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Proposal 2

USNSS Lion, USNS Battlecruiser laid down 1915 (Engine 1916)

Displacement:
   29,299 t light; 30,761 t standard; 33,694 t normal; 36,041 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   750.00 ft / 731.00 ft x 99.00 ft x 30.00 ft (normal load)
   228.60 m / 222.81 m x 30.18 m  x 9.14 m

Armament:
      9 - 14.00" / 356 mm guns (3x3 guns), 1,372.00lbs / 622.33kg shells, 1915 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
      20 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (10x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1915 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
      4 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1915 Model
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
     on side ends, evenly spread
     2 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
      4 - 2.00" / 50.8 mm guns in single mounts, 4.00lbs / 1.81kg shells, 1915 Model
     Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on centreline ends, evenly spread
      20 - 0.75" / 19.1 mm guns (10x2 guns), 0.21lbs / 0.10kg shells, 1915 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 13,868 lbs / 6,291 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 100

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   12.0" / 305 mm   438.60 ft / 133.69 m   18.00 ft / 5.49 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
   Upper:   6.00" / 152 mm   438.60 ft / 133.69 m   14.00 ft / 4.27 m
     Main Belt covers 92 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
      1.50" / 38 mm   438.60 ft / 133.69 m   27.54 ft / 8.39 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   12.0" / 305 mm   6.00" / 152 mm      11.0" / 279 mm
   2nd:   1.00" / 25 mm   1.00" / 25 mm            -
   3rd:   6.00" / 152 mm         -               -
   4th:   1.00" / 25 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 10.00" / 254 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Electric motors, 4 shafts, 89,161 shp / 66,514 Kw = 27.00 kts
   Range 10,000nm at 14.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 5,280 tons

Complement:
   1,243 - 1,616

Cost:
   £4.286 million / $17.144 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1,734 tons, 5.1 %
   Armour: 10,673 tons, 31.7 %
      - Belts: 5,742 tons, 17.0 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 670 tons, 2.0 %
      - Armament: 2,179 tons, 6.5 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,857 tons, 5.5 %
      - Conning Tower: 225 tons, 0.7 %
   Machinery: 3,322 tons, 9.9 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 13,186 tons, 39.1 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,395 tons, 13.0 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 385 tons, 1.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     46,567 lbs / 21,123 Kg = 33.9 x 14.0 " / 356 mm shells or 6.9 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
   Metacentric height 5.9 ft / 1.8 m
   Roll period: 17.1 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.68
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.31

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0.543
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7.38 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 27.04 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 54
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 26.56 degrees
   Stern overhang: 4.00 ft / 1.22 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      30.00 ft / 9.14 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   23.00 ft / 7.01 m
      - Mid (70 %):      23.00 ft / 7.01 m (14.00 ft / 4.27 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (20 %):   14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Stern:      14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Average freeboard:   20.86 ft / 6.36 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 90.6 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 165.3 %
   Waterplane Area: 50,184 Square feet or 4,662 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 107 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 188 lbs/sq ft or 917 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.97
      - Longitudinal: 1.29
      - 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

250 tons FC
  25 tons Marconi
  25 tons Flag Facilities
  50 tons Radar
  35 tons Reserved

Armour inclined 10 degrees

Opinions?