Yet another AC ...

[Borys]

Still searching for my 1915 cruiser - this one fits Type 2 slips, but is rather tin-clad ...

Enter ship name, Enter country Enter ship type laid down 1915 (Engine 1912)

Displacement:
   10 091 t light; 10 605 t standard; 11 753 t normal; 12 670 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   550,00 ft / 550,00 ft x 65,00 ft x 22,00 ft (normal load)
   167,64 m / 167,64 m x 19,81 m  x 6,71 m

Armament:
      8 - 9,00" / 229 mm guns (4x2 guns), 375,00lbs / 170,10kg shells, 1915 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, 1 raised mount - superfiring
      8 - 4,00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 35,00lbs / 15,88kg shells, 1915 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships
   Weight of broadside 3 280 lbs / 1 488 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 150
   4 - 20,0" / 508 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   3,50" / 89 mm   400,00 ft / 121,92 m   9,30 ft / 2,83 m
   Ends:   3,00" / 76 mm   120,00 ft / 36,58 m   9,30 ft / 2,83 m
     30,00 ft / 9,14 m Unarmoured ends
   Upper:   2,50" / 64 mm   300,00 ft / 91,44 m   8,00 ft / 2,44 m
     Main Belt covers 112% of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   4,50" / 114 mm   2,50" / 64 mm      3,00" / 76 mm
   2nd:   1,00" / 25 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 1,50" / 38 mm, Conning tower: 5,00" / 127 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 66 780 shp / 49 818 Kw = 29,00 kts
   Range 8 000nm at 12,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 2 065 tons (33% coal)

Complement:
   563 - 733

Cost:
   £1,557 million / $6,229 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 397 tons, 3,4%
   Armour: 2 084 tons, 17,7%
      - Belts: 926 tons, 7,9%
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0%
      - Armament: 427 tons, 3,6%
      - Armour Deck: 675 tons, 5,7%
      - Conning Tower: 56 tons, 0,5%
   Machinery: 2 745 tons, 23,4%
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 4 566 tons, 38,8%
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1 661 tons, 14,1%
   Miscellaneous weights: 300 tons, 2,6%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     11 376 lbs / 5 160 Kg = 31,2 x 9,0 " / 229 mm shells or 1,5 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,10
   Metacentric height 3,2 ft / 1,0 m
   Roll period: 15,4 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 66 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,72
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,17

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0,523
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8,46 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23,45 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 56
   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:      27,00 ft / 8,23 m
      - Forecastle (20%):   25,00 ft / 7,62 m
      - Mid (50%):      25,00 ft / 7,62 m (17,00 ft / 5,18 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (15%):   17,00 ft / 5,18 m
      - Stern:      17,00 ft / 5,18 m
      - Average freeboard:   21,16 ft / 6,45 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 109,8%
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 170,3%
   Waterplane Area: 24 329 Square feet or 2 260 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 106%
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 118 lbs/sq ft or 575 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,94
      - Longitudinal: 1,70
      - Overall: 1,00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

[maddox]

Looks an AC shrunken in the laundry, next time don't  set it at 90°C