.. but I'm trying to stimulate myself into working here, so I'll post what I have.
I've been playing with SS3, translating some of my designs from SS2. This one has no appreciable differences from the SS2 version.
It might be for Navalism someday, but 1912 is a long way off. Ottoman dreadnaught using Navalism calibres but not particularly radical for Navalism. The intriguing feature is twin mount secondaries. Your thoughts?
698-Mod, Imperial Ottoman Battleship laid down 1912
Displacement:
18,348 t light; 19,674 t standard; 20,678 t normal; 21,481 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(508.53 ft / 508.53 ft) x 83.66 ft x (27.89 / 28.78 ft)
(155.00 m / 155.00 m) x 25.50 m x (8.50 / 8.77 m)
Armament:
10 - 11.81" / 300 mm 50.0 cal guns - 826.73lbs / 375.00kg shells, 160 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts , 1912 Model
4 x Twin mounts on centreline, evenly spread
2 raised mounts
1 x Twin mount on centreline, forward deck aft
12 - 5.91" / 150 mm 45.0 cal guns - 99.21lbs / 45.00kg shells, 200 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts , 1912 Model
6 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
12 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm 40.0 cal guns - 13.23lbs / 6.00kg shells, 500 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mounts , 1912 Model
12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
10 - 0.59" / 15.0 mm 30.0 cal guns - 0.11lbs / 0.05kg shells, 1,500 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts , 1912 Model
10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 9,618 lbs / 9,618 kg
4 - 15.7" / 400 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 15.7" / 400 mm 393.70 ft / 120.00 m 10.99 ft / 3.35 m
Ends: 3.94" / 100 mm 114.83 ft / 35.00 m 10.99 ft / 3.35 m
Upper: 5.91" / 150 mm 393.70 ft / 120.00 m 8.01 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 119 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
3.15" / 80 mm 393.70 ft / 120.00 m 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 11.8" / 300 mm 9.84" / 250 mm 9.84" / 250 mm
2nd: 5.90" / 150 mm 2.95" / 75 mm -
3rd: 2.95" / 75 mm 0.79" / 20 mm -
4th: 0.39" / 10 mm - -
- Armour deck: 1.97" / 50 mm, Conning tower: 11.81" / 300 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 30,000 shp / 22,380 Kw = 21.15 kts
Range 8,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,807 tons
Complement:
861 - 1,120
Cost:
£1.839 million / $7.355 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,021 tons, 9.8 %
Armour: 8,639 tons, 41.8 %
- Belts: 3,850 tons, 18.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,204 tons, 5.8 %
- Armament: 2,249 tons, 10.9 %
- Armour Deck: 1,144 tons, 5.5 %
- Conning Tower: 192 tons, 0.9 %
Machinery: 1,196 tons, 5.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 7,187 tons, 34.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,330 tons, 11.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 0.5 %
- Hull below water: 100 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
27,576 lbs / 12,508 Kg = 33.5 x 11.8 " / 300 mm shells or 5.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 4.6 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 16.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 56 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.65
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.19
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.610 / 0.614
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.08 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22.55 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 47
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -12.00 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 %, 24.61 ft / 7.50 m, 15.75 ft / 4.80 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 15.75 ft / 4.80 m, 15.75 ft / 4.80 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 15.75 ft / 4.80 m, 15.75 ft / 4.80 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 15.75 ft / 4.80 m, 15.75 ft / 4.80 m
- Average freeboard: 16.46 ft / 5.02 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 86.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 105.4 %
Waterplane Area: 31,408 Square feet or 2,918 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 99 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 164 lbs/sq ft or 800 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.59
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate