Displacement:
33 262 t light; 34 678 t standard; 36 318 t normal; 37 629 t full load Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(733,69 ft / 731,63 ft) x 101,71 ft x (28,90 / 29,75 ft)
(223,63 m / 223,00 m) x 31,00 m x (8,81 / 9,07 m) Armament:
8 — 14,02" / 356 mm 50,0 cal guns — 1 648,62lbs / 747,80kg shells, 80 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1912 Model
4 x 2-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 raised mounts — superfiring
16 — 4,72" / 120 mm 50,0 cal guns — 55,82lbs / 25,32kg shells, 200 per gun
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1912 Model
16 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
2 — 1,46" / 37,0 mm 30,0 cal guns — 1,42lbs / 0,64kg shells, 300 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1912 Model
2 x Single mounts on sides amidships
4 — 2,95" / 75,0 mm 45,0 cal guns — 12,98lbs / 5,89kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1912 Model
4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 14 137 lbs / 6 412 kg Armour:
— Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 13,0" / 330 mm 465,88 ft / 142,00 m 14,44 ft / 4,40 m
Ends: 5,98" / 152 mm 229,66 ft / 70,00 m 14,44 ft / 4,40 m
36,09 ft / 11,00 m Unarmoured ends
Upper: 7,01" / 178 mm 393,70 ft / 120,00 m 6,56 ft / 2,00 m
Main Belt covers 98% of normal length — Torpedo Bulkhead:
2,01" / 51 mm 465,88 ft / 142,00 m 29,20 ft / 8,90 m — Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 14,0" / 356 mm 4,92" / 125 mm 12,0" / 305 mm
2nd: 4,72" / 120 mm 1,77" / 45 mm 1,46" / 37 mm
3rd: 0,20" / 5 mm 0,20" / 5 mm —
4th: 0,20" / 5 mm 0,20" / 5 mm — — Armoured deck — single deck: 4,49" / 114 mm For and Aft decks
Forecastle: 2,99" / 76 mm Quarter deck: 2,99" / 76 mm — Conning towers: Forward 12,01" / 305 mm, Aft 0,00" / 0 mm Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 95 660 shp / 71 362 Kw = 27,00 kts
Range 5 000nm at 14,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2 951 tons Complement:
1 315 — 1 710 Cost:
£2,921 million / $11,685 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2 876 tons, 7,9%
Armour: 13 540 tons, 37,3%
— Belts: 5 311 tons, 14,6%
— Torpedo bulkhead: 1 011 tons, 2,8%
— Armament: 2 765 tons, 7,6%
— Armour Deck: 4 170 tons, 11,5%
— Conning Tower: 284 tons, 0,8%
Machinery: 3 564 tons, 9,8%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 13 281 tons, 36,6%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3 056 tons, 8,4%
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0,0% Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
62 812 lbs / 28 491 Kg = 45,6 x 14,0 " / 356 mm shells or 10,1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,12
Metacentric height 6,3 ft / 1,9 m
Roll period: 17,0 seconds
Steadiness — As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 74 %
— Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,78
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,39 Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, rise forward of midbreak,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,591 / 0,595
Length to Beam Ratio: 7,19 : 1
‘Natural speed’ for length: 27,05 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 53
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 4,00 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%, 29,53 ft / 9,00 m, 30,02 ft / 9,15 m
— Forward deck: 35,00%, 29,53 ft / 9,00 m, 29,53 ft / 9,00 m
— Aft deck: 25,00%, 19,69 ft / 6,00 m, 19,69 ft / 6,00 m
— Quarter deck: 20,00%, 19,69 ft / 6,00 m, 21,29 ft / 6,49 m
— Average freeboard: 25,32 ft / 7,72 m
Ship tends to be wet forward Ship space, strength and comments:
Space — Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 79,1%
— Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 198,8%
Waterplane Area: 53 967 Square feet or 5 014 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 111%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 192 lbs/sq ft or 938 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
— Cross-sectional: 0,97
— Longitudinal: 1,46
— Overall: 1,01
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
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily |
