WesWorld

Two ships are envisaged to replace the ex-Atlantian battlecruisers.

Budget £22m total.
Must not exceed 30,000tons standard.
Must operate with scouting forces (+28knots)
Greek doctrine favours night fighting.
Use US calibre weapons (8, 10,12,14 etc.)

Designs can use tried and true technology (SIM 1929 & £24m budget (bonus for lower development costs)) new fangled stuff (SIM 1931 as above) like welding etc or bleeding edge (SIM 1933 but £18m budget)

Cheers,

She is heavily optimised for nightfighting, with a large number of smaller guns, a incremental armour scheme and high speed, she also got a fairly large torpedo battery.
Survivability and stability got higher priority then seakeeping, as the Mediterranean is relatively calm and in a short range battle steadiness is irrelevant.

If a more balanced ship is wanted, i also got a nice design with nine 30,5cm guns, much better armour and 30kts speed.


Design I, Grecce Battlecruiser laid down 1931

Displacement:
28 865 t light; 30 000 t standard; 34 570 t normal; 38 226 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
752,66 ft / 738,19 ft x 101,71 ft x 29,53 ft (normal load)
229,41 m / 225,00 m x 31,00 m x 9,00 m

Armament:
12 - 10,00" / 254 mm guns (4x3 guns), 500,00lbs / 226,80kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 5,00" / 127 mm guns (8x2 guns), 62,50lbs / 28,35kg shells, 1931 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
24 - 1,46" / 37,0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 1,55lbs / 0,70kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 7 037 lbs / 3 192 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 110
12 - 21,0" / 533 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 10,2" / 260 mm 426,51 ft / 130,00 m 14,76 ft / 4,50 m
Ends: 3,94" / 100 mm 262,47 ft / 80,00 m 11,52 ft / 3,51 m
49,21 ft / 15,00 m Unarmoured ends
Upper: 4,72" / 120 mm 426,51 ft / 130,00 m 8,01 ft / 2,44 m
Main Belt covers 89 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1,38" / 35 mm 442,91 ft / 135,00 m 23,82 ft / 7,26 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 11,0" / 280 mm 4,33" / 110 mm 10,2" / 260 mm
3rd: 2,95" / 75 mm 1,97" / 50 mm 1,97" / 50 mm
4th: 0,98" / 25 mm - -

- Armour deck: 4,02" / 102 mm, Conning tower: 8,27" / 210 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 3 shafts, 173 261 shp / 129 253 Kw = 31,80 kts
Range 9 903nm at 19,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 8 226 tons

Complement:
1 266 - 1 647

Cost:
£10,798 million / $43,192 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 880 tons, 2,5 %
Armour: 10 616 tons, 30,7 %
- Belts: 3 994 tons, 11,6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 538 tons, 1,6 %
- Armament: 2 017 tons, 5,8 %
- Armour Deck: 3 877 tons, 11,2 %
- Conning Tower: 189 tons, 0,5 %
Machinery: 5 181 tons, 15,0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 12 108 tons, 35,0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5 705 tons, 16,5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 80 tons, 0,2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
55 814 lbs / 25 317 Kg = 111,6 x 10,0 " / 254 mm shells or 7,9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,22
Metacentric height 7,4 ft / 2,3 m
Roll period: 15,7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,29
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,05

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0,546
Length to Beam Ratio: 7,26 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27,17 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6,56 ft / 2,00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 29,53 ft / 9,00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 23,79 ft / 7,25 m (23,62 ft / 7,20 m aft of break)
- Mid (45 %): 23,62 ft / 7,20 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 23,62 ft / 7,20 m
- Stern: 23,62 ft / 7,20 m
- Average freeboard: 24,11 ft / 7,35 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 85,8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 165,1 %
Waterplane Area: 52 190 Square feet or 4 849 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 123 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 164 lbs/sq ft or 799 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,97
- Longitudinal: 1,28
- Overall: 1,00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

is pleased to offer following proposal, which would fit nicely in a Class 3 drydock. She is armed with 6 powerful Obukhoff 356mm/52, which offer unequalled penetrative power for that calibre:

BC-31a, Greece Battlecruiser laid down 1931

Displacement:
27,974 t light; 29,357 t standard; 32,378 t normal; 34,794 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
721.78 ft / 721.78 ft x 98.43 ft x 30.68 ft (normal load)
220.00 m / 220.00 m x 30.00 m x 9.35 m

Armament:
6 - 14.00" / 356 mm guns (3x2 guns), 1,653.47lbs / 750.00kg shells, 1931 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
2 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (1x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1931 Model
Dual purpose guns in a deck mount with hoist
on centreline aft, all raised guns - superfiring
12 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (6x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts
24 - 1.46" / 37.1 mm guns (6x4 guns), 1.56lbs / 0.71kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 10,833 lbs / 4,914 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120
12 - 21.0" / 533 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 11.8" / 300 mm 411.75 ft / 125.50 m 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
Ends: 3.15" / 80 mm 310.04 ft / 94.50 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Upper: 3.15" / 80 mm 411.75 ft / 125.50 m 11.15 ft / 3.40 m
Main Belt covers 88 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.17" / 55 mm 411.75 ft / 125.50 m 25.75 ft / 7.85 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 11.8" / 300 mm 5.91" / 150 mm 9.84" / 250 mm
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
4th: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -

- Armour deck: 3.94" / 100 mm, Conning tower: 11.81" / 300 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 138,757 shp / 103,513 Kw = 31.70 kts
Range 8,300nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,437 tons

Complement:
1,206 - 1,568

Cost:
£10.997 million / $43.988 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,143 tons, 3.5 %
Armour: 10,237 tons, 31.6 %
- Belts: 3,807 tons, 11.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 850 tons, 2.6 %
- Armament: 1,669 tons, 5.2 %
- Armour Deck: 3,653 tons, 11.3 %
- Conning Tower: 258 tons, 0.8 %
Machinery: 4,149 tons, 12.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 12,344 tons, 38.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,404 tons, 13.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 0.3 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
48,864 lbs / 22,164 Kg = 35.6 x 14.0 " / 356 mm shells or 7.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.19
Metacentric height 6.7 ft / 2.1 m
Roll period: 15.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.44
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.520
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.33 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 31.38 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 32.81 ft / 10.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 25.26 ft / 7.70 m
- Mid (50 %): 25.26 ft / 7.70 m (17.72 ft / 5.40 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 17.72 ft / 5.40 m
- Stern: 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Average freeboard: 22.24 ft / 6.78 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 87.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 148.4 %
Waterplane Area: 50,158 Square feet or 4,660 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 117 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 176 lbs/sq ft or 861 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.43
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

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Originally posted by AdmKuznetsov
Range 8,750nm at 18.00 kts

Wow, that´s excessive, I´d say....

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Range 9 903nm at 19,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 8 226 tons

This one is actually based on a 1936 design I made. Only made a few minor changes (less AA, less range, bit more armor here, less armor there, Italian style CT... okay more than a few changes)


BOGBG, Greece CB laid down 1931
Beware Of Greeks Bearing Gifts
:-)

Displacement:
27,759 t light; 29,365 t standard; 31,347 t normal; 32,933 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
768.97 ft / 750.00 ft x 86.00 ft x 31.50 ft (normal load)
234.38 m / 228.60 m x 26.21 m x 9.60 m

Armament:
9 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (3x3 guns), 1,040.00lbs / 471.74kg shells, 1931 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
16 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (8x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1931 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (3x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
20 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 10,388 lbs / 4,712 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 166
8 - 24.0" / 609.6 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 11.0" / 279 mm 490.00 ft / 149.35 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 101 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 490.00 ft / 149.35 m 29.37 ft / 8.95 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 7.00" / 178 mm 11.0" / 279 mm
2nd: 3.00" / 76 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
3rd: 0.30" / 8 mm - -
4th: 0.30" / 8 mm - -

- Armour deck: 4.50" / 114 mm, Conning tower: 2.75" / 70 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 148,565 shp / 110,829 Kw = 32.50 kts
Range 8,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,568 tons

Complement:
1,177 - 1,531

Cost:
£10.988 million / $43.951 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,101 tons, 3.5 %
Armour: 9,721 tons, 31.0 %
- Belts: 2,729 tons, 8.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,065 tons, 3.4 %
- Armament: 2,004 tons, 6.4 %
- Armour Deck: 3,864 tons, 12.3 %
- Conning Tower: 59 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 4,443 tons, 14.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 11,995 tons, 38.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,588 tons, 11.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 500 tons, 1.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
43,344 lbs / 19,660 Kg = 50.2 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 5.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 4.7 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 16.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.79
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.03

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.540
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.72 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 31.45 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 48
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.00 ft / 0.61 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 29.40 ft / 8.96 m
- Forecastle (31 %): 19.60 ft / 5.97 m
- Mid (43 %): 24.50 ft / 7.47 m
- Quarterdeck (10 %): 17.60 ft / 5.36 m (24.50 ft / 7.47 m before break)
- Stern: 17.60 ft / 5.36 m
- Average freeboard: 23.21 ft / 7.08 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 99.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 160.2 %
Waterplane Area: 46,417 Square feet or 4,312 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 112 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 172 lbs/sq ft or 840 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.40
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

Main belt is 10.125" on 0.875" STS plate inclined 10 degrees.
Two Catapults, one crane, six planes. Staff Facilities. Torpedoes.
83 AP shells (1,140 lbs)
83 HC shells (940 lbs)

The Beardmore Company of Clydeside offers this design for the perusal of the Royal Hellenic Navy. It is closely based on a ship ordered by the Royal Navy for construction from 1931, and is considerably under-budget.

We feel that this ship offers the requisite speed and armament for operation with scouting forces. A large battery of 4.7"/45 calibre dual-purpose guns, presently close to being fully developed for the Royal Navy, is fitted, giving the ship excellent weight of fire against destroyers and aircraft. In the latter case, six octuple 2-pounder anti-aircraft guns make this an extremely difficult ship to attack.

Although the main armament is not especially heavy by the standards of capital ships, it is felt that six 12" guns offer more than adequate armament to counter cruisers, and that no scouting unit should endeavour to attack larger ships. The armour scheme, also, reflects this belief, and offers excellent protection against 8" shells.

A heavy torpedo battery has been provided, should the ship be obliged to engage larger vessels, and provision has been made for the carriage of four aircraft.

Finally, the vessel comes in significantly under-budget, meaning that, if desired, three might be purchased at little extra cost.

I hope that you might find this ship of some use. It would be my pleasure to arrange for redesign if you require modifications to be made.

{signed}

Richard Fidler
Beardmore Shipbuilding

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Project 1013, Beardmore Shipbuilding Large Cruiser laid down 1931

Displacement:
18,873 t light; 19,960 t standard; 22,660 t normal; 24,820 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
718.16 ft / 712.00 ft x 75.00 ft (Bulges 86.00 ft) x 27.50 ft (normal load)
218.90 m / 217.02 m x 22.86 m (Bulges 26.21 m) x 8.38 m

Armament:
6 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (3x2 guns), 990.00lbs / 449.06kg shells, 1931 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
4 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns (2x2 guns), 62.00lbs / 28.12kg shells, 1931 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
16 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns (8x2 guns), 62.00lbs / 28.12kg shells, 1931 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side ends, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
48 - 1.59" / 40.5 mm guns (6x8 guns), 2.00lbs / 0.91kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
16 - 0.55" / 14.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.08lbs / 0.04kg shells, 1931 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 7,277 lbs / 3,301 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
12 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 520.00 ft / 158.50 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 112 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 8.00" / 203 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm
3rd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm
4th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -

- Armour deck: 4.00" / 102 mm, Conning tower: 6.00" / 152 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 110,004 shp / 82,063 Kw = 31.77 kts
Range 12,000nm at 16.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,861 tons

Complement:
923 - 1,200

Cost:
£7.788 million / $31.153 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 790 tons, 3.5 %
Armour: 5,666 tons, 25.0 %
- Belts: 1,705 tons, 7.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 1,192 tons, 5.3 %
- Armour Deck: 2,666 tons, 11.8 %
- Conning Tower: 104 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 3,290 tons, 14.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 8,977 tons, 39.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,787 tons, 16.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 0.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
29,874 lbs / 13,551 Kg = 34.6 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 3.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 3.9 ft / 1.2 m
Roll period: 18.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.60
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.15

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.471
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.28 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 31.04 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 61
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 12.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Mid (67 %): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Stern: 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Average freeboard: 21.18 ft / 6.46 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 75.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 127.1 %
Waterplane Area: 36,032 Square feet or 3,347 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 121 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 157 lbs/sq ft or 765 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.36
- 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

4 aircraft and cross-deck catapult

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16 - 0.55" / 14.0 mm guns (1x16 guns), 0.08lbs / 0.04kg shells, 1931 Model

A 16-barrel mount? Which side is it on??? And how do you keep it fed?

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Geared drive, 2 shafts, 109,020 shp / 81,329 Kw = 31.70 kts

55,000 horsepower per shaft? Might want to go to 4 shafts here, that's kind of high for 1931.

Obviously the new secret UK weapon. :-)

We´re talking about a 30000t warship here, those two vessels would be half the battleline of the greek fleet, I think even if they act as scouts they have to be well protected. I think the greeks should go for a fast BB instead of a classical BC.

So perhaps this is not the most handsome of all the vessels submitted, but I think this main battery layout has some advantages. Some points of interest:

- Very thick belt and turret armor. Also a more than adequate deck armor for a vessel this size.
- Only 30 knots, better internal subdivision and torpedo protection for increased survivability.
- Main battery without any superfiring turret, to increase stability.
- Maybe the range is a bit low, but this ship is more likely to operate in the Mediterranean sea, so I think it´s more than enough.

FBB31GR, Greek Fast Battleship laid down 1931

Displacement:
28.607 t light; 30.000 t standard; 31.991 t normal; 33.584 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
720,95 ft / 715,00 ft x 100,00 ft x 27,00 ft (normal load)
219,75 m / 217,93 m x 30,48 m x 8,23 m

Armament:
9 - 12,00" / 305 mm guns (3x3 guns), 864,00lbs / 391,90kg shells, 1931 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, evenly spread
Aft Main mounts separated by engine room
8 - 5,00" / 127 mm guns (4x2 guns), 62,50lbs / 28,35kg shells, 1931 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all forward
8 - 5,00" / 127 mm guns (4x2 guns), 62,50lbs / 28,35kg shells, 1931 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all aft
16 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1,95lbs / 0,89kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
20 - 0,79" / 20,0 mm guns in single mounts, 0,24lbs / 0,11kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 8.812 lbs / 3.997 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
12 - 21,0" / 533,4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 15,0" / 381 mm 400,00 ft / 121,92 m 12,00 ft / 3,66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 86 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1,60" / 41 mm 550,00 ft / 167,64 m 22,00 ft / 6,71 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 15,0" / 381 mm 5,00" / 127 mm 12,0" / 305 mm
2nd: 2,00" / 51 mm - -
3rd: 1,00" / 25 mm - -
4th: 1,00" / 25 mm - -

- Armour deck: 5,50" / 140 mm, Conning tower: 10,00" / 254 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 135.191 shp / 100.853 Kw = 30,00 kts
Range 7.480nm at 15,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3.585 tons

Complement:
1.195 - 1.554

Cost:
£10,876 million / $43,505 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1.102 tons, 3,4 %
Armour: 11.406 tons, 35,7 %
- Belts: 3.211 tons, 10,0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 716 tons, 2,2 %
- Armament: 2.039 tons, 6,4 %
- Armour Deck: 5.222 tons, 16,3 %
- Conning Tower: 217 tons, 0,7 %
Machinery: 4.043 tons, 12,6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 11.987 tons, 37,5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3.385 tons, 10,6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 70 tons, 0,2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
53.767 lbs / 24.389 Kg = 62,2 x 12,0 " / 305 mm shells or 8,1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,17
Metacentric height 6,7 ft / 2,0 m
Roll period: 16,3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,43
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,20

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0,580
Length to Beam Ratio: 7,15 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26,74 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 12,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 28,00 ft / 8,53 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 25,00 ft / 7,62 m
- Mid (50 %): 25,00 ft / 7,62 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 25,00 ft / 7,62 m
- Stern: 25,00 ft / 7,62 m
- Average freeboard: 25,24 ft / 7,69 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 85,8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 180,9 %
Waterplane Area: 51.324 Square feet or 4.768 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 113 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 166 lbs/sq ft or 811 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,95
- Longitudinal: 1,46
- Overall: 1,00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

That's a nice one, Gravina... though its looks might be a bit... 'less' without the main gun superfiring turret.

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Only 30 knots

More than enough as it has to be +28 knots.

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Maybe the range is a bit low, but this ship is more likely to operate in the Mediterranean sea, so I think it´s more than enough.

I agree with you there. I thought the same thing when altering my design to the version given above.

Dropping the speed 1 knot I can make one of the turrets superfiring. Also I can get another half inch of deck armor, though I have to make the main belt shorther by several feet.

