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Gota Lejon class, Nordmark Battlecruiser laid down 1911 (Engine 1930)
Displacement:
25,673 t light; 26,929 t standard; 30,438 t normal; 33,245 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
704.06 ft / 700.00 ft x 88.50 ft (Bulges 100.00 ft) x 26.70 ft (normal load)
214.60 m / 213.36 m x 26.97 m (Bulges 30.48 m) x 8.14 m
Armament:
6 - 13.40" / 340 mm guns (3x2 guns), 1,203.05lbs / 545.69kg shells, 1911 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
2 - 13.40" / 340 mm guns (1x2 guns), 1,203.05lbs / 545.69kg shells, 1911 Model
Breech loading guns in a turret (on a barbette)
on centreline amidships
24 - 4.33" / 110 mm guns (12x2 guns), 40.61lbs / 18.42kg shells, 1931 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
32 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (4x8 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
20 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 10 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 10,653 lbs / 4,832 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 105
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 484.00 ft / 147.52 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 4.50" / 114 mm 484.00 ft / 147.52 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 106 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
1.50" / 38 mm 484.00 ft / 147.52 m 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 10.0" / 254 mm 10.0" / 254 mm
2nd: 12.0" / 305 mm 10.0" / 254 mm 10.0" / 254 mm
3rd: 3.00" / 76 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm
4th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
5th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
- Armour deck: 5.00" / 127 mm, Conning tower: 10.00" / 254 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 86,908 shp / 64,833 Kw = 27.00 kts
Range 14,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 6,316 tons
Complement:
1,151 - 1,497
Cost:
£2.386 million / $9.543 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,332 tons, 4.4 %
Armour: 10,437 tons, 34.3 %
- Belts: 3,187 tons, 10.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 698 tons, 2.3 %
- Armament: 2,267 tons, 7.4 %
- Armour Deck: 4,075 tons, 13.4 %
- Conning Tower: 210 tons, 0.7 %
Machinery: 2,634 tons, 8.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 11,221 tons, 36.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,765 tons, 15.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 0.2 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
48,095 lbs / 21,816 Kg = 40.0 x 13.4 " / 340 mm shells or 8.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.24
Metacentric height 6.1 ft / 1.9 m
Roll period: 17.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 53 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.36
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.07
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.570
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.46 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Mid (62 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m (13.00 ft / 3.96 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Stern: 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Average freeboard: 18.12 ft / 5.52 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 80.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 135.6 %
Waterplane Area: 44,053 Square feet or 4,093 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 115 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 178 lbs/sq ft or 870 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.05
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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