Byzantium buy these ships to strengthen its colonial fleet. The reconstruction will be similar to the
Barbarossa class.
They are a bit smaller but will have the same weaponry, speed and protection.
They will therefore be reclassified BB1 like the Barbarossa.
Original built
Niepos,
Zwiazek- Wilno Baltic BB laid down 1897
Displacement:
13 814 t light; 14 472 t standard; 15 347 t normal; 16 047 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(426,51 ft / 426,51 ft) x 78,74 ft x (24,61 / 25,56 ft)
(130,00 m / 130,00 m) x 24,00 m x (7,50 / 7,79 m)
Armament:
4 - 11,02" / 280 mm 40,0 cal guns - 641,94lbs / 291,18kg shells, 90 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1897 Model
2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
8 - 7,87" / 200 mm 40,0 cal guns - 233,93lbs / 106,11kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1897 Model
4 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
12 - 5,12" / 130 mm 40,0 cal guns - 64,24lbs / 29,14kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1897 Model
12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
12 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
8 - 1,97" / 50,0 mm 40,0 cal guns - 3,66lbs / 1,66kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1897 Model
8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
8 raised mounts
4 - 0,30" / 7,7 mm 50,0 cal guns - 0,01lbs / 0,00kg shells, 2 000 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1897 Model
4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 5 239 lbs / 2 377 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 11,8" / 300 mm 277,23 ft / 84,50 m 11,81 ft / 3,60 m
Ends: 3,94" / 100 mm 149,25 ft / 45,49 m 11,81 ft / 3,60 m
Upper: 5,91" / 150 mm 277,23 ft / 84,50 m 11,81 ft / 3,60 m
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 11,8" / 300 mm 7,87" / 200 mm 11,0" / 280 mm
2nd: 7,87" / 200 mm 0,59" / 15 mm 7,87" / 200 mm
3rd: 1,97" / 50 mm 0,79" / 20 mm 3,94" / 100 mm
4th: 0,79" / 20 mm 0,39" / 10 mm -
5th: 0,50" / 13 mm - -
- Armoured deck - single deck:
For and Aft decks: 2,36" / 60 mm
Forecastle: 1,18" / 30 mm Quarter deck: 1,18" / 30 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 11,81" / 300 mm, Aft 7,87" / 200 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 14 745 ihp / 11 000 Kw = 18,06 kts
Range 4 500nm at 10,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1 575 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
689 - 896
Cost:
£1,225 million / $4,901 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 898 tons, 5,9 %
- Guns: 898 tons, 5,9 %
Armour: 5 498 tons, 35,8 %
- Belts: 2 875 tons, 18,7 %
- Armament: 1 335 tons, 8,7 %
- Armour Deck: 1 027 tons, 6,7 %
- Conning Towers: 262 tons, 1,7 %
Machinery: 2 417 tons, 15,8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4 700 tons, 30,6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1 533 tons, 10,0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 300 tons, 2,0 %
- Hull below water: 50 tons
- On freeboard deck: 250 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
22 745 lbs / 10 317 Kg = 34,0 x 11,0 " / 280 mm shells or 2,7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,36
Metacentric height 6,0 ft / 1,8 m
Roll period: 13,5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,43
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,93
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a ram bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,650 / 0,654
Length to Beam Ratio: 5,42 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20,65 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 37
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -10,00 degrees
Stern overhang: -3,28 ft / -1,00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20,00 %, 19,69 ft / 6,00 m, 19,69 ft / 6,00 m
- Forward deck: 30,00 %, 19,69 ft / 6,00 m, 19,69 ft / 6,00 m
- Aft deck: 35,00 %, 19,69 ft / 6,00 m, 19,69 ft / 6,00 m
- Quarter deck: 15,00 %, 19,69 ft / 6,00 m, 19,69 ft / 6,00 m
- Average freeboard: 19,69 ft / 6,00 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 76,5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 140,0 %
Waterplane Area: 25 727 Square feet or 2 390 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 106 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 139 lbs/sq ft or 681 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,92
- Longitudinal: 2,45
- Overall: 1,02
Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
50t for 4TT x18'' + reloads
50t for Admiral staff
25t for Marconi
175t reserved
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The rebuilt:
Niepos, Byzantine Empire Colonial BB laid down 1897 (Engine 1916)
Displacement:
13 460 t light; 14 114 t standard; 15 143 t normal; 15 966 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(426,51 ft / 426,51 ft) x 78,74 ft x (24,28 / 25,40 ft)
(130,00 m / 130,00 m) x 24,00 m x (7,40 / 7,74 m)
Armament:
4 - 10,00" / 254 mm 45,0 cal guns - 504,26lbs / 228,73kg shells, 100 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1910 Model
2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
4 - 10,00" / 254 mm 45,0 cal guns - 504,26lbs / 228,73kg shells, 100 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1910 Model
4 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
12 - 5,98" / 152 mm 45,0 cal guns - 108,07lbs / 49,02kg shells, 170 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1910 Model
12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 - 3,00" / 76,2 mm 45,0 cal guns - 13,62lbs / 6,18kg shells, 150 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1910 Model
4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
4 - 0,30" / 7,7 mm 50,0 cal guns - 0,01lbs / 0,00kg shells, 2 000 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1897 Model
4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 5 385 lbs / 2 443 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 11,8" / 300 mm 277,23 ft / 84,50 m 11,81 ft / 3,60 m
Ends: 3,94" / 100 mm 149,25 ft / 45,49 m 11,81 ft / 3,60 m
Upper: 5,91" / 150 mm 277,23 ft / 84,50 m 11,81 ft / 3,60 m
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 11,8" / 300 mm 7,87" / 200 mm 11,0" / 280 mm
2nd: 9,06" / 230 mm 1,97" / 50 mm 7,87" / 200 mm
3rd: 1,97" / 50 mm 0,79" / 20 mm 3,94" / 100 mm
4th: 0,79" / 20 mm 0,39" / 10 mm -
5th: 0,50" / 13 mm - -
- Armoured deck - single deck:
For and Aft decks: 2,36" / 60 mm
Forecastle: 1,18" / 30 mm Quarter deck: 1,18" / 30 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 11,81" / 300 mm, Aft 7,87" / 200 mm
Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, reciprocating cruising steam engines and steam turbines
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 31 755 ihp / 23 689 Kw = 21,95 kts
Range 7 500nm at 10,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1 852 tons (90% coal)
Complement:
682 - 887
Cost:
£1,259 million / $5,036 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1 251 tons, 8,3 %
- Guns: 1 251 tons, 8,3 %
Armour: 5 382 tons, 35,5 %
- Belts: 2 875 tons, 19,0 %
- Armament: 1 221 tons, 8,1 %
- Armour Deck: 1 027 tons, 6,8 %
- Conning Towers: 260 tons, 1,7 %
Machinery: 2 038 tons, 13,5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4 514 tons, 29,8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1 683 tons, 11,1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 275 tons, 1,8 %
- Hull below water: 50 tons
- On freeboard deck: 75 tons
- Above deck: 150 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
21 367 lbs / 9 692 Kg = 42,7 x 10,0 " / 254 mm shells or 2,7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,15
Metacentric height 4,5 ft / 1,4 m
Roll period: 15,6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 72 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,57
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,24
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a ram bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,650 / 0,655
Length to Beam Ratio: 5,42 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20,65 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -10,00 degrees
Stern overhang: -3,28 ft / -1,00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20,00 %, 20,01 ft / 6,10 m, 20,01 ft / 6,10 m
- Forward deck: 30,00 %, 20,01 ft / 6,10 m, 20,01 ft / 6,10 m
- Aft deck: 35,00 %, 20,01 ft / 6,10 m, 20,01 ft / 6,10 m
- Quarter deck: 15,00 %, 20,01 ft / 6,10 m, 20,01 ft / 6,10 m
- Average freeboard: 20,01 ft / 6,10 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 74,8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 143,8 %
Waterplane Area: 25 727 Square feet or 2 390 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 104 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 141 lbs/sq ft or 687 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,91
- Longitudinal: 2,47
- Overall: 1,01
Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
125t for 1914 Top Fire Control
25t for Marconi
75t for Additional air ventilation
50t for 4TT x 18" + 3 reloads
50t reserved
| 13814t => | | 13460t- 2T2x254+4T1x254 | | | |
| | | $ | BP | |
| 13,814 x 0,1 BP | | | 1,3814 | |
| 13,814x 0,25 $ | | 3,453 | | |
| new guns | 301t | 0,301 | 0,301 | |
| new mounts | 950t | 0,95 | 0,95 | |
| new armour | 1221t | 1,221 | 1,221 | |
| new engines | 1298t | 1,298 | 1,298 | |
| | | 7,223 | 5,1514 | |
| old guns | 260t | 0,039 | 0,039 | |
| old mounts | 637t | 0,095 | 0,095 | |
| old armour | 1335t | 0,2 | 0,2 | |
| old engines | 2417t | 0,362 | 0,362 | |
| | | 0,696 | 0,696 | |
| - scrap cost | 7,223 - 0,696 => | | 6,527 $ | | |
| - scrap cost | 5,1514 - 0,696 => | | | 4,4554 BP | |
| | | $ | BP | |
Interesting redo. I contemplating doing something similar with my own 25 cm gun but it didn't appeal to me.