GB/CB/1921 G3, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1921 (Engine 1933)
Displacement:
47,006 t light; 49,780 t standard; 52,345 t normal; 54,398 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(864.01 ft / 855.00 ft) x 106.00 ft x (32.50 / 33.54 ft)
(263.35 m / 260.60 m) x 32.31 m x (9.91 / 10.22 m)
Armament:
9 - 16.00" / 406 mm 45.0 cal guns - 2,065.00lbs / 936.67kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1921 Model
2 x Triple mounts on centreline, forward deck forward
1 raised mount - superfiring
1 x Triple mount on sides, forward deck aft
16 - 6.00" / 152 mm 45.0 cal guns - 108.92lbs / 49.41kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1921 Model
2 x Twin mounts on sides, forward deck forward
6 x Twin mounts on sides, aft evenly spread
6 - 4.70" / 119 mm 45.0 cal guns - 52.35lbs / 23.75kg shells, 150 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1921 Model
6 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck aft
40 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 1.97lbs / 0.89kg shells, 150 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1921 Model
4 x 2 row quad mounts on sides, forward deck forward
4 raised mounts
6 x 2 row quad mounts on sides, aft deck forward
6 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 20,721 lbs / 9,399 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 570.00 ft / 173.74 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 11.0" / 279 mm 0.00 ft / 0.00 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 103 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
Main Belt inclined 17.00 degrees (positive = in)
- Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
4.00" / 102 mm 570.00 ft / 173.74 m 32.50 ft / 9.91 m
Beam between torpedo bulkheads 66.00 ft / 20.12 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 10.0" / 254 mm 14.0" / 356 mm
2nd: 6.00" / 152 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 6.00" / 152 mm
- Armoured deck - multiple decks:
For and Aft decks: 5.00" / 127 mm
Forecastle: 5.00" / 127 mm Quarter deck: 6.00" / 152 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 14.00" / 356 mm, Aft 8.00" / 203 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 204,488 shp / 152,548 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 6,000nm at 16.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,618 tons
Complement:
1,729 - 2,249
Cost:
£11.230 million / $44.918 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 3,517 tons, 6.7 %
- Guns: 3,517 tons, 6.7 %
Armour: 17,820 tons, 34.0 %
- Belts: 3,047 tons, 5.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 2,742 tons, 5.2 %
- Armament: 4,772 tons, 9.1 %
- Armour Deck: 6,597 tons, 12.6 %
- Conning Towers: 663 tons, 1.3 %
Machinery: 5,958 tons, 11.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 19,711 tons, 37.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,339 tons, 10.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
76,365 lbs / 34,638 Kg = 37.3 x 16.0 " / 406 mm shells or 12.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
Metacentric height 6.4 ft / 2.0 m
Roll period: 17.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 58 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.83
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.15
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and small transom stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.622 / 0.626
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.07 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 31.44 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 12.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.00 ft / 0.61 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 25.00 %, 33.00 ft / 10.06 m, 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 29.00 ft / 8.84 m, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Aft deck: 30.00 %, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Average freeboard: 27.60 ft / 8.41 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 115.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 204.5 %
Waterplane Area: 69,391 Square feet or 6,447 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 213 lbs/sq ft or 1,039 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.32
- Overall: 1.00
Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
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Friday, November 07, 2008
My simplified design for a G3 battlecruiser
This is my simplified design for a G3 battlecruiser. The Springsharp design is quite unsatisfactory:
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