oldpop2000 it would be interesting to see how a design for a Renown-class or Hood conversion would compare to it.
HMS Hood, Great Britain BC conversion laid down 1932
Displacement:
40,446 t light; 41,301 t standard; 42,752 t normal; 43,914 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(868.82 ft / 860.00 ft) x 95.00 ft x (33.30 / 40.83 ft)
(264.82 m / 262.13 m) x 28.96 m x (10.15 / 12.44 m)
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 559.00 ft / 170.38 m 12.30 ft / 3.75 m
Ends: 4.00" / 102 mm 300.98 ft / 91.74 m 12.30 ft / 3.75 m
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 186,913 shp / 139,437 Kw = 32.07 kts
Range 5,000nm at 14.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,613 tons
Complement:
71 Aircraft
1,486 - 1,932
Cost:
£9.945 million / $39.781 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Armour: 2,835 tons, 6.6 %
- Belts: 2,835 tons, 6.6 %
Machinery: 5,517 tons, 12.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 26,094 tons, 61.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,307 tons, 5.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 6,000 tons, 14.0 %
- Hull above water: 6,000 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
112,223 lbs / 50,904 Kg = 1,039.1 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 5.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
Metacentric height 5.6 ft / 1.7 m
Roll period: 16.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 32 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.28
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.550 / 0.461
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.05 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 29.33 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 16
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 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 %, 50.00 ft / 15.24 m, 50.00 ft / 15.24 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 50.00 ft / 15.24 m, 50.00 ft / 15.24 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 50.00 ft / 15.24 m, 50.00 ft / 15.24 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 50.00 ft / 15.24 m, 50.00 ft / 15.24 m
- Average freeboard: 50.00 ft / 15.24 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 58.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 365.4 %
Waterplane Area: 57,018 Square feet or 5,297 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 215 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 204 lbs/sq ft or 996 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.32
- Longitudinal: 8.51
- Overall: 1.59
Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily