Made to work near the 21kts BBs line...
SGB-6x240, Nova Francia SGB-8000t laid down 1915
Displacement:
7 077 t light; 7 531 t standard; 8 000 t normal; 8 375 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(416.66 ft / 410.66 ft) x 63.00 ft x (18.50 / 19.20 ft)
(127.00 m / 125.17 m) x 19.20 m x (5.64 / 5.85 m)
Armament:
2 - 9.45" / 240 mm 50.0 cal guns - 446.70lbs / 202.62kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1915 Model
2 x Single mounts on centreline, evenly spread
4 - 9.45" / 240 mm 50.0 cal guns - 446.70lbs / 202.62kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1915 Model
4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
6 - 5.50" / 140 mm 45.0 cal guns - 83.90lbs / 38.05kg shells, 250 per gun
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1915 Model
6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
8 - 0.52" / 13.2 mm 76.0 cal guns - 0.09lbs / 0.04kg shells, 3 000 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1915 Model
4 x 2 row twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 3 184 lbs / 1 444 kg
Main Torpedoes
4 - 17.7" / 450 mm, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m torpedoes - 0.940 t each, 3.761 t total
In 2 sets of deck mounted side rotating tubes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 7.87" / 200 mm 265.76 ft / 81.00 m 11.17 ft / 3.40 m
Ends: 1.95" / 50 mm 124.67 ft / 38.00 m 7.87 ft / 2.40 m
20.23 ft / 6.17 m Unarmoured ends
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 7.87" / 200 mm 2.95" / 75 mm 3.95" / 100 mm
2nd: 7.87" / 200 mm 2.95" / 75 mm 3.95" / 100 mm
3rd: 1.95" / 50 mm 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm
4th: 0.40" / 10 mm - -
- Armoured deck - multiple decks:
For and Aft decks: 1.95" / 50 mm
Forecastle: 0.98" / 25 mm Quarter deck: 0.98" / 25 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 5.52" / 140 mm, Aft 3.95" / 100 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 3 shafts, 29 647 shp / 22 117 Kw = 24.00 kts
Range 5 000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 843 tons
Complement:
422 - 549
Cost:
£1.029 million / $4.117 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 923 tons, 11.5 %
- Guns: 916 tons, 11.4 %
- Weapons: 8 tons, 0.1 %
Armour: 2 255 tons, 28.2 %
- Belts: 1 088 tons, 13.6 %
- Armament: 523 tons, 6.5 %
- Armour Deck: 562 tons, 7.0 %
- Conning Towers: 82 tons, 1.0 %
Machinery: 1 123 tons, 14.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2 656 tons, 33.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 923 tons, 11.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 120 tons, 1.5 %
- Hull below water: 20 tons
- Above deck: 100 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
11 776 lbs / 5 341 Kg = 27.9 x 9.5 " / 240 mm shells or 2.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
Metacentric height 3.0 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 15.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.77
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.22
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a ram bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.585 / 0.590
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.52 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20.26 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 59 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 57
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.00 ft / 0.91 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 28.00 %, 21.00 ft / 6.40 m, 19.67 ft / 6.00 m
- Forward deck: 22.00 %, 19.67 ft / 6.00 m, 19.02 ft / 5.80 m
- Aft deck: 24.00 %, 19.02 ft / 5.80 m, 19.70 ft / 6.00 m
- Quarter deck: 26.00 %, 19.70 ft / 6.00 m, 20.68 ft / 6.30 m
- Average freeboard: 19.81 ft / 6.04 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 81.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 159.9 %
Waterplane Area: 18 658 Square feet or 1 733 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 107 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 114 lbs/sq ft or 558 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.90
- Longitudinal: 2.49
- Overall: 1.00
Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
240/50-mlle1906 - HE & AP:220kg - MV:800m/sec - range:23800m - ROF:2/mn