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The battleline is starting to show it's age, so this is to replace the Carlos's and the Portugal's.......
What do you think??

Mercury, Iberia BB laid down 1937

Displacement:
40,479 t light; 43,105 t standard; 47,200 t normal; 50,476 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(816.19 ft / 787.40 ft) x 108.27 ft x (31.17 / 32.90 ft)
(248.77 m / 240.00 m) x 33.00 m x (9.50 / 10.03 m)

Armament:
9 - 14.96" / 380 mm 45.0 cal guns - 1,873.93lbs / 850.00kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1937 Model
3 x Triple mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
1 raised mount - superfiring
22 - 5.12" / 130 mm 45.0 cal guns - 67.61lbs / 30.67kg shells, 250 per gun
Dual purpose guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1937 Model
10 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
1 x Twin mount on centreline, aft deck forward
1 raised mount
36 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 5.70lbs / 2.58kg shells, 500 per gun
Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1937 Model
14 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
14 raised mounts
4 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
48 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 0.48lbs / 0.22kg shells, 1,000 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1937 Model
24 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
24 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 18,581 lbs / 8,428 kg

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 14.8" / 375 mm 360.89 ft / 110.00 m 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
Ends: 3.94" / 100 mm 426.48 ft / 129.99 m 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
Upper: 2.95" / 75 mm 360.89 ft / 110.00 m 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
Main Belt covers 71 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.97" / 50 mm 410.11 ft / 125.00 m 29.53 ft / 9.00 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 15.7" / 400 mm 7.87" / 200 mm 13.8" / 350 mm
2nd: 2.95" / 75 mm 1.38" / 35 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
3rd: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
4th: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm -

- Armoured deck - multiple decks: 6.89" / 175 mm For and Aft decks
Forecastle: 3.94" / 100 mm Quarter deck: 3.94" / 100 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 7.87" / 200 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 4 shafts, 111,700 shp / 83,328 Kw = 28.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 7,371 tons

Complement:
1,600 - 2,081

Cost:
£18.724 million / $74.894 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,949 tons, 6.2 %
Armour: 18,019 tons, 38.2 %
- Belts: 5,916 tons, 12.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 882 tons, 1.9 %
- Armament: 3,162 tons, 6.7 %
- Armour Deck: 7,837 tons, 16.6 %
- Conning Tower: 222 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 3,096 tons, 6.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 15,915 tons, 33.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,721 tons, 14.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 500 tons, 1.1 %
- Hull below water: 150 tons
- Hull above water: 150 tons
- On freeboard deck: 100 tons
- Above deck: 100 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
77,484 lbs / 35,146 Kg = 46.3 x 15.0 " / 380 mm shells or 13.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
Metacentric height 6.5 ft / 2.0 m
Roll period: 17.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.57
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.03

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
an extended bulbous bow and large transom stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.622 / 0.630
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.27 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 32.42 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 68
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 32.81 ft / 10.00 m, 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 21.33 ft / 6.50 m, 17.22 ft / 5.25 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 17.22 ft / 5.25 m, 17.22 ft / 5.25 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 17.22 ft / 5.25 m, 17.22 ft / 5.25 m
- Average freeboard: 19.58 ft / 5.97 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 67.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 143.5 %
Waterplane Area: 66,342 Square feet or 6,163 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 119 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 198 lbs/sq ft or 968 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.00
- Longitudinal: 1.02
- 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

Mmmm.... I'd be adding more deck armour, myself. 3.94" of deck armour is what we're seeing on some armoured cruiser designs now. I'd try to get 6" on, myself.

Quoted

Originally posted by Brockpaine
Mmmm.... I'd be adding more deck armour, myself. 3.94" of deck armour is what we're seeing on some armoured cruiser designs now. I'd try to get 6" on, myself.

Look again. it's 6.89" over the vital spaces!!

Selene, Iberia BBL laid down 1937

Displacement:
30,244 t light; 32,116 t standard; 35,000 t normal; 37,307 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(750.57 ft / 721.78 ft) x 98.43 ft x (27.89 / 29.35 ft)
(228.77 m / 220.00 m) x 30.00 m x (8.50 / 8.95 m)

Armament:
6 - 14.96" / 380 mm 45.0 cal guns - 1,873.93lbs / 850.00kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1937 Model
2 x Triple mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
20 - 5.12" / 130 mm 45.0 cal guns - 67.61lbs / 30.67kg shells, 250 per gun
Dual purpose guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1937 Model
8 x Twin mounts on sides amidships
4 raised mounts
2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 raised mounts
24 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 5.70lbs / 2.58kg shells, 500 per gun
Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1937 Model
8 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
8 raised mounts
4 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
36 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 0.48lbs / 0.22kg shells, 1,000 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1937 Model
18 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
18 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 12,750 lbs / 5,783 kg

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 14.8" / 375 mm 344.49 ft / 105.00 m 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
Ends: 3.94" / 100 mm 377.30 ft / 115.00 m 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
Main Belt covers 73 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.97" / 50 mm 344.49 ft / 105.00 m 29.53 ft / 9.00 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 15.7" / 400 mm 7.87" / 200 mm 13.8" / 350 mm
2nd: 2.95" / 75 mm 1.38" / 35 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
3rd: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
4th: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm -

- Armoured deck - multiple decks: 5.91" / 150 mm For and Aft decks
Forecastle: 3.94" / 100 mm Quarter deck: 3.94" / 100 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 7.87" / 200 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 2 shafts, 95,220 shp / 71,034 Kw = 28.00 kts
Range 10,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,191 tons

Complement:
1,279 - 1,663

Cost:
£13.732 million / $54.926 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,055 tons, 5.9 %
Armour: 13,390 tons, 38.3 %
- Belts: 4,751 tons, 13.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 741 tons, 2.1 %
- Armament: 2,028 tons, 5.8 %
- Armour Deck: 5,689 tons, 16.3 %
- Conning Tower: 182 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 2,639 tons, 7.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 11,909 tons, 34.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,756 tons, 13.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 250 tons, 0.7 %
- Hull below water: 50 tons
- Hull above water: 50 tons
- On freeboard deck: 100 tons
- Above deck: 50 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
61,384 lbs / 27,843 Kg = 36.7 x 15.0 " / 380 mm shells or 10.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.14
Metacentric height 6.2 ft / 1.9 m
Roll period: 16.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.49
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.03

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
an extended bulbous bow and large transom stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.618 / 0.626
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.33 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 31.03 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 68
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 32.81 ft / 10.00 m, 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 21.33 ft / 6.50 m, 17.22 ft / 5.25 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 17.22 ft / 5.25 m, 17.22 ft / 5.25 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 17.22 ft / 5.25 m, 17.22 ft / 5.25 m
- Average freeboard: 19.58 ft / 5.97 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 69.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 149.1 %
Waterplane Area: 55,106 Square feet or 5,120 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 119 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 176 lbs/sq ft or 858 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.09
- 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

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Originally posted by Commodore Green

Quoted

Originally posted by Brockpaine
Mmmm.... I'd be adding more deck armour, myself. 3.94" of deck armour is what we're seeing on some armoured cruiser designs now. I'd try to get 6" on, myself.

Look again. it's 6.89" over the vital spaces!!

Oh. You fooled me with the SS3 readout!

On both ships, the main belts are VERY short (lengthwise, not heightwise), though they cover the citadel. These ships are likely going to be vulnerable to being sunk without a citadel penetration, because the main belt isn't covering enough of the hull's length.

Other than that, the main battery has lots of ammo, while the secondaries might need a little more.

From a design prespective I'd go with the Murcury class and ditch the Seline class, too few guns.

From an Atlantean perspective however....

I'd echo Hrolfs thoughts too, I'd lengthen the main belt and ditch the upper and end belts.

Any thoughts as to how she would look?

After a day of playing with the designs, I've come up with these..........

