1906 Super Cruiser (10 Inch) v2, Test Super Cruiser laid down 1906
Displacement:
14,759 t light; 15,500 t standard; 17,146 t normal; 18,463 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(629.51 ft / 623.36 ft) x 65.62 ft x (27.89 / 29.47 ft)
(191.88 m / 190.00 m) x 20.00 m x (8.50 / 8.98 m)
Armament:
12 - 10.00" / 254 mm 45.0 cal guns - 500.01lbs / 226.80kg shells, 86 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1906 Model
2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
4 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
16 - 4.02" / 102 mm 40.0 cal guns - 25.00lbs / 11.34kg shells, 500 per gun
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1906 Model
16 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 6,400 lbs / 2,903 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 7.99" / 203 mm 433.07 ft / 132.00 m 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 107 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
1.97" / 50 mm 433.07 ft / 132.00 m 31.99 ft / 9.75 m
Beam between torpedo bulkheads 59.06 ft / 18.00 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 7.99" / 203 mm 2.95" / 75 mm 7.99" / 203 mm
2nd: 2.95" / 75 mm - -
- Armoured deck - multiple decks:
For and Aft decks: 2.95" / 75 mm
Forecastle: 0.00" / 0 mm Quarter deck: 2.95" / 75 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 7.99" / 203 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 48,800 shp / 36,405 Kw = 26.39 kts
Range 8,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,963 tons (75% coal)
Complement:
748 - 973
Cost:
£1.580 million / $6.319 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,422 tons, 8.3 %
- Guns: 1,422 tons, 8.3 %
Armour: 5,988 tons, 34.9 %
- Belts: 2,326 tons, 13.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,009 tons, 5.9 %
- Armament: 1,080 tons, 6.3 %
- Armour Deck: 1,458 tons, 8.5 %
- Conning Tower: 114 tons, 0.7 %
Machinery: 3,401 tons, 19.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,948 tons, 23.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,387 tons, 13.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
15,997 lbs / 7,256 Kg = 32.0 x 10.0 " / 254 mm shells or 2.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.05
Metacentric height 2.9 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 16.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.91
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.21
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle,
a normal bow and large transom stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.526 / 0.536
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.50 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.52 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 22.97 ft / 7.00 m, 18.86 ft / 5.75 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 17.22 ft / 5.25 m, 14.76 ft / 4.50 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 14.76 ft / 4.50 m, 14.76 ft / 4.50 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 14.76 ft / 4.50 m, 14.76 ft / 4.50 m
- Average freeboard: 16.28 ft / 4.96 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 106.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 113.4 %
Waterplane Area: 29,047 Square feet or 2,699 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 93 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 127 lbs/sq ft or 619 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.98
- Longitudinal: 1.17
- Overall: 1.00
Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Adequate accommodation and workspace room
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily