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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:
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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