GB/BB/1912, Great Britain Battleship laid down 1912 (Engine 1921)
Displacement:
25,955 t light; 27,186 t standard; 28,750 t normal; 30,001 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
570.00 ft / 570.00 ft x 105.00 ft x 25.70 ft (normal load)
173.74 m / 173.74 m x 32.00 m x 7.83 m
Armament:
8 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1,687.50lbs / 765.44kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
10 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1912 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
Weight of broadside 14,580 lbs / 6,613 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 80
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 13.0" / 330 mm 340.00 ft / 103.63 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 8.00" / 203 mm 340.00 ft / 103.63 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 92 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 340.00 ft / 103.63 m 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 13.0" / 330 mm 7.00" / 178 mm 13.0" / 330 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
- Armour deck: 5.00" / 127 mm, Conning tower: 9.00" / 229 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 43,271 shp / 32,280 Kw = 22.00 kts
Range 5,400nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,816 tons
Complement:
1,103 - 1,435
Cost:
£2.648 million / $10.592 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,823 tons, 6.3 %
Armour: 10,713 tons, 37.3 %
- Belts: 2,618 tons, 9.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 604 tons, 2.1 %
- Armament: 3,052 tons, 10.6 %
- Armour Deck: 4,257 tons, 14.8 %
- Conning Tower: 182 tons, 0.6 %
Machinery: 1,490 tons, 5.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 11,929 tons, 41.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,795 tons, 9.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
47,313 lbs / 21,461 Kg = 28.0 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 8.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
Metacentric height 6.4 ft / 1.9 m
Roll period: 17.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 68 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.69
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.37
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.654
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.43 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23.87 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
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 (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Mid (64 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m (17.00 ft / 5.18 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Stern: 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Average freeboard: 22.36 ft / 6.82 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 79.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 178.2 %
Waterplane Area: 46,025 Square feet or 4,276 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 102 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 197 lbs/sq ft or 962 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.93
- Longitudinal: 1.86
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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Sunday, August 21, 2005
British battleship design study
I have a pencil drawing, dimensions, standard displacement, and armor weights. I believe that it was for a British battleship design study for my friend Cliff. By the gun barrel lengths, I have estimated that the guns were to be 15in/42. The secondary armament is not show, but Cliff usually opted for 6in guns. The dimensions were 570 x 105ft x 25.7ft. The standard displacement was specified as 26,000 tons. The actual normal displacement for Springsharp needed to be much greater. This is the Springsharp report:
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