Super Lion (Lion look), Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1912 (Engine 1917)
Displacement:
36,415 t light; 38,346 t standard; 42,707 t normal; 46,195 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(819.00 ft / 812.00 ft) x 104.00 ft x (30.00 / 32.00 ft)
(249.63 m / 247.50 m) x 31.70 m x (9.14 / 9.75 m)
Armament:
10 - 15.00" / 381 mm 42.0 cal guns - 1,920.00lbs / 870.90kg shells, 90 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts , 1912 Model
4 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
2 raised mounts - superfiring
1 x Twin mount on centreline, aft deck forward
14 - 6.00" / 152 mm 50.0 cal guns - 100.00lbs / 45.36kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts , 1912 Model
14 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
14 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
Weight of broadside 20,600 lbs / 20,600 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 515.00 ft / 156.97 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
Ends: 4.00" / 102 mm 290.00 ft / 88.39 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
7.00 ft / 2.13 m Unarmoured ends
Main Belt covers 98 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 515.00 ft / 156.97 m 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 8.00" / 203 mm
2nd: 6.00" / 152 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 6.00" / 152 mm
- Armour deck: 3.50" / 89 mm, Conning tower: 8.00" / 203 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 152,507 shp / 113,770 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 7,500nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 7,849 tons
Complement:
1,485 - 1,931
Cost:
£3.565 million / $14.260 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,838 tons, 6.6 %
Armour: 11,110 tons, 26.0 %
- Belts: 2,813 tons, 6.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,143 tons, 2.7 %
- Armament: 2,981 tons, 7.0 %
- Armour Deck: 3,962 tons, 9.3 %
- Conning Tower: 211 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 5,590 tons, 13.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 17,920 tons, 42.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,291 tons, 14.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
68,047 lbs / 30,866 Kg = 40.3 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 9.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20
Metacentric height 7.5 ft / 2.3 m
Roll period: 16.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 65 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.92
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.29
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck ,
a ram bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.590 / 0.598
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.81 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.50 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -4.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -3.00 ft / -0.91 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 32.00 ft / 9.75 m, 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 29.00 ft / 8.84 m, 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Aft deck: 15.00 %, 29.00 ft / 8.84 m, 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Quarter deck: 35.00 %, 21.00 ft / 6.40 m, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Average freeboard: 26.79 ft / 8.17 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 93.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 227.6 %
Waterplane Area: 61,189 Square feet or 5,685 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 117 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 205 lbs/sq ft or 1,000 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.37
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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