USS New York, United States Training Ship laid down 1911 (Engine 1924)
Displacement:
19,272 t light; 20,159 t standard; 21,043 t normal; 21,750 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
573.00 ft / 573.00 ft x 95.25 ft x 21.80 ft (normal load)
174.65 m / 174.65 m x 29.03 m x 6.64 m
Armament:
6 - 14.00" / 356 mm guns (3x2 guns), 1,372.00lbs / 622.33kg shells, 1911 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, evenly spread
Aft Main mounts separated by engine room
2 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1911 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 8,357 lbs / 3,791 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 100
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Ends: 6.00" / 152 mm 262.00 ft / 79.86 m 11.73 ft / 3.58 m
Upper: 6.50" / 165 mm 311.00 ft / 94.79 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 12.0" / 305 mm
2nd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -
- Armour deck: 2.50" / 64 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 16,610 ihp / 12,391 Kw = 18.00 kts
Range 7,060nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,591 tons
Complement:
873 - 1,135
Cost:
£1.687 million / $6.747 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,045 tons, 5.0 %
Armour: 5,350 tons, 25.4 %
- Belts: 1,429 tons, 6.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 2,042 tons, 9.7 %
- Armour Deck: 1,879 tons, 8.9 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 962 tons, 4.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,416 tons, 44.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,770 tons, 8.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 2,500 tons, 11.9 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
41,378 lbs / 18,769 Kg = 30.2 x 14.0 " / 356 mm shells or 4.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.07
Metacentric height 5.3 ft / 1.6 m
Roll period: 17.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 87 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.73
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.86
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.619
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.02 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23.94 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 36 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 47
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: 30.50 ft / 9.30 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 28.75 ft / 8.76 m
- Mid (50 %): 27.00 ft / 8.23 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 25.25 ft / 7.70 m
- Stern: 25.25 ft / 7.70 m
- Average freeboard: 27.18 ft / 8.29 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 65.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 238.8 %
Waterplane Area: 40,631 Square feet or 3,775 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 116 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 166 lbs/sq ft or 812 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 2.16
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather