As she is in 1920
HMS Hood, British Battlecruiser laid down 1916
Displacement:
38.980 t light; 41.125 t standard; 44.893 t normal; 47.729 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
860,90 ft / 850,50 ft x 95,00 ft (Bulges 104,20 ft) x 30,00 ft (normal load)
262,40 m / 259,23 m x 28,96 m (Bulges 31,76 m) x 9,14 m
Armament:
8 - 15,00" / 381 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1.687,50lbs / 765,44kg shells, 1916 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 5,50" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 83,19lbs / 37,73kg shells, 1916 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
6 - 4,00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32,00lbs / 14,51kg shells, 1916 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
16 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1,95lbs / 0,89kg shells, 1916 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 14.721 lbs / 6.678 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
4 - 21,0" / 533,4 mm above water torpedoes, 2 - 21,0" / 533,4 mm submerged torpedo tubes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 12,0" / 305 mm 564,00 ft / 171,91 m 12,00 ft / 3,66 m
Ends: 4,00" / 102 mm 286,00 ft / 87,17 m 12,00 ft / 3,66 m
Upper: 5,00" / 127 mm 564,00 ft / 171,91 m 8,00 ft / 2,44 m
Main Belt covers 102 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
2,50" / 64 mm 564,00 ft / 171,91 m 28,00 ft / 8,53 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 15,0" / 381 mm 10,0" / 254 mm 8,00" / 203 mm
2nd: 2,00" / 51 mm - -
3rd: 2,00" / 51 mm - -
4th: 1,00" / 25 mm - -
- Armour deck: 3,00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 11,00" / 279 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 175.372 shp / 130.827 Kw = 31,00 kts
Range 9.075nm at 15,00 kts (Bunkerage = 6.783 tons)
Complement:
1.541 - 2.004
Cost:
£6,259 million / $25,035 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1.840 tons, 4,1 %
Armour: 12.867 tons, 28,7 %
- Belts: 4.874 tons, 10,9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1.461 tons, 3,3 %
- Armament: 3.055 tons, 6,8 %
- Armour Deck: 3.176 tons, 7,1 %
- Conning Tower: 301 tons, 0,7 %
Machinery: 6.534 tons, 14,6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 17.639 tons, 39,3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5.914 tons, 13,2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 0,2 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
48.170 lbs / 21.850 Kg = 28,5 x 15,0 " / 381 mm shells or 5,8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,14
Metacentric height 6,9 ft / 2,1 m
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 63 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,74
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,25
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0,591
Length to Beam Ratio: 8,16 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 29,16 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 18,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 32,00 ft / 9,75 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 30,00 ft / 9,14 m
- Mid (50 %): 30,00 ft / 9,14 m
- Quarterdeck (30 %): 20,00 ft / 6,10 m (30,00 ft / 9,14 m before break)
- Stern: 20,00 ft / 6,10 m
- Average freeboard: 27,16 ft / 8,28 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 101,9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 205,0 %
Waterplane Area: 57.233 Square feet or 5.317 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 110 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 198 lbs/sq ft or 968 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,98
- Longitudinal: 1,15
- 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