I Springsharped a rebuilt Amiral Murescu with relined main and secondary armament, and the same dp guns as in the Regeles, with a top speed of now 21 knots.
Amiral Murescu , Romania Battleship laid down 1939
Displacement:
16,119 t light; 17,152 t standard; 17,983 t normal; 18,648 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
448.00 ft / 448.00 ft x 80.30 ft x 26.50 ft (normal load)
136.55 m / 136.55 m x 24.48 m x 8.08 m
Armament:
4 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (2x2 guns), 864.00lbs / 391.90kg shells, 1939 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
8 - 9.44" / 240 mm guns (4x2 guns), 420.62lbs / 190.79kg shells, 1939 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships
10 - 5.31" / 135 mm guns (5x2 guns), 74.86lbs / 33.96kg shells, 1939 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on centreline, all amidships
16 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1939 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 7,573 lbs / 3,435 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 11.0" / 279 mm 291.20 ft / 88.76 m 10.75 ft / 3.28 m
Ends: 4.00" / 102 mm 156.78 ft / 47.79 m 10.75 ft / 3.28 m
Upper: 8.00" / 203 mm 291.20 ft / 88.76 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
3.00" / 76 mm 291.20 ft / 88.76 m 25.52 ft / 7.78 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 15.0" / 381 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 3.00" / 76 mm
2nd: 11.0" / 279 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 3.00" / 76 mm
- Armour deck: 8.00" / 203 mm, Conning tower: 12.00" / 305 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 3 shafts, 28,856 shp / 21,527 Kw = 21.00 kts
Range 2,000nm at 20.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,497 tons
Complement:
776 - 1,009
Cost:
£8.545 million / $34.180 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 947 tons, 5.3 %
Armour: 8,801 tons, 48.9 %
- Belts: 2,620 tons, 14.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 825 tons, 4.6 %
- Armament: 1,061 tons, 5.9 %
- Armour Deck: 4,117 tons, 22.9 %
- Conning Tower: 177 tons, 1.0 %
Machinery: 781 tons, 4.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,441 tons, 30.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,864 tons, 10.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 0.8 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
27,903 lbs / 12,656 Kg = 32.3 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 6.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.13
Metacentric height 4.5 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 15.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 54 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.46
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.08
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.660
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.58 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 21.17 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
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: 23.28 ft / 7.10 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 14.82 ft / 4.52 m
- Mid (50 %): 14.82 ft / 4.52 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 14.82 ft / 4.52 m
- Stern: 14.82 ft / 4.52 m
- Average freeboard: 15.50 ft / 4.72 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 75.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 101.2 %
Waterplane Area: 27,817 Square feet or 2,584 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 99 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 142 lbs/sq ft or 695 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.93
- Longitudinal: 1.88
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate