Royal Navy 1902

[Darman]

Xperimental, United Kingdom Battleship laid down 1902 (Engine 1900)

Displacement:
   14,422 t light; 15,016 t standard; 16,697 t normal; 18,042 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (415.00 ft / 415.00 ft) x 70.00 ft x (26.00 / 27.89 ft)
   (126.49 m / 126.49 m) x 21.34 m  x (7.92 / 8.50 m)

Armament:
      6 - 12.00" / 305 mm 35.0 cal guns - 810.13lbs / 367.47kg shells, 60 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1902 Model
     3 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
      10 - 6.00" / 152 mm 40.0 cal guns - 103.51lbs / 46.95kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1902 Model
     10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
      16 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 40.0 cal guns - 5.42lbs / 2.46kg shells, 250 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1902 Model
     16 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 5,983 lbs / 2,714 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   17.0" / 432 mm   269.75 ft / 82.22 m   10.00 ft / 3.05 m
   Ends:   13.0" / 330 mm   145.23 ft / 44.27 m   10.00 ft / 3.05 m
   Upper:   6.00" / 152 mm   269.75 ft / 82.22 m   16.00 ft / 4.88 m
     Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   15.0" / 381 mm   7.00" / 178 mm      7.00" / 178 mm
   2nd:   3.00" / 76 mm         -               -
   3rd:   0.50" / 13 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - single deck: 4.00" / 102 mm For and Aft decks
   Forecastle: 3.00" / 76 mm  Quarter deck: 3.00" / 76 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 15.00" / 381 mm,  Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 15,820 ihp / 11,802 Kw = 18.00 kts
   Range 9,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 3,026 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   733 - 954

Cost:
   £1.251 million / $5.005 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 825 tons, 4.9 %
   Armour: 6,855 tons, 41.1 %
      - Belts: 3,941 tons, 23.6 %
      - Armament: 935 tons, 5.6 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,768 tons, 10.6 %
      - Conning Tower: 211 tons, 1.3 %
   Machinery: 2,472 tons, 14.8 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,219 tons, 25.3 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,275 tons, 13.6 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 0.3 %
      - On freeboard deck: 50 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     24,025 lbs / 10,898 Kg = 27.8 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 2.7 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.21
   Metacentric height 4.2 ft / 1.3 m
   Roll period: 14.4 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 86 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.87
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.72

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.774 / 0.779
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.93 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.37 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  23.00 ft / 7.01 m,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Average freeboard:      20.24 ft / 6.17 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 70.5 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 129.5 %
   Waterplane Area: 24,909 Square feet or 2,314 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 107 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 124 lbs/sq ft or 605 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.90
      - Longitudinal: 2.35
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

50t misc weight
25t long-range radio
Historic Ships: Canopus, Albion, Glory, Goliath, Ocean, Vengeance. 
Krupp Cemented Armor
Semi-Armor Piercing Shells

[The Rock Doctor]

I'd call her over-armored for the time period.

More miscellaneous weight might be wise if you plan to have these in service when Mk 1 Fire Control comes in.

[Darman]

More miscellaneous weight might be wise if you plan to have these in service when Mk 1 Fire Control comes in.

What?  We're still waiting for the Mk 1 Visual Intake Organ to be invented? 

And armor is definitely something worth having as a ship ages. 

[snip]

17" KC is a little extreme, especially with how new the tech is. IIRC, the max you can hope to have any consistent quality is about 13", 15" if you are willing to burn through lots of rejects (not that we keep track of that)

[Darman]

Xperimental, United Kingdom Battleship laid down 1902 (Engine 1900)

Displacement:
   14,583 t light; 15,176 t standard; 16,679 t normal; 17,881 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (415.00 ft / 415.00 ft) x 70.00 ft x (26.00 / 27.69 ft)
   (126.49 m / 126.49 m) x 21.34 m  x (7.92 / 8.44 m)

