GB/DL/1908, Great Britain Destroyer Leader laid down 1908 (Engine 1943) Displacement: 1,859 t light; 1,922 t standard; 2,149 t normal; 2,330 t full load Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep) (374.63 ft / 372.00 ft) x 36.00 ft x (12.00 / 12.73 ft) (114.19 m / 113.39 m) x 10.97 m x (3.66 / 3.88 m) Armament: 6 - 4.00" / 102 mm 45.0 cal guns - 32.27lbs / 14.64kg shells, 150 per gun Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1908 Model 2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread 4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread Weight of broadside 194 lbs / 88 kg 4 - 18.0" / 457 mm, 21.00 ft / 6.40 m torpedoes - 0.985 t each, 3.938 t total In 4 sets of deck mounted side rotating tubes Armour: - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Direct drive, 2 shafts, 58,041 shp / 43,298 Kw = 35.00 kts Range 4,200nm at 16.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 408 tons Complement: 157 - 205 Cost: £0.251 million / $1.003 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 57 tons, 2.7 % - Guns: 53 tons, 2.5 % - Torpedoes: 4 tons, 0.2 % Armour: 37 tons, 1.7 % - Armament: 37 tons, 1.7 % Machinery: 1,192 tons, 55.5 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 573 tons, 26.7 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 290 tons, 13.5 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 537 lbs / 244 Kg = 16.8 x 4.0 " / 102 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.34 Metacentric height 1.8 ft / 0.6 m Roll period: 11.2 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 54 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.26 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.07 Hull form characteristics: Hull has rise forward of midbreak, a normal bow and a round stern Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.468 / 0.478 Length to Beam Ratio: 10.33 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 19.29 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 70 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 6.00 degrees Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length): Fore end, Aft end - Forecastle: 18.00 %, 25.00 ft / 7.62 m, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m - Forward deck: 14.00 %, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m - Aft deck: 53.00 %, 15.00 ft / 4.57 m, 15.00 ft / 4.57 m - Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 15.00 ft / 4.57 m, 15.00 ft / 4.57 m - Average freeboard: 17.70 ft / 5.40 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 187.0 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 168.1 % Waterplane Area: 8,673 Square feet or 806 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 67 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 32 lbs/sq ft or 157 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.44 - Longitudinal: 2.27 - Overall: 0.52 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Thursday, February 07, 2008
A British super destroyer for 1908
One of my ongoing interest, since the late 1960's has been super destroyers from the period starting in 1905 and beyond. I think that I had been inspired by what I had found out about the big German destroyers from late in the Great War. My 1908 design is for a British ship with 6-4in QF guns and 4-18in TT. The designed speed is 35 knots. This is the Springsharp report:
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