Something that the Philippine admirals have dreamt of.
TBD, Philippine Battlecruiser laid down 1949
Displacement: 26,198 t light; 27,396 t standard; 29,973 t normal; 32,035 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
799.36 ft / 780.84 ft x 95.14 ft x 26.25 ft (normal load) [243.65 m / 238.00 m x 29.00 m x 8.00 m]
Armament:
9 - 11.02" / 280 mm guns (3x3 guns), 669.80lbs / 303.82kg shells, 1949 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centerline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
2 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (1x2 guns), 67.03lbs / 30.40kg shells, 1949 Model Dual purpose guns in a deck mount with hoist on centerline aft, all raised guns - superfiring
12 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (6x2 guns), 67.03lbs / 30.40kg shells, 1949 Model Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists on side, evenly spread
16 - 1.38" / 35.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 1.31lbs / 0.59kg shells, 1949 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 6,988 lbs / 3,170 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
Armor:
Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 9.45" / 240 mm 557.74 ft / 170.00 m 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
Ends: Unarmored
Main Belt covers 110 % of normal length
Torpedo Bulkhead: 1.97" / 50 mm 557.74 ft / 170.00 m 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
Gun armor: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 11.0" / 280 mm 5.91" / 150 mm 5.91" / 150 mm
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm
3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm
4th: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
Armor deck: 5.51" / 140 mm, Conning tower: 11.81" / 300 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 4 shafts, 135,779 shp / 101,291 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 8,500nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,638 tons
Complement: 1,138 - 1,480
Cost: £16.114 million / $64.458 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 873 tons, 2.9 %
Armor: 10,440 tons, 34.8 %
- Belts: 2,888 tons, 9.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 666 tons, 2.2 %
- Armament: 1,199 tons, 4.0 %
- Armor Deck: 5,441 tons, 18.2 %
- Conning Tower: 246 tons, 0.8 %
Machinery: 3,283 tons, 11.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 11,452 tons, 38.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,775 tons, 12.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 0.5 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 56,769 lbs / 25,750 Kg = 84.8 x 11.0 " / 280 mm shells or 9.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.14
Metacentric height 5.9 ft / 1.8 m
Roll period: 16.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 74 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.42
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.20
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.538
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.21: 1
'Natural speed' for length: 32.26 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 62
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 22.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 37.73 ft / 11.50 m
- Forecastle (22 %): 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- Mid (40 %): 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Quarterdeck (22 %): 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Stern: 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Average freeboard: 23.86 ft / 7.27 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 75.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 197.5 %
Waterplane Area: 53,361 Square feet or 4,957 Square meters
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 124 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 155 lbs/sq ft or 757 Kg/sq meter
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.98
- Longitudinal: 1.19
- 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