USS Nevada, United States Battleship laid down 1912
Displacement:
22,615 t light; 23,993 t standard; 25,154 t normal; 26,082 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
583.00 ft / 583.00 ft x 95.50 ft x 27.50 ft (normal load)
177.70 m / 177.70 m x 29.11 m x 8.38 m
Armament:
6 - 14.00" / 356 mm guns (2x3 guns), 1,372.00lbs / 622.33kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
4 - 14.00" / 356 mm guns (2x2 guns), 1,372.00lbs / 622.33kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
21 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts
19 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
4 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 15,087 lbs / 6,843 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 100
2 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm submerged torpedo tubes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 13.5" / 343 mm 277.00 ft / 84.43 m 11.73 ft / 3.58 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 73 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 18.0" / 457 mm 7.50" / 191 mm 13.0" / 330 mm
2nd: 16.0" / 406 mm 7.00" / 178 mm 13.0" / 330 mm
- Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 16.00" / 406 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 28,698 shp / 21,408 Kw = 20.50 kts
Range 8,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,089 tons
Complement:
998 - 1,298
Cost:
£2.536 million / $10.143 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,886 tons, 7.5 %
Armour: 7,651 tons, 30.4 %
- Belts: 2,089 tons, 8.3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 3,059 tons, 12.2 %
- Armour Deck: 2,208 tons, 8.8 %
- Conning Tower: 296 tons, 1.2 %
Machinery: 1,144 tons, 4.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 11,833 tons, 47.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,539 tons, 10.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 0.4 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
34,268 lbs / 15,544 Kg = 25.0 x 14.0 " / 356 mm shells or 3.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.03
Metacentric height 5.0 ft / 1.5 m
Roll period: 18.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.98
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.55
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.575
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.10 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24.15 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 42 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 45
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Forecastle (22 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Mid (60 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m (16.00 ft / 4.88 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Stern: 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Average freeboard: 20.82 ft / 6.35 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 72.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 161.6 %
Waterplane Area: 39,778 Square feet or 3,696 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 100 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 215 lbs/sq ft or 1,049 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 2.04
- 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
USS Nevada, United States Battleship laid down 1912 (Engine 1930)
Displacement:
26,023 t light; 27,579 t standard; 28,648 t normal; 29,503 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
583.00 ft / 583.00 ft x 95.50 ft (Bulges 106.00 ft) x 27.50 ft (normal load)
177.70 m / 177.70 m x 29.11 m (Bulges 32.31 m) x 8.38 m
Armament:
6 - 14.00" / 356 mm guns (2x3 guns), 1,575.00lbs / 714.41kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
4 - 14.00" / 356 mm guns (2x2 guns), 1,575.00lbs / 714.41kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
12 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
8 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1929 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 17,000 lbs / 7,711 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 100
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 13.5" / 343 mm 277.00 ft / 84.43 m 11.73 ft / 3.58 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 73 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
3.00" / 76 mm 299.73 ft / 91.36 m 25.62 ft / 7.81 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 18.0" / 457 mm 7.50" / 191 mm 13.0" / 330 mm
2nd: 16.0" / 406 mm 7.50" / 191 mm 13.0" / 330 mm
- Armour deck: 5.00" / 127 mm, Conning tower: 16.00" / 406 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 34,715 shp / 25,898 Kw = 21.00 kts
Range 10,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,924 tons
Complement:
1,100 - 1,431
Cost:
£2.630 million / $10.520 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,871 tons, 6.5 %
Armour: 10,073 tons, 35.2 %
- Belts: 2,091 tons, 7.3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 852 tons, 3.0 %
- Armament: 3,076 tons, 10.7 %
- Armour Deck: 3,732 tons, 13.0 %
- Conning Tower: 323 tons, 1.1 %
Machinery: 1,052 tons, 3.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 12,876 tons, 44.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,625 tons, 9.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 0.5 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
44,011 lbs / 19,963 Kg = 32.1 x 14.0 " / 356 mm shells or 8.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
Metacentric height 5.4 ft / 1.7 m
Roll period: 19.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 76 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.79
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.51
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.590
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.50 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24.15 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 45 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Forecastle (22 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Mid (60 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m (16.00 ft / 4.88 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Stern: 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Average freeboard: 20.82 ft / 6.35 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 79.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 148.7 %
Waterplane Area: 40,342 Square feet or 3,748 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 105 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 225 lbs/sq ft or 1,097 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 1.96
- 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