GB/CB/1912 Super Lion, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1912 (Engine 1918) Displacement: 41,153 t light; 43,216 t standard; 47,751 t normal; 51,378 t full load Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep) (823.00 ft / 815.00 ft) x 105.00 ft x (31.00 / 32.97 ft) (250.85 m / 248.41 m) x 32.00 m x (9.45 / 10.05 m) Armament: 10 - 15.00" / 381 mm 42.0 cal guns - 1,950.00lbs / 884.51kg shells, 90 per gun Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1912 Model 4 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread 2 raised mounts - superfiring 1 x Twin mount on centreline, aft deck forward 14 - 6.00" / 152 mm 50.0 cal guns - 114.33lbs / 51.86kg shells, 150 per gun Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1912 Model 14 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread 14 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas Weight of broadside 21,101 lbs / 9,571 kg Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 525.00 ft / 160.02 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m Ends: 5.00" / 127 mm 290.00 ft / 88.39 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m Upper: 8.00" / 203 mm 525.00 ft / 160.02 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Main Belt covers 99 % of normal length Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads: 1.50" / 38 mm 525.00 ft / 160.02 m 31.00 ft / 9.45 m Beam between torpedo bulkheads 72.00 ft / 21.95 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 12.0" / 305 mm 2nd: 5.00" / 127 mm 5.00" / 127 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 8.00" / 203 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Direct drive, 4 shafts, 165,755 shp / 123,653 Kw = 30.00 kts Range 7,500nm at 18.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 8,162 tons Complement: 1,614 - 2,099 Cost: £3.785 million / $15.142 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 2,838 tons, 5.9 % - Guns: 2,838 tons, 5.9 % Armour: 14,193 tons, 29.7 % - Belts: 4,720 tons, 9.9 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 903 tons, 1.9 % - Armament: 4,407 tons, 9.2 % - Armour Deck: 3,596 tons, 7.5 % - Conning Towers: 567 tons, 1.2 % Machinery: 5,980 tons, 12.5 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 18,143 tons, 38.0 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,598 tons, 13.8 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 77,044 lbs / 34,946 Kg = 45.7 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 10.3 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.13 Metacentric height 6.8 ft / 2.1 m Roll period: 16.9 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 61 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.94 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.21 Hull form characteristics: Hull has low quarterdeck , a ram bow and a cruiser stern Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.630 / 0.637 Length to Beam Ratio: 7.76 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 28.55 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 % 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, 30.00 ft / 9.14 m - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 30.00 ft / 9.14 m, 29.00 ft / 8.84 m - Aft deck: 18.00 %, 29.00 ft / 8.84 m, 29.00 ft / 8.84 m - Quarter deck: 27.00 %, 21.00 ft / 6.40 m, 21.00 ft / 6.40 m - Average freeboard: 27.34 ft / 8.33 m Ship tends to be wet forward Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 102.3 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 222.6 % Waterplane Area: 64,359 Square feet or 5,979 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 118 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 209 lbs/sq ft or 1,020 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.97 - Longitudinal: 1.29 - Overall: 1.00 Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space Excellent accommodation and workspace room Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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Saturday, July 12, 2008
Another try at a Super Lion (GB/CB/1912)
This version of the Super Lion design is so good, there must be something wrong with the specification. This is a 30-knot battlecruiser with 10-15in/42 and 14-6in/50 QF guns, a 12in belt, 3in deck, and 7,500nm range:
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