"To be, or not to be: not to be..."

[The Rock Doctor]

This is an AC I was working on back in 1904, but Gran Colombia was kinda busy facing off with various countries to get around to building them.  They were to have been an evolution of the Campeon class, with the same main battery.



This is the last SS report I did for her:

Enter ship name, Enter country Enter ship type laid down 1904 (Engine 1907)

Displacement:
   12,267 t light; 12,901 t standard; 14,306 t normal; 15,430 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   524.93 ft / 524.93 ft x 72.18 ft x 24.93 ft (normal load)
   160.00 m / 160.00 m x 22.00 m  x 7.60 m

Armament:
      4 - 9.45" / 240 mm guns (2x2 guns), 421.80lbs / 191.32kg shells, 1904 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, evenly spread
      2 - 9.45" / 240 mm guns (1x2 guns), 421.80lbs / 191.32kg shells, 1904 Model
     Breech loading guns in a turret (on a barbette)
     on centreline amidships
      12 - 5.51" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 83.72lbs / 37.98kg shells, 1904 Model
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
     on side, evenly spread, 8 raised mounts
      8 - 3.94" / 100 mm guns in single mounts, 30.51lbs / 13.84kg shells, 1904 Model
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
     on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
      12 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm guns in single mounts, 3.17lbs / 1.44kg shells, 1904 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 3,818 lbs / 1,732 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 150
   4 - 18.0" / 457 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   7.87" / 200 mm   334.65 ft / 102.00 m   10.20 ft / 3.11 m
   Ends:   2.76" / 70 mm   131.23 ft / 40.00 m   10.20 ft / 3.11 m
     59.06 ft / 18.00 m Unarmoured ends
   Upper:   3.94" / 100 mm   328.08 ft / 100.00 m   8.01 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 98 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   9.45" / 240 mm   3.94" / 100 mm      9.45" / 240 mm
   2nd:   9.45" / 240 mm   3.94" / 100 mm      9.45" / 240 mm
   3rd:   3.94" / 100 mm         -               -
   4th:   3.94" / 100 mm         -               -
   5th:   0.79" / 20 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 1.97" / 50 mm, Conning tower: 7.87" / 200 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 46,914 shp / 34,998 Kw = 25.51 kts
   Range 8,000nm at 10.00 kts (Bunkerage = 2,529 tons)

Complement:
   653 - 850

Cost:
   £1.241 million / $4.963 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 477 tons, 3.3 %
   Armour: 3,778 tons, 26.4 %
      - Belts: 1,744 tons, 12.2 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 989 tons, 6.9 %
      - Armour Deck: 945 tons, 6.6 %
      - Conning Tower: 100 tons, 0.7 %
   Machinery: 2,932 tons, 20.5 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,990 tons, 34.9 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,039 tons, 14.2 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 90 tons, 0.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     16,081 lbs / 7,294 Kg = 38.1 x 9.4 " / 240 mm shells or 1.9 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.17
   Metacentric height 4.1 ft / 1.3 m
   Roll period: 14.9 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.46
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.36

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.530
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7.27 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 22.91 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 52
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -5.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: -3.28 ft / -1.00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      27.56 ft / 8.40 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   19.69 ft / 6.00 m
      - Mid (50 %):      19.69 ft / 6.00 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   19.69 ft / 6.00 m
      - Stern:      19.69 ft / 6.00 m
      - Average freeboard:   20.31 ft / 6.19 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 97.2 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 149.0 %
   Waterplane Area: 25,953 Square feet or 2,411 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 106 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 125 lbs/sq ft or 609 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.93
      - Longitudinal: 1.86
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

[Carthaginian]

Very similar in armament to a cruiser I was considering before the definition of 'armored cruiser' ran off and left ships like this behind. Mine was quite a bit lighter, more lightly armored and armed, though.

She's a fine ship... too bad that evolution left her behind.

[Ithekro]

Well the Armored Cruisers made it a little longer than there real world counterparts in design style.  Rohan is still considering making another Combat Cruiser to keep the later models in pairs that can operate together.  It is also possible that if Rohan does this the a newer Combat Cruiser would be faster than their Battle Crusiers.  The 9" guns will remain the Combat Cruiser weapon for now, rather than spec up to 12" guns twins.  Maybe tech for a triple mount for the 9"....naw....too much fragile firepower verses Battlecruisers, and overkill (in the extreme) for other cruisers...plus way to large for her weapons power. (likely 20,000 tons with triples).

[Borys]

Ahoj!
I am still pondering a ship like that. Two or three such ships for missions where battlecruisers are too much, and my small cruisers are too small.

But I'd got with 8 guns, for the firefigths with enemy PDNs.

Borys

[Jefgte]

Your super Cruiser is a hard challenge for a Pre-Dreadnought.



Jef  ;)

[Korpen]

This is an AC I was working on back in 1904, but Gran Colombia was kinda busy facing off with various countries to get around to building them.  They were to have been an evolution of the Campeon class, with the same main battery.

Very nice for a 1904 cruiser, and better ships then my own 1904 cruisers. BUt this types of ships a imo obsolete now, but might have a function as cruiser-killers with loads (10-15+) of 24cm guns...