The design is predicated on a few techs I'd need to work on. Mostly the 5" guns w/ their twin mounts and the 1916 engine tech. I'd also have to expand one of my type 2 slips to a type 3.
1917AC, NUS Armoured Cruiser laid down 1917 (Engine 1916)
Displacement:
28,000 t light; 29,238 t standard; 30,892 t normal; 32,215 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
721.00 ft / 721.00 ft x 100.00 ft x 30.00 ft (normal load)
219.76 m / 219.76 m x 30.48 m x 9.14 m
Armament:
8 - 13.50" / 343 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1,250.00lbs / 566.99kg shells, 1911 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (8x2 guns), 60.00lbs / 27.22kg shells, 1917 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 1.00" / 25.4 mm guns in single mounts, 0.50lbs / 0.23kg shells, 1917 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 10,962 lbs / 4,972 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 100
2 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm submerged torpedo tubes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 505.00 ft / 153.92 m 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 108 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 505.00 ft / 153.92 m 40.00 ft / 12.19 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 12.0" / 305 mm
2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm
- Armour deck: 1.50" / 38 mm, Conning tower: 14.00" / 356 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Electric motors,
4 shafts, 126,338 shp / 94,248 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 8,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,977 tons
Complement:
1,164 - 1,514
Cost:
£5.050 million / $20.201 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,355 tons, 4.4 %
Armour: 8,707 tons, 28.2 %
- Belts: 2,987 tons, 9.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,495 tons, 4.8 %
- Armament: 2,596 tons, 8.4 %
- Armour Deck: 1,333 tons, 4.3 %
- Conning Tower: 297 tons, 1.0 %
Machinery: 4,707 tons, 15.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 12,730 tons, 41.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,892 tons, 9.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 500 tons, 1.6 %
- 250t FC
- 25t LRWT
- 40t 20 21" Torpoedoes
- 75t 75 Mines
- 110t Reserve
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
37,271 lbs / 16,906 Kg = 30.3 x 13.5 " / 343 mm shells or 5.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 6.0 ft / 1.8 m
Roll period: 17.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 57 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.53
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.13
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.500
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.21 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.85 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 51
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -3.00 ft / -0.91 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m (24.00 ft / 7.32 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m (20.00 ft / 6.10 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Stern: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Average freeboard: 22.72 ft / 6.93 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 106.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 171.7 %
Waterplane Area: 48,033 Square feet or 4,462 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 105 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 186 lbs/sq ft or 906 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.38
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
IMO...
Too big for a NUS AC.
28 000t is for a BB
Too much ressources (BP) for "1" AC
;)