Search results
Search results 1-20 of 57.
Sorry guys, I didn't know. I won't post over there again. I thought it was a 'general' thread about Canadian cruiser designs. Anyways, what do you think about my cruiser design?
Hello all, Here is my design for a Canadian heavy cruiser class, partly based on the British County class and the US Baltimore class. I chose the fictional hull classification CHV for these vessels (stands for Cruiser Haute Vitesse, or High Speed Cruiser). Quebec Class, Canada Heavy Cruiser laid down 1935 Units: HMCS Quebec (CHV-1) HMCS Manitoba (CHV-2) HMCS Labrador (CHV-3) HMCS British Columbia (CHV-4) Displacement: 14,579 t light; 15,349 t standard; 16,625 t normal; 17,646 t full load Dimensi...
After looking through the 'merchant ship designs' section of Wesworld, I have been tweaking around with SpringSharp to try to figure out how to sim my passenger liner with more "accuracy" by looking at other people's designs. This is my latest effort. MS Canada, Canadian Proposed Passenger Liner laid down 1950 Displacement: 24,058 t light; 24,690 t standard; 31,610 t normal; 37,146 t full load Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep) (805.05 ft / 775.00 ft) x 89.00...
Here is a class of battleship I have finally gotten the time to sim in SpringSharp, the Soviet Union's "Sovetsky" Class battleships. The only European battleships that would have been close to rivaling the Yamatos. *Note: These ships have insanely thick armor, quite literally floating fortresses. Some of design features (like thicker 17 in belt armor near the forward magazines) I couldn't incorporate into the sim; a 30 knot speed which begs explanation of SS3's hp/resistance formulas; and massiv...
Good point Brockpaine But would have that extra 2 or 3 knots brought anything more to the Vanguard other than saying that she was as fast (or possibly a bit faster than) the American Iowas? Does high speed mean that you have a better chance of outrunning the enemy when your battleship is heavily damaged, reducing the effects of your ship being sunk? Perhaps being well armored will always outweigh the "need for speed" factor. Perhaps that's why battlecruisers were built - to test this very idea o...
Hello everyone, My favorite British battleship is the also the last of them, the HMS Vanguard. She was a battleship fitted with reserved 15-inch guns from several other British battleships. Her top speed was 30 knots from a 130k SHP plant borrowed from the Lion class battleships, then on the drawing board. My question is: Why couldn't Vanguard have been fitted with more powerful machinery to go faster? Specifically, the 160k SHP plant of the G3 battlecruisers. I've estimated Vanguard's displacem...
Hey guys, long time no see. Anyways, what do you guys think of my Lion-class battleship design? This is the largest and best armored design I could come up with within the 45,000 tons (standard) "escalator clause" in the 1936 London Naval Treaty. Compare mine with the actual design: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_class_battleship ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lion Class, Great Britain Fast Battleships laid down 1940 Units in Class: HMS Lion, HMS Teme...
Here are my two new passenger ships I designed for the White Star Line, the RMS Tectonic and RMS Jurassic . They are basically enlarged versions of White Star's 1907 Adriatic. (picture below) ****************************** I intended these two ships to team with the Olympic , so I designed them to make 21 knots with a potential maximum of 23 knots. Here is the design report from Springsharp. Operator: White Star Line Builder: Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Ireland Gross Tonnage: 34,000 gross tons (es...
Hey guys, I've been looking into designing a boat to break the global circumnavigation record, set by Earthrace in 2008, at 60 days, 23 hours, 49 minutes. Not only that, but she is powered by biodiesel, and has a zero-carbon footprint. Designed as wave-piercing trimaran, she (was) the coolest boat in the world She was destroyed in 2010 (as Ady Gil) when rammed and sunk by a Japanese whaling ship, the MV Shonan Maru 2. Here is a picture of her: Here are her specs : Type: Wave-piercing trimaran Di...
What about the design? RMS Regalic – Larger half-sister to Olympic, Titanic, and Britannic Design Characteristics Gross Tonnage: estimated at 51,156 gross tons (based on Britannic’s superstructure) Length Overall (LOA): 912 ft 0 inches (278.05 m) Length between Perpendiculars (LBP): 878 ft 0 inches (267.60 m) Beam Waterline: 96 ft 6 inches (29.42 m) Beam over Boat Deck: 97 ft 0 inches (29.57 m) Normal Draft: 35 ft 8 ½ inches (10.89 m) Hull Depth (moulded): 66 ft 6 inches (20.27 m) Depth (keel to...
Hey guys, Here is my rough design outline for the RMS Regalic, basically an enlarged Olympic-class liner. She will combine the best facilities from Aquitania and Britannic into a world-class liner. She will also be four-funneled steamer, but be powered exclusively by turbines, driving four propellers. Tell me what you guys think...I think she would be a very beautiful ship to see out on the ocean... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RMS Regalic – Larger ...
Announcement: My tweaked version of my MV Newfoundland and MV Labrador. Gross Tonnage, after much work, has been estimated at 40,000. Currently, I am working on the cabin arrangements for the passengers--will post shortly, as soon as they are finished. Here is the redesign for you guys to evaluate. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MV Newfoundland and MY Labrador, Canadian Express Ocean Liners *above: RMS Homeric, White Star Line's 35,000 ton ocean liner. Gro...
Well, here are the differing figures I came up with: 1. Using the formula for the cargo ship (+14 percent), I came up with a gross tonnage figure of 35,131 . 2. Using the +20% rule for gross tonnage for liners, I come up with a figure of 39,240 . *The above figure I believe is better than originally calculated...I estimated "around 40,000 tons" when starting the design* 3. When comparing Normandie's gross tonnage to her displacement (79,280 vs. 71,300 tons -- a factor of 12 percent), on my ships...
Thanks Rooijen10 for the info. A quick question, how did you arrive at the 50,240 gross tonnage figure? According to my research on the RMS Homeric (34,351 grt), and according to my dimensions, would assume that my ships would be a bit over 35,000 tons, which fits nicely with the 35,450 grt figure i came up with from my calcs. Not to disprove your *special spreadsheet* but a 50,000 ton figure would require a ship bigger than the Olympics, even then closer to Imperator-size, and looking at the di...
Hey guys, I'm back. Here's a new thread for discussing my newly designed Canadian ocean liners, MV Newfoundland and MV Labrador . I based them off White Star Line's 1922 ocean liner RMS Homeric . They are about the same size (a bit bigger perhaps) but are diesel-powered with a 23-knot service speed, not bad for the cruise market I aim them for, as well as the occasional Altantic crossing. Please evaluate my design and give me feedback. ------------------------------------------------------------...
Hello guys, I'm back on the Britannic Discussion. Here are my thoughts for a Britannic rebuild... Design and Engineering 1. Create full watertight compartments at C-deck level by welding shut all openings below this deck. 2. Carry double hull up to C-deck to further increase safety. 3. Replace steam engines with diesel-electric system, third and fourth funnels serve as air intakes for diesels, use biodiesel for cleaner emissions. 4. Delete central shaft and enlarge rudder for better maneuverabil...
I choose those engines because they are modern and my ocean liner Terra Nova will be built in modern times, not back in the 1950s. -Sigh- Not trying to be mean here, but it seems to me that every design i put up is assumed to be built back in the 1950s or something. I will say this to make it clear...all my designs i have made thus far are to be built in the 21st century, not back in the 50's. So, coming back to the Terra Nova , I choose the engines becuase they are available and the most powerf...
Hey guys, I just wanted to say that I have just completed a new Springsharp design for a new liner that can take away the Blue Riband from the SS United States permanently ... also the ship will be fast enough to recover the eastbound record as well. I am calling her RMS Terra Nova She will be the first Blue Riband liner built since the SS United States in 1952. She is also the first ship since the Queen Mary to combine size and speed into one ship. Here is RMS Terra Nova for you guys to look at...
Here are my answers to your anwers: That depends on several factors; When is it being laid down? By whom? If by Cunard or another line, why do the historical liners need replacing? If by a line that didn't historically compete in the transatlantic trade, why are they doing so now? I designed my RMS Canada to be laid down in this century (when, I don't know). I want her to be operated either by Canadian Pacific Steamships, Cunard Line, or one of the other surviving transatlantic companies. Could ...
Hi guys, i'm back. This time i wanted to ask you guys whether this design could work. Positive feedback would be greatly appreciated. I designed her to be the Canadian contender for the Blue Riband. Here are some my questions: 1. Is this feasible? 2. Could she maintain 35 knots for a whole voyage? 3. Is the passenger capacity realistic, as far as modern standards go? 4. Can anybody draw me a rough rendering of what she might look like? 'Cause everytime i draw my speedster, it looks too much like...
WesWorld »
Thursday, April 25th 2024, 10:25pm
Go to the top of the page
