Fear God and Dread-nought

[snip]

Well I need some new things for it to work...

Wúwèi (Dreadnought), Chinese Fast Battleship. laid down 1930

Displacement:
   40,000 t light; 41,884 t standard; 44,842 t normal; 47,208 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   810.36 ft / 787.40 ft x 118.11 ft x 29.53 ft (normal load)
   247.00 m / 240.00 m x 36.00 m  x 9.00 m

Armament:
      8 - 14.96" / 380 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1,674.25lbs / 759.43kg shells, 1930 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
      20 - 4.72" / 120 mm guns (10x2 guns), 52.72lbs / 23.92kg shells, 1930 Model
     Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
      20 - 1.97" / 50.0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 3.81lbs / 1.73kg shells, 1930 Model
     Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
      20 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.48lbs / 0.22kg shells, 1930 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 14,534 lbs / 6,593 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 120

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   14.6" / 370 mm   511.81 ft / 156.00 m   13.06 ft / 3.98 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length. 20mm Decaping plate in front of a 350mm main belt.

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
      3.94" / 100 mm   511.81 ft / 156.00 m   27.10 ft / 8.26 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   13.8" / 350 mm   8.27" / 210 mm      12.0" / 305 mm
   2nd:   3.94" / 100 mm   1.97" / 50 mm      2.95" / 75 mm
   3rd:   0.59" / 15 mm         -               -
   4th:   0.59" / 15 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 4.72" / 120 mm, Conning tower: 14.96" / 380 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines plus diesel motors,
   Electric motors, 4 shafts, 155,304 shp / 115,857 Kw = 29.69 kts
   Range 9,000nm at 15.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 5,324 tons

Complement:
   1,539 - 2,002

Cost:
   £14.992 million / $59.967 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1,817 tons, 4.1 %
   Armour: 15,875 tons, 35.4 %
      - Belts: 4,233 tons, 9.4 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 2,020 tons, 4.5 %
      - Armament: 3,427 tons, 7.6 %
      - Armour Deck: 5,788 tons, 12.9 %
      - Conning Tower: 407 tons, 0.9 %
   Machinery: 4,706 tons, 10.5 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 17,102 tons, 38.1 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,842 tons, 10.8 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 500 tons, 1.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     71,217 lbs / 32,303 Kg = 42.5 x 15.0 " / 380 mm shells or 13.4 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.22
   Metacentric height 9.3 ft / 2.8 m
   Roll period: 16.3 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.32
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.02

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.572
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.67 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 28.06 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 7.81 ft / 2.38 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      26.25 ft / 8.00 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   22.97 ft / 7.00 m
      - Mid (50 %):      21.33 ft / 6.50 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   21.33 ft / 6.50 m
      - Stern:      21.33 ft / 6.50 m
      - Average freeboard:   22.16 ft / 6.76 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 80.3 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 177.9 %
   Waterplane Area: 66,229 Square feet or 6,153 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 111 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 198 lbs/sq ft or 965 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.99
      - Longitudinal: 1.12
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[mentat]

  it's good to plan ahead  :D

  nicely balanced - but could consider:

    trading-off some stability for higher steadiness?

   heavier sec guns vs quite heavy armour protection on them

[Jefgte]

Laid down in 1930...

We shall not see this monster before 14 years ...

[Darman]

Laid down in 1930...

We shall not see this monster before 14 years ...

Thats how long he expects the current war to last...

[snip]

ahahaahhahaha...nope, looks like then end will be around Dec1920-Jan1921. Besides, I dont have any of the guns for this thing right now, or the slipway, or engine tech. You think all that would get done with the war going on?

[Laertes]

I'm sure the RRC would love it if you built this thing during wartime. Every IC going into her is one that isn't going into winning a war.