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All four of the Montana class battleships complete this fiscal year. Both the General Board, and the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) feel that with 18 battleships the USN has sufficient numbers for the immediate future. Of more concern is a lack of heavily armed, fast, capital units to counter the growing number of large cruisers and battlecruisers in various navies. With only Lexington and Saratoga to fill this void, the Navy Department feels this lack keenly. The Bureau of Ships has produced this design for laying down at the end of this fiscal year, coinciding with the completion of USS Utah and USS Iowa. One is to be laid down, to be named USS Alaska with another to be laid down at a later date.


USS Alaska, United States Battlecruiser laid down 1943

Displacement:
37,731 t light; 39,893 t standard; 43,901 t normal; 47,107 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
873.40 ft / 855.00 ft x 104.00 ft x 32.00 ft (normal load)
266.21 m / 260.60 m x 31.70 m x 9.75 m

Armament:
9 - 14.00" / 356 mm guns (3x3 guns), 1,575.00lbs / 714.41kg shells, 1917 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
16 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (8x2 guns), 55.12lbs / 25.00kg shells, 1943 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
56 - 1.50" / 38.1 mm guns (14x4 guns), 1.69lbs / 0.77kg shells, 1943 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
40 - 0.75" / 19.1 mm guns (20x2 guns), 0.21lbs / 0.10kg shells, 1943 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 10 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 15,160 lbs / 6,876 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 13.0" / 330 mm 488.57 ft / 148.92 m 11.88 ft / 3.62 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 88 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
3.00" / 76 mm 488.57 ft / 148.92 m 29.25 ft / 8.92 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 14.0" / 356 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm

- Armour deck: 5.00" / 127 mm, Conning tower: 14.00" / 356 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 166,406 shp / 124,139 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 7,214 tons

Complement:
1,516 - 1,971

Cost:
£21.827 million / $87.306 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,681 tons, 3.8 %
Armour: 14,150 tons, 32.2 %
- Belts: 3,283 tons, 7.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,586 tons, 3.6 %
- Armament: 2,986 tons, 6.8 %
- Armour Deck: 5,919 tons, 13.5 %
- Conning Tower: 375 tons, 0.9 %
Machinery: 4,298 tons, 9.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 17,352 tons, 39.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,170 tons, 14.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 250 tons, 0.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
72,534 lbs / 32,901 Kg = 52.9 x 14.0 " / 356 mm shells or 11.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.14
Metacentric height 6.8 ft / 2.1 m
Roll period: 16.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.58
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.21

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.540
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.22 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 33.74 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 19.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6.00 ft / 1.83 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 36.00 ft / 10.97 m
- Forecastle (19 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Mid (50 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Quarterdeck (19 %): 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Stern: 27.00 ft / 8.23 m
- Average freeboard: 24.60 ft / 7.50 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 78.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 184.9 %
Waterplane Area: 63,990 Square feet or 5,945 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 120 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 194 lbs/sq ft or 946 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.22
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

How much tonnage are you saving by reusing the Big Six and Battlecruiser turrets?

Simming it in Springsharp gives a total of 394 tons per turret. Multiplied by 3 give 1,182 tons per ship.

I either stick them on Alaska's, or stick them someplace like Miami, Detroit, San Antonio, or one of the Pacific Islands.

Eh. Might be better off there, and new manufacture weapons on the ships.

Probably though Congress will want to know why the Navy cannot use the 14in from the Big Six and the battlecruisers rather than "wasting money" designing new guns for 2-4 ships.

The design appears to me to be sound enough, with a rather powerful battery. Given their availability, reusing the guns from the Big Six does make sense, as the USN has to spread its available resources to cover a multitude ot needs.

Personally, I'm not a battlecruiser fan; but these I would not wish to meet in a dark alley.

I do agree - reusing the guns, while it doesn't offer that much savings, does seem to make sense in this case. And it does let the US benefit a bit more from the excessive costs of refitting the Big Six.

Interesting choice.
At ~40,000 tons it's what the Dutch would consider a 2nd rate battleship.

