Arizaba
sim by Wes
Arizaba (ex-Poseidon), Mexican (ex-Atlantean) Battleship laid down 1910 (Engine 1916)
Displacement:
26,226 t light; 27,868 t standard; 28,729 t normal; 29,417 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
625.00 ft / 625.00 ft x 92.00 ft x 29.00 ft (normal load)
190.50 m / 190.50 m x 28.04 m x 8.84 m
Armament:
8 - 14.00" / 356 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1,372.00lbs / 622.33kg shells, 1910 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
Main guns limited to end-on fire
2 - 14.00" / 356 mm guns (1x2 guns), 1,372.00lbs / 622.33kg shells, 1910 Model
Breech loading guns in a turret (on a barbette)
on centreline amidships
16 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1910 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
4 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1915 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
8 - 1.00" / 25.4 mm guns in single mounts, 0.50lbs / 0.23kg shells, 1915 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 15,506 lbs / 7,033 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 380.00 ft / 115.82 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: 6.00" / 152 mm 200.00 ft / 60.96 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
45.00 ft / 13.72 m Unarmoured ends
Upper: 8.00" / 203 mm 300.00 ft / 91.44 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Main Belt covers 94 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.25" / 32 mm 580.00 ft / 176.78 m 27.00 ft / 8.23 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 9.20" / 234 mm 10.0" / 254 mm
2nd: 14.0" / 356 mm 9.20" / 234 mm 10.0" / 254 mm
3rd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm -
- Armour deck: 2.50" / 64 mm, Conning tower: 10.00" / 254 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 43,277 shp / 32,285 Kw = 22.50 kts
Range 6,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,549 tons
Complement:
1,103 - 1,434
Cost:
£2.772 million / $11.087 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,938 tons, 6.7 %
Armour: 9,975 tons, 34.7 %
- Belts: 3,979 tons, 13.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 724 tons, 2.5 %
- Armament: 3,119 tons, 10.9 %
- Armour Deck: 1,950 tons, 6.8 %
- Conning Tower: 202 tons, 0.7 %
Machinery: 1,612 tons, 5.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 12,600 tons, 43.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,503 tons, 8.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 0.3 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
38,207 lbs / 17,330 Kg = 27.8 x 14.0 " / 356 mm shells or 6.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.01
Metacentric height 4.5 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 18.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 1.05
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.44
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.603
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.79 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 25.00 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 45 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 49
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: 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Mid (50 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m (16.00 ft / 4.88 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Stern: 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Average freeboard: 21.08 ft / 6.42 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 89.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 150.1 %
Waterplane Area: 42,173 Square feet or 3,918 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 100 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 211 lbs/sq ft or 1,028 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.01
- Longitudinal: 1.69
- Overall: 1.07
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily