Tyr (Build), Denmark BBL laid down 1927
K.D.M. Tyr
K.D.M. Vali
Displacement:
24,975 t light; 26,486 t standard; 28,494 t normal; 30,101 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
725.59 ft / 700.00 ft x 92.00 ft x 29.00 ft (normal load)
221.16 m / 213.36 m x 28.04 m x 8.84 m
Armament:
6 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (2x3 guns), 1,687.50lbs / 765.44kg shells, 1927 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
4 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (2x2 guns), 67.03lbs / 30.40kg shells, 1926 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
8 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (4x2 guns), 67.03lbs / 30.40kg shells, 1926 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships
24 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 5.65lbs / 2.56kg shells, 1925 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 8 raised mounts
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (10 mounts), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1925 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 8 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 11,071 lbs / 5,022 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 13.8" / 350 mm 448.49 ft / 136.70 m 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 99 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
0.98" / 25 mm 448.49 ft / 136.70 m 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 13.8" / 350 mm 7.87" / 200 mm 13.8" / 350 mm
2nd: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 1.57" / 40 mm
3rd: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 1.57" / 40 mm
4th: 0.59" / 15 mm - -
5th: 0.59" / 15 mm - -
- Armour deck: 4.72" / 120 mm, Conning tower: 13.78" / 350 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 4 shafts, 107,060 shp / 79,867 Kw = 29.00 kts
Range 13,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,615 tons
Complement:
1,096 - 1,425
Cost:
£9.126 million / $36.504 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,384 tons, 4.9 %
Armour: 9,334 tons, 32.8 %
- Belts: 3,044 tons, 10.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 429 tons, 1.5 %
- Armament: 1,715 tons, 6.0 %
- Armour Deck: 3,870 tons, 13.6 %
- Conning Tower: 277 tons, 1.0 %
Machinery: 3,379 tons, 11.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 10,727 tons, 37.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,519 tons, 12.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 0.5 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
33,131 lbs / 15,028 Kg = 19.6 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 5.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.04
Metacentric height 4.8 ft / 1.5 m
Roll period: 17.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.56
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.01
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.534
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.61 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.46 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 70
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 27.00 ft / 8.23 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 18.25 ft / 5.56 m
- Mid (50 %): 17.25 ft / 5.26 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 16.25 ft / 4.95 m
- Stern: 16.25 ft / 4.95 m
- Average freeboard: 17.98 ft / 5.48 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 98.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 132.4 %
Waterplane Area: 44,277 Square feet or 4,113 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 104 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 174 lbs/sq ft or 848 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.98
- Longitudinal: 1.18
- Overall: 1.00
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
Aircraft = 3 (type to be decided)