Overall fairly solid. I might advocate more Misc. weight.
The Torpedo bulkhead is to taste- we really have too much range of variation on how folks do it. I presume it's the aggregate of the various partition bulkheads + the holding bulkhead.

Overall...I'm not keen on the belt.

I see no reason the skipper wouldn't think he has a reasonable chance against a 15" gunned Clieto-era ship, but he'll have a slightly smaller gun and thinner belt.
Also, it's not very tall, esp for a fast ship with a larger wave trough, esp if the belt is inclined. Shells can go under it.
and last- it's short, so you've got nearly 300 feet of ship outside the citadel that can be flooded- that might be ok in the Carrib, but it's not so hot in the Pacific.

TDS height looks like it might not have been adjusted after you lowered the ship's draft. On the other hand my predecessor, RAM deliberately shorted his TDSs to account for the depth of the belt armor.

Toss in that shell holes & splinter holes in the unprotected bow could quickly rob you of the speed you're paying for.

Its a big ship, but then any modern BC is going to be expensive. I'd agree with the criticisms of the belt armour, but given your going to 'save' 1,182 tons per ship you can probably afford to add a bit more armour weight into the design.

Quoted

Originally posted by Hood
Its a big ship, but then any modern BC is going to be expensive.

I suppose I should expound a little bit. The Dutch 1936ish theory *was* that post Clieto we'd see a bit of sorting - 1st Rate BBs which could dominate Clieto era, 2nd rate to fill out the battleline, and large ACs/BCs. This matches the 2nd rate expectation and adds a bit of speed to stay away from most 1st rate. So while it's a Hood class vessel, they view it as "2nd rate" as a type, not a quality call. Kinda like a 74 gun ship of the line vs. 100+.

Added your suggestions Kirk, here is what it looks like. Problem is, its over the 40,000 ton limit, and it doesn't look that impressive for doing it.


USS Alaska, United States Battlecruiser laid down 1943

Displacement:
41,029 t light; 43,261 t standard; 47,397 t normal; 50,705 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
818.40 ft / 800.00 ft x 104.00 ft (Bulges 120.00 ft) x 32.00 ft (normal load)
249.45 m / 243.84 m x 31.70 m (Bulges 36.58 m) x 9.75 m

Armament:
9 - 14.00" / 356 mm guns (3x3 guns), 1,575.00lbs / 714.41kg shells, 1917 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
16 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (8x2 guns), 55.12lbs / 25.00kg shells, 1943 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
56 - 1.50" / 38.1 mm guns (14x4 guns), 1.69lbs / 0.77kg shells, 1943 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
40 - 0.75" / 19.1 mm guns (20x2 guns), 0.21lbs / 0.10kg shells, 1943 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 10 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 15,160 lbs / 6,876 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 500.00 ft / 152.40 m 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 96 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
3.00" / 76 mm 500.00 ft / 152.40 m 29.25 ft / 8.92 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 14.0" / 356 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm

- Armour deck: 5.00" / 127 mm, Conning tower: 14.00" / 356 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 179,122 shp / 133,625 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 7,444 tons

Complement:
1,605 - 2,087

Cost:
£22.883 million / $91.532 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,681 tons, 3.5 %
Armour: 16,142 tons, 34.1 %
- Belts: 5,428 tons, 11.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,623 tons, 3.4 %
- Armament: 3,157 tons, 6.7 %
- Armour Deck: 5,538 tons, 11.7 %
- Conning Tower: 395 tons, 0.8 %
Machinery: 4,626 tons, 9.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 18,030 tons, 38.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,368 tons, 13.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 550 tons, 1.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
80,740 lbs / 36,623 Kg = 58.8 x 14.0 " / 356 mm shells or 15.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.22
Metacentric height 7.6 ft / 2.3 m
Roll period: 18.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 55 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.36
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.11

