GB/CA/1905, Great Britain Belted Cruiser laid down 1905 (Engine 1910)
Displacement:
10,209 t light; 10,764 t standard; 12,948 t normal; 14,694 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(492.00 ft / 485.00 ft) x 65.00 ft x (25.00 / 27.71 ft)
(149.96 m / 147.83 m) x 19.81 m x (7.62 / 8.45 m)
Armament:
8 - 9.20" / 234 mm 50.0 cal guns - 380.00lbs / 172.37kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1905 Model
2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 x Twin mounts on sides amidships
Aft Main mounts separated by engine room
16 - 4.00" / 102 mm 45.0 cal guns - 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1905 Model
16 x Single mounts on sides amidships
8 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 3,552 lbs / 1,611 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 390.00 ft / 118.87 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 124 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.00" / 25 mm 390.00 ft / 118.87 m 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 7.00" / 178 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 6.00" / 152 mm
2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 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:
Coal fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 42,596 shp / 31,776 Kw = 25.00 kts
Range 5,400nm at 16.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,930 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
606 - 788
Cost:
£0.996 million / $3.985 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 909 tons, 7.0 %
Armour: 3,453 tons, 26.7 %
- Belts: 1,275 tons, 9.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 361 tons, 2.8 %
- Armament: 919 tons, 7.1 %
- Armour Deck: 838 tons, 6.5 %
- Conning Tower: 59 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 1,936 tons, 15.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,912 tons, 30.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,738 tons, 21.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
20,351 lbs / 9,231 Kg = 52.3 x 9.2 " / 234 mm shells or 3.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.17
Metacentric height 3.5 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 14.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 69 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.76
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): 0.575 / 0.589
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.46 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22.02 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -3.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -2.00 ft / -0.61 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 25.00 %, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Aft deck: 13.00 %, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Quarter deck: 32.00 %, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Average freeboard: 21.64 ft / 6.60 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 108.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 169.9 %
Waterplane Area: 22,523 Square feet or 2,092 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 120 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 119 lbs/sq ft or 583 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 2.19
- 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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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
A Belted Cruiser: the GB/CA/1905
I have been thinking a lot about 1880's design standards. One thread of development in that period were belted cruisers. They had a relatively thick, but narrow belt of armour. That was the main protection, although there would have been some deck armour, as well. My design has 8-9.2in/50 BLR and 16-4in QF guns. The belt is just 10ft wide, but is 8in thick. The speed is a more modern 25 knots. This is the Springsharp report:
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