Battle Cruisers

Jefgte · December 26, 2024, 03:54:35 PM

Refurbishment in 1933 with new engines & new AA guns

Byzantine Empire BC1 laid down 1910 (Engine 1933)

BC1- Eupatoria
BC2- Enteia

Displacement:
   28 590 t light; 30 220 t standard; 31 890 t normal; 33 226 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (722,56 ft / 721,00 ft) x 103,02 ft x (25,69 / 26,56 ft)
   (220,24 m / 219,76 m) x 31,40 m x (7,83 / 8,10 m)

Armament:
9 - 13,50" / 343 mm 45,0 cal guns - 1 410,01lbs / 639,57kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1910 Model
     3 x Triple mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
16 - 5,24" / 133 mm 45,0 cal guns - 80,01lbs / 36,29kg shells, 300 per gun
     Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1933 Model
     8 x 2-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread
32 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm 39,0 cal guns - 2,01lbs / 0,91kg shells, 2 000 per gun
     Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1928 Model
     8 x 4-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread
      8 raised mounts
16 - 0,50" / 12,7 mm 62,0 cal guns - 0,07lbs / 0,03kg shells, 4 000 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1928 Model
     8 x 2-gun mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      8 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 14 035 lbs / 6 366 kg

Armour:
- Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   12,6" / 320 mm   469,85 ft / 143,21 m   9,00 ft / 2,74 m
   Ends:   3,94" / 100 mm   251,15 ft / 76,55 m   8,00 ft / 2,44 m
   Upper:   3,94" / 100 mm   469,85 ft / 143,21 m   13,00 ft / 3,96 m
     Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
      1,50" / 38 mm   469,85 ft / 143,21 m   23,36 ft / 7,12 m
   Beam between torpedo bulkheads 87,99 ft / 26,82 m

- Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   13,4" / 340 mm   4,72" / 120 mm      11,8" / 300 mm
   3rd:   0,98" / 25 mm   0,79" / 20 mm      0,79" / 20 mm
   4th:   0,24" / 6 mm     -           -
   5th:   0,24" / 6 mm     -           -

- Armoured deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 3,94" / 100 mm
   Forecastle: 1,77" / 45 mm Quarter deck: 3,15" / 80 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 10,63" / 270 mm, Aft 3,94" / 100 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Geared drive, 4 shafts, 122 000 shp / 91 012 Kw = 29,21 kts
   Range 10 225nm at 12,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 3 006 tons

Complement:
   1 193 - 1 551

Cost:
   £2,654 million / $10,618 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 2 265 tons, 7,1 %
     - Guns: 2 265 tons, 7,1 %
   Armour: 9 988 tons, 31,3 %
     - Belts: 3 612 tons, 11,3 %
     - Torpedo bulkhead: 608 tons, 1,9 %
     - Armament: 1 809 tons, 5,7 %
     - Armour Deck: 3 644 tons, 11,4 %
     - Conning Towers: 316 tons, 1,0 %
   Machinery: 3 555 tons, 11,1 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 11 965 tons, 37,5 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3 300 tons, 10,3 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 816 tons, 2,6 %
     - Hull below water: 140 tons
     - Hull above water: 140 tons
     - On freeboard deck: 285 tons
     - Above deck: 251 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     47 148 lbs / 21 386 Kg = 38,3 x 13,5 " / 343 mm shells or 7,4 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,14
   Metacentric height 6,7 ft / 2,0 m
   Roll period: 16,7 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,53
   Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,03

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,585 / 0,589
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7,00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 26,85 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 69
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 3,00 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 %, 29,79 ft / 9,08 m, 23,06 ft / 7,03 m
     - Forward deck:   30,00 %, 23,06 ft / 7,03 m, 19,69 ft / 6,00 m
     - Aft deck:   32,00 %, 19,69 ft / 6,00 m, 19,69 ft / 6,00 m
     - Quarter deck:   18,00 %, 19,69 ft / 6,00 m, 19,69 ft / 6,00 m
     - Average freeboard:      21,41 ft / 6,52 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 83,5 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 174,4 %
   Waterplane Area: 53 567 Square feet or 4 977 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 110 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 181 lbs/sq ft or 882 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,97
      - Longitudinal: 1,22
      - Overall: 1,00
   Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Excellent accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

Misc Weight: 816t
OD
25t for LR Marconi
226t for Top mast fire control - 1930
OD
25t for Huelsmeyer
32t for 2x4TTx533 HW
50t for cata+2 seaplanes
25t for night fighting
100t for Admiral Staff
53t reserved
AW
140t for climatisation
BW
140t for additionnal pumps

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Original Built

BC1, Byzantine Empire BC1 laid down 1910

BC1-Eupatoria
BC2-Enteia

Displacement:
28 500 t light; 29 815 t standard; 31 486 t normal; 32 822 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(721,00 ft / 721,00 ft) x 103,00 ft x (25,37 / 26,24 ft)
(219,76 m / 219,76 m) x 31,39 m x (7,73 / 8,00 m)

Armament:
9 - 13,50" / 343 mm 45,0 cal guns - 1 240,67lbs / 562,76kg shells, 100 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1910 Model
3 x Triple mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
14 - 4,72" / 120 mm 45,0 cal guns - 53,02lbs / 24,05kg shells, 140 per gun
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1910 Model
14 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
16 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm 39,0 cal guns - 2,01lbs / 0,91kg shells, 2 500 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1928 Model
8 x 2-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread
8 raised mounts
8 - 0,50" / 12,7 mm 62,0 cal guns - 0,07lbs / 0,03kg shells, 4 500 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1928 Model
4 x 2-gun mounts on side ends, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 11 963 lbs / 5 426 kg

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 12,6" / 320 mm 460,00 ft / 140,21 m 9,00 ft / 2,74 m
Ends: 3,95" / 100 mm 261,00 ft / 79,55 m 8,00 ft / 2,44 m
Upper: 3,95" / 100 mm 460,00 ft / 140,21 m 13,00 ft / 3,96 m
Main Belt covers 98 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
1,50" / 38 mm 460,00 ft / 140,21 m 23,36 ft / 7,12 m
Beam between torpedo bulkheads 88,00 ft / 26,82 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 13,4" / 340 mm 4,72" / 120 mm 11,8" / 300 mm
3rd: 1,95" / 50 mm - 1,95" / 50 mm
4th: 0,50" / 13 mm - -

- Armoured deck - single deck:
For and Aft decks: 3,15" / 80 mm
Forecastle: 1,77" / 45 mm Quarter deck: 1,77" / 45 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 10,62" / 270 mm, Aft 3,95" / 100 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 122 000 shp / 91 012 Kw = 29,26 kts
Range 6 000nm at 12,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3 006 tons

Complement:
1 181 - 1 536

Cost:
£2,783 million / $11,132 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2 042 tons, 6,5 %
- Guns: 2 042 tons, 6,5 %
Armour: 9 159 tons, 29,1 %
- Belts: 3 574 tons, 11,4 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 596 tons, 1,9 %
- Armament: 1 823 tons, 5,8 %
- Armour Deck: 2 854 tons, 9,1 %
- Conning Towers: 313 tons, 1,0 %
Machinery: 5 041 tons, 16,0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 11 599 tons, 36,8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2 986 tons, 9,5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 658 tons, 2,1 %
- Hull below water: 70 tons
- Hull above water: 70 tons
- On freeboard deck: 265 tons
- Above deck: 253 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
40 807 lbs / 18 510 Kg = 33,2 x 13,5 " / 343 mm shells or 5,8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,18
Metacentric height 7,1 ft / 2,2 m
Roll period: 16,3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,44
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,03

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,585 / 0,590
Length to Beam Ratio: 7,00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26,85 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 69
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0,00 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 %, 26,50 ft / 8,08 m, 23,40 ft / 7,13 m
- Forward deck: 30,00 %, 23,40 ft / 7,13 m, 20,00 ft / 6,10 m
- Aft deck: 32,00 %, 20,00 ft / 6,10 m, 20,00 ft / 6,10 m
- Quarter deck: 18,00 %, 20,00 ft / 6,10 m, 20,00 ft / 6,10 m
- Average freeboard: 21,44 ft / 6,53 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 98,1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 178,9 %
Waterplane Area: 53 558 Square feet or 4 976 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 104 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 174 lbs/sq ft or 850 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,98
- Longitudinal: 1,16
- Overall: 1,00
Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

140t for extra pumps installations
140t for extra air ventillation
203t for Top Fire Control - 1918 - 24km
100t for Admiral staff
25t for Marconi
25t for seaplane + cata
25t reserved

Jefgte · December 26, 2024, 04:16:53 PM

Byzantine Empire Light Battle cruiser laid down 1913 (Engine & new AA guns 1936)

BC3-Gaqus
BC4-Gadhla

Displacement:
   15 960 t light; 16 903 t standard; 17 976 t normal; 18 834 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (573,00 ft / 573,00 ft) x 82,00 ft x (24,57 / 25,49 ft)
   (174,65 m / 174,65 m) x 24,99 m x (7,49 / 7,77 m)

Armament:
6 - 13,50" / 343 mm 45,0 cal guns - 1 266,01lbs / 574,25kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1913 Model
     3 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
8 - 5,24" / 133 mm 50,0 cal guns - 80,01lbs / 36,29kg shells, 300 per gun
     Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1936 Model
     4 x 2-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread
24 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm 39,0 cal guns - 2,01lbs / 0,91kg shells, 2 000 per gun
     Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1928 Model
     12 x 2-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread
      12 raised mounts
8 - 0,50" / 12,7 mm 62,0 cal guns - 0,07lbs / 0,03kg shells, 4 000 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1928 Model
     4 x 2-gun mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      4 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 8 285 lbs / 3 758 kg

Armour:
- Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   9,06" / 230 mm   374,02 ft / 114,00 m   10,50 ft / 3,20 m
   Ends:   1,97" / 50 mm   198,82 ft / 60,60 m   9,84 ft / 3,00 m
   Upper:   3,54" / 90 mm   374,02 ft / 114,00 m   8,99 ft / 2,74 m
     Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

- Hull void:
      0,98" / 25 mm   374,02 ft / 114,00 m   22,60 ft / 6,89 m

- Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   10,1" / 255 mm   2,97" / 75 mm      9,05" / 230 mm
   3rd:   0,98" / 25 mm   0,59" / 15 mm      0,79" / 20 mm
   4th:   0,24" / 6 mm     -           -
   5th:   0,24" / 6 mm     -           -

- Armoured deck - multiple decks:
   For and Aft decks: 3,74" / 95 mm (30mm & 65mm)
   Forecastle: 0,98" / 25 mm Quarter deck: 2,95" / 75 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 7,87" / 200 mm, Aft 3,94" / 100 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Geared drive, 4 shafts, 66 522 shp / 49 626 Kw = 27,00 kts
   Range 10 000nm at 12,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1 931 tons

Complement:
   776 - 1 009

Cost:
   £1,725 million / $6,902 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1 483 tons, 8,3 %
     - Guns: 1 483 tons, 8,3 %
   Armour: 5 690 tons, 31,7 %
     - Belts: 2 171 tons, 12,1 %
     - Void: 308 tons, 1,7 %
     - Armament: 938 tons, 5,2 %
     - Armour Deck: 2 098 tons, 11,7 %
     - Conning Towers: 175 tons, 1,0 %
   Machinery: 1 867 tons, 10,4 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 6 450 tons, 35,9 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2 016 tons, 11,2 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 470 tons, 2,6 %
     - Hull below water: 80 tons
     - Hull above water: 80 tons
     - On freeboard deck: 117 tons
     - Above deck: 193 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     24 102 lbs / 10 932 Kg = 19,6 x 13,5 " / 343 mm shells or 3,0 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,09
   Metacentric height 4,4 ft / 1,3 m
   Roll period: 16,4 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,67
   Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,08

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle,
     a ram bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,545 / 0,550
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6,99 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23,94 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 65
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
     - Forecastle:   17,50 %, 26,57 ft / 8,10 m, 21,95 ft / 6,69 m
     - Forward deck:   32,00 %, 19,98 ft / 6,09 m, 16,99 ft / 5,18 m
     - Aft deck:   33,00 %, 16,99 ft / 5,18 m, 15,98 ft / 4,87 m
     - Quarter deck:   17,50 %, 15,98 ft / 4,87 m, 15,98 ft / 4,87 m
     - Average freeboard:      18,32 ft / 5,58 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 74,0 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 140,0 %
   Waterplane Area: 32 638 Square feet or 3 032 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 105 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 153 lbs/sq ft or 745 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,95
      - Longitudinal: 1,58
      - Overall: 1,00
   Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Excellent accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

AD
148t for 1913 Fire Control
25t for Marconi
20t Hulesmeyer
OD
20t for night fighting
24t for 2x3TTx533HW
15t for enhanced hydrophone
25t for 1 seaplane+ cata
33t reserved
AW
80t for additionnal ventilation
BW
80t for additionnal pumps

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Original built

Built specially to engage ACs , 11" & 12" battleships & battlecruisers

Byzantine Empire BC3 laid down 1913

BC3-Gaqus
BC4-Gadhla

Displacement:
15 800 t light; 16 671 t standard; 17 962 t normal; 18 994 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(573,00 ft / 573,00 ft) x 82,00 ft x (24,55 / 25,66 ft)
(174,65 m / 174,65 m) x 24,99 m x (7,48 / 7,82 m)

Armament:
6 - 13,50" / 343 mm 45,0 cal guns - 1 240,67lbs / 562,76kg shells, 100 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1913 Model
3 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
12 - 6,00" / 152 mm 45,0 cal guns - 108,93lbs / 49,41kg shells, 125 per gun
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1913 Model
12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
16 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm 39,0 cal guns - 2,01lbs / 0,91kg shells, 2 500 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1928 Model
8 x 2-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread
8 raised mounts
8 - 0,50" / 12,7 mm 62,0 cal guns - 0,07lbs / 0,03kg shells, 4 500 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1928 Model
4 x 2-gun mounts on side ends, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 8 833 lbs / 4 007 kg

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 9,05" / 230 mm 374,00 ft / 114,00 m 10,00 ft / 3,05 m
Ends: 1,95" / 50 mm 199,00 ft / 60,66 m 7,00 ft / 2,13 m
Upper: 3,55" / 90 mm 374,00 ft / 114,00 m 9,00 ft / 2,74 m
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

- Hull void:
0,97" / 25 mm 374,00 ft / 114,00 m 22,60 ft / 6,89 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 10,1" / 255 mm 2,97" / 75 mm 9,05" / 230 mm
3rd: 1,97" / 50 mm - -
4th: 0,77" / 20 mm - -
5th: 0,39" / 10 mm - -

- Armoured deck - single deck:
For and Aft decks: 2,57" / 65 mm
Forecastle: 0,98" / 25 mm Quarter deck: 0,98" / 25 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 7,87" / 200 mm, Aft 3,95" / 100 mm

Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 66 522 shp / 49 625 Kw = 27,00 kts
Range 7 500nm at 12,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2 323 tons (20% coal)

Complement:
775 - 1 008

Cost:
£1,838 million / $7,353 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1 518 tons, 8,4 %
- Guns: 1 518 tons, 8,4 %
Armour: 4 890 tons, 27,2 %
- Belts: 2 064 tons, 11,5 %
- Void: 303 tons, 1,7 %
- Armament: 969 tons, 5,4 %
- Armour Deck: 1 379 tons, 7,7 %
- Conning Towers: 175 tons, 1,0 %
Machinery: 2 655 tons, 14,8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 6 376 tons, 35,5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2 162 tons, 12,0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 361 tons, 2,0 %
- Hull below water: 24 tons
- Hull above water: 80 tons
- On freeboard deck: 80 tons
- Above deck: 177 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
20 961 lbs / 9 508 Kg = 17,0 x 13,5 " / 343 mm shells or 2,5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,14
Metacentric height 4,8 ft / 1,5 m
Roll period: 15,8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,64
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,07

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a ram bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,545 / 0,551
Length to Beam Ratio: 6,99 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23,94 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 65
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 17,50 %, 24,00 ft / 7,32 m, 20,00 ft / 6,10 m
- Forward deck: 32,00 %, 20,00 ft / 6,10 m, 17,00 ft / 5,18 m
- Aft deck: 33,00 %, 17,00 ft / 5,18 m, 16,00 ft / 4,88 m
- Quarter deck: 17,50 %, 16,00 ft / 4,88 m, 16,00 ft / 4,88 m
- Average freeboard: 17,95 ft / 5,47 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 87,3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 140,3 %
Waterplane Area: 32 638 Square feet or 3 032 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 101 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 152 lbs/sq ft or 744 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,95
- Longitudinal: 1,54
- Overall: 1,00
Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

24t for 8 TT x 18''
152t for 1918 Fire Control - 24km
25t for Marconi
60t for additionnal pumps
60t for additionnal ventilation
25t for seaplane + cata
15t reserved for new materials...

Jefgte · December 26, 2024, 04:50:58 PM

BC5, Byzantine Empire BC5 laid down 1928

BC5-Konia
BC6-Kayseri

Displacement:
37 000 t light; 39 018 t standard; 41 744 t normal; 43 925 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(738,18 ft / 735,56 ft) x 108,27 ft x (30,58 / 31,89 ft)
(225,00 m / 224,20 m) x 33,00 m x (9,32 / 9,72 m)

Armament:
9 - 15,00" / 381 mm 42,0 cal guns - 1 920,01lbs / 870,90kg shells, 100 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1928 Model
3 x 3-gun mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
1 raised mount - superfiring
12 - 5,98" / 152 mm 45,0 cal guns - 100,00lbs / 45,36kg shells, 180 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1928 Model
6 x 2-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread
16 - 4,02" / 102 mm 45,0 cal guns - 33,00lbs / 14,97kg shells, 240 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1928 Model
8 x 2-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread
8 raised mounts
24 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm 39,0 cal guns - 2,01lbs / 0,91kg shells, 1 000 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1928 Model
12 x 2-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread
12 raised mounts
16 - 0,50" / 12,7 mm 62,0 cal guns - 0,07lbs / 0,03kg shells, 10 000 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1928 Model
16 x 2-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread
8 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 19 057 lbs / 8 644 kg

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 13,4" / 340 mm 479,00 ft / 146,00 m 12,47 ft / 3,80 m
Ends: 3,94" / 100 mm 255,91 ft / 78,00 m 9,84 ft / 3,00 m
Upper: 3,94" / 100 mm 479,00 ft / 146,00 m 13,12 ft / 4,00 m
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
1,97" / 50 mm 479,00 ft / 146,00 m 30,58 ft / 9,32 m
Beam between torpedo bulkheads 78,74 ft / 24,00 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 13,4" / 340 mm 4,72" / 120 mm 11,8" / 300 mm
2nd: 1,97" / 50 mm 0,79" / 20 mm 1,57" / 40 mm
3rd: 0,39" / 10 mm - -
4th: 0,39" / 10 mm - -
5th: 0,39" / 10 mm - -

- Armoured deck - multiple decks:
For and Aft decks: 4,72" / 120 mm (35mm & 85mm)
Forecastle: 1,97" / 50 mm Quarter deck: 1,97" / 50 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 13,39" / 340 mm, Aft 5,91" / 150 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 142 047 shp / 105 967 Kw = 29,14 kts
Range 10 000nm at 14,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4 906 tons

Complement:
1 459 - 1 898

Cost:
£12,777 million / $51,107 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 3 239 tons, 7,8 %
- Guns: 3 239 tons, 7,8 %
Armour: 13 470 tons, 32,3 %
- Belts: 4 889 tons, 11,7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1 067 tons, 2,6 %
- Armament: 2 517 tons, 6,0 %
- Armour Deck: 4 496 tons, 10,8 %
- Conning Towers: 500 tons, 1,2 %
Machinery: 4 422 tons, 10,6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 14 856 tons, 35,6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4 744 tons, 11,4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 1 014 tons, 2,4 %
- Hull below water: 185 tons
- Hull above water: 185 tons
- On freeboard deck: 270 tons
- Above deck: 374 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
60 263 lbs / 27 335 Kg = 35,7 x 15,0 " / 381 mm shells or 9,8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,07
Metacentric height 6,4 ft / 2,0 m
Roll period: 17,9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 73 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,75
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,07

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,600 / 0,605
Length to Beam Ratio: 6,79 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27,12 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 68
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5,00 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 %, 29,86 ft / 9,10 m, 25,26 ft / 7,70 m
- Forward deck: 31,00 %, 25,26 ft / 7,70 m, 21,65 ft / 6,60 m
- Aft deck: 31,00 %, 21,65 ft / 6,60 m, 21,33 ft / 6,50 m
- Quarter deck: 18,00 %, 21,33 ft / 6,50 m, 21,33 ft / 6,50 m
- Average freeboard: 23,19 ft / 7,07 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 93,1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 170,0 %
Waterplane Area: 58 246 Square feet or 5 411 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 113 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 206 lbs/sq ft or 1 005 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,96
- Longitudinal: 1,42
- Overall: 1,00
Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