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.540
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.67 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 33.24 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 19.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6.00 ft / 1.83 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 36.00 ft / 10.97 m
- Forecastle (19 %): 27.00 ft / 8.23 m
- Mid (50 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Quarterdeck (19 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Stern: 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Average freeboard: 26.44 ft / 8.06 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 76.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 177.6 %
Waterplane Area: 59,874 Square feet or 5,562 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 120 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 204 lbs/sq ft or 998 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.45
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

Something else to consider, there is this for a few thousand tons more


USS Oregon, USA Battleship laid down 1943

Displacement:
45,585 t light; 48,055 t standard; 52,462 t normal; 55,988 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
794.79 ft / 780.00 ft x 108.00 ft (Bulges 120.00 ft) x 32.75 ft (normal load)
242.25 m / 237.74 m x 32.92 m (Bulges 36.58 m) x 9.98 m

Armament:
9 - 16.00" / 406 mm guns (3x3 guns), 2,700.00lbs / 1,224.70kg shells, 1943 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
16 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (8x2 guns), 55.12lbs / 25.00kg shells, 1943 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
56 - 1.50" / 38.1 mm guns (14x4 guns), 1.69lbs / 0.77kg shells, 1943 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, 6 raised mounts - superfiring
48 - 1.10" / 27.9 mm guns (12x4 guns), 0.67lbs / 0.30kg shells, 1943 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, 6 raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 25,308 lbs / 11,480 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 100

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 17.0" / 432 mm 450.00 ft / 137.16 m 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 89 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
3.00" / 76 mm 450.00 ft / 137.16 m 24.54 ft / 7.48 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 17.0" / 432 mm 10.0" / 254 mm 17.5" / 445 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm

- Armour deck: 6.00" / 152 mm, Conning tower: 16.00" / 406 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 118,605 shp / 88,480 Kw = 28.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 7,933 tons

Complement:
1,733 - 2,253

Cost:
£26.692 million / $106.768 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,445 tons, 4.7 %
Armour: 19,161 tons, 36.5 %
- Belts: 6,097 tons, 11.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,226 tons, 2.3 %
- Armament: 4,234 tons, 8.1 %
- Armour Deck: 7,121 tons, 13.6 %
- Conning Tower: 483 tons, 0.9 %
Machinery: 3,063 tons, 5.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 20,466 tons, 39.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,877 tons, 13.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 450 tons, 0.9 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
90,217 lbs / 40,922 Kg = 44.1 x 16.0 " / 406 mm shells or 16.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.16
Metacentric height 7.4 ft / 2.3 m
Roll period: 18.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 61 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.58
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.21

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.599
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.50 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 32.67 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 17.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 4.40 ft / 1.34 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 34.00 ft / 10.36 m
- Forecastle (21 %): 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Mid (50 %): 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Quarterdeck (22 %): 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Stern: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Average freeboard: 24.03 ft / 7.33 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 69.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 162.2 %
Waterplane Area: 64,152 Square feet or 5,960 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 116 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 228 lbs/sq ft or 1,113 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.45
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

The "Cheap Charlie" rendition.


USS New Jersey, United States Battleship laid down 1943

Displacement:
30,775 t light; 32,507 t standard; 35,350 t normal; 37,624 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
717.36 ft / 700.00 ft x 98.00 ft (Bulges 104.00 ft) x 33.00 ft (normal load)
218.65 m / 213.36 m x 29.87 m (Bulges 31.70 m) x 10.06 m

Armament:
9 - 14.00" / 356 mm guns (3x3 guns), 1,575.00lbs / 714.41kg shells, 1917 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
16 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (8x2 guns), 55.12lbs / 25.00kg shells, 1943 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
48 - 1.50" / 38.1 mm guns (6x8 guns), 1.69lbs / 0.77kg shells, 1943 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 15,138 lbs / 6,866 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 414.54 ft / 126.35 m 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 91 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
2.50" / 64 mm 414.54 ft / 126.35 m 29.04 ft / 8.85 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 14.0" / 356 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm

- Armour deck: 5.50" / 140 mm, Conning tower: 15.00" / 381 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 91,622 shp / 68,350 Kw = 28.00 kts
Range 12,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,117 tons

