GB/BB/1900, Great Britain Battleship laid down 1900 Displacement: 11,645 t light; 12,216 t standard; 14,597 t normal; 16,502 t full load Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep) (445.00 ft / 435.00 ft) x 75.00 ft x (29.00 / 31.96 ft) (135.64 m / 132.59 m) x 22.86 m x (8.84 / 9.74 m) Armament: 4 - 12.00" / 305 mm 40.0 cal guns - 850.00lbs / 385.55kg shells, 90 per gun Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts , 1900 Model 2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread 12 - 6.00" / 152 mm 45.0 cal guns - 108.92lbs / 49.41kg shells, 150 per gun Quick firing guns in casemate mounts , 1900 Model 12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread 4 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas Weight of broadside 4,707 lbs / 4,707 kg Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 250.00 ft / 76.20 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Ends: Unarmoured Upper: 8.00" / 203 mm 250.00 ft / 76.20 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Main Belt covers 88 % of normal length Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces - Torpedo Bulkhead: 1.00" / 25 mm 250.00 ft / 76.20 m 29.00 ft / 8.84 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 7.00" / 178 mm 9.00" / 229 mm 2nd: 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm - Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 9.00" / 229 mm Machinery: Coal and oil fired boilers, reciprocating cruising steam engines plus steam turbines, ERROR: Revise drives, 2 shafts, 13,376 ihp / 9,978 Kw = 18.00 kts Range 6,500nm at 14.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 4,286 tons (100% coal) Complement: 663 - 863 Cost: £1.104 million / $4.417 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 866 tons, 5.9 % Armour: 4,410 tons, 30.2 % - Belts: 1,823 tons, 12.5 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 268 tons, 1.8 % - Armament: 951 tons, 6.5 % - Armour Deck: 1,252 tons, 8.6 % - Conning Tower: 116 tons, 0.8 % Machinery: 2,572 tons, 17.6 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,263 tons, 29.2 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,952 tons, 20.2 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 19,629 lbs / 8,904 Kg = 22.7 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 3.1 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.46 Metacentric height 6.2 ft / 1.9 m Roll period: 12.6 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 80 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.36 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00 Hull form characteristics: Hull has a flush deck, a ram bow and a cruiser stern Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.540 / 0.554 Length to Beam Ratio: 5.80 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 20.86 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 43 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 40 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -4.00 degrees Stern overhang: -4.00 ft / -1.22 m Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length): Fore end, Aft end - Forecastle: 25.00 %, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m, 17.00 ft / 5.18 m - Aft deck: 25.00 %, 17.00 ft / 5.18 m, 17.00 ft / 5.18 m - Quarter deck: 20.00 %, 17.00 ft / 5.18 m, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m - Average freeboard: 17.70 ft / 5.39 m Ship tends to be wet forward Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 107.8 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 111.9 % Waterplane Area: 22,557 Square feet or 2,096 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 114 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 124 lbs/sq ft or 605 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.90 - Longitudinal: 2.52 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
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Thursday, June 07, 2007
The GB/BB/1900 battleship design
Springsharp 3.0b1 Beta is really a good tool. I just tried the GB/BB/1900 (or whatever the date is) and it worked really well. This is a battleship with 4-12in/40 and 12-6in QF guns and a 18 knot speed. The belt is 12in. This is the Springsharp report:
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