Gran Colombian Fortress - "The Conqueror"

[The Rock Doctor]

This fort's being built at Cromwell, using the big 14" guns that Gran Colombia ordered from Russia.  The guns had been intended for the upcoming class of battleship, but the design was changed at the last minute to feature domestic 12" instead.  Meanwhile, these forts, which were to use 12", were upgraded in capability to use the now-surplus 14".  Admiral de Irujo probably lost a lot of hair as a result of it all.

As with the El Toro type forts built earlier in the decade, there are a large number of lighter guns intended to ward off smaller craft such as those seeking to land troops or make torpedo attacks on the harbour.

It'll take a year to build this fort, after which a similar installation wil be commenced at Cartagena.  It's $6.89 and 1.803 BP for the actual equipment and as much again for the actual installation of it all.

The Conqueror, "laid down" 1908

Displacement:
   -386 t light; 0 t standard; 0 t normal; 0 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   0.00 ft / 0.00 ft x 0.00 ft x 0.00 ft (normal load)
   0.00 m / 0.00 m x 0.00 m  x 0.00 m

Armament:
      4 - 14.02" / 356 mm guns (2x2 guns), 1,376.64lbs / 624.43kg shells, 1908 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, evenly spread
      8 - 5.51" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 83.72lbs / 37.98kg shells, 1908 Model
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
     on side, all amidships
      16 - 3.94" / 100 mm guns in single mounts, 30.51lbs / 13.84kg shells, 1908 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on side, evenly spread
      8 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm guns in single mounts, 3.17lbs / 1.44kg shells, 1908 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 6,690 lbs / 3,034 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 100

Armour:
   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   12.6" / 320 mm   7.87" / 200 mm      12.6" / 320 mm
   2nd:   3.94" / 100 mm         -         3.94" / 100 mm
   3rd:   0.98" / 25 mm         -               -
   4th:   0.98" / 25 mm         -               -

Machinery:
   Immobile floating battery

Complement:
   0 - 0

Cost:
   £0.689 million / $2.756 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 836 tons, 0.0 %
   Armour: 581 tons, 0.0 %
      - Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 581 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
   Machinery: 0 tons, 0.0 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: -1,804 tons, 0.0 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 386 tons, 0.0 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     0 lbs / 0 Kg = 0.0 x 14.0 " / 356 mm shells or NaN torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): NaN
   Metacentric height NaN ft / NaN m
   Roll period: NaN seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): NaN %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): NaN
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): NaN

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.550
   Length to Beam Ratio: 0.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 0.00 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 0 %
   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 (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      0.00 ft / 0.00 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   0.00 ft / 0.00 m
      - Mid (50 %):      0.00 ft / 0.00 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   0.00 ft / 0.00 m
      - Stern:      0.00 ft / 0.00 m
      - Average freeboard:   0.00 ft / 0.00 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): Infinity
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): NaN
   Waterplane Area: 0 Square feet or 0 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 0 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: -Infinity lbs/sq ft or -Infinity Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: NaN
      - Longitudinal: NaN
      - Overall: NaN
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is extremely poor
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is extremely poor

[P3D]

Installation cost should be $1.803 - the same as the BP cost.

[The Rock Doctor]

Oh.  Well, I won't complain about that.

[P3D]

And, I think you should have already paid the $6 cost for the guns.

[The Rock Doctor]

I've paid for the guns, but not the lesser weapons or the turrets for the 14".  Guess I will have some thinking to do on the precise cost left to pay.