Procrascination

[Borys]

Ahoj!
Something I designed instead of working today:

Enter ship name, Enter country Enter ship type laid down 1913

Displacement:
   29 431 t light; 30 918 t standard; 34 565 t normal; 37 483 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   750,00 ft / 750,00 ft x 96,00 ft x 27,50 ft (normal load)
   228,60 m / 228,60 m x 29,26 m  x 8,38 m

Armament:
      8 - 13,50" / 343 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1 400,00lbs / 635,03kg shells, 1913 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on side, evenly spread
En echelon arrangment, aftmost gun is one deck lower,

     Aft Main mounts separated by engine room
      12 - 6,00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 110,00lbs / 49,90kg shells, 1913 Model
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
     on side, all amidships
      8 - 3,00" / 76,2 mm guns in single mounts, 13,50lbs / 6,12kg shells, 1913 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
      8 - 3,00" / 76,2 mm guns in single mounts, 13,50lbs / 6,12kg shells, 1913 Model
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
     on side, evenly spread
     4 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
   Weight of broadside 12 736 lbs / 5 777 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 110
   4 - 20,0" / 508 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   13,0" / 330 mm   450,00 ft / 137,16 m   15,00 ft / 4,57 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
   Upper:   8,00" / 203 mm   450,00 ft / 137,16 m   3,00 ft / 0,91 m
     Main Belt covers 92% of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
      1,50" / 38 mm   450,00 ft / 137,16 m   45,00 ft / 13,72 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   12,0" / 305 mm   8,00" / 203 mm      12,0" / 305 mm
   2nd:   1,00" / 25 mm   1,00" / 25 mm      1,00" / 25 mm

   - Armour deck: 4,00" / 102 mm, Conning tower: 16,00" / 406 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 68 594 shp / 51 171 Kw = 25,00 kts
   Range 8 000nm at 14,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 6 564 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   1 266 - 1 647

Cost:
   £2,871 million / $11,485 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1 419 tons, 4,1%
   Armour: 12 202 tons, 35,3%
      - Belts: 4 288 tons, 12,4%
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 1 124 tons, 3,3%
      - Armament: 2 487 tons, 7,2%
      - Armour Deck: 3 937 tons, 11,4%
      - Conning Tower: 366 tons, 1,1%
   Machinery: 2 927 tons, 8,5%
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 12 583 tons, 36,4%
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5 134 tons, 14,9%
   Miscellaneous weights: 300 tons, 0,9%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     63 030 lbs / 28 590 Kg = 51,2 x 13,5 " / 343 mm shells or 10,1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,24
   Metacentric height 6,9 ft / 2,1 m
   Roll period: 15,3 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,60
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,50

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak, low quarterdeck
   Block coefficient: 0,611
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7,81 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 27,39 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 43 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 47
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      37,00 ft / 11,28 m
      - Forecastle (20%):   24,00 ft / 7,32 m
      - Mid (50%):      24,00 ft / 7,32 m (23,00 ft / 7,01 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (25%):   12,00 ft / 3,66 m (23,00 ft / 7,01 m before break)
      - Stern:      12,00 ft / 3,66 m
      - Average freeboard:   21,79 ft / 6,64 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 78,1%
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 188,5%
   Waterplane Area: 53 203 Square feet or 4 943 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 116%
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 171 lbs/sq ft or 834 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,98
      - Longitudinal: 1,14
      - 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
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

[swamphen]

"The worst day at sea is better than the best day at work."  ;D

[P3D]

Needs a lvl 4 slip to build, only 3' high upper belt cannot cover anything, turret protection could be better, secondary armor nonexistent.

[Borys]

Ahoj!
Actually, as this came in a roundabout way from a re-work of a designs for the 30s, the
- upper belt is the lower belt
- good point about unarmoured 6 inchers - they "inherited" :) the armour of AA guns

Borys

[Borys]

More suitable for epoch now? I probably should cut deck to 3 or 3,5 inches. Maybe will get round to it ...

Enter ship name, Enter country Enter ship type laid down 1913

Displacement:
   30 961 t light; 32 482 t standard; 36 247 t normal; 39 258 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   760,00 ft / 760,00 ft x 100,00 ft x 27,50 ft (normal load)
   231,65 m / 231,65 m x 30,48 m  x 8,38 m

Armament:
      8 - 13,50" / 343 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1 400,00lbs / 635,03kg shells, 1913 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on side, evenly spread
     Aft Main mounts separated by engine room
      12 - 6,00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 110,00lbs / 49,90kg shells, 1913 Model
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
     on side, all amidships
      8 - 3,00" / 76,2 mm guns in single mounts, 13,50lbs / 6,12kg shells, 1913 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
      8 - 3,00" / 76,2 mm guns in single mounts, 13,50lbs / 6,12kg shells, 1913 Model
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
     on side, evenly spread
     4 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
   Weight of broadside 12 736 lbs / 5 777 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 110
   4 - 20,0" / 508 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   13,0" / 330 mm   400,00 ft / 121,92 m   14,00 ft / 4,27 m
   Ends:   3,00" / 76 mm   360,00 ft / 109,73 m   10,00 ft / 3,05 m
   Upper:   8,00" / 203 mm   400,00 ft / 121,92 m   7,00 ft / 2,13 m
     Main Belt covers 81% of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
      1,50" / 38 mm   400,00 ft / 121,92 m   45,00 ft / 13,72 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   13,0" / 330 mm   8,00" / 203 mm      12,0" / 305 mm
   2nd:   6,00" / 152 mm   1,00" / 25 mm      1,00" / 25 mm

   - Armour deck: 4,00" / 102 mm, Conning tower: 16,00" / 406 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 70 607 shp / 52 673 Kw = 25,00 kts
   Range 8 000nm at 14,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 6 776 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   1 313 - 1 707

Cost:
   £2,943 million / $11,771 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1 419 tons, 3,9%
   Armour: 12 943 tons, 35,7%
      - Belts: 4 671 tons, 12,9%
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 999 tons, 2,8%
      - Armament: 2 755 tons, 7,6%
      - Armour Deck: 4 140 tons, 11,4%
      - Conning Tower: 378 tons, 1,0%
   Machinery: 3 013 tons, 8,3%
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 13 286 tons, 36,7%
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5 286 tons, 14,6%
   Miscellaneous weights: 300 tons, 0,8%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     69 607 lbs / 31 573 Kg = 56,6 x 13,5 " / 343 mm shells or 11,3 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,24
   Metacentric height 7,4 ft / 2,3 m
   Roll period: 15,4 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,51
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,47

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has low quarterdeck
   Block coefficient: 0,607
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7,60 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 27,57 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 43 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 48
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      37,00 ft / 11,28 m
      - Forecastle (20%):   24,00 ft / 7,32 m
      - Mid (50%):      24,00 ft / 7,32 m
      - Quarterdeck (25%):   13,00 ft / 3,96 m (24,00 ft / 7,32 m before break)
      - Stern:      13,00 ft / 3,96 m
      - Average freeboard:   22,29 ft / 6,79 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 74,7%
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 194,8%
   Waterplane Area: 55 950 Square feet or 5 198 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 118%
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 174 lbs/sq ft or 847 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,99
      - Longitudinal: 1,12
      - 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

[swamphen]

I'd try to fit some splinter shields on the 3-inchers, unless you want their guncrews to be most displeased with you...

[Borys]

Ahoj!
Will do. And the gunners will sing your praises forever :)
Borys