Armament:
      6 - 12.00" / 305 mm 35.0 cal guns - 810.13lbs / 367.47kg shells, 60 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1902 Model
     3 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
      10 - 6.00" / 152 mm 40.0 cal guns - 103.51lbs / 46.95kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1902 Model
     10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
      16 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 40.0 cal guns - 5.42lbs / 2.46kg shells, 250 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1902 Model
     16 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 5,983 lbs / 2,714 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   13.0" / 330 mm   269.75 ft / 82.22 m   10.00 ft / 3.05 m
   Ends:   10.0" / 254 mm   145.23 ft / 44.27 m   10.00 ft / 3.05 m
   Upper:   7.00" / 178 mm   269.75 ft / 82.22 m   16.00 ft / 4.88 m
     Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   15.0" / 381 mm   7.00" / 178 mm      7.00" / 178 mm
   2nd:   3.00" / 76 mm         -               -
   3rd:   0.50" / 13 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - single deck: 4.00" / 102 mm For and Aft decks
   Forecastle: 3.00" / 76 mm  Quarter deck: 3.00" / 76 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 15.00" / 381 mm,  Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 19,565 ihp / 14,596 Kw = 19.00 kts
   Range 8,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 2,705 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   733 - 953

Cost:
   £1.339 million / $5.355 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 825 tons, 4.9 %
   Armour: 6,406 tons, 38.4 %
      - Belts: 3,493 tons, 20.9 %
      - Armament: 935 tons, 5.6 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,767 tons, 10.6 %
      - Conning Tower: 211 tons, 1.3 %
   Machinery: 3,057 tons, 18.3 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,220 tons, 25.3 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,096 tons, 12.6 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 75 tons, 0.4 %
      - On freeboard deck: 50 tons
      - Above deck: 25 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     20,730 lbs / 9,403 Kg = 24.0 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 2.2 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.21
   Metacentric height 4.2 ft / 1.3 m
   Roll period: 14.4 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 77 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.80
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.55

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.773 / 0.778
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.93 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.37 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  23.00 ft / 7.01 m,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Average freeboard:      20.24 ft / 6.17 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 81.7 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 129.3 %
   Waterplane Area: 24,888 Square feet or 2,312 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 102 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 124 lbs/sq ft or 606 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.90
      - Longitudinal: 2.38
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

75t misc weight
25t long-range radio
50t extra stores
Historic Ships: Duncan, Russell, Albemarle, Montagu, Cornwallis, Exmouth
Krupp Cemented Armor
Semi-Armor Piercing Shells


Edited to pare down the main and end belts while increasing upper belt by an inch and decreasing the range 1,000nm but upping the max speed to 19 knots

[The Rock Doctor]

I still think the deck armor is an inch or so heavier than it should be for the time period - but the belt looks okay. 

So it's A-B-Y, with B non-super-firing?

Freeboard's good; there's a temptation to go with lower freeboards because the low speeds still allow for good seakeeping.  But six metres will be really helpful if they're rounding South America or watching Germans in the North Sea.

[Darman]

Correct, B should be non-superfiring.  The only way you can have a super-firing turret is if its intermediate or secondary, under the current techs

[Walter]

there's a temptation to go with lower freeboards because the low speeds still allow for good seakeeping.  But six metres will be really helpful if they're rounding South America or watching Germans in the North Sea.

Helpful freeboard??

Who cares about helpful freeboard!! ;D

[snip]

Not to rain on the parade to hard, but I don't think the ABY layout is technically leagle. Tech does explicitly state AQY. Now, I am going to talk to Logi and see how he feels, so this is not a legality smackdown, but could we see an AQY version?

[Darman]

Duncan, United Kingdom Battleship laid down 1902 (Engine 1900)

Displacement:
   14,588 t light; 15,182 t standard; 16,685 t normal; 17,887 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (415.00 ft / 415.00 ft) x 70.00 ft x (26.00 / 27.69 ft)
   (126.49 m / 126.49 m) x 21.34 m  x (7.92 / 8.44 m)

