Sometimes things work really well: GB/BB/1914

My friend conceived of a 48,500 ton battleship that had 9-18in and 20-5in QF guns. It could make 25 knots and and would have a modern look. The idea was to mass produce them at the start of the impending naval wargame. Now that I am compensating for Springsharp's problem with machinery weight, this ship works really well (with 36 SHP/ton, which is pretty "edgy"). Predictably, we didn't allow enough displacement for a balanced design. This ship has a sterling report, although I reduced the freeboard to improve stability:

GB/BB/1914 classic, Great Britain Battleship laid down 1914 (Engine 1937)

Displacement:
	55,284 t light; 57,904 t standard; 61,643 t normal; 64,634 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
	801.01 ft / 800.00 ft x 120.00 ft x 34.00 ft (normal load)
	244.15 m / 243.84 m x 36.58 m  x 10.36 m

Armament:
      9 - 18.00" / 457 mm guns (3x3 guns), 2,916.00lbs / 1,322.68kg shells, 1914 Model
	  Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
	  on centreline ends, majority forward, all raised mounts - superfiring
	  Main guns limited to end-on fire
      20 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (10x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1914 Model
	  Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
	  on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
	Weight of broadside 27,494 lbs / 12,471 kg
	Shells per gun, main battery: 90

Armour:
   - Belts:		Width (max)	Length (avg)		Height (avg)
	Main:	18.0" / 457 mm	570.00 ft / 173.74 m	17.00 ft / 5.18 m
	Ends:	Unarmoured
	  Main Belt covers 110 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
		2.00" / 51 mm	570.00 ft / 173.74 m	29.00 ft / 8.84 m

   - Gun armour:	Face (max)	Other gunhouse (avg)	Barbette/hoist (max)
	Main:	16.0" / 406 mm	8.00" / 203 mm		16.0" / 406 mm
	2nd:	2.00" / 51 mm	      -			      -

   - Armour deck: 7.00" / 178 mm, Conning tower: 12.00" / 305 mm

Machinery:
	Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, 
	Geared drive, 4 shafts, 98,882 shp / 73,766 Kw = 25.00 kts
	Range 10,000nm at 15.00 kts
	Bunker at max displacement = 6,730 tons

Complement:
	1,955 - 2,542

Cost:
	£6.625 million / $26.501 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
	Armament: 3,437 tons, 5.6 %
	Armour: 24,139 tons, 39.2 %
	   - Belts: 7,477 tons, 12.1 %
	   - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,223 tons, 2.0 %
	   - Armament: 5,415 tons, 8.8 %
	   - Armour Deck: 9,620 tons, 15.6 %
	   - Conning Tower: 403 tons, 0.7 %
	Machinery: 2,741 tons, 4.4 %
	Hull, fittings & equipment: 24,968 tons, 40.5 %
	Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,359 tons, 10.3 %
	Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
	Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
	  103,709 lbs / 47,041 Kg = 35.6 x 18.0 " / 457 mm shells or 17.9 torpedoes
	Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.02
	Metacentric height 6.8 ft / 2.1 m
	Roll period: 19.3 seconds
	Steadiness	- As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 75 %
			- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 1.00
	Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.49

Hull form characteristics:
	Hull has a flush deck
	Block coefficient: 0.661
	Length to Beam Ratio: 6.67 : 1
	'Natural speed' for length: 28.28 kts
	Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
	Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
	Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 2.00 degrees
	Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
	Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
	   - Stem:		29.00 ft / 8.84 m
	   - Forecastle (0 %):	26.00 ft / 7.92 m
	   - Mid (0 %):		26.00 ft / 7.92 m
	   - Quarterdeck (15 %):	26.00 ft / 7.92 m
	   - Stern:		26.00 ft / 7.92 m
	   - Average freeboard:	26.00 ft / 7.92 m
	Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
	Space	- Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 68.0 %
		- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 188.2 %
	Waterplane Area: 74,285 Square feet or 6,901 Square metres
	Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 108 %
	Structure weight / hull surface area: 248 lbs/sq ft or 1,210 Kg/sq metre
	Hull strength (Relative):
		- Cross-sectional: 0.95
		- Longitudinal: 1.48
		- Overall: 1.00
	Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
	Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
	Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
	Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily