GB/CB/1941, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1941 (Engine 1945)
Displacement:
46,658 t light; 49,024 t standard; 52,055 t normal; 54,480 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(864.78 ft / 860.00 ft) x 108.00 ft x (32.00 / 33.23 ft)
(263.58 m / 262.13 m) x 32.92 m x (9.75 / 10.13 m)
Armament:
9 - 16.00" / 406 mm 45.0 cal guns - 2,065.46lbs / 936.88kg shells, 120 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts , 1941 Model
3 x Triple mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
3 raised mounts
20 - 4.50" / 114 mm 45.0 cal guns - 45.00lbs / 20.41kg shells, 150 per gun
Dual purpose guns in turret on barbette mounts , 1941 Model
6 x Twin mounts on sides, forward deck aft
6 raised mounts
4 x Twin mounts on sides, aft deck forward
4 raised mounts
42 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 1.97lbs / 0.89kg shells, 240 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mounts , 1941 Model
4 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
3 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, majority aft
2 raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 19,572 lbs / 19,572 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 570.00 ft / 173.74 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 102 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 570.00 ft / 173.74 m 32.00 ft / 9.75 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 12.0" / 305 mm
2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 4.00" / 102 mm
- Armour deck: 5.00" / 127 mm, Conning tower: 12.00" / 305 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 193,176 shp / 144,109 Kw = 31.00 kts
Range 9,600nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,455 tons
Complement:
1,723 - 2,240
Cost:
£25.636 million / $102.545 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 3,267 tons, 6.3 %
Armour: 17,270 tons, 33.2 %
- Belts: 4,663 tons, 9.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,350 tons, 2.6 %
- Armament: 4,536 tons, 8.7 %
- Armour Deck: 6,360 tons, 12.2 %
- Conning Tower: 360 tons, 0.7 %
Machinery: 4,878 tons, 9.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 22,330 tons, 42.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,397 tons, 10.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
85,333 lbs / 38,706 Kg = 41.7 x 16.0 " / 406 mm shells or 13.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.06
Metacentric height 6.3 ft / 1.9 m
Roll period: 18.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 54 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.91
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.20
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.613 / 0.618
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.96 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 29.33 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 45
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 8.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 34.00 ft / 10.36 m, 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 30.00 ft / 9.14 m, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 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: 27.72 ft / 8.45 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 77.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 204.7 %
Waterplane Area: 68,759 Square feet or 6,388 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 117 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 227 lbs/sq ft or 1,109 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.32
- 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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