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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