GB/CA/1921 New, Great Britain Armoured Cruiser laid down 1921 (Engine 1927)
Displacement:
26,936 t light; 28,084 t standard; 29,813 t normal; 31,196 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(770.82 ft / 765.00 ft) x 87.00 ft x (26.00 / 26.97 ft)
(234.95 m / 233.17 m) x 26.52 m x (7.92 / 8.22 m)
Armament:
9 - 12.00" / 305 mm 50.0 cal guns - 915.01lbs / 415.04kg shells, 90 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 - 85.01lbs / 38.56kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1921 Model
8 x Twin mounts on sides, forward deck aft
6 - 4.70" / 119 mm 45.0 cal guns - 52.36lbs / 23.75kg shells, 150 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1921 Model
6 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck forward
6 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 9,909 lbs / 4,495 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 520.00 ft / 158.50 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 7.00" / 178 mm 520.00 ft / 158.50 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 105 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
1.50" / 38 mm 520.00 ft / 158.50 m 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
Beam between torpedo bulkheads 55.00 ft / 16.76 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 7.00" / 178 mm 9.00" / 229 mm
2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm
- Armoured deck - multiple decks:
For and Aft decks: 2.00" / 51 mm
Forecastle: 2.00" / 51 mm Quarter deck: 2.00" / 51 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 9.00" / 229 mm, Aft 7.00" / 178 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 167,706 shp / 125,109 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 5,400nm at 16.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,112 tons
Complement:
1,133 - 1,474
Cost:
£6.914 million / $27.655 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,070 tons, 6.9 %
- Guns: 2,070 tons, 6.9 %
Armour: 7,938 tons, 26.6 %
- Belts: 2,770 tons, 9.3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 750 tons, 2.5 %
- Armament: 2,220 tons, 7.4 %
- Armour Deck: 1,867 tons, 6.3 %
- Conning Towers: 331 tons, 1.1 %
Machinery: 5,294 tons, 17.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 11,634 tons, 39.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,876 tons, 9.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
38,164 lbs / 17,311 Kg = 44.2 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 4.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.07
Metacentric height 4.6 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 16.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.77
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.01
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
an extended bulbous bow and small transom stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.603 / 0.608
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.79 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 29.66 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 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 %, 33.00 ft / 10.06 m, 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 28.00 ft / 8.53 m, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Average freeboard: 25.80 ft / 7.86 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 140.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 209.7 %
Waterplane Area: 50,052 Square feet or 4,650 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 105 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 171 lbs/sq ft or 835 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.98
- Longitudinal: 1.19
- Overall: 1.00
Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
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Sunday, September 14, 2008
The GB/CA/1921 New Armoured Cruiser (Updated)
This is my current concept for a British 1921-style armoured cruiser. Since the battlecruisers will be carrying larger guns, the armoured cruiser can use the 12in/50 gun. This is the updated Springsharp report which includes a range, which had been inadvertently omitted:
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