GB/CA/1921, Great Britain Armoured Cruiser laid down 1921 (Engine 1937)
Displacement:
24,231 t light; 25,234 t standard; 26,899 t normal; 28,230 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(760.07 ft / 755.00 ft) x 88.00 ft x (26.00 / 26.99 ft)
(231.67 m / 230.12 m) x 26.82 m x (7.92 / 8.23 m)
Armament:
9 - 10.00" / 254 mm 50.0 cal guns - 529.32lbs / 240.10kg shells, 120 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1921 Model
3 x Triple mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
1 raised mount - superfiring
16 - 5.50" / 140 mm 50.0 cal guns - 88.07lbs / 39.95kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1921 Model
8 x Twin mounts on sides, aft deck forward
4 raised mounts - superfiring
6 - 4.70" / 119 mm 45.0 cal guns - 52.35lbs / 23.75kg shells, 150 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1921 Model
6 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft
6 raised mounts
24 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 1.97lbs / 0.89kg shells, 150 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1921 Model
6 x 2 row quad mounts on sides, evenly spread
6 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 6,534 lbs / 2,964 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 435.00 ft / 132.59 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 89 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.00" / 25 mm 435.00 ft / 132.59 m 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 9.00" / 229 mm
2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 4.00" / 102 mm
- Armoured deck - multiple decks: 3.00" / 76 mm For and Aft decks
Forecastle: 3.00" / 76 mm Quarter deck: 3.00" / 76 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 8.00" / 203 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 173,434 shp / 129,382 Kw = 34.00 kts
Range 5,400nm at 17.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,996 tons
Complement:
1,049 - 1,365
Cost:
£5.593 million / $22.373 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,632 tons, 6.1 %
Armour: 7,509 tons, 27.9 %
- Belts: 2,386 tons, 8.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 418 tons, 1.6 %
- Armament: 1,904 tons, 7.1 %
- Armour Deck: 2,646 tons, 9.8 %
- Conning Tower: 155 tons, 0.6 %
Machinery: 4,807 tons, 17.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 10,284 tons, 38.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,668 tons, 9.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
39,909 lbs / 18,103 Kg = 79.8 x 10.0 " / 254 mm shells or 4.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
Metacentric height 5.0 ft / 1.5 m
Roll period: 16.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 54 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.53
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.08
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
an extended bulbous bow and small transom stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.545 / 0.551
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.58 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 29.60 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 9.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 32.00 ft / 9.75 m, 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 28.00 ft / 8.53 m, 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 25.00 ft / 7.62 m, 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 25.00 ft / 7.62 m, 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Average freeboard: 26.37 ft / 8.04 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 105.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 220.6 %
Waterplane Area: 47,286 Square feet or 4,393 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 114 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 159 lbs/sq ft or 775 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.34
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Sunday, March 30, 2008
A GB/CA/1921 design
This is another attempt at a fast, British 1921-style heavy armoured cruiser. The ship has 9-10in/50, 16-5.5in/50 QF, 6-4.7in AA, and 24-2pdr AA guns. The armour basis is 8in. This is the Springsharp report:
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