Viper, Great Britain Torpedo Boat Destroyer laid down 1898 (Engine 1917) Displacement: 284 t light; 295 t standard; 333 t normal; 365 t full load Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep) (210.00 ft / 210.00 ft) x 21.00 ft x (7.25 / 7.66 ft) (64.01 m / 64.01 m) x 6.40 m x (2.21 / 2.33 m) Armament: 1 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 45.0 cal gun - 13.62lbs / 6.18kg shells, 150 per gun Quick firing gun in deck mounts, 1898 Model 2 x Single mounts on centreline, forward deck forward 1 raised mount - superfiring 5 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 5.70lbs / 2.58kg shells, 150 per gun Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1898 Model 4 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft 1 x Single mount on centreline, aft deck aft Weight of broadside 42 lbs / 19 kg Main Torpedoes 2 - 17.7" / 450 mm, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m torpedoes - 0.650 t each, 1.300 t total In 2 sets of deck mounted centre rotating tubes Machinery: Coal fired boilers, steam turbines, Direct drive, 2 shafts, 11,992 shp / 8,946 Kw = 30.00 kts Range 2,200nm at 12.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 70 tons (100% coal) Caution: Delicate, lightweight machinery Complement: 38 - 50 Cost: £0.038 million / $0.153 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 11 tons, 3.3 % - Guns: 8 tons, 2.5 % - Weapons: 3 tons, 0.8 % Machinery: 186 tons, 55.7 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 87 tons, 26.2 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 49 tons, 14.7 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 69 lbs / 31 Kg = 5.1 x 3.0 " / 76 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.06 Metacentric height 0.5 ft / 0.2 m Roll period: 12.0 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.18 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 0.51 Hull form characteristics: Hull has a flush deck, a normal bow and a round stern Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.365 / 0.378 Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 14.49 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 71 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 100 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 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 %, 9.00 ft / 2.74 m, 8.00 ft / 2.44 m - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 8.00 ft / 2.44 m, 7.00 ft / 2.13 m - Aft deck: 35.00 %, 7.00 ft / 2.13 m, 7.00 ft / 2.13 m - Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 7.00 ft / 2.13 m, 7.00 ft / 2.13 m - Average freeboard: 7.43 ft / 2.26 m Ship tends to be wet forward Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 186.5 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 65.7 % Waterplane Area: 2,654 Square feet or 247 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 34 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 21 lbs/sq ft or 100 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.48 - Longitudinal: 1.19 - Overall: 0.53 Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space Cramped accommodation and workspace room Caution: Lacks seaworthiness - very limited seakeeping ability
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Monday, October 06, 2008
A rather unsatisfactory Viper design
I am not sure if it is possible to achieve a good result for an 1898 destroyer in Springsharp. We are going with the very low, but realistic freeboard. This is my rather lame attempt at HMS Viper, the turbine destroyer:
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