Complement:
1,288 - 1,675

Cost:
£18.448 million / $73.792 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,679 tons, 4.7 %
Armour: 12,658 tons, 35.8 %
- Belts: 3,563 tons, 10.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,114 tons, 3.2 %
- Armament: 2,728 tons, 7.7 %
- Armour Deck: 4,905 tons, 13.9 %
- Conning Tower: 348 tons, 1.0 %
Machinery: 2,366 tons, 6.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 13,722 tons, 38.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,574 tons, 12.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 350 tons, 1.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
54,947 lbs / 24,923 Kg = 40.0 x 14.0 " / 356 mm shells or 10.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 5.8 ft / 1.8 m
Roll period: 18.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.56
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.21

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.515
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.73 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 31.17 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 19.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6.00 ft / 1.83 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 33.00 ft / 10.06 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Mid (50 %): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Stern: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Average freeboard: 21.71 ft / 6.62 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 75.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 142.6 %
Waterplane Area: 48,206 Square feet or 4,478 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 113 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 198 lbs/sq ft or 966 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.64
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Finally, just for kicks the "Super-Alaska" of OTL.


Bon Homme Richard, United States Battlecruiser laid down 1943

Displacement:
35,110 t light; 37,034 t standard; 40,240 t normal; 42,806 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
881.40 ft / 863.00 ft x 102.00 ft x 32.00 ft (normal load)
268.65 m / 263.04 m x 31.09 m x 9.75 m

Armament:
12 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (4x3 guns), 864.00lbs / 391.90kg shells, 1943 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (12x2 guns), 55.12lbs / 25.00kg shells, 1943 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 6 raised mounts - superfiring
56 - 1.50" / 38.1 mm guns (14x4 guns), 1.69lbs / 0.77kg shells, 1943 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
40 - 0.75" / 19.1 mm guns (10 mounts), 0.21lbs / 0.10kg shells, 1943 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised guns
Weight of broadside 11,794 lbs / 5,350 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 166

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 471.80 ft / 143.80 m 12.12 ft / 3.69 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 84 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 471.19 ft / 143.62 m 28.58 ft / 8.71 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 12.0" / 305 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
3rd: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
4th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -

- Armour deck: 6.00" / 152 mm, Conning tower: 12.00" / 305 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 176,502 shp / 131,671 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,772 tons

Complement:
1,419 - 1,846

Cost:
£20.448 million / $81.791 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,496 tons, 3.7 %
Armour: 13,430 tons, 33.4 %
- Belts: 2,994 tons, 7.4 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 997 tons, 2.5 %
- Armament: 2,626 tons, 6.5 %
- Armour Deck: 6,510 tons, 16.2 %
- Conning Tower: 304 tons, 0.8 %
Machinery: 4,558 tons, 11.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 15,225 tons, 37.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,131 tons, 12.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 400 tons, 1.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
58,525 lbs / 26,547 Kg = 67.7 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 8.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.14
Metacentric height 6.6 ft / 2.0 m
Roll period: 16.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 58 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.44
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.17

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.500
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.46 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 29.38 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 19.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6.00 ft / 1.83 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 36.00 ft / 10.97 m
- Forecastle (25 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Mid (50 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Quarterdeck (21 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Stern: 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Average freeboard: 22.18 ft / 6.76 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 84.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 159.3 %
Waterplane Area: 58,650 Square feet or 5,449 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 115 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 182 lbs/sq ft or 886 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.00
- Longitudinal: 1.04
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

These are all designs I am considering for the next capital ships to be built for the USN. Interestingly Kirk, none of them except perhaps the Oregon can really be considered "first-raters" by your definition. I consider that to be a reflection of "Montana disease" in that we got it already, and we don't want it again.

The needs of the USN for capital ships are not as clear cut as well as other navies-I could of course just abandon all this and build an Essex or two instead. But, I am a battleship guy.

Here is a little background on the state of battleships and battlecruisers in the USN. The Americans have or will have 20 ships by the end of the US fiscal year (Q2/43). 8 of those will be 14in Standards and Texas, all good for 21 knots. They aren't spectacular, but they are there in numbers, and I would feel more than comfortable in lining them up against any Cleito-era ship.The Standards all received updates in the 1930's, and that I suppose is another option, just refitting the Standards to as close to the Big Six as possible for the remainder of the sim (assuming of course an end-date in 1950).

The Big Six are the heart of the US fleet, the most powerful, the fastest battleships in the USN. Until the Montana's complete of course. I wouldn't have problems lining them up against any Cleito ships, they also don't require refitting until after 1950, so that is a definite bonus for keeping them around. Plus their 26 knot speed isn't all that bad for the USN.

The Montana's will be the fastest, most powerful battleships in the USN. And they will be a one-off, I at least have no intention of building such expensive ships again. They likely are among the most powerful in the world, and I would have no qualms about lining them up against any battlewagon afloat. But as I mentioned, they are horribly expensive. And 6 years building.

Finally, the Lexington and Saratoga, both good ships, both quite useful, and I wish I had two more like them.

Which brings me to my analysis on these designs. Do I build an Alaska as she is now, noting that she isn't that hot for being over 40,000 tons. Especially when I can get something like Oregon for 4,000 more tons? Or perhaps something like Cheap Charlie, seeing as the USN perhaps needs quantity to fulfil its Two-Oceans needs. Its nothing spectacular, but they would give anything built during Cleito pause. And for the giant battlewagons roaming the seas, I do have four of my own. Or perhaps the Bonhomne Richard, being smaller but as fast as an Alaska.

These are the designs which I have pondered over, the difficult thing of course is that I could use at least 3 sets of four of them, but I can only afford 1 pair, and possibly another pair later.

I fiddled with springsharp, using the first design as a baseline. I could continue trimming and get something in the 30k range, but mostly that'd start by paring down the armour to something similar to the Renown rebuilds I have (or overgunned OTL Alaskas), which you don't seem interested in.

Personally, if you're going over 30k tons, you're building a capital ship. If you're investing that much time and material, I'd rather have something like the RCN's Canadas than what you're aiming for, but I know this project stems from wanting to reuse the 14" turrets, which can't really be done on the cheap. And trying to build a modern first-rate battleship centered around outdated weapons is kind of silly.


USS Hawaii, United States Battlecruiser laid down 1943

Displacement:
35,000 t light; 36,933 t standard; 40,724 t normal; 43,757 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
810.00 ft / 810.00 ft x 98.00 ft x 33.00 ft (normal load)
246.89 m / 246.89 m x 29.87 m x 10.06 m

Armament:
9 - 14.00" / 356 mm guns (3x3 guns), 1,372.00lbs / 622.33kg shells, 1917 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
12 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (6x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1943 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
56 - 1.50" / 38.1 mm guns (14x4 guns), 1.69lbs / 0.77kg shells, 1943 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
40 - 0.75" / 19.1 mm guns (20x2 guns), 0.21lbs / 0.10kg shells, 1943 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 10 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 13,201 lbs / 5,988 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 440.00 ft / 134.11 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 84 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
3.00" / 76 mm 440.00 ft / 134.11 m 30.00 ft / 9.14 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 14.0" / 356 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm

- Armour deck: 5.00" / 127 mm, Conning tower: 14.00" / 356 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 161,162 shp / 120,227 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 6,823 tons

Complement:
1,433 - 1,863

Cost:
£20.905 million / $83.620 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,650 tons, 4.1 %
Armour: 13,361 tons, 32.8 %
- Belts: 3,247 tons, 8.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,465 tons, 3.6 %
- Armament: 2,987 tons, 7.3 %
- Armour Deck: 5,305 tons, 13.0 %
- Conning Tower: 357 tons, 0.9 %
Machinery: 4,162 tons, 10.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 15,352 tons, 37.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,724 tons, 14.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 475 tons, 1.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
62,091 lbs / 28,164 Kg = 45.3 x 14.0 " / 356 mm shells or 9.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 6.0 ft / 1.8 m
Roll period: 16.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.58
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.10

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.544
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.27 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 32.81 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 46
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: 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Mid (50 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Stern: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Average freeboard: 23.72 ft / 7.23 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 83.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 174.7 %
Waterplane Area: 57,351 Square feet or 5,328 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 115 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 186 lbs/sq ft or 910 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.28
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

Your using the base 14in shellweights Shin, not the 1,575 lbs weights, but I see your point.

If I was going to build 6 ships like the OTL Alaska's, I would go ahead and design a new 14in gun, and turret. But designing something for a class that may only have two ships in it doesn't make much sense to me.

The alternative of course to all this is Iowa's, which have an added benefit in that the US already has a triple 16in in use. But they are expensive though, and we went through that exercise already.

Approaching from another direction (which I think we discussed once), which results in a design optimized for operating with the Big Six (and any similar modernizations of the other Standards).

This concept may be worth considering the same 16" guns and turrets that were produced for the Big Six rather than the recycled turrets, however.

I wouldn't bother with a new design 14" gun; either the aforementioned 16", or design cheaper and smaller around a 10" or 12" gun.

USS New York, United States Battleship laid down 1943

Displacement:
32,500 t light; 34,935 t standard; 38,534 t normal; 41,412 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
720.00 ft / 720.00 ft x 98.00 ft x 33.00 ft (normal load)
219.46 m / 219.46 m x 29.87 m x 10.06 m

Armament:
12 - 14.00" / 356 mm guns (4x3 guns), 1,575.00lbs / 714.41kg shells, 1917 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 1 raised mount - superfiring
12 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (6x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1943 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
56 - 1.50" / 38.1 mm guns (14x4 guns), 1.69lbs / 0.77kg shells, 1943 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
40 - 0.75" / 19.1 mm guns (20x2 guns), 0.21lbs / 0.10kg shells, 1943 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 10 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 19,753 lbs / 8,960 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 440.00 ft / 134.11 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 94 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
3.00" / 76 mm 440.00 ft / 134.11 m 30.00 ft / 9.14 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 14.0" / 356 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm

- Armour deck: 5.00" / 127 mm, Conning tower: 14.00" / 356 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 74,562 shp / 55,624 Kw = 26.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 6,477 tons

Complement:
1,374 - 1,787

Cost:
£21.112 million / $84.446 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,165 tons, 5.6 %
Armour: 13,363 tons, 34.7 %
- Belts: 3,223 tons, 8.4 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,465 tons, 3.8 %
- Armament: 3,454 tons, 9.0 %
- Armour Deck: 4,877 tons, 12.7 %
- Conning Tower: 344 tons, 0.9 %
Machinery: 1,926 tons, 5.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 14,572 tons, 37.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,034 tons, 15.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 475 tons, 1.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
57,557 lbs / 26,107 Kg = 42.0 x 14.0 " / 356 mm shells or 9.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
Metacentric height 5.8 ft / 1.8 m
Roll period: 17.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 57 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.81
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.24

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.579
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.35 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 31.12 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 46
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: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Mid (50 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Stern: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Average freeboard: 20.16 ft / 6.14 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 78.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 146.2 %
Waterplane Area: 52,725 Square feet or 4,898 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 110 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 200 lbs/sq ft or 978 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.39
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Alternatively, with the same 16" twins as the Lexingtons;

USS New York, United States Battleship laid down 1943

Displacement:
33,000 t light; 35,258 t standard; 38,871 t normal; 41,762 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
720.00 ft / 720.00 ft x 100.00 ft x 33.00 ft (normal load)
219.46 m / 219.46 m x 30.48 m x 10.06 m

Armament:
8 - 16.00" / 406 mm guns (4x2 guns), 2,048.00lbs / 928.96kg shells, 1943 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (8x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1943 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
56 - 1.50" / 38.1 mm guns (14x4 guns), 1.69lbs / 0.77kg shells, 1943 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
40 - 0.75" / 19.1 mm guns (20x2 guns), 0.21lbs / 0.10kg shells, 1943 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 10 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 17,487 lbs / 7,932 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 410.00 ft / 124.97 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 88 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
3.00" / 76 mm 410.00 ft / 124.97 m 30.00 ft / 9.14 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 18.0" / 457 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 14.0" / 356 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm

- Armour deck: 5.00" / 127 mm, Conning tower: 14.00" / 356 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 98,737 shp / 73,658 Kw = 28.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 6,504 tons

Complement:
1,383 - 1,799

Cost:
£21.915 million / $87.660 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,186 tons, 5.6 %
Armour: 13,258 tons, 34.1 %
- Belts: 3,055 tons, 7.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,365 tons, 3.5 %
- Armament: 3,546 tons, 9.1 %
- Armour Deck: 4,945 tons, 12.7 %
- Conning Tower: 346 tons, 0.9 %
Machinery: 2,550 tons, 6.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 14,706 tons, 37.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,871 tons, 15.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 300 tons, 0.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
53,751 lbs / 24,381 Kg = 26.2 x 16.0 " / 406 mm shells or 9.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.06
Metacentric height 5.6 ft / 1.7 m
Roll period: 17.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.70
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.02

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.573
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.20 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 31.20 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 48
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: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Mid (50 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Stern: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Average freeboard: 20.16 ft / 6.14 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 82.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 147.3 %
Waterplane Area: 53,461 Square feet or 4,967 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 108 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 201 lbs/sq ft or 980 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.33
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

[SIZE=3]USS Alaska, American Battlecruiser laid down 1943[B][/SIZE]

[B]Displacement:
32,428 t light; 34,066 t standard; 37,704 t normal; 40,615 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
834.06 ft / 815.00 ft x 92.00 ft x 32.00 ft (normal load)
254.22 m / 248.41 m x 28.04 m x 9.75 m

Armament:
6 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (2x3 guns), 864.00lbs / 391.90kg shells, 1943 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
4 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (2x2 guns), 864.00lbs / 391.90kg shells, 1943 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
20 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (10x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1943 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
56 - 1.50" / 38.1 mm guns (14x4 guns), 1.69lbs / 0.77kg shells, 1943 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
40 - 0.75" / 19.1 mm guns (10x4 guns), 0.21lbs / 0.10kg shells, 1943 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 9,993 lbs / 4,533 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 13.0" / 330 mm 445.00 ft / 135.64 m 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 84 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 445.00 ft / 135.64 m 32.00 ft / 9.75 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 9.00" / 229 mm 13.0" / 330 mm
2nd: 14.0" / 356 mm 9.00" / 229 mm 13.0" / 330 mm
3rd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm
4th: 1.00" / 25 mm - -
5th: 1.00" / 25 mm - -

- Armour deck: 4.75" / 121 mm, Conning tower: 14.00" / 356 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 153,663 shp / 114,633 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 6,550 tons

Complement:
1,352 - 1,758

Cost:
£17.933 million / $71.734 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,249 tons, 3.3 %
Armour: 12,689 tons, 33.7 %
- Belts: 3,523 tons, 9.3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,054 tons, 2.8 %
- Armament: 2,985 tons, 7.9 %
- Armour Deck: 4,787 tons, 12.7 %
- Conning Tower: 339 tons, 0.9 %
Machinery: 3,969 tons, 10.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 14,171 tons, 37.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,277 tons, 14.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 350 tons, 0.9 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
61,367 lbs / 27,835 Kg = 71.0 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 9.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 5.3 ft / 1.6 m
Roll period: 16.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.57
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.16

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.86 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 32.71 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 44
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 22.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.30 ft / 1.01 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 39.00 ft / 11.89 m
- Forecastle (22 %): 27.70 ft / 8.44 m
- Mid (40 %): 21.50 ft / 6.55 m
- Quarterdeck (22 %): 21.50 ft / 6.55 m
- Stern: 21.50 ft / 6.55 m
- Average freeboard: 24.42 ft / 7.44 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 78.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 172.7 %
Waterplane Area: 54,478 Square feet or 5,061 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 122 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 176 lbs/sq ft or 862 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.25
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent