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Kronos, Snipyards Light Super-Dreadnaught laid down 1915

Displacement:
   23,555 t light; 24,736 t standard; 26,500 t normal; 27,911 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (626.64 ft / 623.36 ft) x 91.86 ft x (26.25 / 27.41 ft)
   (191.00 m / 190.00 m) x 28.00 m  x (8.00 / 8.35 m)

Armament:
      6 - 14.96" / 380 mm 45.0 cal guns - 1,653.47lbs / 750.00kg shells, 90 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1915 Model
     3 x 3-gun mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
      1 raised mount - superfiring
      16 - 5.51" / 140 mm 45.0 cal guns - 88.18lbs / 40.00kg shells, 175 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1915 Model
     2 x Twin mounts on sides, forward deck centre
     6 x Twin mounts on sides, aft evenly spread
      2 raised mounts
      4 - 3.15" / 80.0 mm 40.0 cal guns - 15.43lbs / 7.00kg shells, 500 per gun
     Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1915 Model
     4 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      4 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 11,393 lbs / 5,168 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   13.4" / 340 mm   405.18 ft / 123.50 m   19.69 ft / 6.00 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
     Main Belt inclined 10.00 degrees (positive = in)

   - Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
      3.15" / 80 mm   405.18 ft / 123.50 m   36.09 ft / 11.00 m
   Beam between torpedo bulkheads 62.34 ft / 19.00 m

   - Hull void:
      0.79" / 20 mm   405.18 ft / 123.50 m   29.53 ft / 9.00 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   15.0" / 380 mm   7.09" / 180 mm      12.6" / 320 mm
   2nd:   3.15" / 80 mm   0.79" / 20 mm      5.51" / 140 mm
   3rd:   0.79" / 20 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 3.94" / 100 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 14.96" / 380 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Electric motors, 4 shafts, 40,000 shp / 29,840 Kw = 22.26 kts
   Range 6,500nm at 14.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 3,176 tons

Complement:
   1,038 - 1,350

Cost:
   £3.072 million / $12.287 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 2,357 tons, 8.9 %
      - Guns: 2,357 tons, 8.9 %
   Armour: 11,750 tons, 44.3 %
      - Belts: 4,634 tons, 17.5 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,704 tons, 6.4 %
      - Void: 349 tons, 1.3 %
      - Armament: 2,236 tons, 8.4 %
      - Armour Deck: 2,541 tons, 9.6 %
      - Conning Tower: 286 tons, 1.1 %
   Machinery: 1,515 tons, 5.7 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 7,684 tons, 29.0 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,945 tons, 11.1 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 250 tons, 0.9 %
      - Hull above water: 100 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 100 tons
      - Above deck: 50 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     48,318 lbs / 21,917 Kg = 28.9 x 15.0 " / 380 mm shells or 10.0 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.18
   Metacentric height 6.0 ft / 1.8 m
   Roll period: 15.8 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.71
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.54

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     an extended bulbous bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.617 / 0.622
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.79 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 24.97 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 44 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 46
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -10.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: -6.56 ft / -2.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  26.25 ft / 8.00 m,  26.25 ft / 8.00 m
      - Forward deck:   20.00 %,  26.25 ft / 8.00 m,  26.25 ft / 8.00 m
      - Aft deck:   45.00 %,  16.40 ft / 5.00 m,  16.40 ft / 5.00 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  16.40 ft / 5.00 m,  16.40 ft / 5.00 m
      - Average freeboard:      20.34 ft / 6.20 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 82.9 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 151.7 %
   Waterplane Area: 42,555 Square feet or 3,953 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 105 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 179 lbs/sq ft or 873 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.96
      - Longitudinal: 1.44
      - Overall: 1.00
   Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Excellent accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Strength bulkhead extends up to armor deck behind main belt as a splinter bulkhead. Void armor extends for 2m on each side underneath the botom of the hull.
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when solider lads march by
Sneak home and pray that you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.
-Siegfried Sassoon

snip

You ever look back at an old design and go "What was I doing with this?"

