GB/CB/1914, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1914 (Engine 1921) Displacement: 40,459 t light; 42,785 t standard; 45,940 t normal; 48,465 t full load Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep) (821.00 ft / 814.00 ft) x 108.00 ft x (31.00 / 32.39 ft) (250.24 m / 248.11 m) x 32.92 m x (9.45 / 9.87 m) Armament: 10 - 15.00" / 381 mm 42.0 cal guns - 1,920.01lbs / 870.90kg shells, 120 per gun Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1914 Model 4 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread 2 raised mounts - superfiring 1 x Twin mount on centreline, forward deck aft 14 - 6.00" / 152 mm 45.0 cal guns - 108.93lbs / 49.41kg shells, 150 per gun Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1914 Model 14 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread 14 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas Weight of broadside 20,725 lbs / 9,401 kg Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 570.00 ft / 173.74 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m Ends: Unarmoured Upper: 9.00" / 229 mm 570.00 ft / 173.74 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Main Belt covers 108 % of normal length - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads: 2.00" / 51 mm 570.00 ft / 173.74 m 31.00 ft / 9.45 m Beam between torpedo bulkheads 86.00 ft / 26.21 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 9.00" / 229 mm 12.0" / 305 mm 2nd: 5.00" / 127 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 5.00" / 127 mm - Armoured deck - multiple decks: For and Aft decks: 3.00" / 76 mm Forecastle: 3.00" / 76 mm Quarter deck: 3.00" / 76 mm - Conning towers: Forward 12.00" / 305 mm, Aft 9.00" / 229 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 4 shafts, 160,033 shp / 119,385 Kw = 30.00 kts Range 7,500nm at 16.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 5,680 tons Complement: 1,568 - 2,039 Cost: £4.688 million / $18.752 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 2,794 tons, 6.1 % - Guns: 2,794 tons, 6.1 % Armour: 14,133 tons, 30.8 % - Belts: 4,307 tons, 9.4 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,308 tons, 2.8 % - Armament: 4,380 tons, 9.5 % - Armour Deck: 3,557 tons, 7.7 % - Conning Towers: 580 tons, 1.3 % Machinery: 5,511 tons, 12.0 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 18,021 tons, 39.2 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,481 tons, 11.9 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 74,422 lbs / 33,757 Kg = 44.1 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 11.0 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.14 Metacentric height 7.2 ft / 2.2 m Roll period: 16.9 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 62 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.84 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.25 Hull form characteristics: Hull has low quarterdeck , a ram bow and a cruiser stern Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.590 / 0.596 Length to Beam Ratio: 7.54 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 28.53 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 % 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 %, 31.00 ft / 9.45 m, 29.00 ft / 8.84 m - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 29.00 ft / 8.84 m, 28.00 ft / 8.53 m - Aft deck: 14.00 %, 28.00 ft / 8.53 m, 28.00 ft / 8.53 m - Quarter deck: 31.00 %, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m - Average freeboard: 26.12 ft / 7.96 m Ship tends to be wet forward Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 88.0 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 219.3 % Waterplane Area: 63,699 Square feet or 5,918 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 117 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 212 lbs/sq ft or 1,036 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.97 - Longitudinal: 1.37 - Overall: 1.00 Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space Excellent accommodation and workspace room Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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Tuesday, May 06, 2008
GB/CB/1914: my first Springsharp 3.0 3rd Beta design
I finally downloaded the third Springsharp 3.0 3rd Beta version. I decided to try the large, fast battlecruiser with 12in armour: the GB/CB/1914. This is a design that is more archaic looking than the Hood, but a stronger and more heavily armed ship:
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