ya i was on a gass turbin ship. Big E is the most Over Powerd ship in the fleet though lol. the only reason i wonderd though is i have bene trying to pull 35+ knots out of a 11" gun armord cruiser. best i can get is 1.0 stability at 30 knots though >< although she is a decent little boat.
XS-36, Heavy Cruiser laid down 1936
Displacement:
10,992 t light; 11,660 t standard; 13,000 t normal; 14,072 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
606.73 ft / 600.00 ft x 61.65 ft (Bulges 71.65 ft) x 22.00 ft (normal load)
184.93 m / 182.88 m x 18.79 m (Bulges 21.84 m) x 6.71 m
Armament:
6 - 11.00" / 279 mm guns (2x3 guns), 665.50lbs / 301.87kg shells, 1936 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
12 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (6x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1936 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
32 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns (8x4 guns), 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1936 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns (4x4 guns), 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1936 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
Weight of broadside 4,746 lbs / 2,153 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 5.00" / 127 mm 390.00 ft / 118.87 m 9.42 ft / 2.87 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 6.00" / 152 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm -
3rd: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
4th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
- Armour deck: 4.00" / 102 mm, Conning tower: 2.00" / 51 mm
Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 66,538 shp / 49,638 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 10,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,411 tons
Complement:
608 - 791
Cost:
£6.034 million / $24.137 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 593 tons, 4.6 %
Armour: 3,136 tons, 24.1 %
- Belts: 766 tons, 5.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 483 tons, 3.7 %
- Armour Deck: 1,864 tons, 14.3 %
- Conning Tower: 24 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 1,867 tons, 14.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,352 tons, 41.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,008 tons, 15.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 43 tons, 0.3 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
16,110 lbs / 7,307 Kg = 24.2 x 11.0 " / 279 mm shells or 2.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
Metacentric height 3.0 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 17.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.62
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.07
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.481
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.37 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.43 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 65
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 9.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.46 ft / 0.75 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 26.94 ft / 8.21 m
- Forecastle (18 %): 17.15 ft / 5.23 m
- Mid (50 %): 17.15 ft / 5.23 m
- Quarterdeck (18 %): 17.15 ft / 5.23 m
- Stern: 17.15 ft / 5.23 m
- Average freeboard: 17.84 ft / 5.44 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 82.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 135.3 %
Waterplane Area: 25,187 Square feet or 2,340 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 111 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 134 lbs/sq ft or 653 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.35
- 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
This post has been edited 1 times, last edit by "Tanthalas" (Aug 19th 2007, 11:15am)