A modification of the earlier ships, dropping the triple 12" turrets increasing speed and fitting a forward launching catapult ontop of a CT.
Super-Cruiser, Greece Battleship laid down 1931
Displacement:
18,748 t light; 19,629 t standard; 21,371 t normal; 22,766 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
710.00 ft / 680.00 ft x 80.00 ft x 25.00 ft (normal load)
216.41 m / 207.26 m x 24.38 m x 7.62 m
Armament:
6 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (3x2 guns), 864.00lbs / 391.90kg shells, 1931 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority aft
4 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (2x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1931 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all forward
4 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (2x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1931 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all aft, all raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (6x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
24 - 0.49" / 12.5 mm guns (12x2 guns), 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1931 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 5,709 lbs / 2,589 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 140
8 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 1.00" / 25 mm 476.00 ft / 145.08 m 11.00 ft / 3.35 m (1" decapping plate - Internal belt thickness classified)
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 108 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 476.00 ft / 145.08 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 8.00" / 203 mm
2nd: 1.00" / 25 mm - 2.00" / 51 mm
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -
- Armour deck: 5.00" / 127 mm, Conning tower: 9.00" / 229 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 115,267 shp / 85,989 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 9,000nm at 15.00 kts (Bunkerage = 3,137 tons)
Complement:
883 - 1,148
Cost:
£7.585 million / $30.339 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 714 tons, 3.3 %
Armour: 5,699 tons, 26.7 %
- Belts: 219 tons, 1.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 564 tons, 2.6 %
- Armament: 1,111 tons, 5.2 %
- Armour Deck: 3,656 tons, 17.1 %
- Conning Tower: 149 tons, 0.7 %
Machinery: 3,447 tons, 16.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 8,688 tons, 40.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,624 tons, 12.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 0.9 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
23,284 lbs / 10,562 Kg = 26.9 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 3.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.07
Metacentric height 4.1 ft / 1.3 m
Roll period: 16.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.71
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.17
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.50 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 29.97 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 60
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 45.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
- Forecastle (15 %): 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Mid (70 %): 27.00 ft / 8.23 m (18.00 ft / 5.49 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Stern: 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Average freeboard: 25.22 ft / 7.69 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 106.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 198.4 %
Waterplane Area: 39,525 Square feet or 3,672 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 116 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 147 lbs/sq ft or 716 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.59
- 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