Selene, Iberia BBL laid down 1937

Displacement:
31,559 t light; 33,472 t standard; 37,000 t normal; 39,823 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(744.01 ft / 721.78 ft) x 98.43 ft x (29.53 / 31.32 ft)
(226.77 m / 220.00 m) x 30.00 m x (9.00 / 9.55 m)

Armament:
6 - 14.96" / 380 mm 45.0 cal guns - 1,873.93lbs / 850.00kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1937 Model
2 x Triple mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
20 - 5.12" / 130 mm 45.0 cal guns - 67.61lbs / 30.67kg shells, 250 per gun
Dual purpose guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1937 Model
8 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 raised mounts
24 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 5.70lbs / 2.59kg shells, 500 per gun
Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1937 Model
8 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
8 raised mounts
4 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
36 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 0.48lbs / 0.22kg shells, 1,000 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1937 Model
18 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
18 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 12,750 lbs / 5,783 kg

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 14.8" / 375 mm 475.72 ft / 145.00 m 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 101 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.97" / 50 mm 475.72 ft / 145.00 m 29.53 ft / 9.00 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 15.7" / 400 mm 7.87" / 200 mm 13.8" / 350 mm
2nd: 2.95" / 75 mm 1.38" / 35 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
3rd: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
4th: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm -

- Armoured deck - multiple decks: 6.30" / 160 mm For and Aft decks

- Conning towers: Forward 7.87" / 200 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 4 shafts, 127,860 shp / 95,384 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 6,351 tons

Complement:
1,333 - 1,734

Cost:
£14.674 million / $58.694 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,055 tons, 5.6 %
Armour: 13,480 tons, 36.4 %
- Belts: 4,955 tons, 13.4 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,023 tons, 2.8 %
- Armament: 2,062 tons, 5.6 %
- Armour Deck: 5,252 tons, 14.2 %
- Conning Tower: 188 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 3,544 tons, 9.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 12,230 tons, 33.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,441 tons, 14.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 250 tons, 0.7 %
- Hull below water: 50 tons
- Hull above water: 50 tons
- On freeboard deck: 100 tons
- Above deck: 50 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
59,594 lbs / 27,032 Kg = 35.6 x 15.0 " / 380 mm shells or 10.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 6.0 ft / 1.8 m
Roll period: 16.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.53
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
an extended bulbous bow and large transom stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.617 / 0.626
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.33 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 31.04 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 70
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 32.81 ft / 10.00 m, 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 21.33 ft / 6.50 m, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m, 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 18.04 ft / 5.50 m, 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Average freeboard: 20.64 ft / 6.29 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 75.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 154.4 %
Waterplane Area: 55,055 Square feet or 5,115 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 119 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 176 lbs/sq ft or 861 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.98
- Longitudinal: 1.26
- 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

.............which while a nice quick build, I'm begining to doubt the value of; if I had started them 2-3 years earlier, may have been useful.

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Mercury, Iberia BB laid down 1937

Displacement:
38,957 t light; 41,549 t standard; 45,500 t normal; 48,661 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(809.62 ft / 787.40 ft) x 103.35 ft x (32.81 / 34.60 ft)
(246.77 m / 240.00 m) x 31.50 m x (10.00 / 10.55 m)

Armament:
9 - 14.96" / 380 mm 45.0 cal guns - 1,873.93lbs / 850.00kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1937 Model
3 x Triple mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
1 raised mount - superfiring
22 - 5.12" / 130 mm 45.0 cal guns - 67.61lbs / 30.67kg shells, 250 per gun
Dual purpose guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1937 Model
10 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
1 x Twin mount on centreline, aft deck forward
1 raised mount
36 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 5.70lbs / 2.59kg shells, 500 per gun
Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1937 Model
14 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
14 raised mounts
4 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
48 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 0.48lbs / 0.22kg shells, 1,000 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1937 Model
24 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
24 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 18,581 lbs / 8,428 kg

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 14.8" / 375 mm 524.93 ft / 160.00 m 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 103 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.97" / 50 mm 524.93 ft / 160.00 m 29.53 ft / 9.00 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 15.7" / 400 mm 7.87" / 200 mm 13.8" / 350 mm
2nd: 2.95" / 75 mm 1.38" / 35 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
3rd: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
4th: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm -

- Armoured deck - multiple decks: 6.30" / 160 mm For and Aft decks

- Conning towers: Forward 7.87" / 200 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 4 shafts, 139,473 shp / 104,047 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 7,113 tons

Complement:
1,556 - 2,024

Cost:
£19.021 million / $76.083 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,949 tons, 6.5 %
Armour: 15,920 tons, 35.0 %
- Belts: 5,415 tons, 11.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,129 tons, 2.5 %
- Armament: 3,258 tons, 7.2 %
- Armour Deck: 5,902 tons, 13.0 %
- Conning Tower: 216 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 3,866 tons, 8.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 15,722 tons, 34.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,543 tons, 14.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 500 tons, 1.1 %
- Hull below water: 150 tons
- Hull above water: 150 tons
- On freeboard deck: 100 tons
- Above deck: 100 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
68,065 lbs / 30,874 Kg = 40.7 x 15.0 " / 380 mm shells or 10.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 6.3 ft / 1.9 m
Roll period: 17.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 59 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.65
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.01

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
an extended bulbous bow and large transom stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.596 / 0.605
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.62 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 32.38 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 32.81 ft / 10.00 m, 22.15 ft / 6.75 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 22.15 ft / 6.75 m, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m, 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 18.04 ft / 5.50 m, 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Average freeboard: 20.87 ft / 6.36 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 77.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 149.9 %
Waterplane Area: 61,821 Square feet or 5,743 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 116 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 201 lbs/sq ft or 981 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.19
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

............I'm happy with this design. I would build her based on time to service alone, and I think she would be good in service.

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Or maybe some thing a bit bigger......

Jupiter, Iberia BB laid down 1937

Displacement:
46,374 t light; 49,608 t standard; 54,000 t normal; 57,514 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(875.24 ft / 853.02 ft) x 108.27 ft x (32.81 / 34.52 ft)
(266.77 m / 260.00 m) x 33.00 m x (10.00 / 10.52 m)

Armament:
12 - 14.96" / 380 mm 45.0 cal guns - 1,873.93lbs / 850.00kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1937 Model
4 x Triple mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 raised mounts - superfiring
20 - 5.12" / 130 mm 45.0 cal guns - 67.61lbs / 30.67kg shells, 250 per gun
Dual purpose guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1937 Model
10 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
48 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 5.70lbs / 2.59kg shells, 500 per gun
Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1937 Model
16 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
12 raised mounts
8 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
4 double raised mounts - superfiring
60 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 0.48lbs / 0.22kg shells, 1,000 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1937 Model
26 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
26 raised mounts
2 x Quad mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 double raised mounts
Weight of broadside 24,142 lbs / 10,951 kg

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 14.8" / 375 mm 557.74 ft / 170.00 m 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 101 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.97" / 50 mm 557.74 ft / 170.00 m 32.81 ft / 10.00 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 15.7" / 400 mm 7.87" / 200 mm 13.8" / 350 mm
2nd: 2.95" / 75 mm 1.38" / 35 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
3rd: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
4th: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm -

- Armoured deck - multiple decks: 6.30" / 160 mm For and Aft decks
Forecastle: 0.00" / 0 mm Quarter deck: 0.00" / 0 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 7.87" / 200 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 4 shafts, 153,611 shp / 114,594 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 7,906 tons

Complement:
1,770 - 2,302

Cost:
£23.285 million / $93.139 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 3,777 tons, 7.0 %
Armour: 18,485 tons, 34.2 %
- Belts: 5,766 tons, 10.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,333 tons, 2.5 %
- Armament: 4,276 tons, 7.9 %
- Armour Deck: 6,867 tons, 12.7 %
- Conning Tower: 242 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 4,258 tons, 7.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 19,105 tons, 35.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 7,626 tons, 14.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 750 tons, 1.4 %
- Hull below water: 150 tons
- Hull above water: 400 tons
- On freeboard deck: 100 tons
- Above deck: 100 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
78,392 lbs / 35,558 Kg = 46.8 x 15.0 " / 380 mm shells or 12.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 6.8 ft / 2.1 m
Roll period: 17.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 53 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.70
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
an extended bulbous bow and large transom stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.624 / 0.631
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.88 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 33.52 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 53
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 32.81 ft / 10.00 m, 22.15 ft / 6.75 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 22.15 ft / 6.75 m, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m, 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 18.04 ft / 5.50 m, 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Average freeboard: 20.87 ft / 6.36 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 77.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 153.5 %
Waterplane Area: 72,009 Square feet or 6,690 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 114 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 215 lbs/sq ft or 1,051 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.00
- Longitudinal: 1.00
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

.............A rework of my original Jupiter design, using comments by RA and Hrolf concernig armour. My only concern is time to service.........

These look much better on the armor front, ammunition is still a little bit unbalanced (IMO).

Time to service is a very valid concern: the USN is hoping the refitted Big Six will be able to hold the line until new vessels can be built to take their place at the head of the line.

Go with the Jupiters, bigger is always better.

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Originally posted by Hrolf Hakonson
These look much better on the armor front, ammunition is still a little bit unbalanced (IMO).

Give us clue.... more secondary or tertiary or quaternary ammo! Or is it more of all of them??

I would say you have more main gun ammunition than you're likely to need, and less secondary ammunition than you may well want. I'd cut the main gun ammunition back to 120-130 rounds, and up the secondary rounds to between 300-400.

With my SS3 version of Constitution, I set:
- 25.4cm battery = 150 rounds per gun
- 13cm battery = 400 rounds per gun
- 57mm battery = 1200 rounds per gun
- 40mm battery = 1500 rounds per gun

The latter three, I expect, will be increased somewhat during wartime.

Keep in mind the max rate of fire for a 38cm gun is likely to be no more than 2-3 rpm, and in battle rate of fire is likely to be a lot lower than that: Bismark, equipped with 38cm guns often credited with being the fastest shooting ever built, fired at a rate of less than 1 round per minute per gun at Denmark Strait. Ie, she fired less than 12 rounds per gun for the entire engagement.

so...
120 x 380mm
400 x 130mm
2500 x 57mm
4000 x 25mm
....would be more appropiate??

I'm doubting you'll need quite that many 57mm or 25mm rounds, since those weapons will only be fired in direct defense of the ship, but the 38cm and 13cm numbers look pretty good.

Doing a little looking on NavWeaps suggests that the historical numbers are somewhere around 2,000 rounds for 20mm, and about the same for 37-40mm weapons. There are no period 57mm automatics, but the postwar 57mm Bofors on the French Jean Bart were issued 1500 rounds per barrel (keep in mind, though, that those guns fired from an 80 round magazine on the gun).

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Originally posted by Hrolf Hakonson
There are no period 57mm automatics, but the postwar 57mm Bofors on the French Jean Bart were issued 1500 rounds per barrel (keep in mind, though, that those guns fired from an 80 round magazine on the gun).

May I inquire why the 57mm is ahistorical here? I know the Danish have been using 57mm AA since the 1920s, the British just started adding them, the Spanish are including them... I added some in on Constitution because I noted the trend, and figured I could replace twin 57mm guns with triple 40mm guns if I didn't like it.

So why the 57mm here when it's not historical?

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Originally posted by Brockpaine

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Originally posted by Hrolf Hakonson
There are no period 57mm automatics, but the postwar 57mm Bofors on the French Jean Bart were issued 1500 rounds per barrel (keep in mind, though, that those guns fired from an 80 round magazine on the gun).

May I inquire why the 57mm is ahistorical here? I know the Danish have been using 57mm AA since the 1920s, the British just started adding them, the Spanish are including them... I added some in on Constitution because I noted the trend, and figured I could replace twin 57mm guns with triple 40mm guns if I didn't like it.

So why the 57mm here when it's not historical?

Basically, because it was here before anyone raised an issue about it being a-historical and problematic historically.

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Originally posted by Hrolf Hakonson
Basically, because it was here before anyone raised an issue about it being a-historical and problematic historically.

I meant, what's the attraction of using it?

I think most of Iberia's 57mm guns are semi-automatics carried over from WWI instead of moving to larger AA guns.