Dauntless class, ANZAC Light Battlecruiser laid down 1935

Displacement:
   23,987 t light; 25,004 t standard; 28,150 t normal; 30,667 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (741.00 ft / 725.00 ft) x 90.00 ft x (25.00 / 26.76 ft)
   (225.86 m / 220.98 m) x 27.43 m  x (7.62 / 8.16 m)

Armament:
      9 - 9.20" / 234 mm 55.0 cal guns - 450.00lbs / 204.12kg shells, 120 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1935 Model
     3 x 3-gun mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
      1 raised mount - superfiring
      22 - 4.50" / 114 mm 45.0 cal guns - 55.00lbs / 24.95kg shells, 175 per gun
     Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1930 Model
     10 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 raised mounts
     1 x Twin mount on centreline, aft deck centre
      1 raised mount
      32 - 1.58" / 40.0 mm 39.0 cal guns - 2.00lbs / 0.91kg shells, 1,800 per gun
     Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1923 Model
     4 x 2 row octuple mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      4 raised mounts
      24 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm 62.0 cal guns - 0.07lbs / 0.03kg shells, 2,500 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1926 Model
     6 x 4 row quad mounts on centreline, evenly spread
      6 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 5,326 lbs / 2,416 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   8.00" / 203 mm   471.25 ft / 143.64 m   16.00 ft / 4.88 m
   Ends:   4.00" / 102 mm   253.73 ft / 77.34 m   16.00 ft / 4.88 m
     Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
     Main Belt inclined 10.00 degrees (positive = in)

   - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
      2.50" / 64 mm   471.25 ft / 143.64 m   22.95 ft / 7.00 m
   Beam between torpedo bulkheads 80.00 ft / 24.38 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   10.0" / 254 mm   6.00" / 152 mm      8.00" / 203 mm
   2nd:   3.00" / 76 mm   1.00" / 25 mm      4.00" / 102 mm

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
   For and Aft decks: 4.00" / 102 mm
   Forecastle: 2.00" / 51 mm  Quarter deck: 2.00" / 51 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 10.00" / 254 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Geared drive, 4 shafts, 140,000 shp / 104,440 Kw = 32.10 kts
   Range 12,499nm at 15.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 5,664 tons

Complement:
   1,086 - 1,412

Cost:
   £9.824 million / $39.297 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1,537 tons, 5.5 %
      - Guns: 1,537 tons, 5.5 %
   Armour: 8,938 tons, 31.8 %
      - Belts: 3,166 tons, 11.2 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,000 tons, 3.6 %
      - Armament: 1,198 tons, 4.3 %
      - Armour Deck: 3,375 tons, 12.0 %
      - Conning Tower: 199 tons, 0.7 %
   Machinery: 3,977 tons, 14.1 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,334 tons, 33.2 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,163 tons, 14.8 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 0.7 %
      - On freeboard deck: 200 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     52,800 lbs / 23,950 Kg = 135.6 x 9.2 " / 234 mm shells or 8.3 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
   Metacentric height 5.2 ft / 1.6 m
   Roll period: 16.6 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.44
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.03

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has low quarterdeck ,
     a straight bulbous bow and large transom stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.604 / 0.615
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8.06 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 30.91 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 68
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 5.44 ft / 1.66 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  29.00 ft / 8.84 m,  27.00 ft / 8.23 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  27.00 ft / 8.23 m,  25.00 ft / 7.62 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  25.00 ft / 7.62 m,  25.00 ft / 7.62 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  16.00 ft / 4.88 m,  16.00 ft / 4.88 m
      - Average freeboard:      24.51 ft / 7.47 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 72.3 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 223.0 %
   Waterplane Area: 49,927 Square feet or 4,638 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 127 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 147 lbs/sq ft or 719 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.98
      - Longitudinal: 1.23
      - Overall: 1.00
   Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Excellent accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when solider lads march by
Sneak home and pray that you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.
-Siegfried Sassoon

Tanthalas

all the time when I look at my old ships... half the time I think I had lost my mind or somthing.
"He either fears his fate too much,
Or his desserts are small,
Who dares not put it to the touch,
To win or lose it all!"

James Graham, 5th Earl of Montrose
1612 to 1650
Royalist General during the English Civil War

snip

Another "Ver de Ferk" from my archive.

Project Stephanie, Snipyards Hyper-Ddreadnaught laid down 1920

Displacement:
   36,874 t light; 39,371 t standard; 42,021 t normal; 44,141 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (711.00 ft / 700.00 ft) x 105.00 ft x (30.00 / 31.30 ft)
   (216.71 m / 213.36 m) x 32.00 m  x (9.14 / 9.54 m)

Armament:
      8 - 18.00" / 457 mm 48.0 cal guns - 2,900.01lbs / 1,315.42kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1920 Model
     2 x 4-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      20 - 6.00" / 152 mm 53.0 cal guns - 105.01lbs / 47.63kg shells, 300 per gun
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1920 Model
     12 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft
      4 raised mounts
     8 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck forward
      4 raised mounts
      6 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 50.0 cal guns - 13.01lbs / 5.90kg shells, 400 per gun
     Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1920 Model
     6 x Single mounts on centreline, evenly spread
      6 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 25,378 lbs / 11,511 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   15.0" / 381 mm   455.00 ft / 138.68 m   16.00 ft / 4.88 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
     Main Belt inclined 10.00 degrees (positive = in)

   - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
      4.00" / 102 mm   455.00 ft / 138.68 m   29.00 ft / 8.84 m
   Beam between torpedo bulkheads 85.00 ft / 25.91 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   18.0" / 457 mm   10.0" / 254 mm      14.0" / 356 mm
   2nd:   4.00" / 102 mm         -         6.00" / 152 mm
   3rd:   1.00" / 25 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 5.00" / 127 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 16.00" / 406 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Electric motors, 4 shafts, 60,025 shp / 44,779 Kw = 23.08 kts
   Range 7,500nm at 15.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 4,770 tons

Complement:
   1,466 - 1,907

Cost:
   £9.800 million / $39.200 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 5,375 tons, 12.8 %
      - Guns: 5,375 tons, 12.8 %
   Armour: 14,470 tons, 34.4 %
      - Belts: 4,772 tons, 11.4 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,953 tons, 4.6 %
      - Armament: 2,999 tons, 7.1 %
      - Armour Deck: 4,329 tons, 10.3 %
      - Conning Tower: 417 tons, 1.0 %
   Machinery: 2,099 tons, 5.0 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 14,680 tons, 34.9 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,147 tons, 12.2 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 250 tons, 0.6 %
      - Hull above water: 100 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 100 tons
      - Above deck: 50 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     62,010 lbs / 28,127 Kg = 21.3 x 18.0 " / 457 mm shells or 10.2 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.27
   Metacentric height 8.3 ft / 2.5 m
   Roll period: 15.3 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.80
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.55

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     a straight bulbous bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.667 / 0.672
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.67 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 26.46 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 45 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 45
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 1.90 ft / 0.58 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  25.00 ft / 7.62 m,  25.00 ft / 7.62 m
      - Forward deck:   50.00 %,  25.00 ft / 7.62 m,  25.00 ft / 7.62 m
      - Aft deck:   15.00 %,  16.00 ft / 4.88 m,  16.00 ft / 4.88 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  16.00 ft / 4.88 m,  16.00 ft / 4.88 m
      - Average freeboard:      22.30 ft / 6.80 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 88.9 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 170.3 %
   Waterplane Area: 57,186 Square feet or 5,313 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 97 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 220 lbs/sq ft or 1,074 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.95
      - Longitudinal: 1.55
      - Overall: 1.00
   Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Excellent accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when solider lads march by
Sneak home and pray that you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.
-Siegfried Sassoon

Kaiser Kirk

Quote from: snip on March 09, 2015, 10:09:17 AM
You ever look back at an old design and go "What was I doing with this?"

Dauntless class, ANZAC Light Battlecruiser laid down 1935


Actually, since I have some designs like this, I know what you were doing.
It's got an extremely long range, and a high speed in all seaways.
She decisively outguns any treaty cruiser while being immune to return fire.
The 16ft high end belts make her immune to HE or SAP hits, meaning any hit will be AP and will make an entry hole that's pretty easy to plug.
The deck is more than enough for any 1930s bomb, as is the TDS.

Anything short of a full 35000+ battleship can't stop her. The extra protection means she's hard to slow down or cripple without a full battleship.
Raiding, cruiser killing, tip and run, carrier guard - she can do it all, and you can afford 3 for every 2 Treaty BBs.
My versions had quad 2T4 9.4" and were a little slimmer, but I was looking at such as my "Low" BBs for my WesWorld Dutch. I figured I could field a Division of 45,000 ton 8x17" BBs, with a bunch of my version to round out the battleline. Wasn't sure I wanted to commit to that though, just something I had been exploring.
Did they beat the drum slowly,
Did they play the fife lowly,
Did they sound the death march, as they lowered you down,
Did the band play the last post and chorus,
Did the pipes play the flowers of the forest