Armament:
      6 - 12.00" / 305 mm 35.0 cal guns - 810.13lbs / 367.47kg shells, 60 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1902 Model
     3 x Twin mounts on centreline, evenly spread
     Aft Main mounts separated by engine room
      10 - 6.00" / 152 mm 40.0 cal guns - 103.51lbs / 46.95kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1902 Model
     10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
      16 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 40.0 cal guns - 5.42lbs / 2.46kg shells, 250 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1902 Model
     16 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 5,983 lbs / 2,714 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   13.0" / 330 mm   269.75 ft / 82.22 m   10.00 ft / 3.05 m
   Ends:   10.0" / 254 mm   145.23 ft / 44.27 m   10.00 ft / 3.05 m
   Upper:   7.00" / 178 mm   269.75 ft / 82.22 m   16.00 ft / 4.88 m
     Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   15.0" / 381 mm   7.00" / 178 mm      7.00" / 178 mm
   2nd:   3.00" / 76 mm         -               -
   3rd:   0.50" / 13 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - single deck: 4.00" / 102 mm For and Aft decks
   Forecastle: 3.00" / 76 mm  Quarter deck: 3.00" / 76 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 15.00" / 381 mm,  Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 19,571 ihp / 14,600 Kw = 19.00 kts
   Range 8,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 2,705 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   733 - 954

Cost:
   £1.339 million / $5.357 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 825 tons, 4.9 %
   Armour: 6,406 tons, 38.4 %
      - Belts: 3,493 tons, 20.9 %
      - Armament: 935 tons, 5.6 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,767 tons, 10.6 %
      - Conning Tower: 211 tons, 1.3 %
   Machinery: 3,058 tons, 18.3 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,224 tons, 25.3 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,097 tons, 12.6 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 75 tons, 0.4 %
      - On freeboard deck: 50 tons
      - Above deck: 25 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     20,739 lbs / 9,407 Kg = 24.0 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 2.2 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.21
   Metacentric height 4.2 ft / 1.3 m
   Roll period: 14.4 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 77 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.80
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.54

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.773 / 0.778
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.93 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.37 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  23.00 ft / 7.01 m,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Average freeboard:      20.24 ft / 6.17 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 81.7 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 129.4 %
   Waterplane Area: 24,895 Square feet or 2,313 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 102 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 124 lbs/sq ft or 606 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.90
      - Longitudinal: 2.36
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

75t misc weight
25t long-range radio
50t extra stores
Historic Ships: Duncan, Russell, Albemarle, Montagu, Cornwallis, Exmouth
Krupp Cemented Armor
Semi-Armor Piercing Shells
AQY

[Darman]

Same hull, same weapons, different armor and different engines. 

Cavendish, United Kingdom Armored Cruiser laid down 1902 (Engine 1900)

Displacement:
   14,272 t light; 14,867 t standard; 16,729 t normal; 18,218 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (415.00 ft / 415.00 ft) x 70.00 ft x (26.00 / 28.09 ft)
   (126.49 m / 126.49 m) x 21.34 m  x (7.92 / 8.56 m)

Armament:
      6 - 12.00" / 305 mm 35.0 cal guns - 810.13lbs / 367.47kg shells, 60 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1902 Model
     3 x Twin mounts on centreline, evenly spread
     Aft Main mounts separated by engine room
      10 - 6.00" / 152 mm 40.0 cal guns - 103.51lbs / 46.95kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1902 Model
     10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
      16 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 40.0 cal guns - 5.42lbs / 2.46kg shells, 250 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1902 Model
     16 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 5,983 lbs / 2,714 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   8.00" / 203 mm   300.00 ft / 91.44 m   10.00 ft / 3.05 m
   Ends:   5.00" / 127 mm   115.00 ft / 35.05 m   10.00 ft / 3.05 m
   Upper:   5.00" / 127 mm   286.35 ft / 87.28 m   16.00 ft / 4.88 m
     Main Belt covers 111 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   10.0" / 254 mm   6.00" / 152 mm      6.00" / 152 mm
   2nd:   3.00" / 76 mm         -               -
   3rd:   0.50" / 13 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - single deck: 3.00" / 76 mm For and Aft decks
   Forecastle: 2.00" / 51 mm  Quarter deck: 2.00" / 51 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 13.00" / 330 mm,  Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 29,383 ihp / 21,920 Kw = 21.00 kts
   Range 8,000nm at 11.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 3,351 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   735 - 956

