bb14

[ledeper]

Enter ship name, Enter country Enter ship type laid down 1914

Displacement:
   32.035 t light; 33.786 t standard; 36.322 t normal; 38.352 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   719,27 ft / 715,22 ft x 108,27 ft x 29,53 ft (normal load)
   219,23 m / 218,00 m x 33,00 m  x 9,00 m

Armament:
      9 - 14,96" / 380 mm guns (3x3 guns), 1.674,25lbs / 759,43kg shells, 1914 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
      14 - 5,91" / 150 mm guns in single mounts, 102,98lbs / 46,71kg shells, 1914 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships
      4 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns in single mounts, 1,95lbs / 0,88kg shells, 1914 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on centreline, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
   Weight of broadside 16.518 lbs / 7.492 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 110

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   13,8" / 350 mm   536,42 ft / 163,50 m   12,50 ft / 3,81 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
   Upper:   4,92" / 125 mm   536,42 ft / 163,50 m   8,01 ft / 2,44 m
     Main Belt covers 115 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
      1,97" / 50 mm   536,42 ft / 163,50 m   27,30 ft / 8,32 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   13,8" / 350 mm   7,87" / 200 mm      11,8" / 300 mm
   2nd:   0,39" / 10 mm         -               -
   3rd:   0,20" / 5 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 2,95" / 75 mm, Conning tower: 11,81" / 300 mm

Machinery:
   Diesel Internal combustion motors,
   Electric cruising motors plus geared drives, 4 shafts, 79.897 shp / 59.603 Kw = 25,75 kts
   Range 7.500nm at 14,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 4.566 tons

Complement:
   1.315 - 1.710

Cost:
   £4,183 million / $16,731 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 2.065 tons, 5,7 %
   Armour: 11.682 tons, 32,2 %
      - Belts: 4.782 tons, 13,2 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 1.066 tons, 2,9 %
      - Armament: 2.586 tons, 7,1 %
      - Armour Deck: 2.969 tons, 8,2 %
      - Conning Tower: 279 tons, 0,8 %
   Machinery: 3.078 tons, 8,5 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 14.710 tons, 40,5 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4.288 tons, 11,8 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 500 tons, 1,4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     51.651 lbs / 23.429 Kg = 30,9 x 15,0 " / 380 mm shells or 8,5 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,17
   Metacentric height 7,6 ft / 2,3 m
   Roll period: 16,5 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 65 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,53
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,30

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0,556
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6,61 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 26,74 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      22,97 ft / 7,00 m
      - Forecastle (10 %):   21,33 ft / 6,50 m
      - Mid (70 %):      21,33 ft / 6,50 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   19,69 ft / 6,00 m
      - Stern:      19,69 ft / 6,00 m
      - Average freeboard:   21,02 ft / 6,41 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 88,7 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 166,6 %
   Waterplane Area: 54.346 Square feet or 5.049 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 104 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 202 lbs/sq ft or 985 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,96
      - Longitudinal: 1,36
      - 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

[The Rock Doctor]

Why single deck mounts versus casemates?  The latter would be better protected.

[ledeper]

Casemate gun is a problem in medium/high seaways,and these ships is operate in the Atlantic