GB/CB/1910 Fast, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1910 (Engine 1918) Displacement: 33,742 t light; 34,782 t standard; 37,383 t normal; 39,463 t full load Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep) (854.78 ft / 850.00 ft) x 95.00 ft x (33.00 / 34.36 ft) (260.54 m / 259.08 m) x 28.96 m x (10.06 / 10.47 m) Armament: 4 - 13.50" / 343 mm 45.0 cal guns - 1,250.00lbs / 566.99kg shells, 90 per gun Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1910 Model 2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread 16 - 4.00" / 102 mm 45.0 cal guns - 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 150 per gun Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1910 Model 16 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft 4 raised mounts - superfiring Weight of broadside 5,512 lbs / 2,500 kg Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 475.00 ft / 144.78 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m Ends: Unarmoured Main Belt covers 86 % of normal length Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads: 1.50" / 38 mm 475.00 ft / 144.78 m 33.00 ft / 10.06 m Beam between torpedo bulkheads 64.00 ft / 19.51 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 4.00" / 102 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 8.00" / 203 mm, Aft 5.00" / 127 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Direct drive, 6 shafts, 332,727 shp / 248,214 Kw = 38.00 kts Range 6,500nm at 16.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 4,681 tons Complement: 1,343 - 1,747 Cost: £3.374 million / $13.497 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 995 tons, 2.7 % - Guns: 995 tons, 2.7 % Armour: 7,221 tons, 19.3 % - Belts: 1,937 tons, 5.2 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 870 tons, 2.3 % - Armament: 1,121 tons, 3.0 % - Armour Deck: 2,980 tons, 8.0 % - Conning Towers: 313 tons, 0.8 % Machinery: 12,003 tons, 32.1 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 13,522 tons, 36.2 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,641 tons, 9.7 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 35,148 lbs / 15,943 Kg = 28.6 x 13.5 " / 343 mm shells or 3.7 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.30 Metacentric height 7.4 ft / 2.3 m Roll period: 14.6 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.29 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.07 Hull form characteristics: Hull has low quarterdeck , a normal bow and a cruiser stern Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.491 / 0.498 Length to Beam Ratio: 8.95 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 29.15 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 49 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 8.00 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 %, 34.00 ft / 10.36 m, 31.00 ft / 9.45 m - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 31.00 ft / 9.45 m, 30.00 ft / 9.14 m - Aft deck: 17.00 %, 30.00 ft / 9.14 m, 30.00 ft / 9.14 m - Quarter deck: 33.00 %, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m - Average freeboard: 27.95 ft / 8.52 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 173.0 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 229.5 % Waterplane Area: 53,365 Square feet or 4,958 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 104 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 166 lbs/sq ft or 808 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.97 - Longitudinal: 1.40 - Overall: 1.00 Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space Excellent accommodation and workspace room
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Friday, November 14, 2008
The GB/CB/1910 Fast design
The GB/CB/1910 Fast design in the "Red Book" is a rather minimalist listing. I was, as always, extremely over-optimistic about how much displacement and power would be required. The ship is in the spirit of the original GB/CB/1905 design, but with much higher speed (38 knots). With Springsharp 3.0 Beta 3, we have the 38 knots. The ship has 4-13.5in guns and light armour. Back when this design was conceived, we always used oil fuel and all-or-nothing armour. This is the Springsharp report:
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