FBB31GR MKII, Greek Fast Battleship laid down 1931

Displacement:
28.607 t light; 30.000 t standard; 31.991 t normal; 33.584 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
720,95 ft / 715,00 ft x 100,00 ft x 27,00 ft (normal load)
219,75 m / 217,93 m x 30,48 m x 8,23 m

Armament:
9 - 12,00" / 305 mm guns (3x3 guns), 864,00lbs / 391,90kg shells, 1931 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
16 - 5,00" / 127 mm guns (8x2 guns), 62,50lbs / 28,35kg shells, 1931 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
16 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1,95lbs / 0,89kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
20 - 0,79" / 20,0 mm guns in single mounts, 0,24lbs / 0,11kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 8.812 lbs / 3.997 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
12 - 21,0" / 533,4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 15,0" / 381 mm 370,00 ft / 112,78 m 12,00 ft / 3,66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 80 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1,60" / 41 mm 550,00 ft / 167,64 m 22,00 ft / 6,71 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 15,0" / 381 mm 5,00" / 127 mm 12,0" / 305 mm
2nd: 2,00" / 51 mm - -
4th: 1,00" / 25 mm - -

- Armour deck: 6,00" / 152 mm, Conning tower: 10,00" / 254 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 118.049 shp / 88.064 Kw = 29,00 kts
Range 7.480nm at 15,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3.585 tons

Complement:
1.195 - 1.554

Cost:
£10,563 million / $42,253 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1.102 tons, 3,4 %
Armour: 11.790 tons, 36,9 %
- Belts: 3.023 tons, 9,4 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 716 tons, 2,2 %
- Armament: 2.136 tons, 6,7 %
- Armour Deck: 5.697 tons, 17,8 %
- Conning Tower: 217 tons, 0,7 %
Machinery: 3.530 tons, 11,0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 12.115 tons, 37,9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3.385 tons, 10,6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 70 tons, 0,2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
56.335 lbs / 25.553 Kg = 65,2 x 12,0 " / 305 mm shells or 9,0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,14
Metacentric height 6,4 ft / 1,9 m
Roll period: 16,7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,47
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,23

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0,580
Length to Beam Ratio: 7,15 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26,74 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 57
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 12,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 28,00 ft / 8,53 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 24,00 ft / 7,32 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: 24,32 ft / 7,41 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 79,4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 173,6 %
Waterplane Area: 51.324 Square feet or 4.768 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 115 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 169 lbs/sq ft or 826 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,96
- Longitudinal: 1,39
- 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
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Nice.

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16 - 5,00" / 127 mm guns (4x4 guns)

You're not going to use twins like the previous version?

A mistake, now corrected

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Originally posted by Hrolf Hakonson

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16 - 0.55" / 14.0 mm guns (1x16 guns), 0.08lbs / 0.04kg shells, 1931 Model

A 16-barrel mount? Which side is it on??? And how do you keep it fed?

Rats. That's meant to be 16 singles, but SS has just taken the first digit...

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Geared drive, 2 shafts, 109,020 shp / 81,329 Kw = 31.70 kts

55,000 horsepower per shaft? Might want to go to 4 shafts here, that's kind of high for 1931.

That's what comes of scaling up hulls...

Both are fixed.

Here's a quick 'Style ('Sharp is on the other computer; I'll run it through SS2 if it's short-listed...)

The Armada de Filipinas Design Office proposes the following design, based on our successful "Bohol" battlecruiser design.

Main armament is A, Bs, Y
Secondaries are Css, Xs, and two on each corner.
AA armament is four octuple pompoms and four of the new American quadruple 1.1-inch guns.
Torpedo tubes are in fixed broadside armoured mounts.
Cross-deck catapult between funnels, 3 aircraft.
Flag facilities.

RHN Spartacus, laid down 1931

Length, 750 ft x Beam, 91.2 ft x Depth, 27.5 ft
27946 tons normal displacement (25732 tons standard)

Main battery: 6 x 12.01-inch / 305mm (3 x 2; 1 superfiring)
Secondary battery: 20 x 5.00-inch / 127mm (10 x 2; 1 superfiring)
AA battery: 32 x 1.57-inch / 40mm (4 octuple pom-poms)
Light battery: 16 x 1.10-inch / 28mm (4 Chigago Pianos)

Weight of broadside: 6520 lbs

6 TT, 21.0"

Main belt, 250mm; bow and stern, 80mm
Upper belt, 40mm
Torpedo bulkhead, 30mm
Armor deck, average 100mm
C.T., 130mm

Battery armor:
Main, 250mm / secondary, 50mm
AA, 40mm shields / light guns, 25mm shields

Maximum speed for 150000 shp = 31.98 knots
Approximate cruising radius, 15000 nm / 12 kts

Typical complement: 1081-1405


Estimated cost, $37.963 million (£9.491 million)

Remarks:

Ship is roomy, with superior accommodation and working space.


Distribution of weights:
Percent
normal
displacement:

Armament ......................... 815 tons = 3 pct
Armor, total ..................... 8677 tons = 31 pct

Belt 2907 tons = 10 pct
Torpedo bulkhead 585 tons = 2 pct
Deck 3217 tons = 12 pct
C.T. 102 tons = 0 pct
Armament 1865 tons = 7 pct

Machinery ........................ 4488 tons = 16 pct
Hull and fittings; equipment ..... 10400 tons = 37 pct
Fuel, ammunition, stores ......... 3316 tons = 12 pct
Miscellaneous weights ............ 250 tons = 1 pct
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27946 tons = 100 pct

Estimated metacentric height, 5.3 ft

Displacement summary:

Light ship: 24630 tons
Standard displacement: 25732 tons
Normal service: 27946 tons
Full load: 29606 tons

Loading submergence 1261 tons/foot

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Estimated overall survivability and seakeeping ability:

Relative margin of stability: 1.11

Shellfire needed to sink: 30073 lbs = 34.7 x 12.0-inch shells
(Approximates weight of penetrating
shell hits needed to sink ship,
not counting critical hits)

Torpedoes needed to sink: 3.9
(Approximates number of 'typical'
torpedo hits needed to sink ship)

Relative steadiness as gun platform, 63 percent
(50 percent is 'average')

Relative rocking effect from firing to beam, 0.39

Relative quality as a seaboat: 1.06

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Hull form characteristics:

Block coefficient: 0.52
Sharpness coefficient: 0.36
Hull speed coefficient 'M' = 7.56
'Natural speed' for length = 27.4 knots
Power going to wave formation
at top speed: 54 percent


Estimated hull characteristics and strength:

Relative underwater volume absorbed by
magazines and engineering spaces: 98 percent

Relative accommodation and working space: 161 percent


Displacement factor: 116 percent
(Displacement relative to loading factors)


Relative cross-sectional hull strength: 0.99
(Structure weight per square
foot of hull surface: 158 lbs)

Relative longitudinal hull strength: 1.10
(for 22.0 ft average freeboard;
freeboard adjustment +3.4 ft)

Relative composite hull strength: 1.00

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[Machine-readable parameters: Spring Style v. 1.2.1]

750.00 x 91.20 x 27.50; 22.00 -- Dimensions
0.52 -- Block coefficient
1931 -- Year laid down
31.98 / 15000 / 12.00; Oil-fired turbine or equivalent -- Speed / radius / cruise
250 tons -- Miscellaneous weights
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6 x 12.01; 3; 1 -- Main battery; turrets; superfiring
:
20 x 5.00; 10 -- Secondary battery; turrets
:
32 x 1.57 -- Tertiary (QF/AA) battery
Gun-shields
:
16 x 1.10 -- Fourth (light) battery
6 / 0 / 21.00 -- TT / submerged / size
++++++++++
9.84 / 3.15 / 1.57 / 1.18; 100 -- Belt armor; relative extent
3.94 / 5.12 -- Deck / CT
9.87 / 1.98 / 1.00 / 0.98 -- Battery armor


+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

The Bharatiya Nau Sena regrets that it will not be able to submit a proposal, out of respect to India's Turkish friends.

OOC: I like the Russian proposal's potential main gun commonality with your BBs, and she'll fit into a class three drydock. But additional speed, at the expense of some armor, might desireable to ensure a sufficient edge of speed over the most recent Italian BB.

Interesting to see all the torpedos on these designs.

Australia offers the following: Based on a modified Australian BC design.

Yes she is the secret desing.


Greece Battlecruiser laid down 1931

Displacement:
22,215 t light; 23,500 t standard; 26,144 t normal; 28,260 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
810.02 ft / 795.00 ft x 81.00 ft x 29.00 ft (normal load)
246.89 m / 242.32 m x 24.69 m x 8.84 m

Armament:
8 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (2x4 guns), 864.00lbs / 391.90kg shells, 1931 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, all forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
6 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (2x3 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1931 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on centreline, all aft, 1 raised mount - superfiring
6 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (2x3 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1931 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on centreline, all amidships
16 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns (8x2 guns), 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1931 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
24 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 8,767 lbs / 3,977 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 390.00 ft / 118.87 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 75 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 7.00" / 178 mm 12.0" / 305 mm
2nd: 1.50" / 38 mm 1.00" / 25 mm -

- Armour deck: 4.00" / 102 mm, Conning tower: 9.00" / 229 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 107,191 shp / 79,965 Kw = 31.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,761 tons

Complement:
1,027 - 1,336

Cost:
£9.368 million / $37.472 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,096 tons, 4.2 %
Armour: 6,616 tons, 25.3 %
- Belts: 1,840 tons, 7.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 1,334 tons, 5.1 %
- Armour Deck: 3,271 tons, 12.5 %
- Conning Tower: 171 tons, 0.7 %
Machinery: 3,205 tons, 12.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 11,098 tons, 42.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,929 tons, 15.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 0.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
35,063 lbs / 15,904 Kg = 40.6 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 3.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.06
Metacentric height 4.1 ft / 1.3 m
Roll period: 16.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.78
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.23

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.490
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.81 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 32.26 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 57
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 22.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.30 ft / 1.01 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Forecastle (22 %): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Mid (40 %): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Quarterdeck (22 %): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Stern: 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Average freeboard: 19.88 ft / 6.06 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 73.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 155.8 %
Waterplane Area: 44,206 Square feet or 4,107 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 119 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 170 lbs/sq ft or 828 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.04
- Longitudinal: 1.22
- Overall: 1.05
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
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

This design favors the ability to engage multiple targets over concentration of fire by using three twin turrets instead of two triples. Main armament is the standard U.S. 14"/50 and the design also carries the proposed twin 5" DP turret in eight mounts. Range is sufficient for a round trip voyage across the Mediterranean. The design also provides for at least four scout planes amidships. Deck armor is sacrificed somewhat, but will be less of a problem at the shorter ranges inherent in night actions or in the confined waters of the Aegean or Adriatic. High speed allows her to out run what she can't outfight, and her heavy guns will make short work of cruisers or other fast units.

(I'll try and work up a drawing over the weekend)

G&C BC-1931G, Greek Battlecruiser laid down 1931

Displacement:
28,087 t light; 29,287 t standard; 30,347 t normal; 31,196 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
800.72 ft / 775.00 ft x 90.00 ft x 27.00 ft (normal load)
244.06 m / 236.22 m x 27.43 m x 8.23 m

Armament:
6 - 14.00" / 356 mm guns (3x2 guns), 1,575.00lbs / 714.41kg shells, 1931 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
16 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (8x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1931 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 1.10" / 27.9 mm guns (4x4 guns), 0.67lbs / 0.30kg shells, 1931 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 10,461 lbs / 4,745 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 100
8 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 467.17 ft / 142.39 m 11.38 ft / 3.47 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 93 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.50" / 64 mm 467.17 ft / 142.39 m 25.00 ft / 7.62 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 15.0" / 381 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 13.0" / 330 mm
2nd: - - 1.00" / 25 mm

- Armour deck: 4.00" / 102 mm, Conning tower: 14.00" / 356 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 130,120 shp / 97,070 Kw = 31.50 kts
Range 4,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,909 tons

Complement:
1,149 - 1,494

Cost:
£10.902 million / $43.607 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,155 tons, 3.8 %
Armour: 10,422 tons, 34.3 %
- Belts: 3,193 tons, 10.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,080 tons, 3.6 %
- Armament: 2,055 tons, 6.8 %
- Armour Deck: 3,801 tons, 12.5 %
- Conning Tower: 293 tons, 1.0 %
Machinery: 3,891 tons, 12.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 12,319 tons, 40.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,260 tons, 7.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 300 tons, 1.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
45,682 lbs / 20,721 Kg = 33.3 x 14.0 " / 356 mm shells or 6.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 5.3 ft / 1.6 m
Roll period: 16.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 55 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.64
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.10

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.564
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.61 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 31.92 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 22.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Mid (50 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Stern: 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Average freeboard: 22.45 ft / 6.84 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 92.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 170.6 %
Waterplane Area: 51,364 Square feet or 4,772 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 171 lbs/sq ft or 836 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.98
- Longitudinal: 1.14
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent