SDN World 3 Ship Design Thread

[Master_Baerne]

You still have the same end-on fire problem as I do. Ergo, no broadsides for you either.

It's a fast battleship -I stole the bow turret idea from the RN's Lord Nelson class.

[Thanas]

Well, according to Springsharp you still can't fire all guns to beam.

[Beowulf]

Hmm. Methinks that Springsharp is a bit bugged in that regard as even the Iowa has that limitation when I know that it did not in real life.

Post the report you got?

[Thanas]

Displacement:
51.058 t light; 54.035 t standard; 60.014 t normal; 64.797 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(943,00 ft / 885,83 ft) x 114,83 ft x (37,07 / 39,42 ft)
(287,43 m / 270,00 m) x 35,00 m x (11,30 / 12,01 m)

Armament:
9 - 16,00" / 406 mm 45,0 cal guns - 2.065,46lbs / 936,88kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1925 Model
2 x Triple mounts on centreline, forward evenly spread
1 raised mount
1 x Triple mount on centreline, aft evenly spread
Main guns limited to end-on fire
20 - 5,00" / 127 mm 45,0 cal guns - 63,03lbs / 28,59kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1925 Model
10 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
80 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm 45,0 cal guns - 1,97lbs / 0,89kg shells, 150 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1925 Model
40 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
50 - 0,79" / 20,0 mm 45,0 cal guns - 0,25lbs / 0,11kg shells, 15.000 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1925 Model
50 x Single mounts on sides amidships
Weight of broadside 20.020 lbs / 9.081 kg
4 - 21,0" / 533 mm, 8,00 ft / 2,44 m torpedoes - 0,613 t each, 2,453 t total
In 8 sets of submerged side tubes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 12,0" / 305 mm 458,94 ft / 139,88 m 12,86 ft / 3,92 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 80% of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
4,00" / 102 mm 458,94 ft / 139,88 m 34,18 ft / 10,42 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 20,0" / 508 mm 10,0" / 254 mm 17,0" / 432 mm
2nd: 2,00" / 51 mm 1,00" / 25 mm 1,00" / 25 mm
3rd: 1,00" / 25 mm - -
4th: 1,00" / 25 mm - -

- Box over machinery & magazines: 7,50" / 191 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 10,00" / 254 mm, Aft 0,00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 203.908 shp / 152.115 Kw = 31,00 kts
Range 10.000nm at 18,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 10.763 tons

Complement:
1.916 - 2.492

Cost:
£14,982 million / $59,930 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 3.345 tons, 5,6%
- Guns: 3.343 tons, 5,6%
- Torpedoes: 2 tons, 0,0%
Armour: 16.231 tons, 27,0%
- Belts: 3.140 tons, 5,2%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 2.322 tons, 3,9%
- Armament: 6.176 tons, 10,3%
- Armour Deck: 4.263 tons, 7,1%
- Conning Tower: 330 tons, 0,6%
Machinery: 6.620 tons, 11,0%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 24.861 tons, 41,4%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 8.956 tons, 14,9%
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0,0%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
109.670 lbs / 49.745 Kg = 53,5 x 16,0 " / 406 mm shells or 17,2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,04
Metacentric height 6,6 ft / 2,0 m
Roll period: 18,8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 1,31
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2,00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and a round stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,557 / 0,566
Length to Beam Ratio: 7,71 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 29,76 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 40,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 13,12 ft / 4,00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 16,00%, 52,49 ft / 16,00 m, 40,85 ft / 12,45 m
- Forward deck: 34,00%, 40,85 ft / 12,45 m, 39,04 ft / 11,90 m
- Aft deck: 37,00%, 39,04 ft / 11,90 m, 40,85 ft / 12,45 m
- Quarter deck: 13,00%, 40,85 ft / 12,45 m, 42,65 ft / 13,00 m
- Average freeboard: 41,07 ft / 12,52 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 79,6%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 283,8%
Waterplane Area: 71.456 Square feet or 6.638 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 127%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 222 lbs/sq ft or 1.085 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,90
- Longitudinal: 2,59
- 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
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather


Either I am having a bad day today and made a major mistake or Springsharp is a bit buggy in that regard.

[Beowulf]

Both of you, reduce your steadiness. 100 is an admirable value, but not much use if your ship can't fire to the side. There's a trim slider in the performance tab. Move it left until recoil is at an acceptable value.

[Thanas]

That did the trick. Thanks Beowulf, I had forgotten about that.

Not my best day.

[Zor]

For some reason relating to Winzip i can not download Springsharp.

Zor

[Ryan Thunder]

Hmm. Methinks that Springsharp is a bit bugged in that regard as even the Iowa has that limitation when I know that it did not in real life.

Perhaps its making some assumption about the recoil-absorbing mechanisms that are incorrect when it comes to the Iowa?

[Thanas]

Nah, I was an idiot and forgot to adjust a very important value.

[Steve]

Keep in mind that a composite strength of even .99 will give you the warning about hull stress in the open seas, but that's because the program demands strength of 1.0 or it gives either that warning or the "undergunned/underperforming" warning. However, I don't think .99 means your ship will literally break apart in the open seas.

[Thanas]

It will however results in a cracking hull, thereby making the ship far less worth. At least that is my understanding of it.

[Steve]

It will however results in a cracking hull, thereby making the ship far less worth. At least that is my understanding of it.

Maybe at lower values, but IIRC even historic ships were below that composite strength. I shall have to ask some naval experts I know for clarification.

[Fingolfin_Noldor]

I think it's not composite strength that is throwing out the warning, it's cross-sectional strength.

[Steve]

I think it's not composite strength that is throwing out the warning, it's cross-sectional strength.

Maybe, but usually if COmposite strength is 1.00 then it won't give a warning, from what I see.

[Steve]

Okay, revision for the first Cascadian dreadnought, including earlier laying down year, new design specs, and a name change. I decided I want to save Dauntless for a newer ship I'll be using for more than training midshipmen in gunnery practices.

Note: 3" anti-air armament added in 1910s during refit.

And apparently it doesn't show the 3" aft armor on the conning tower....

Valiant, Cascadian Dreadnought laid down 1905

Displacement:
20,576 t light; 21,655 t standard; 23,519 t normal; 25,011 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(530.00 ft / 530.00 ft) x 86.00 ft x (30.00 / 31.56 ft)
(161.54 m / 161.54 m) x 26.21 m x (9.14 / 9.62 m)

Armament:
10 - 12.00" / 305 mm 45.0 cal guns - 870.00lbs / 394.63kg shells, 100 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1903 Model
5 x 2-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 5.00" / 127 mm 50.0 cal guns - 60.01lbs / 27.22kg shells, 200 per gun
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1900 Model
16 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
16 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
8 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 50.0 cal guns - 13.01lbs / 5.90kg shells, 250 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1914 Model
8 x Single mounts on sides amidships
8 double raised mounts
Weight of broadside 9,764 lbs / 4,429 kg
4 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m torpedoes - 0.958 t each, 3.833 t total
In 4 sets of submerged side tubes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 354.00 ft / 107.90 m 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
Ends: 6.00" / 152 mm 176.00 ft / 53.64 m 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
Upper: 9.00" / 229 mm 354.00 ft / 107.90 m 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
Main Belt covers 103 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 354.00 ft / 107.90 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 11.0" / 279 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm

- Protected deck - single deck: 2.00" / 51 mm For and Aft decks
Forecastle: 1.50" / 38 mm Quarter deck: 3.00" / 76 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 10.00" / 254 mm, Aft 3.00" / 76 mm

Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 30,975 shp / 23,107 Kw = 21.00 kts
Range 7,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,356 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
949 - 1,234

Cost:
£1.957 million / $7.829 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,111 tons, 9.0 %
- Guns: 2,107 tons, 9.0 %
- Torpedoes: 4 tons, 0.0 %
Armour: 9,202 tons, 39.1 %
- Belts: 4,731 tons, 20.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 681 tons, 2.9 %
- Armament: 2,334 tons, 9.9 %
- Armour Deck: 1,279 tons, 5.4 %
- Conning Tower: 177 tons, 0.8 %
Machinery: 2,581 tons, 11.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,682 tons, 28.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,943 tons, 12.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
29,383 lbs / 13,328 Kg = 34.0 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 5.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.06
Metacentric height 4.5 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 17.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 73 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.74
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.30

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a ram bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.602 / 0.608
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.16 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23.02 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 56
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -1.00 ft / -0.30 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 17.50 ft / 5.33 m, 17.50 ft / 5.33 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 17.50 ft / 5.33 m, 17.50 ft / 5.33 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 17.50 ft / 5.33 m, 17.50 ft / 5.33 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 17.50 ft / 5.33 m, 17.50 ft / 5.33 m
- Average freeboard: 17.50 ft / 5.33 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 91.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 117.3 %
Waterplane Area: 33,399 Square feet or 3,103 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 104 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 163 lbs/sq ft or 796 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.62
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

[Steve]

Two (now three) years after the laying of Valiant, the Cascadian Navy's designers had refined the original ship's design and added oil-fired boilers into the mix. The result was CRS Olympia.

Like the Valiant, Olympia (and a sister ship or two, to be named later) were refitted with 3" anti-air armament in the 1910s.

Edit: BAH. 13 inchers are not realistic for 1907. Back to ze drawing board....

Edit 2: Well, reloaded Valiant, began tweaks, realized I could throw an extra turret in and a few other tweaks. They've been done.

Olympia, Cascadian Dreadnought, laid down 1908

Displacement:
20,740 t light; 21,942 t standard; 23,519 t normal; 24,781 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(530.00 ft / 530.00 ft) x 86.00 ft x (30.00 / 31.32 ft)
(161.54 m / 161.54 m) x 26.21 m x (9.14 / 9.55 m)

Armament:
12 - 12.00" / 305 mm 45.0 cal guns - 870.00lbs / 394.63kg shells, 100 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1905 Model
6 x 2-gun mounts on centreline, evenly spread
2 raised mounts
20 - 5.00" / 127 mm 50.0 cal guns - 60.01lbs / 27.22kg shells, 200 per gun
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1902 Model
20 x 2-gun mounts on sides amidships
10 raised mounts
8 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 50.0 cal guns - 13.01lbs / 5.90kg shells, 250 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1914 Model
8 x Single mounts on sides amidships
8 double raised mounts
Weight of broadside 11,744 lbs / 5,327 kg
4 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m torpedoes - 1.042 t each, 4.169 t total
In 4 sets of submerged side tubes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 354.00 ft / 107.90 m 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
Ends: 6.00" / 152 mm 176.00 ft / 53.64 m 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
Upper: 9.00" / 229 mm 354.00 ft / 107.90 m 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
Main Belt covers 103 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 354.00 ft / 107.90 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 11.0" / 279 mm
2nd: 3.00" / 76 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 3.00" / 76 mm

- Protected deck - single deck: 2.00" / 51 mm For and Aft decks
Forecastle: 1.50" / 38 mm Quarter deck: 3.00" / 76 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 10.00" / 254 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 30,975 shp / 23,107 Kw = 21.00 kts
Range 8,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,839 tons (65% coal)

Complement:
949 - 1,234

Cost:
£2.011 million / $8.044 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,537 tons, 10.8 %
- Guns: 2,533 tons, 10.8 %
- Torpedoes: 4 tons, 0.0 %
Armour: 9,736 tons, 41.4 %
- Belts: 4,726 tons, 20.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 681 tons, 2.9 %
- Armament: 2,873 tons, 12.2 %
- Armour Deck: 1,279 tons, 5.4 %
- Conning Tower: 177 tons, 0.8 %
Machinery: 1,663 tons, 7.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,804 tons, 28.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,779 tons, 11.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
31,065 lbs / 14,091 Kg = 36.0 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 5.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.00
Metacentric height 4.0 ft / 1.2 m
Roll period: 18.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.91
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.27

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a ram bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.602 / 0.608
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.16 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23.02 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 56
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -1.00 ft / -0.30 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 17.50 ft / 5.33 m, 17.50 ft / 5.33 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 17.50 ft / 5.33 m, 17.50 ft / 5.33 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 17.50 ft / 5.33 m, 17.50 ft / 5.33 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 17.50 ft / 5.33 m, 17.50 ft / 5.33 m
- Average freeboard: 17.50 ft / 5.33 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 84.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 117.3 %
Waterplane Area: 33,399 Square feet or 3,103 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 102 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 170 lbs/sq ft or 831 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.65
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

[Norseman]

Now to those Socialist Brother States who worry about only having Naval Focus 2 I offer to you a design by Brazil's finest engineers, specifically made for export purposes etc, etc. It's not the fastest ship around (22.5 knots) and not the longest ranged (6000 nautical miles) however if you are looking for a cheap and quick to go battleship this one isn't that bad. It certainly is a very good seaboat if you worry about the occasional storm or bad weather.

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International Solidarity, FSR of Brazil Battleship laid down 1920

Displacement:
	27,048 t light; 28,579 t standard; 30,011 t normal; 31,155 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
	665.21 ft / 650.00 ft x 95.00 ft x 30.00 ft (normal load)
	202.75 m / 198.12 m x 28.96 m  x 9.14 m

Armament:
      9 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (3x3 guns), 1,687.50lbs / 765.44kg shells, 1917 Model
	  Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
	  on centreline ends, majority forward
      12 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (6x2 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1905 Model
	  Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
	  on side, all amidships
      16 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1906 Model
	  Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
	  on side, evenly spread
      16 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns (8x2 guns), 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1919 Model
	  Machine guns in deck mounts 
	  on side, evenly spread
	Weight of broadside 16,516 lbs / 7,491 kg
	Shells per gun, main battery: 100
	2 - 24.5" / 622.3 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Armour:
   - Belts:		Width (max)	Length (avg)		Height (avg)
	Main:	12.0" / 305 mm	370.00 ft / 112.78 m	10.00 ft / 3.05 m
	Ends:	Unarmoured
	Upper:	8.00" / 203 mm	370.00 ft / 112.78 m	11.00 ft / 3.35 m
	  Main Belt covers 88 % of normal length
	  Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
		3.00" / 76 mm	630.00 ft / 192.02 m	25.00 ft / 7.62 m

   - Gun armour:	Face (max)	Other gunhouse (avg)	Barbette/hoist (max)
	Main:	15.0" / 381 mm	9.00" / 229 mm		10.0" / 254 mm
	2nd:	1.50" / 38 mm	1.00" / 25 mm		1.00" / 25 mm
	3rd:	      -		      -			1.00" / 25 mm

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

Machinery:
	Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, 
	Geared drive, 2 shafts, 44,338 shp / 33,076 Kw = 22.62 kts
	Range 12,000nm at 10.00 kts
	Bunker at max displacement = 2,576 tons

Complement:
	1,139 - 1,482

Cost:
	£6.850 million / $27.398 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
	Armament: 2,064 tons, 6.9 %
	Armour: 11,776 tons, 39.2 %
	   - Belts: 3,436 tons, 11.4 %
	   - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,748 tons, 5.8 %
	   - Armament: 2,250 tons, 7.5 %
	   - Armour Deck: 4,050 tons, 13.5 %
	   - Conning Tower: 291 tons, 1.0 %
	Machinery: 1,550 tons, 5.2 %
	Hull, fittings & equipment: 11,658 tons, 38.8 %
	Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,962 tons, 9.9 %
	Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
	Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
	  40,015 lbs / 18,151 Kg = 23.7 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 7.3 torpedoes
	Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
	Metacentric height 5.7 ft / 1.7 m
	Roll period: 16.8 seconds
	Steadiness	- As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
			- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.75
	Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.44

Hull form characteristics:
	Hull has raised forecastle
	Block coefficient: 0.567
	Length to Beam Ratio: 6.84 : 1
	'Natural speed' for length: 25.50 kts
	Power going to wave formation at top speed: 43 %
	Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 49
	Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
	Stern overhang: 5.00 ft / 1.52 m
	Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
	   - Stem:		28.04 ft / 8.55 m
	   - Forecastle (18 %):	22.00 ft / 6.71 m (20.00 ft / 6.10 m aft of break)
	   - Mid (50 %):		17.85 ft / 5.44 m
	   - Quarterdeck (18 %):	17.85 ft / 5.44 m
	   - Stern:		17.85 ft / 5.44 m
	   - Average freeboard:	19.35 ft / 5.90 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
	Space	- Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 88.5 %
		- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 134.6 %
	Waterplane Area: 43,788 Square feet or 4,068 Square metres
	Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 96 %
	Structure weight / hull surface area: 190 lbs/sq ft or 930 Kg/sq metre
	Hull strength (Relative):
		- Cross-sectional: 0.96
		- Longitudinal: 1.52
		- Overall: 1.00
	Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
	Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
	Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
	Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

[Fingolfin_Noldor]

Does SpringSharp take into account angled armour? I have noticed and read that the newer US Battleships in WWII had angled armor belt, such as the South Dakota.

Also, out of curiosity, does anyone know where I might get the pre-made ship data for battleships other than those bundled with SpringSharp? Not to mention, I'm a little perplexed by the South Dakota ship data file which doesn't seem to tally with what i have read thus far of the class.

[Norseman]

Does SpringSharp take into account angled armour? I have noticed and read that the newer US Battleships in WWII had angled armor belt, such as the South Dakota.

Springsharp 3 does but it is still in beta, so I'm using Springsharp 2.

[Raesene]

Bearing in mind that I know nothing of ship design, I present to you the Glorieuse-class battleship.

Glorieuse, French Fast Battleship laid down 1920 (Engine 1921)
Displacement:
34,051 t light; 36,520 t standard; 44,909 t normal; 51,621 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
722.24 ft / 705.38 ft x 101.71 ft x 29.53 ft (normal load)
220.14 m / 215.00 m x 31.00 m x 9.00 m

Armament:
9 - 17.00" / 432 mm guns (3x3 guns), 2,456.50lbs / 1,114.25kg shells, 1920 Model
Breech loading guns in Coles/Ericsson turrets
on centreline, all forward
Main guns limited to end-on fire
10 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (5x2 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1920 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships
20 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1920 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
20 - 2.00" / 50.8 mm guns (10x2 guns), 4.00lbs / 1.81kg shells, 1920 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 23,308 lbs / 10,572 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120
10 - 8.0" / 203.2 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 458.50 ft / 139.75 m 12.10 ft / 3.69 m
Ends: 2.00" / 51 mm 246.86 ft / 75.24 m 12.10 ft / 3.69 m
Upper: 2.00" / 51 mm 458.50 ft / 139.75 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 458.50 ft / 139.75 m 28.23 ft / 8.60 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 7.00" / 178 mm 5.00" / 127 mm -
2nd: 5.00" / 127 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm -
4th: - 2.00" / 51 mm -

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 5 shafts, 78,015 shp / 58,200 Kw = 24.33 kts
Range 7,000nm at 24.33 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 15,101 tons

Complement:
1,542 - 2,005

Cost:
£9.490 million / $37.962 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,913 tons, 6.5 %
Armour: 5,275 tons, 11.7 %
- Belts: 1,020 tons, 2.3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 958 tons, 2.1 %
- Armament: 3,297 tons, 7.3 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 2,686 tons, 6.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 23,177 tons, 51.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 10,858 tons, 24.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
58,449 lbs / 26,512 Kg = 23.8 x 17.0 " / 432 mm shells or 8.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.01
Metacentric height 5.2 ft / 1.6 m
Roll period: 18.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 97 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 1.17
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.26

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low forecastle, rise aft of midbreak, raised quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.742
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.94 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.56 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 77
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 29.20 ft / 8.90 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 18.60 ft / 5.67 m (22.97 ft / 7.00 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 18.60 ft / 5.67 m (22.97 ft / 7.00 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 22.97 ft / 7.00 m (18.60 ft / 5.67 m before break)
- Stern: 18.60 ft / 5.67 m
- Average freeboard: 21.20 ft / 6.46 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 86.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 151.1 %
Waterplane Area: 59,670 Square feet or 5,543 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 132 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 291 lbs/sq ft or 1,422 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.42
- Longitudinal: 1.88
- Overall: 1.46
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily[/spoiler]

Some comments:
You've chosen Ericsson turrets - that's the turret model used on USS Monitor; the modern form is turrets on barbettes. I'd also delete the 2'' guns, they'll not help in my opinion, better add more 6''ers. You also have nine forward-facing turrets, you have to select triples to group them.
Your armour is very, very, very thin -I doubt 2'' can keep out any shells at all, it's just splinter protection - not good for a capital ship.
8'' for torpedoes is very small, WWI-torpedoes were at least 14'' for range and warhead size.
Five shafts also complicated the engineering space requirements, I'd reduce the number to four and decrease gun size to 16'' or 40 cm to keep the speed up.

[Norade]

With a normal weight of 50kt this is the pride of the Portuguese navy and is expected to be finishing sea trials and receive her commission no later than March of 1925. That is assuming she isn't scrapped on the drawing board.

Any comments, I'm trying to design a heavy ship that can swing with others of her weight class while running down smaller ships.

