UNK Ships 1917 and Beyond

[ctwaterman]

Thats what the 2 40K ton Battle Cruisers and new Battleship underconstruction are for... to carry turrets... the Linners are to carry high paying passengers about the Atlantic and lots of poor people to colonize all that space I have betweent New York Philadalphia and the Mississippi River.... ;)

[Desertfox]

But... but... but... you don't know how dangerous icebergs are... Then again more lifeboats means no James Cameron "Titanic", which is a good thing.

[Laertes]

Torpedoes aren't a very efficient iceberg-killer anyway; those things have a flotation value from hell, which means their "torpedoes needed to sink" is in triple figures.

You're planning on giving her escorts though, right?

[ctwaterman]

But... but... but... you don't know how dangerous icebergs are... Then again more lifeboats means no James Cameron "Titanic", which is a good thing.

I still intend to through Di Capprio to the Fishes....

But I do know about Ice Burgs... look my Titanic has a Torpedo Defense System.

Torpedoes aren't a very efficient iceberg-killer anyway; those things have a flotation value from hell, which means their "torpedoes needed to sink" is in triple figures.

You're planning on giving her escorts though, right?

Why would she need Escorts.... I mean I dont see the UNK being at war with anyone in HY2 1919 or HY1 1920... or course someone did sink about 12,000 GRT of UNK shipping recently and I belive a proper response to that by the UNK would Involve going from active to Mobilized on about 20 Cruisers in the Atlantic.
Charles

[mentat]

Re  "But I do know about Ice Burgs... look my Titanic has a Torpedo Defense System."


       - Actually the I(ceberg)DS is only 350' long  ???

[Laertes]

Why would she need Escorts....

Icebergs. You need a good, active picket around her.

[ctwaterman]

Why would she need Escorts....

Icebergs. You need a good, active picket around her.

Takes the Southern Route from London to Azores to Bahamas to drop of CSA to Charleston, Philadelphia and New York

Charles

[ctwaterman]

Ok I fixed the Hood 3,000+ HP Problem by removing a .25 knot down to 29 knots and this allowed me to squeeze another Half Inch of Deck Armor on to her.   The first HMS Hood should complete in 1921 the 2nd 6 months latter.
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HMS Hood, UNK Hood Class Battle Cruiser laid down 1917 (Engine 1916)

Displacement:
   40,175 t light; 42,772 t standard; 48,151 t normal; 52,455 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   874.84 ft / 856.00 ft x 107.00 ft x 32.00 ft (normal load)
   266.65 m / 260.91 m x 32.61 m  x 9.75 m

Armament:
     8 - 16.00" / 406 mm guns (4x2 guns), 2,200.00lbs / 997.90kg shells, 1915 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
     20 - 5.50" / 140 mm guns (10x2 guns), 82.00lbs / 37.19kg shells, 1917 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on side, all amidships
     4 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.00lbs / 5.90kg shells, 1910 Model
     Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
     4 - 1.00" / 25.4 mm guns in single mounts, 0.50lbs / 0.23kg shells, 1917 Model
     Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
   Weight of broadside 19,294 lbs / 8,752 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
  - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   12.5" / 318 mm   520.40 ft / 158.62 m   16.41 ft / 5.00 m
   Ends:   3.00" / 76 mm   335.58 ft / 102.28 m   12.41 ft / 3.78 m
     Main Belt covers 94 % of normal length

  - Torpedo Bulkhead:
      1.50" / 38 mm   556.40 ft / 169.59 m   29.37 ft / 8.95 m

  - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   13.0" / 330 mm   6.00" / 152 mm      12.0" / 305 mm
   2nd:   2.00" / 51 mm   1.00" / 25 mm      2.00" / 51 mm
   3rd:   0.25" / 6 mm         -               -

  - Armour deck: 3.50" / 89 mm, Conning tower: 12.00" / 305 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 139,945 shp / 104,399 Kw = 29.00 kts
   Range 11,000nm at 16.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 9,683 tons

Complement:
   1,624 - 2,112

Cost:
   £7.340 million / $29.360 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 2,263 tons, 4.7 %
   Armour: 13,541 tons, 28.1 %
      - Belts: 5,074 tons, 10.5 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 907 tons, 1.9 %
      - Armament: 2,980 tons, 6.2 %
      - Armour Deck: 4,237 tons, 8.8 %
      - Conning Tower: 342 tons, 0.7 %
   Machinery: 5,214 tons, 10.8 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 18,657 tons, 38.7 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 7,977 tons, 16.6 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 500 tons, 1.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     61,382 lbs / 27,842 Kg = 30.0 x 16.0 " / 406 mm shells or 8.7 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
   Metacentric height 6.7 ft / 2.0 m
   Roll period: 17.4 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.66
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.16

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0.575
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 29.26 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 60
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 12.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      32.18 ft / 9.81 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   24.48 ft / 7.46 m
      - Mid (50 %):      24.48 ft / 7.46 m (16.48 ft / 5.02 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   16.48 ft / 5.02 m
      - Stern:      16.48 ft / 5.02 m
      - Average freeboard:   21.10 ft / 6.43 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 90.3 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 154.8 %
   Waterplane Area: 65,438 Square feet or 6,079 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 113 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 208 lbs/sq ft or 1,016 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 1.04
      - Longitudinal: 0.99
      - 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

250T 1912 Fire Control
25T Long Range Wireless
Main Belt Sloped @8 Degree
100T Flag Bridge and Quarters
25T Night Fighting Equipment
100T Building Reserve