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- CRNS Impiger, Calder Republic Battleship laid down 1915
- Displacement:
- 35,714 t light; 38,056 t standard; 40,523 t normal; 42,496 t full load
- Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
- (730.68 ft / 719.16 ft) x 102.36 ft x (34.78 / 36.12 ft)
- (222.71 m / 219.20 m) x 31.20 m x (10.60 / 11.01 m)
- Armament:
- 10 - 14.96" / 380 mm 42.0 cal guns - 1,962.11lbs / 890.00kg shells, 120 per gun
- Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1909 Model
- 2 x 3-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
- 2 x 2-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
- 2 raised mounts
- 14 - 5.12" / 130 mm 50.0 cal guns - 60.01lbs / 27.22kg shells, 400 per gun
- Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1907 Model
- 14 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 8 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
- 8 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm 50.0 cal guns - 13.67lbs / 6.20kg shells, 600 per gun
- Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1913 Model
- 6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- Weight of broadside 20,571 lbs / 9,331 kg
- Main Torpedoes
- 2 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 23.10 ft / 7.04 m torpedoes - 1.466 t each, 2.932 t total
- submerged side tubes
- 2nd Torpedoes
- 2 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 23.10 ft / 7.04 m torpedoes - 1.466 t each, 2.932 t total
- below water reloads
- Armour:
- - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
- Main: 13.0" / 330 mm 443.01 ft / 135.03 m 12.47 ft / 3.80 m
- Ends: 1.97" / 50 mm 276.15 ft / 84.17 m 12.47 ft / 3.80 m
- Upper: 2.95" / 75 mm 443.01 ft / 135.03 m 8.01 ft / 2.44 m
- Main Belt covers 95 % of normal length
- Main Belt inclined -5.00 degrees (positive = in)
- - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
- 2.95" / 75 mm 443.01 ft / 135.03 m 32.02 ft / 9.76 m
- Beam between torpedo bulkheads 66.93 ft / 20.40 m
- - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
- Main: 15.0" / 380 mm 9.06" / 230 mm 12.2" / 310 mm
- 2nd: 3.94" / 100 mm - -
- - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
- For and Aft decks: 6.30" / 160 mm
- Forecastle: 2.95" / 75 mm Quarter deck: 2.95" / 75 mm
- - Conning towers: Forward 14.96" / 380 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
- Machinery:
- Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
- Electric motors, 4 shafts, 87,146 shp / 65,011 Kw = 26.00 kts
- Range 10,000nm at 12.00 kts
- Bunker at max displacement = 4,440 tons
- Complement:
- 1,427 - 1,856
- Cost:
- £4.630 million / $18.522 million
- Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
- Armament: 3,300 tons, 8.1 %
- - Guns: 3,291 tons, 8.1 %
- - Weapons: 10 tons, 0.0 %
- Armour: 14,760 tons, 36.4 %
- - Belts: 3,821 tons, 9.4 %
- - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,550 tons, 3.8 %
- - Armament: 3,653 tons, 9.0 %
- - Armour Deck: 5,357 tons, 13.2 %
- - Conning Tower: 380 tons, 0.9 %
- Machinery: 3,301 tons, 8.1 %
- Hull, fittings & equipment: 14,230 tons, 35.1 %
- Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,809 tons, 11.9 %
- Miscellaneous weights: 123 tons, 0.3 %
- - Hull above water: 23 tons
- - On freeboard deck: 100 tons
- Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
- Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
- 61,794 lbs / 28,029 Kg = 36.9 x 15.0 " / 380 mm shells or 9.7 torpedoes
- Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
- Metacentric height 6.2 ft / 1.9 m
- Roll period: 17.3 seconds
- Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 65 %
- - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.90
- Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.30
- Hull form characteristics:
- Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
- a straight bulbous bow and a cruiser stern
- Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.554 / 0.559
- Length to Beam Ratio: 7.03 : 1
- 'Natural speed' for length: 26.82 kts
- Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
- Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
- Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 26.00 degrees
- Stern overhang: -4.92 ft / -1.50 m
- Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
- Fore end, Aft end
- - Forecastle: 19.20 %, 23.62 ft / 7.20 m, 23.62 ft / 7.20 m
- - Forward deck: 42.00 %, 23.62 ft / 7.20 m, 23.62 ft / 7.20 m
- - Aft deck: 19.60 %, 19.03 ft / 5.80 m, 19.03 ft / 5.80 m
- - Quarter deck: 19.20 %, 19.03 ft / 5.80 m, 19.03 ft / 5.80 m
- - Average freeboard: 21.84 ft / 6.66 m
- Ship tends to be wet forward
- Ship space, strength and comments:
- Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 94.5 %
- - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 152.5 %
- Waterplane Area: 51,568 Square feet or 4,791 Square metres
- Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 114 %
- Structure weight / hull surface area: 212 lbs/sq ft or 1,037 Kg/sq metre
- Hull strength (Relative):
- - Cross-sectional: 0.95
- - Longitudinal: 1.53
- - Overall: 1.00
- Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
- Excellent accommodation and workspace room
- Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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- Misc Weight:
- Flag Facilities = 100 tons.
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