Rebuild includes new torpedo bulkheads, wider buldges, slight decrease in speed, new tower structure forward and all secondary and AA guns removed to be replaced by 5.1" and 3.95" DP, 40mm and 20mm AA.
Simon Bolivar, Colombian (Ex Brazilian) Battlecruiser laid down 1930
Displacement:
24,698 t light; 25,802 t standard; 28,052 t normal; 29,853 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
752.64 ft / 750.00 ft x 80.00 ft (Bulges 95.00 ft) x 26.50 ft (normal load)
229.40 m / 228.60 m x 24.38 m (Bulges 28.96 m) x 8.08 m
Armament:
6 - 12.01" / 305 mm guns (3x2 guns), 865.51lbs / 392.59kg shells, 1930 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
10 - 5.10" / 130 mm guns (5x2 guns), 66.13lbs / 30.00kg shells, 1941 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side ends, majority aft, 1 raised mount - superfiring
12 - 3.95" / 100 mm guns (6x2 guns), 30.86lbs / 14.00kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
14 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (7x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1930 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 5 raised mounts
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (9 mounts), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1930 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 6,258 lbs / 2,839 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
8 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 8.27" / 210 mm 534.78 ft / 163.00 m 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 1.58" / 40 mm 534.78 ft / 163.00 m 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
Main Belt covers 110 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
2.95" / 75 mm 534.78 ft / 163.00 m 23.29 ft / 7.10 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 8.27" / 210 mm 5.12" / 130 mm 8.27" / 210 mm
2nd: 2.95" / 75 mm 1.58" / 40 mm 2.95" / 75 mm
3rd: 1.18" / 30 mm - -
4th: 0.79" / 20 mm - -
5th: 0.59" / 15 mm - -
- Armour deck: 4.72" / 120 mm, Conning tower: 1.58" / 40 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 142,546 shp / 106,339 Kw = 31.50 kts
Range 15,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,051 tons
Complement:
1,083 - 1,408
Cost:
£8.892 million / $35.569 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 782 tons, 2.8 %
Armour: 8,795 tons, 31.4 %
- Belts: 2,552 tons, 9.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,359 tons, 4.8 %
- Armament: 1,297 tons, 4.6 %
- Armour Deck: 3,555 tons, 12.7 %
- Conning Tower: 31 tons, 0.1 %
Machinery: 4,320 tons, 15.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 10,601 tons, 37.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,354 tons, 12.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 0.7 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
39,137 lbs / 17,752 Kg = 45.2 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 6.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.19
Metacentric height 4.9 ft / 1.5 m
Roll period: 18.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.33
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.12
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.520
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.89 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27.39 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 62
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 30.12 ft / 9.18 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 23.25 ft / 7.09 m (21.00 ft / 6.40 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Stern: 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Average freeboard: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 97.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 136.6 %
Waterplane Area: 40,718 Square feet or 3,783 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 117 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 164 lbs/sq ft or 802 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.06
- Longitudinal: 1.15
- Overall: 1.07
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