Ocean-class II

[ledeper]

Ocean-class II, Esc Bb laid down 1921

Displacement:
   35.111 t light; 37.119 t standard; 39.935 t normal; 42.188 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   720,50 ft / 716,86 ft x 98,43 ft x 32,32 ft (normal load)
   219,61 m / 218,50 m x 30,00 m  x 9,85 m

Armament:
      9 - 15,94" / 405 mm guns (3x3 guns), 2.026,91lbs / 919,39kg shells, 1921 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
      12 - 5,91" / 150 mm guns (6x2 guns), 102,98lbs / 46,71kg shells, 1921 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships
      2 - 3,94" / 100 mm guns in single mounts, 30,51lbs / 13,84kg shells, 1921 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
      10 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns in single mounts, 1,95lbs / 0,89kg shells, 1921 Model
     Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
   Weight of broadside 19.558 lbs / 8.872 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 110

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   13,8" / 350 mm   436,35 ft / 133,00 m   15,19 ft / 4,63 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
   Upper:   5,91" / 150 mm   436,35 ft / 133,00 m   8,01 ft / 2,44 m
     Main Belt covers 94 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
      1,97" / 50 mm   436,35 ft / 133,00 m   32,81 ft / 10,00 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   13,8" / 350 mm   9,84" / 250 mm      13,8" / 350 mm
   2nd:   2,95" / 75 mm   0,79" / 20 mm            -
   3rd:   0,79" / 20 mm         -               -
   4th:   0,39" / 10 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 5,91" / 150 mm, Conning tower: 13,78" / 350 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines plus diesel motors,
   Electric cruising motors plus geared drives, 4 shafts, 86.174 shp / 64.286 Kw = 25,85 kts
   Range 10.000nm at 14,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 5.069 tons

Complement:
   1.412 - 1.836

Cost:
   £9,413 million / $37,652 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 2.445 tons, 6,1 %
   Armour: 14.838 tons, 37,2 %
      - Belts: 4.901 tons, 12,3 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 1.043 tons, 2,6 %
      - Armament: 2.841 tons, 7,1 %
      - Armour Deck: 5.707 tons, 14,3 %
      - Conning Tower: 347 tons, 0,9 %
   Machinery: 2.967 tons, 7,4 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 14.111 tons, 35,3 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4.824 tons, 12,1 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 750 tons, 1,9 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     46.353 lbs / 21.026 Kg = 22,9 x 15,9 " / 405 mm shells or 7,2 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,10
   Metacentric height 5,8 ft / 1,8 m
   Roll period: 17,1 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,61
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0,613
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7,28 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 26,77 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 9,00 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 %):   16,40 ft / 5,00 m
      - Mid (50 %):      16,40 ft / 5,00 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   16,40 ft / 5,00 m
      - Stern:      16,40 ft / 5,00 m
      - Average freeboard:   16,67 ft / 5,08 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 91,3 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 115,6 %
   Waterplane Area: 52.234 Square feet or 4.853 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 97 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 199 lbs/sq ft or 972 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,99
      - Longitudinal: 1,10
      - Overall: 1,00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate

[TexanCowboy]

How on Earth are you going to afford all that?

[ledeper]

Waste not,Want not, :D :D in 21 I have adequate funds for building at least one every 1/2 year

[Tanthalas]

How on Earth are you going to afford all that?

he can afford to lay them down just like I can.  the problem is BP and compleating them in any sort of timely maner...

[TexanCowboy]

I think that I have more BP then him, though, and I can only afford to lay down 2 battleships every 2 years. The Oklahoma's were exceptions, much scrapping occured. The only way he could afford this is if he's building no cruisers at all.

[Tanthalas]

I think that I have more BP then him, though, and I can only afford to lay down 2 battleships every 2 years. The Oklahoma's were exceptions, much scrapping occured. The only way he could afford this is if he's building no cruisers at all.

More or less yes... Rohan can lay down 2 BBs every other year with a BC between them, but if I want to build DDs and Cruisers I have to do away with one or the other.

[TexanCowboy]

See.. In a war, you would be wasted by the Swiss because of a lackage of cruisers and destroyers.... 9 capital ships is no match for 70 destroyers and 10 cruisers.

[Tanthalas]

See.. In a war, you would be wasted by the Swiss because of a lackage of cruisers and destroyers.... 9 capital ships is no match for 70 destroyers and 10 cruisers.

9 capital ships?  try 10 modern BBs (2 more under construction), 8 older BBs, 6 modern BCs, 16 modern Cruisers (6 more under construction), and 58 DDs (8 more under construction).

[TexanCowboy]

Um.. GAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

But realistically, if you lay down 3 ships every 2 years, of 30,000 tons average, you won't have much capacity for anything.