GB/CL/1921 Fast, Great Britain Light Cruiser laid down 1921 (Engine 1941)
Displacement:
10,647 t light; 10,984 t standard; 11,752 t normal; 12,366 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(622.04 ft / 614.00 ft) x 58.00 ft x (22.00 / 22.85 ft)
(189.60 m / 187.15 m) x 17.68 m x (6.71 / 6.97 m)
Armament:
9 - 6.00" / 152 mm 55.0 cal guns - 115.00lbs / 52.16kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1921 Model
3 x Triple mounts on centreline ends, majority aft
1 raised mount aft - superfiring
Weight of broadside 1,035 lbs / 469 kg
12 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m torpedoes - 1.307 t each, 15.683 t total
In 4 sets of deck mounted carriage/fixed tubes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.00" / 76 mm 400.00 ft / 121.92 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
0.70" / 18 mm 400.00 ft / 121.92 m 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 3.00" / 76 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 3.00" / 76 mm
- Armoured deck - multiple decks: 2.00" / 51 mm For and Aft decks
Forecastle: 2.00" / 51 mm Quarter deck: 2.00" / 51 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 3.00" / 76 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 144,131 shp / 107,522 Kw = 37.00 kts
Range 5,400nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,383 tons
Complement:
563 - 733
Cost:
£2.614 million / $10.457 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 308 tons, 2.6 %
- Guns: 292 tons, 2.5 %
- Torpedoes: 16 tons, 0.1 %
Armour: 1,925 tons, 16.4 %
- Belts: 491 tons, 4.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 228 tons, 1.9 %
- Armament: 232 tons, 2.0 %
- Armour Deck: 941 tons, 8.0 %
- Conning Tower: 33 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 3,809 tons, 32.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,605 tons, 39.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,105 tons, 9.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
12,227 lbs / 5,546 Kg = 113.2 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
Metacentric height 2.7 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 14.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 55 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.39
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.09
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck ,
an extended bulbous bow and large transom stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.525 / 0.532
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.59 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.08 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 63 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 25.00 %, 30.00 ft / 9.14 m, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Forward deck: 15.00 %, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Aft deck: 30.00 %, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Quarter deck: 30.00 %, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Average freeboard: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 175.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 218.5 %
Waterplane Area: 25,263 Square feet or 2,347 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 110 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 103 lbs/sq ft or 502 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 2.16
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Thursday, July 19, 2007
A fast British 1921 light cruiser
The GB/CL/1921 "Fast" light cruiser was an attempt to see what might be achieved with Springsharp 3.0b2 Beta. This ship carried 9-6in/55 QF guns and 12-21in TT at a speed of 37 knots. It has a range of 5400nm at 15 knots. I added some protection, including a thin torpedo bulkhead. It would be heavily damaged, but might survive on torpedo. This is the Springsharp report:
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