324t for Top fire control
50t for 2x25t Marconi
185t for climatisation
185t for extra pumps installation
100t for Admiral staff
170t reserved

Jefgte · February 10, 2025, 03:37:14 PM

BC7, Byzantine Empire BC7 laid down 1933

BC7-Barbarossa II
BC8-Mehmed II

Displacement:
46 975 t light; 49 829 t standard; 52 462 t normal; 54 569 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(770,96 ft / 768,18 ft) x 121,39 ft x (31,46 / 32,51 ft)
(234,99 m / 234,14 m) x 37,00 m x (9,59 / 9,91 m)

Armament:
8 - 17,99" / 457 mm 40,0 cal guns - 3 320,01lbs / 1 505,93kg shells, 100 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1933 Model
4 x 2-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 5,24" / 133 mm 50,0 cal guns - 80,01lbs / 36,29kg shells, 300 per gun
Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1933 Model
8 x 2-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread
24 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm 39,0 cal guns - 2,01lbs / 0,91kg shells, 4 000 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1933 Model
12 x 2-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread
12 raised mounts
24 - 0,50" / 12,7 mm 62,0 cal guns - 0,07lbs / 0,03kg shells, 10 000 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1933 Model
12 x 2-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread
8 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 27 890 lbs / 12 651 kg

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 13,8" / 350 mm 499,31 ft / 152,19 m 13,58 ft / 4,14 m
Ends: 3,94" / 100 mm 268,83 ft / 81,94 m 11,61 ft / 3,54 m
Upper: 3,94" / 100 mm 499,31 ft / 152,19 m 8,01 ft / 2,44 m
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
1,97" / 50 mm 499,31 ft / 152,19 m 29,95 ft / 9,13 m
Beam between torpedo bulkheads 88,58 ft / 27,00 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 15,0" / 380 mm 6,69" / 170 mm 13,8" / 350 mm
2nd: 1,97" / 50 mm 1,57" / 40 mm 1,57" / 40 mm
4th: 0,39" / 10 mm - -
5th: 0,39" / 10 mm - -

- Armoured deck - multiple decks:
For and Aft decks: 6,30" / 160 mm (40mm & 120mm)
Forecastle: 3,94" / 100 mm Quarter deck: 4,72" / 120 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 13,78" / 350 mm, Aft 5,91" / 150 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 121 892 shp / 90 932 Kw = 27,00 kts
Range 12 000nm at 12,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4 739 tons

Complement:
1 733 - 2 253

Cost:
£19,486 million / $77,943 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 4 125 tons, 7,9 %
- Guns: 4 125 tons, 7,9 %
Armour: 19 084 tons, 36,4 %
- Belts: 5 250 tons, 10,0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1 089 tons, 2,1 %
- Armament: 4 413 tons, 8,4 %
- Armour Deck: 7 738 tons, 14,8 %
- Conning Towers: 594 tons, 1,1 %
Machinery: 3 552 tons, 6,8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 19 081 tons, 36,4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5 487 tons, 10,5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 1 134 tons, 2,2 %
- Hull below water: 230 tons
- Hull above water: 172 tons
- On freeboard deck: 270 tons
- Above deck: 462 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
88 153 lbs / 39 986 Kg = 30,3 x 18,0 " / 457 mm shells or 15,7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,11
Metacentric height 8,2 ft / 2,5 m
Roll period: 17,8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,77
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,17

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,626 / 0,630
Length to Beam Ratio: 6,33 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27,72 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 60
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 17,50 %, 31,82 ft / 9,70 m, 25,59 ft / 7,80 m
- Forward deck: 32,50 %, 25,59 ft / 7,80 m, 22,64 ft / 6,90 m
- Aft deck: 32,50 %, 22,64 ft / 6,90 m, 21,98 ft / 6,70 m
- Quarter deck: 17,50 %, 21,98 ft / 6,70 m, 21,98 ft / 6,70 m
- Average freeboard: 23,85 ft / 7,27 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 80,6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 177,5 %
Waterplane Area: 69 872 Square feet or 6 491 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 114 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 239 lbs/sq ft or 1 165 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,96
- Longitudinal: 1,39
- Overall: 1,00
Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

AD
412t for Top fire control
50t for 2x25t Marconi
OD
50t for 2 scoutplanes + cata
40t for night fighting
100t for admiral ship
80t reserved
AW
Climatisation
BW
230t for extra pumps installation

Jefgte · April 30, 2025, 03:56:53 PM

BBC9 - BC10, Byzantine Empire BC laid down 1935

Displacement:
45 500 t light; 48 477 t standard; 51 400 t normal; 53 739 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(738,21 ft / 735,56 ft) x 122,05 ft x (31,51 / 32,71 ft)
(225,00 m / 224,20 m) x 37,20 m x (9,60 / 9,97 m)

Armament:
9 - 17,99" / 457 mm 40,0 cal guns - 3 320,01lbs / 1 505,93kg shells, 100 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1935 Model
3 x 3-gun mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
1 raised mount - superfiring
16 - 4,49" / 114 mm 50,0 cal guns - 58,00lbs / 26,31kg shells, 300 per gun
Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1935 Model
8 x 2-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread
28 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm 39,0 cal guns - 2,01lbs / 0,91kg shells, 4 000 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1935 Model
14 x 2-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread
12 raised mounts
24 - 0,50" / 12,7 mm 62,0 cal guns - 0,07lbs / 0,03kg shells, 10 000 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1935 Model
12 x 2-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread
8 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 30 866 lbs / 14 001 kg

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 13,8" / 350 mm 478,12 ft / 145,73 m 13,58 ft / 4,14 m
Ends: 3,94" / 100 mm 257,41 ft / 78,46 m 12,60 ft / 3,84 m
Upper: 3,94" / 100 mm 478,12 ft / 145,73 m 8,01 ft / 2,44 m
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
1,97" / 50 mm 478,12 ft / 145,73 m 30,51 ft / 9,30 m
Beam between torpedo bulkheads 98,56 ft / 30,04 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 15,0" / 380 mm 6,69" / 170 mm 13,8" / 350 mm
2nd: 1,18" / 30 mm 0,79" / 20 mm 0,79" / 20 mm
4th: 0,39" / 10 mm - -
5th: 0,39" / 10 mm - -

- Armoured deck - multiple decks:
For and Aft decks: 6,30" / 160 mm (40mm & 120mm)
Forecastle: 3,94" / 100 mm Quarter deck: 4,72" / 120 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 13,78" / 350 mm, Aft 5,91" / 150 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 123 482 shp / 92 117 Kw = 27,00 kts
Range 14 000nm at 12,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5 263 tons

Complement:
1 706 - 2 218

Cost:
£21,631 million / $86,525 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 4 452 tons, 8,7 %
- Guns: 4 452 tons, 8,7 %
Armour: 18 047 tons, 35,1 %
- Belts: 5 105 tons, 9,9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1 063 tons, 2,1 %
- Armament: 3 774 tons, 7,3 %
- Armour Deck: 7 518 tons, 14,6 %
- Conning Towers: 586 tons, 1,1 %
Machinery: 3 508 tons, 6,8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 18 458 tons, 35,9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5 900 tons, 11,5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 1 035 tons, 2,0 %
- Hull below water: 220 tons
- Hull above water: 25 tons
- On freeboard deck: 270 tons
- Above deck: 520 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
76 086 lbs / 34 512 Kg = 26,1 x 18,0 " / 457 mm shells or 13,5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,11
Metacentric height 8,2 ft / 2,5 m
Roll period: 17,9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,71
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,02

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,636 / 0,640
Length to Beam Ratio: 6,03 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27,12 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 69
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 17,50 %, 30,18 ft / 9,20 m, 24,61 ft / 7,50 m
- Forward deck: 32,50 %, 24,61 ft / 7,50 m, 19,03 ft / 5,80 m
- Aft deck: 32,50 %, 19,03 ft / 5,80 m, 19,03 ft / 5,80 m
- Quarter deck: 17,50 %, 19,03 ft / 5,80 m, 19,03 ft / 5,80 m
- Average freeboard: 21,30 ft / 6,49 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 77,5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 154,1 %
Waterplane Area: 67 892 Square feet or 6 307 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 110 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 245 lbs/sq ft or 1 196 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,96
- Longitudinal: 1,43
- Overall: 1,00
Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

AD
445t for Top fire control
50t for 2x25t Marconi
25t for Hulesmeyer
OD
50t for 2 scoutplanes + cata
40t for night fighting
100t for admiral ship
80 reserved
AW
Climatisation
25t for enhanced hydrophone
BW
220t for extra pumps installation

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