GB/CB/1912 Super Lion, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1912 (Engine 1917)
Displacement:
37,318 t light; 39,860 t standard; 43,687 t normal; 46,749 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(787.00 ft / 780.00 ft) x 102.00 ft x (31.25 / 33.07 ft)
(239.88 m / 237.74 m) x 31.09 m x (9.53 / 10.08 m)
Armament:
10 - 15.00" / 381 mm 42.0 cal guns - 1,950.01lbs / 884.51kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1912 Model
4 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 raised mounts - superfiring
1 x Twin mount on centreline, aft deck forward
16 - 4.00" / 102 mm 45.0 cal guns - 31.99lbs / 14.51kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1912 Model
12 x Single mounts on centreline, forward deck aft
4 raised mounts
4 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck forward
Weight of broadside 20,012 lbs / 9,077 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 580.00 ft / 176.78 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
Ends: 5.00" / 127 mm 200.00 ft / 60.96 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Upper: 7.00" / 178 mm 580.00 ft / 176.78 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 114 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
2.00" / 51 mm 580.00 ft / 176.78 m 31.25 ft / 9.53 m
Beam between torpedo bulkheads 58.00 ft / 17.68 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 10.0" / 254 mm
2nd: 5.00" / 127 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 5.00" / 127 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 10.00" / 254 mm, Aft 8.00" / 203 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 158,499 shp / 118,240 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 8,500nm at 16.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 6,889 tons
Complement:
1,510 - 1,964
Cost:
£3.568 million / $14.274 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,616 tons, 6.0 %
- Guns: 2,616 tons, 6.0 %
Armour: 12,436 tons, 28.5 %
- Belts: 3,746 tons, 8.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,341 tons, 3.1 %
- Armament: 3,572 tons, 8.2 %
- Armour Deck: 3,295 tons, 7.5 %
- Conning Towers: 481 tons, 1.1 %
Machinery: 5,810 tons, 13.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 16,456 tons, 37.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,369 tons, 14.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
62,575 lbs / 28,383 Kg = 37.1 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 8.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
Metacentric height 6.7 ft / 2.1 m
Roll period: 16.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.86
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.04
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck ,
a ram bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.615 / 0.622
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.65 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27.93 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -2.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -2.00 ft / -0.61 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 24.00 %, 30.00 ft / 9.14 m, 27.00 ft / 8.23 m
- Forward deck: 25.00 %, 27.00 ft / 8.23 m, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Aft deck: 18.00 %, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Quarter deck: 33.00 %, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Average freeboard: 24.01 ft / 7.32 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 132.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 195.7 %
Waterplane Area: 59,008 Square feet or 5,482 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 115 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 208 lbs/sq ft or 1,015 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.19
- Overall: 1.00
Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
A Super Lion (GB/CB/1912) design
This is my latest attempt at a Super Lion design (the GB/CB/1912) with 10-15in guns and a 30-knot speed. One lesson I learned is that this ship has to be large to have the necessary characteristics:

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