Springstyle / Springsharp Report by CanisD 1912 BC, USA Battlecruiser laid down 1912 Displacement: 59,328 t light; 61,352 t standard; 64,882 t normal; 67,707 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 1,273.47 ft / 1,250.00 ft x 106.10 ft x 36.20 ft (normal load) 388.15 m / 381.00 m x 32.34 m x 11.03 m Armament: 8 - 14.00" / 356 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1,372.00lbs / 622.33kg shells, 1912 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring 16 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1912 Model Breech loading guns in deck mounts on side, all amidships 4 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1912 Model Breech loading guns in deck mounts on side, evenly spread Weight of broadside 12,758 lbs / 5,787 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 100 4 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes, 4 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm submerged torpedo tubes Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 621.00 ft / 189.28 m 12.36 ft / 3.77 m Ends: Unarmoured Upper: 14.0" / 356 mm 621.00 ft / 189.28 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m Main Belt covers 76 % of normal length - Torpedo Bulkhead: 2.00" / 51 mm 621.00 ft / 189.28 m 33.74 ft / 10.28 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 18.0" / 457 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 14.0" / 356 mm 2nd: 3.00" / 76 mm - - - Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 16.00" / 406 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Electric motors, 4 shafts, 209,556 shp / 156,329 Kw = 32.00 kts Range 11,650nm at 10.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 6,355 tons Complement: 2,032 - 2,642 Cost: £4.586 million / $18.343 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 1,595 tons, 2.5 % Armour: 18,223 tons, 28.1 % - Belts: 7,539 tons, 11.6 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,550 tons, 2.4 % - Armament: 3,790 tons, 5.8 % - Armour Deck: 4,787 tons, 7.4 % - Conning Tower: 557 tons, 0.9 % Machinery: 8,356 tons, 12.9 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 31,155 tons, 48.0 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,554 tons, 8.6 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 111,081 lbs / 50,385 Kg = 81.0 x 14.0 " / 356 mm shells or 15.2 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.05 Metacentric height 6.0 ft / 1.8 m Roll period: 18.2 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.57 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.25 Hull form characteristics: Hull has low quarterdeck Block coefficient: 0.473 Length to Beam Ratio: 11.78 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 35.36 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 34 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 56 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 36.00 degrees Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length): - Stem: 32.30 ft / 9.85 m - Forecastle (23 %): 29.00 ft / 8.84 m - Mid (50 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m - Quarterdeck (16 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m (28.00 ft / 8.53 m before break) - Stern: 21.00 ft / 6.40 m - Average freeboard: 27.55 ft / 8.40 m Ship tends to be wet forward Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 76.3 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 223.5 % Waterplane Area: 86,260 Square feet or 8,014 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 136 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 237 lbs/sq ft or 1,156 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 1.28 - Longitudinal: 0.92 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily