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Sunday, November 04, 2007

How about a very fast F/CA/1917 design study?

I have a rather cool looking sketch of a version of the F/CA/1917 with 6-11in guns. I thought it might work to have a higher speed, like 37 knots. I tried it out and have this Springsharp report:
F/CA/1917 Fast, France Armoured Cruiser laid down 1917 (Engine 1950)

Displacement:
 17,425 t light; 18,072 t standard; 18,980 t normal; 19,706 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
 (737.73 ft / 730.00 ft) x 80.00 ft x (25.00 / 25.68 ft)
 (224.86 m / 222.50 m) x 24.38 m  x (7.62 / 7.83 m)

Armament:
      6 - 11.00" / 279 mm 45.0 cal guns - 670.00lbs / 303.91kg shells, 90 per gun
   Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1917 Model
   2 x Triple mounts on centreline, forward deck forward
      8 - 6.00" / 152 mm 50.0 cal guns - 100.00lbs / 45.36kg shells, 150 per gun
   Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1917 Model
   8 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft
      Weight of broadside 4,820 lbs / 2,186 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:  Width (max) Length (avg)  Height (avg)
 Main: 5.00" / 127 mm 400.00 ft / 121.92 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
 Ends: Unarmoured
   Main Belt covers 84 % of normal length
   Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
  1.00" / 25 mm 400.00 ft / 121.92 m 25.00 ft / 7.62 m

   - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
 Main: 5.00" / 127 mm 3.00" / 76 mm  5.00" / 127 mm
 2nd: 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 5.00" / 127 mm,  Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
 Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, 
 Geared drive, 4 shafts, 205,154 shp / 153,045 Kw = 37.00 kts
 Range 5,400nm at 15.00 kts
 Bunker at max displacement = 1,634 tons

Complement:
 808 - 1,051

Cost:
 £3.217 million / $12.867 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
 Armament: 1,002 tons, 5.3 %
 Armour: 3,473 tons, 18.3 %
    - Belts: 1,022 tons, 5.4 %
    - Torpedo bulkhead: 370 tons, 1.9 %
    - Armament: 611 tons, 3.2 %
    - Armour Deck: 1,395 tons, 7.3 %
    - Conning Tower: 77 tons, 0.4 %
 Machinery: 4,908 tons, 25.9 %
 Hull, fittings & equipment: 8,041 tons, 42.4 %
 Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,555 tons, 8.2 %
 Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
 Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
   21,381 lbs / 9,698 Kg = 32.1 x 11.0 " / 279 mm shells or 2.7 torpedoes
 Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20
 Metacentric height 5.0 ft / 1.5 m
 Roll period: 15.1 seconds
 Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 %
   - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.45
 Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.01

Hull form characteristics:
 Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
   an extended bulbous bow and a round stern
 Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.455 / 0.460
 Length to Beam Ratio: 9.13 : 1
 'Natural speed' for length: 27.02 kts
 Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
 Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 52
 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 14.00 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 %,  31.00 ft / 9.45 m,  26.00 ft / 7.92 m
    - Forward deck: 42.00 %,  26.00 ft / 7.92 m,  26.00 ft / 7.92 m
    - Aft deck: 18.00 %,  18.00 ft / 5.49 m,  18.00 ft / 5.49 m
    - Quarter deck: 15.00 %,  18.00 ft / 5.49 m,  18.00 ft / 5.49 m
    - Average freeboard:  23.86 ft / 7.27 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
 Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 141.8 %
  - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 208.1 %
 Waterplane Area: 37,405 Square feet or 3,475 Square metres
 Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 107 %
 Structure weight / hull surface area: 146 lbs/sq ft or 714 Kg/sq metre
 Hull strength (Relative):
  - Cross-sectional: 0.96
  - Longitudinal: 1.49
  - Overall: 1.00
 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
 Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

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