Cost:
   £1.543 million / $6.171 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 825 tons, 4.9 %
   Armour: 4,584 tons, 27.4 %
      - Belts: 2,296 tons, 13.7 %
      - Armament: 799 tons, 4.8 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,306 tons, 7.8 %
      - Conning Tower: 183 tons, 1.1 %
   Machinery: 4,591 tons, 27.4 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,197 tons, 25.1 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,457 tons, 14.7 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 75 tons, 0.4 %
      - On freeboard deck: 50 tons
      - Above deck: 25 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     14,414 lbs / 6,538 Kg = 16.7 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 1.5 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.32
   Metacentric height 4.8 ft / 1.5 m
   Roll period: 13.4 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 64 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.66
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.28

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.775 / 0.781
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.93 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.37 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  23.00 ft / 7.01 m,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Average freeboard:      20.24 ft / 6.17 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 110.8 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 129.3 %
   Waterplane Area: 24,945 Square feet or 2,317 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 95 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 123 lbs/sq ft or 602 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.90
      - Longitudinal: 2.40
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

75t misc weight
25t long-range radio
50t extra stores
Historic Ships: Cavendish, Hawkins, Raleigh, Frobisher, Effingham, Drake
Krupp Cemented Armor
Semi-Armor Piercing Shells
AQY

[Darman]

Enter ship name, United Kingdom Protected Cruiser laid down 1902 (Engine 1900)

Displacement:
   4,352 t light; 4,488 t standard; 5,000 t normal; 5,409 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (380.00 ft / 380.00 ft) x 43.00 ft x (22.00 / 23.33 ft)
   (115.82 m / 115.82 m) x 13.11 m  x (6.71 / 7.11 m)

Armament:
      2 - 6.00" / 152 mm 45.0 cal guns - 100.00lbs / 45.36kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1902 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      4 - 4.70" / 119 mm 45.0 cal guns - 50.00lbs / 22.68kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1902 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides amidships
      6 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 6.00lbs / 2.72kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1902 Model
     6 x Single mounts on sides amidships
      6 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 436 lbs / 198 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Ends:   Unarmoured
   Upper:   0.75" / 19 mm   247.00 ft / 75.29 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   1.50" / 38 mm   0.50" / 13 mm            -
   2nd:   1.50" / 38 mm         -               -
   3rd:   0.50" / 13 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks: 0.75" / 19 mm For and Aft decks
   Forecastle: 0.50" / 13 mm  Quarter deck: 0.50" / 13 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 17,741 ihp / 13,235 Kw = 23.00 kts
   Range 5,500nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 921 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   296 - 386

Cost:
   £0.563 million / $2.250 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 72 tons, 1.4 %
   Armour: 229 tons, 4.6 %
      - Belts: 62 tons, 1.2 %
      - Armament: 26 tons, 0.5 %
      - Armour Deck: 141 tons, 2.8 %
   Machinery: 2,772 tons, 55.4 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,229 tons, 24.6 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 648 tons, 13.0 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 1.0 %
      - Hull above water: 25 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 25 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     1,761 lbs / 799 Kg = 16.3 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 0.4 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.70
   Metacentric height 3.4 ft / 1.0 m
   Roll period: 9.8 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 76 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.10
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.53

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.487 / 0.497
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8.84 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19.49 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  21.00 ft / 6.40 m,  13.50 ft / 4.11 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  13.50 ft / 4.11 m,  13.50 ft / 4.11 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  13.50 ft / 4.11 m,  13.50 ft / 4.11 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  13.50 ft / 4.11 m,  13.50 ft / 4.11 m
      - Average freeboard:      14.10 ft / 4.30 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 184.0 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 93.5 %
   Waterplane Area: 10,758 Square feet or 999 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 83 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 65 lbs/sq ft or 319 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.93
      - Longitudinal: 1.95
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

50t misc weight
Krupp Cemented Armor
Semi-Armor Piercing Shells

[The Rock Doctor]

The early battlecruiser's kind of an interesting idea.

[Jefgte]

Start BC story early is a good idea.
I note that, in 1902, it's a smaller BC than historical.

Jef  ;)

[Darman]

The early battlecruiser's kind of an interesting idea.

I was bored and decided to swap out armor for speed, just to see where it gets me.  I only added 2 knots top speed though.  I don't know if that's worth it or not.