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[SIZE=3]CNS Blanco Encalada, Design 1, Chilean Fast Battleship laid down 1940[/SIZE]
Displacement:
35,250 t light; 37,031 t standard; 40,895 t normal; 43,986 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
784.48 ft / 760.00 ft x 102.00 ft x 32.00 ft (normal load)
239.11 m / 231.65 m x 31.09 m x 9.75 m
Armament:
8 - 13.39" / 340 mm guns (2x4 guns), 1,322.77lbs / 600.00kg shells, 1940 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, all forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
20 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (10x2 guns), 67.03lbs / 30.40kg shells, 1940 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
64 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (16x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1940 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 12,048 lbs / 5,465 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 140
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 13.4" / 340 mm 426.51 ft / 130.00 m 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 86 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.97" / 50 mm 468.98 ft / 142.95 m 28.90 ft / 8.81 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 17.7" / 450 mm 11.8" / 300 mm 13.8" / 350 mm
2nd: 1.18" / 30 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 0.98" / 25 mm
3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.59" / 15 mm 0.59" / 15 mm
- Armour deck: 5.31" / 135 mm, Conning tower: 17.72" / 450 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 4 shafts, 189,614 shp / 141,452 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 6,955 tons
Complement:
1,437 - 1,869
Cost:
£18.629 million / $74.515 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,382 tons, 3.4 %
Armour: 12,899 tons, 31.5 %
- Belts: 3,320 tons, 8.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 987 tons, 2.4 %
- Armament: 2,456 tons, 6.0 %
- Armour Deck: 5,684 tons, 13.9 %
- Conning Tower: 453 tons, 1.1 %
Machinery: 5,070 tons, 12.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 15,398 tons, 37.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,645 tons, 13.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 500 tons, 1.2 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
62,535 lbs / 28,365 Kg = 52.1 x 13.4 " / 340 mm shells or 9.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 6.2 ft / 1.9 m
Roll period: 17.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 55 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.56
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.02
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.577
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.45 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 31.94 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 54
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6.00 ft / 1.83 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 32.00 ft / 9.75 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Mid (50 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Stern: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Average freeboard: 25.72 ft / 7.84 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 85.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 191.0 %
Waterplane Area: 57,803 Square feet or 5,370 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 118 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 189 lbs/sq ft or 920 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.61
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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[SIZE=3]Almirante Blanco Encalada, Canadian Vickers B40, Export Battleship laid down 1940[/SIZE]
Displacement:
43,100 t light; 45,550 t standard; 49,150 t normal; 52,030 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
809.62 ft / 803.81 ft x 108.00 ft x 30.00 ft (normal load)
246.77 m / 245.00 m x 32.92 m x 9.14 m
Armament:
12 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (4x3 guns), 2,039.28lbs / 925.00kg shells, 1940 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
20 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (10x2 guns), 67.11lbs / 30.44kg shells, 1940 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns (6x2 guns), 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1940 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
32 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (8x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1940 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1940 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 26,044 lbs / 11,813 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 100
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 16.0" / 406 mm 490.00 ft / 149.35 m 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 94 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.36" / 60 mm 490.00 ft / 149.35 m 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 16.0" / 406 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 12.0" / 305 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm
- Armour deck: 5.51" / 140 mm, Conning tower: 3.00" / 76 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 116,097 shp / 86,609 Kw = 28.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 6,480 tons
Complement:
1,649 - 2,145
Cost:
£25.407 million / $101.627 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,728 tons, 5.5 %
Armour: 17,114 tons, 34.8 %
- Belts: 4,800 tons, 9.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,199 tons, 2.4 %
- Armament: 3,883 tons, 7.9 %
- Armour Deck: 7,145 tons, 14.5 %
- Conning Tower: 87 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 3,104 tons, 6.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 19,954 tons, 40.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,050 tons, 12.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 0.4 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
77,000 lbs / 34,927 Kg = 45.6 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 12.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 6.9 ft / 2.1 m
Roll period: 17.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.86
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.19
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.661
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.44 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 32.58 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 33.00 ft / 10.06 m
- Forecastle (40 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Mid (75 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Stern: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Average freeboard: 23.76 ft / 7.24 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 78.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 178.1 %
Waterplane Area: 70,067 Square feet or 6,509 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 108 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 216 lbs/sq ft or 1,056 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.21
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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