PSS Gigante, Portugal Battleship laid down 1923 (Engine 1924)

Displacement:
45,722 t light; 48,444 t standard; 50,066 t normal; 51,363 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(848.96 ft / 820.21 ft) x 101.71 ft (Bulges 108.27 ft) x (37.73 / 38.53 ft)
(258.76 m / 250.00 m) x 31.00 m (Bulges 33.00 m) x (11.50 / 11.74 m)

Armament:
9 - 15.50" / 394 mm 50.0 cal guns - 1,971.12lbs / 894.09kg shells, 120 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1925 Model
2 x 3-gun mounts on centreline, forward evenly spread
1 x 3-gun mount on centreline, aft evenly spread
8 - 8.00" / 203 mm 50.0 cal guns - 271.01lbs / 122.93kg shells, 250 per gun
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1925 Model
8 x Single mounts on sides amidships
8 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
6 - 4.00" / 102 mm 50.0 cal guns - 33.88lbs / 15.37kg shells, 1,000 per gun
Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1925 Model
6 x Single mounts on side ends, majority aft
6 raised mounts
24 - 2.00" / 50.8 mm 65.0 cal guns - 4.44lbs / 2.01kg shells, 2,000 per gun
Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1923 Model
6 x 4 row quad mounts on sides, evenly spread
6 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 20,218 lbs / 9,171 kg
4 - 24.5" / 622 mm, 15.00 ft / 4.57 m torpedoes - 1.340 t each, 5.358 t total
In 4 sets of deck mounted centre rotating tubes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 535.13 ft / 163.11 m 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
Ends: 5.00" / 127 mm 285.06 ft / 86.89 m 12.10 ft / 3.69 m
Upper: 5.00" / 127 mm 492.13 ft / 150.00 m 7.50 ft / 2.29 m
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
6.00" / 152 mm 492.13 ft / 150.00 m 33.94 ft / 10.34 m

- Hull Bulges:
7.00" / 178 mm 350.00 ft / 106.68 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 18.0" / 457 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 8.00" / 203 mm
2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
3rd: 2.00" / 51 mm - -
4th: 1.00" / 25 mm - -

- Box over machinery & magazines: 5.00" / 127 mm
Forecastle: 5.00" / 127 mm Quarter deck: 5.00" / 127 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 15.00" / 381 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 4 shafts, 184,927 shp / 137,956 Kw = 31.00 kts
Range 7,500nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,919 tons (75% coal)

Complement:
1,673 - 2,175

Cost:
£13.105 million / $52.420 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 4,422 tons, 8.8 %
- Guns: 4,417 tons, 8.8 %
- Torpedoes: 5 tons, 0.0 %
Armour: 17,786 tons, 35.5 %
- Belts: 6,146 tons, 12.3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 3,708 tons, 7.4 %
- Bulges: 907 tons, 1.8 %
- Armament: 2,582 tons, 5.2 %
- Armour Deck: 4,004 tons, 8.0 %
- Conning Tower: 439 tons, 0.9 %
Machinery: 6,537 tons, 13.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 16,897 tons, 33.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,343 tons, 8.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 80 tons, 0.2 %
- Hull below water: 80 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
63,987 lbs / 29,024 Kg = 34.4 x 15.5 " / 394 mm shells or 10.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
Metacentric height 6.0 ft / 1.8 m
Roll period: 18.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 88 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.95
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.44

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, low quarterdeck ,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.523 / 0.525
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.58 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.64 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 61
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 32.81 ft / 10.00 m, 32.81 ft / 10.00 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- Aft deck: 30.00 %, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- Quarter deck: 20.00 %, 26.25 ft / 8.00 m, 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- Average freeboard: 29.53 ft / 9.00 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 99.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 170.1 %
Waterplane Area: 56,769 Square feet or 5,274 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 100 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 208 lbs/sq ft or 1,014 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.82
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

[Raesene]

With a normal weight of 50kt this is the pride of the Portuguese navy and is expected to be finishing sea trials and receive her commission no later than March of 1925. That is assuming she isn't scrapped on the drawing board.

Any comments, I'm trying to design a heavy ship that can swing with others of her weight class while running down smaller ships.

PSS Gigante, Portugal Battleship laid down 1923 (Engine 1924)

Displacement:
45,722 t light; 48,444 t standard; 50,066 t normal; 51,363 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(848.96 ft / 820.21 ft) x 101.71 ft (Bulges 108.27 ft) x (37.73 / 38.53 ft)
(258.76 m / 250.00 m) x 31.00 m (Bulges 33.00 m) x (11.50 / 11.74 m)

Armament:
9 - 15.50" / 394 mm 50.0 cal guns - 1,971.12lbs / 894.09kg shells, 120 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1925 Model
2 x 3-gun mounts on centreline, forward evenly spread
1 x 3-gun mount on centreline, aft evenly spread
8 - 8.00" / 203 mm 50.0 cal guns - 271.01lbs / 122.93kg shells, 250 per gun
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1925 Model
8 x Single mounts on sides amidships
8 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
6 - 4.00" / 102 mm 50.0 cal guns - 33.88lbs / 15.37kg shells, 1,000 per gun
Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1925 Model
6 x Single mounts on side ends, majority aft
6 raised mounts
24 - 2.00" / 50.8 mm 65.0 cal guns - 4.44lbs / 2.01kg shells, 2,000 per gun
Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1923 Model
6 x 4 row quad mounts on sides, evenly spread
6 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 20,218 lbs / 9,171 kg
4 - 24.5" / 622 mm, 15.00 ft / 4.57 m torpedoes - 1.340 t each, 5.358 t total
In 4 sets of deck mounted centre rotating tubes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 535.13 ft / 163.11 m 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
Ends: 5.00" / 127 mm 285.06 ft / 86.89 m 12.10 ft / 3.69 m
Upper: 5.00" / 127 mm 492.13 ft / 150.00 m 7.50 ft / 2.29 m
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
6.00" / 152 mm 492.13 ft / 150.00 m 33.94 ft / 10.34 m

- Hull Bulges:
7.00" / 178 mm 350.00 ft / 106.68 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 18.0" / 457 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 8.00" / 203 mm
2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
3rd: 2.00" / 51 mm - -
4th: 1.00" / 25 mm - -

- Box over machinery & magazines: 5.00" / 127 mm
Forecastle: 5.00" / 127 mm Quarter deck: 5.00" / 127 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 15.00" / 381 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 4 shafts, 184,927 shp / 137,956 Kw = 31.00 kts
Range 7,500nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,919 tons (75% coal)

Complement:
1,673 - 2,175

Cost:
£13.105 million / $52.420 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 4,422 tons, 8.8 %
- Guns: 4,417 tons, 8.8 %
- Torpedoes: 5 tons, 0.0 %
Armour: 17,786 tons, 35.5 %
- Belts: 6,146 tons, 12.3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 3,708 tons, 7.4 %
- Bulges: 907 tons, 1.8 %
- Armament: 2,582 tons, 5.2 %
- Armour Deck: 4,004 tons, 8.0 %
- Conning Tower: 439 tons, 0.9 %
Machinery: 6,537 tons, 13.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 16,897 tons, 33.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,343 tons, 8.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 80 tons, 0.2 %
- Hull below water: 80 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
63,987 lbs / 29,024 Kg = 34.4 x 15.5 " / 394 mm shells or 10.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
Metacentric height 6.0 ft / 1.8 m
Roll period: 18.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 88 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.95
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.44

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, low quarterdeck ,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.523 / 0.525
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.58 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.64 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 61
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 32.81 ft / 10.00 m, 32.81 ft / 10.00 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- Aft deck: 30.00 %, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- Quarter deck: 20.00 %, 26.25 ft / 8.00 m, 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- Average freeboard: 29.53 ft / 9.00 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 99.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 170.1 %
Waterplane Area: 56,769 Square feet or 5,274 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 100 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 208 lbs/sq ft or 1,014 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.82
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

I'd remove the 8'' - not good enough against battleships, but too slow-firing against destroyers closing in. Placing them in casemates is a bad idea, as they might not be usable due to seaway. Increase the size of your 4'' guns to 5-6'' to have a good secondary battery, and keep a few 4'' as heavy anti-air battery. The 2'' guns will not be helpful either, I'd remove those too.
I'm not sure why you have steam turbines and electric motors listed.
Your torpedo bulge is also very small, only 7'', that won't keep the explosion much off your main hull. I think you can remove the box armour over magazines and engine space, that might be a different armour scheme than a battleship's protection.

[Thanas]

Also - no superfiring turrets will really limit the amount of fire you can project forwards and backwards of the ship.

[Ma Deuce]

I'm not sure why you have steam turbines and electric motors listed.

Because turbo-electric drive has in fact been used on capital ships. The US Navy used it on the Tennessee and Colorado class battleships, as well as the Lexington-class battlecruisers/carriers. The unbuilt South Dakota class battleships also used it, so it seems likely the USN would have continued using the setup had it not been for the WNT. The disadvantage of the system is that it weighs somewhat more than a conventional turbine setup, (which is probably why it was not used on the later treaty battleships), but the advantage is the machinery arrangement is more compact and flexible, allowing better underwater compartmentation, and more hull volume to be devoted to the torpedo defense system. Other advantages include the ability to switch the propellers from forward to reverse far more rapidly, and to run them in reverse at maximum power. Unfortunately, Springsharp doesn't actually sim the weight/volume differences; not yet anyway.

[Norade]

Steam turbine seems the most effective way for things to work. If I go with reciprocating my composite strength drops from 1.02 to 0.75. This seems like the way to go and electric seemed the most advanced and it doesn't negatively impact my ship (in SpringSharp at least).

As for the guns, I now have twelve 6" guns, replacing eight 8" guns. I'm going to go with twelve dual purpose, dual mounted 4" for AA.

I like the armor, it's light and protects what could cripple the ship. Full deck might be better over all, but it makes the ship way too heavy. As for the bulge, I made it go away, looking at it again a 7" bulge would be worthless.

HMS Giant, Canadian Battleship laid down 1923 (Engine 1924)

Displacement:
47,126 t light; 49,758 t standard; 51,406 t normal; 52,724 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(848.96 ft / 820.21 ft) x 101.71 ft (Bulges 108.27 ft) x (37.73 / 38.53 ft)
(258.76 m / 250.00 m) x 31.00 m (Bulges 33.00 m) x (11.50 / 11.74 m)

Armament:
9 - 15.50" / 394 mm 50.0 cal guns - 1,971.12lbs / 894.09kg shells, 120 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1925 Model
2 x 3-gun mounts on centreline, forward evenly spread
1 raised mount
1 x 3-gun mount on centreline, aft evenly spread
12 - 6.00" / 152 mm 50.0 cal guns - 114.33lbs / 51.86kg shells, 250 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1925 Model
12 x Single mounts on sides amidships
6 raised mounts
12 - 4.00" / 102 mm 50.0 cal guns - 33.88lbs / 15.37kg shells, 1,000 per gun
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts, 1925 Model
6 x 2 row twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
6 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 19,519 lbs / 8,854 kg
4 - 24.5" / 622 mm, 15.00 ft / 4.57 m torpedoes - 1.340 t each, 5.358 t total
In 4 sets of deck mounted centre rotating tubes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 535.13 ft / 163.11 m 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
Ends: 5.00" / 127 mm 285.06 ft / 86.89 m 12.10 ft / 3.69 m
Upper: 5.00" / 127 mm 492.13 ft / 150.00 m 7.50 ft / 2.29 m
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
6.00" / 152 mm 492.13 ft / 150.00 m 33.94 ft / 10.34 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 18.0" / 457 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 8.00" / 203 mm
2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 6.00" / 152 mm
3rd: 1.50" / 38 mm 1.50" / 38 mm -

- Box over machinery & magazines: 5.00" / 127 mm
Forecastle: 5.00" / 127 mm Quarter deck: 5.00" / 127 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 15.00" / 381 mm, Aft 3.00" / 76.2 mm

Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 4 shafts, 189,040 shp / 141,024 Kw = 31.00 kts
Range 7,500nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,966 tons (75% coal)

Complement:
1,706 - 2,219

Cost:
£13.347 million / $53.390 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 4,474 tons, 8.7 %
- Guns: 4,469 tons, 8.7 %
- Torpedoes: 5 tons, 0.0 %
Armour: 18,033 tons, 35.1 %
- Belts: 6,151 tons, 12.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 3,708 tons, 7.2 %
- Armament: 3,743 tons, 7.3 %
- Armour Deck: 3,984 tons, 7.7 %
- Conning Tower: 447 tons, 0.9 %
Machinery: 6,682 tons, 13.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 17,857 tons, 34.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,280 tons, 8.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 80 tons, 0.2 %
- Hull below water: 80 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
64,784 lbs / 29,386 Kg = 34.8 x 15.5 " / 394 mm shells or 10.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.04
Metacentric height 5.5 ft / 1.7 m
Roll period: 19.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 75 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.97
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.36

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, low quarterdeck ,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.537 / 0.539
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.58 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.64 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 55
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 32.81 ft / 10.00 m, 32.81 ft / 10.00 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- Aft deck: 30.00 %, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- Quarter deck: 20.00 %, 26.25 ft / 8.00 m, 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- Average freeboard: 29.53 ft / 9.00 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 97.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 169.3 %
Waterplane Area: 57,514 Square feet or 5,343 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 102 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 217 lbs/sq ft or 1,057 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.78
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily