average freeboard: 23.77 ft / 7.24 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 84.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 206.1 %
Waterplane Area: 40,907 Square feet or 3,800 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 114 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 170 lbs/sq ft or 830 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.93
- Longitudinal: 1.97
- 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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