Ersatz Hood, UK battleship laid down 1912
Displacement:
32,803 t light; 34,779 t standard; 35,623 t normal; 36,298 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(735.55 ft / 721.78 ft) x 104.99 ft x (27.89 / 28.32 ft)
(224.20 m / 220.00 m) x 32.00 m x (8.50 / 8.63 m)
Armament:
9 - 15.98" / 406 mm 45.0 cal guns - 2,059.37lbs / 934.11kg shells, 100 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1912 Model
2 x 3-gun mounts on centreline, forward deck forward
1 raised mount - superfiring
1 x Triple mount on centreline, aft deck centre
12 - 5.98" / 152 mm 45.0 cal guns - 108.07lbs / 49.02kg shells, 250 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1912 Model
4 x 2-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
2 x 2-gun mounts on sides amidships
2 raised mounts
12 - 4.02" / 102 mm 45.0 cal guns - 32.66lbs / 14.81kg shells, 250 per gun
Quick firing guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1912 Model
4 x 2-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
2 x 2-gun mounts on centreline, evenly spread
2 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 20,223 lbs / 9,173 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 11.8" / 300 mm 252.62 ft / 77.00 m 12.30 ft / 3.75 m
Ends: 3.94" / 100 mm 469.13 ft / 142.99 m 12.30 ft / 3.75 m
Upper: 3.94" / 100 mm 252.62 ft / 77.00 m 8.01 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 54 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
2.95" / 75 mm 252.62 ft / 77.00 m 26.18 ft / 7.98 m
Beam between torpedo bulkheads 104.99 ft / 32.00 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 13.8" / 350 mm 7.87" / 200 mm 7.87" / 200 mm
2nd: 3.94" / 100 mm 3.94" / 100 mm 3.94" / 100 mm
3rd: 4.13" / 105 mm 4.13" / 105 mm 4.13" / 105 mm
- Armoured deck - multiple decks:
For and Aft decks: 2.95" / 75 mm
Forecastle: 2.95" / 75 mm Quarter deck: 2.95" / 75 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 10.04" / 255 mm, Aft 4.92" / 125 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 82,692 shp / 61,688 Kw = 26.00 kts
Range 4,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,519 tons
Complement:
1,296 - 1,685
Cost:
£3.498 million / $13.990 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 3,932 tons, 11.0 %
- Guns: 3,932 tons, 11.0 %
Armour: 10,444 tons, 29.3 %
- Belts: 3,104 tons, 8.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 723 tons, 2.0 %
- Armament: 3,250 tons, 9.1 %
- Armour Deck: 3,018 tons, 8.5 %
- Conning Towers: 349 tons, 1.0 %
Machinery: 3,297 tons, 9.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 15,130 tons, 42.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,820 tons, 7.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
48,307 lbs / 21,912 Kg = 23.7 x 16.0 " / 406 mm shells or 7.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 6.6 ft / 2.0 m
Roll period: 17.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 63 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.89
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.26
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, low quarterdeck ,
an extended bulbous bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.590 / 0.592
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.88 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.87 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 25.00 %, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- Forward deck: 20.00 %, 22.97 ft / 7.00 m, 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- Aft deck: 25.00 %, 22.97 ft / 7.00 m, 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- Quarter deck: 30.00 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Average freeboard: 22.64 ft / 6.90 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 78.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 185.3 %
Waterplane Area: 54,907 Square feet or 5,101 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 102 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 236 lbs/sq ft or 1,152 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.00
- Longitudinal: 1.58
- Overall: 1.05
Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily