GB/CB/1921, Great Britain Fast Battlecruiser laid down 1921 (Engine 1950)
Displacement:
41,653 t light; 43,329 t standard; 46,991 t normal; 49,921 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(889.32 ft / 874.00 ft) x 108.00 ft x (33.00 / 34.53 ft)
(271.07 m / 266.40 m) x 32.92 m x (10.06 / 10.52 m)
Armament:
6 - 16.00" / 406 mm 45.0 cal guns - 2,065.00lbs / 936.67kg shells, 90 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
12 - 5.50" / 140 mm 50.0 cal guns - 85.00lbs / 38.56kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1921 Model
6 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck forward
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, forward deck aft
6 raised mounts
32 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 2.00lbs / 0.91kg shells, 150 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1921 Model
8 x 2 row quad mounts on sides, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 13,788 lbs / 6,254 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 580.00 ft / 176.78 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 102 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
Main Belt inclined -10.00 degrees (positive = in)
- Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
2.00" / 51 mm 580.00 ft / 176.78 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: 10.0" / 254 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 10.0" / 254 mm
2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 3.00" / 76 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 6.00" / 152 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 6 shafts, 333,404 shp / 248,720 Kw = 38.00 kts
Range 8,500nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 6,592 tons
Complement:
1,595 - 2,074
Cost:
£9.863 million / $39.453 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,448 tons, 5.2 %
- Guns: 2,448 tons, 5.2 %
Armour: 11,045 tons, 23.5 %
- Belts: 2,633 tons, 5.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,416 tons, 3.0 %
- Armament: 2,847 tons, 6.1 %
- Armour Deck: 3,756 tons, 8.0 %
- Conning Towers: 393 tons, 0.8 %
Machinery: 7,976 tons, 17.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 20,184 tons, 43.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,338 tons, 11.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
72,600 lbs / 32,931 Kg = 35.4 x 16.0 " / 406 mm shells or 9.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
Metacentric height 6.8 ft / 2.1 m
Roll period: 17.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 56 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.66
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.10
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
an extended bulbous bow and large transom stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.528 / 0.536
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.09 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 34.21 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 60 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 51
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 18.00 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 %, 41.00 ft / 12.50 m, 36.00 ft / 10.97 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 36.00 ft / 10.97 m, 33.00 ft / 10.06 m
- Aft deck: 30.00 %, 32.00 ft / 9.75 m, 32.00 ft / 9.75 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 32.00 ft / 9.75 m, 32.00 ft / 9.75 m
- Average freeboard: 34.25 ft / 10.44 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 135.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 266.6 %
Waterplane Area: 67,154 Square feet or 6,239 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 119 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 209 lbs/sq ft or 1,021 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.84
- Overall: 1.00
Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
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One of my long term obsessions is with very fast 1921-style battlecruisers. This latest one relies upon the lightest weight machinery to achieve 38 knots. The battlecruiser carries 6-16in/45 guns and has a 9in belt and 3in deck armour. This is the Springsharp design:
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