To be announced Q3 for completion in 1938 or 39. Embraces the current "streamlining" look so popular in the mid 1930's from toasters to trains.
SS America, United States Ocean Liner laid down 1933
Displacement:
57,481 t light; 59,051 t standard; 78,503 t normal; 94,064 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
1,237.42 ft / 1,200.00 ft x 128.00 ft x 32.00 ft (normal load)
377.17 m / 365.76 m x 39.01 m x 9.75 m
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 5 shafts, 346,288 shp / 258,331 Kw = 36.00 kts
Range 6,000nm at 36.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 35,013 tons
Complement:
2,344 - 3,048
Cost:
£16.188 million / $64.753 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 10,090 tons, 12.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 28,791 tons, 36.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 21,022 tons, 26.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 18,600 tons, 23.7 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
180,622 lbs / 81,929 Kg = 1,672.4 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 7.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.16
Metacentric height 9.5 ft / 2.9 m
Roll period: 17.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.559
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.38 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 39.47 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 33.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.00 ft / 0.91 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 53.00 ft / 16.15 m
- Forecastle (28 %): 47.00 ft / 14.33 m
- Mid (50 %): 47.00 ft / 14.33 m
- Quarterdeck (28 %): 40.00 ft / 12.19 m (47.00 ft / 14.33 m before break)
- Stern: 40.00 ft / 12.19 m
- Average freeboard: 45.72 ft / 13.94 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 68.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 429.9 %
Waterplane Area: 112,569 Square feet or 10,458 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 202 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 169 lbs/sq ft or 826 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.42
- 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, rides out heavy weather easily
Cargo 2000 tons
Misc Weight 500 tons
Passengers: 16100 tons (750/2500)