The armament I listed is what I think was intended. I assume that the ship would be fairly fast. I was able to achieve 26 knots. I started to use coal-fired boilers, but I am sure that the original was intended to use all oil. I went ahead and changed the boilers to oil-fired. This is the Springsharp report:
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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