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HMAS Tiger, Australia Battlecruiser laid down 1912 (Engine 1932)
Displacement:
29,747 t light; 31,483 t standard; 34,793 t normal; 37,440 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
728.44 ft / 721.00 ft x 91.00 ft x 32.00 ft (normal load)
222.03 m / 219.76 m x 27.74 m x 9.75 m
Armament:
8 - 13.50" / 343 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1,230.19lbs / 558.00kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts
Aft Main mounts separated by engine room
8 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread
24 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns (12x2 guns), 51.91lbs / 23.55kg shells, 1932 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts
32 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (8x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1932 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
40 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (20x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1932 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 12,023 lbs / 5,454 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 390.00 ft / 118.87 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 6.00" / 152 mm 390.00 ft / 118.87 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 83 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
0.50" / 13 mm 390.00 ft / 118.87 m 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 9.00" / 229 mm
2nd: 9.00" / 229 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 9.00" / 229 mm
3rd: 5.00" / 127 mm - -
4th: 1.20" / 30 mm - -
- Armour deck: 5.00" / 127 mm, Conning tower: 10.00" / 254 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 158,205 shp / 118,021 Kw = 31.00 kts
Range 12,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,957 tons
Complement:
1,273 - 1,655
Cost:
£2.957 million / $11.829 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,503 tons, 4.3 %
Armour: 10,319 tons, 29.7 %
- Belts: 2,694 tons, 7.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 216 tons, 0.6 %
- Armament: 2,822 tons, 8.1 %
- Armour Deck: 4,356 tons, 12.5 %
- Conning Tower: 230 tons, 0.7 %
Machinery: 4,670 tons, 13.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 12,955 tons, 37.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,046 tons, 14.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 300 tons, 0.9 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
49,137 lbs / 22,288 Kg = 39.9 x 13.5 " / 343 mm shells or 5.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 5.2 ft / 1.6 m
Roll period: 16.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.84
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.14
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.580
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.92 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.85 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 44
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 12.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 35.00 ft / 10.67 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Mid (60 %): 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Quarterdeck (30 %): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m (29.00 ft / 8.84 m before break)
- Stern: 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Average freeboard: 26.48 ft / 8.07 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 100.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 204.4 %
Waterplane Area: 47,097 Square feet or 4,375 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 179 lbs/sq ft or 872 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.66
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent