WesWorld

I had a play around and came up with something thats much more like a pocket battlecruiser. Armament consists of two duple 305/46 turrets fore and aft. Along the centreline between the funnels are 135/45 mountings that can fire to either side. Next to the 305mm turrets are the torpedo tubes, stacked quintuples. The large powerplant allows speeds of 33.5knts+. Armour is enough to fight cruisers.


Orlando Type, laid down 1935

Displacement:
15,218 t light; 15,993 t standard; 16,981 t normal; 17,772 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
574.79 ft / 557.74 ft x 55.77 ft (Bulges 78.74 ft) x 24.61 ft (normal load)
175.20 m / 170.00 m x 17.00 m (Bulges 24.00 m) x 7.50 m

Armament:
4 - 12.01" / 305 mm guns (2x2 guns), 996.49lbs / 452.00kg shells, 1935 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
12 - 5.31" / 135 mm guns (6x2 guns), 79.37lbs / 36.00kg shells, 1935 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline, all amidships
32 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (8x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1935 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 5,001 lbs / 2,268 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
40 - 21.0" / 533 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Ends: Unarmoured

- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
3.94" / 100 mm 492.13 ft / 150.00 m 29.53 ft / 9.00 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 10.6" / 270 mm 7.48" / 190 mm 8.27" / 210 mm
2nd: 1.18" / 30 mm 0.79" / 20 mm -

- Armour deck: 3.15" / 80 mm, Conning tower: 2.76" / 70 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 130,000 shp / 96,980 Kw = 33.45 kts
Range 1,000nm at 30.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,779 tons

Complement:
743 - 966

Cost:
£7.710 million / $30.839 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 553 tons, 3.3 %
Armour: 4,327 tons, 25.5 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 2,117 tons, 12.5 %
- Armament: 854 tons, 5.0 %
- Armour Deck: 1,317 tons, 7.8 %
- Conning Tower: 39 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 3,693 tons, 21.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,545 tons, 38.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,763 tons, 10.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 0.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
18,441 lbs / 8,365 Kg = 21.3 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 3.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.25
Metacentric height 3.1 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 18.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.47
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.01

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.08 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27.57 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 66 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 51
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- Mid (50 %): 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- Stern: 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- Average freeboard: 24.06 ft / 7.33 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 151.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 75.4 %
Waterplane Area: 22,602 Square feet or 2,100 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 105 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 140 lbs/sq ft or 683 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.91
- Longitudinal: 2.62
- Overall: 1.01
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped

The last two designs were very different indeed but finally I decided for the second Nordmark design. Well armed and protected, comparable to the older Italian BB's (like it's going to help with them being replaced by the time this ship is completed, I guess very crappy Intelligence service. ) and can give a good fight to their armoured cruisers. Of ocurse will be torn to pieces in any battle with the Littorios but oh well.

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Of ocurse will be torn to pieces in any battle with the Littorios but oh well.

Why risk damaging such a pretty ship when Italy can cause of a repeat of Viribus Unitis?