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This post has been edited 3 times, last edit by "Earl822" (Jun 6th 2007, 2:27pm)
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Originally posted by HoOmAn
I never understood why such a small country with such a small navy needs BBs or even CDBBs at all......?!
This post has been edited 1 times, last edit by "perdedor99" (Jun 6th 2007, 3:06pm)
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Originally posted by Earl822
Hmmmm helpful things to know:-
Maximum size wanted?
Maximum/minimum speed reqd?
Max/Min main battery size?
This post has been edited 1 times, last edit by "Earl822" (Jun 6th 2007, 3:39pm)
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Originally posted by Earl822
First go, would be a very cramped, very hard to fight ship.
Super-Lofoten type, Romania Coast Defence ship laid down 1935
Displacement:
14,197 t light; 15,156 t standard; 16,046 t normal; 16,757 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
453.53 ft / 450.00 ft x 80.00 ft x 24.00 ft (normal load)
138.23 m / 137.16 m x 24.38 m x 7.32 m
Armament:
6 - 13.39" / 340 mm guns (2x3 guns), 1,400.00lbs / 635.03kg shells, 1935 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
14 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (7x2 guns), 67.03lbs / 30.41kg shells, 1935 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, 3 raised mounts
16 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1935 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
16 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1935 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 9,374 lbs / 4,252 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 300.00 ft / 91.44 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 103 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.50" / 38 mm 300.00 ft / 91.44 m 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 9.00" / 229 mm 11.0" / 279 mm
2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
3rd: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
- Armour deck: 4.75" / 121 mm, Conning tower: 12.00" / 305 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 29,491 shp / 22,000 Kw = 21.50 kts
Range 5,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,601 tons
Complement:
712 - 926
Cost:
£7.493 million / $29.974 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,021 tons, 6.4 %
Armour: 6,148 tons, 38.3 %
- Belts: 1,861 tons, 11.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 400 tons, 2.5 %
- Armament: 1,300 tons, 8.1 %
- Armour Deck: 2,423 tons, 15.1 %
- Conning Tower: 164 tons, 1.0 %
Machinery: 838 tons, 5.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,090 tons, 38.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,849 tons, 11.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 0.6 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
21,154 lbs / 9,596 Kg = 17.6 x 13.4 " / 340 mm shells or 4.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.02
Metacentric height 3.7 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 17.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.80
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.07
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.650
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.63 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 21.21 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 65
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Mid (40 %): 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
- Stern: 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
- Average freeboard: 15.84 ft / 4.83 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 89.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 112.9 %
Waterplane Area: 27,578 Square feet or 2,562 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 100 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 163 lbs/sq ft or 797 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.93
- Longitudinal: 2.00
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
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Not just large, but UGLY!
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I never understood why such a small country with such a small navy needs BBs or even CDBBs at all......?!
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Halfan Akbar
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I like the torpedo gun on the first one.
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What do you mean, "today"?
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That second one might be a little crowded, trying to shoehorn a triple 12" and a torpedo bulkhead on to a 21.34 m wide hull...
This post has been edited 1 times, last edit by "Rooijen10" (Jun 6th 2007, 6:18pm)
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