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This post has been edited 1 times, last edit by "Desertfox" (Jan 26th 2011, 5:54am)
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This post has been edited 1 times, last edit by "TexanCowboy" (Jan 26th 2011, 5:55am)
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Originally posted by Desertfox
The super secret super duper Mexican battleship using the latest technology available to Mexico in 1940...
Zaragoza, Mexico Super Battleship laid down 1940 (1880)
Armoured Corvette (Broadside ironclad)
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Esmeralda, Chilean Casemate Armoured Cruiser laid down 1882
Displacement:
7,176 t light; 7,656 t standard; 10,862 t normal; 13,426 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
450.00 ft / 450.00 ft x 60.00 ft (Bulges 64.00 ft) x 24.00 ft (normal load)
137.16 m / 137.16 m x 18.29 m (Bulges 19.51 m) x 7.32 m
Armament:
2 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 95.04lbs / 43.11kg shells, 1882 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread
6 - 10.00" / 254 mm guns in single mounts, 440.00lbs / 199.58kg shells, 1882 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side, all amidships
6 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
4 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 11.88lbs / 5.39kg shells, 1882 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 2,878 lbs / 1,305 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
2 - 18.0" / 457.2 mm submerged torpedo tubes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 282.75 ft / 86.18 m 9.30 ft / 2.83 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 97 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm -
2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 2.00" / 51 mm -
- Armour deck: 1.50" / 38 mm, Conning tower: 6.00" / 152 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 7,742 ihp / 5,776 Kw = 16.00 kts
Range 7,500nm at 13.50 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,770 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
531 - 691
Cost:
£0.771 million / $3.086 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 360 tons, 3.3 %
Armour: 1,438 tons, 13.2 %
- Belts: 681 tons, 6.3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 170 tons, 1.6 %
- Armour Deck: 523 tons, 4.8 %
- Conning Tower: 63 tons, 0.6 %
Machinery: 1,558 tons, 14.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,495 tons, 32.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,686 tons, 33.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 325 tons, 3.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
15,184 lbs / 6,887 Kg = 159.8 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.52
Metacentric height 4.8 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 12.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.23
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.03 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 21.21 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 34 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -4.00 ft / -1.22 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Mid (50 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m (20.00 ft / 6.10 m before break)
- Stern: 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Average freeboard: 19.81 ft / 6.04 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 78.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 138.3 %
Waterplane Area: 18,843 Square feet or 1,751 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 140 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 110 lbs/sq ft or 539 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 2.17
- 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
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weights:
- 140 tons for four 35-ton steam torpedo boats
- 60 tons for cranes for launching torpedo boats at sea
- 100 tons for extra supplies and fuel
- 20 tons for rum
- 5 tons for officers' billiards mess
[SIZE=1]Yes, she's a torpedo boat mothership too. The British did that back in the day.[/SIZE]
This post has been edited 2 times, last edit by "Desertfox" (Jan 26th 2011, 11:58pm)
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Originally posted by CanisD
The paddle wheelers are Hudson River steamers. All are getting up there in years, and historically the line went under in the 1940's anyhow. Plus, there was no way to get any of the Great Lakes paddle steamers past the Welland or St. Lawrence locks.
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