Colonial Cruiser anyone

Started by Tanthalas, October 18, 2007, 06:00:08 PM

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Tanthalas

Enter ship name, Enter country Enter ship type laid down 1909

Displacement:
   4,366 t light; 4,724 t standard; 5,120 t normal; 5,437 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (393.00 ft / 393.00 ft) x 48.00 ft x (19.00 / 19.88 ft)
   (119.79 m / 119.79 m) x 14.63 m  x (5.79 / 6.06 m)

Armament:
      6 - 8.00" / 203 mm 45.0 cal guns - 258.18lbs / 117.11kg shells, 200 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts , 1909 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      12 - 5.00" / 127 mm 45.0 cal guns - 63.03lbs / 28.59kg shells, 200 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts , 1909 Model
     12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 2,305 lbs / 2,305 kg
   2 - 20.0" / 508 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   6.00" / 152 mm   209.86 ft / 63.97 m   8.31 ft / 2.53 m
   Ends:   3.00" / 76 mm   183.12 ft / 55.81 m   8.31 ft / 2.53 m
   Upper:   3.00" / 76 mm   209.86 ft / 63.97 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 82 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   6.00" / 152 mm   3.00" / 76 mm      6.00" / 152 mm
   2nd:   3.00" / 76 mm   1.00" / 25 mm            -

   - Armour deck: 1.00" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 6.00" / 152 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Geared drive, 2 shafts, 15,044 shp / 11,223 Kw = 22.00 kts
   Range 5,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 713 tons (80% coal)

Complement:
   302 - 393

Cost:
   £0.437 million / $1.749 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 549 tons, 10.7 %
   Armour: 1,467 tons, 28.7 %
      - Belts: 851 tons, 16.6 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 345 tons, 6.7 %
      - Armour Deck: 233 tons, 4.5 %
      - Conning Tower: 38 tons, 0.7 %
   Machinery: 737 tons, 14.4 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,945 tons, 38.0 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 754 tons, 14.7 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     6,141 lbs / 2,785 Kg = 24.0 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 1.4 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
   Metacentric height 1.9 ft / 0.6 m
   Roll period: 14.6 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.87
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.14

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.500 / 0.507
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8.19 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19.82 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 53
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   23.30 %,  16.00 ft / 4.88 m,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Aft deck:   23.40 %,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
      - Quarter deck:   23.30 %,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
      - Average freeboard:      12.76 ft / 3.89 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 82.1 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 94.8 %
   Waterplane Area: 12,569 Square feet or 1,168 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 110 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 97 lbs/sq ft or 476 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.99
      - Longitudinal: 1.70
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate

BTW this is in SS3 I was playing with it today
"He either fears his fate too much,
Or his desserts are small,
Who dares not put it to the touch,
To win or lose it all!"

James Graham, 5th Earl of Montrose
1612 to 1650
Royalist General during the English Civil War

The Rock Doctor

I'm confused by the main armament - is it two single 8" guns, or two triple 8" guns, or what?

You definitely need to add some miscellaneous weight for flag facilities, torps, and wireless. 

Tanthalas

It is supposed to be 2 trip 8" guns, and it's just an ss3 first draft, I was trying to learn the program.  The confusion over the guns is the fact that it will allow you to mount main guns in casemates, and if you don't put any value it won't count the guns weight, and causes that mess lol but I know it still needs misc weight what would an Italian ship be without 100-150 tons of misc weight lol.

I was posting it because I pointed out earlier I found an interesting bug
"He either fears his fate too much,
Or his desserts are small,
Who dares not put it to the touch,
To win or lose it all!"

James Graham, 5th Earl of Montrose
1612 to 1650
Royalist General during the English Civil War

The Rock Doctor


Ithekro

Hmmm.  Hopefully that will be fixed before it causes great confusion.