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- St Katherine, Antaran super dreadnought laid down 1912 (Engine 1913)
- Displacement:
- 25,364 t light; 26,811 t standard; 28,559 t normal; 29,958 t full load
- Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
- (669.29 ft / 656.17 ft) x 98.43 ft x (27.89 / 28.97 ft)
- (204.00 m / 200.00 m) x 30.00 m x (8.50 / 8.83 m)
- Armament:
- 10 - 14.02" / 356 mm 50.0 cal guns - 1,499.14lbs / 680.00kg shells, 80 per gun
- Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1912 Model
- 2 x Twin mounts on centreline, forward deck forward
- 1 raised mount - superfiring
- 3 x Twin mounts on centreline, aft deck aft
- 1 raised mount aft - superfiring
- 18 - 5.98" / 152 mm 45.0 cal guns - 108.07lbs / 49.02kg shells, 150 per gun
- Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1912 Model
- 18 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 10 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
- 14 - 3.94" / 100 mm 45.0 cal guns - 30.78lbs / 13.96kg shells, 200 per gun
- Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1912 Model
- 14 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- Weight of broadside 17,368 lbs / 7,878 kg
- Main Torpedoes
- 4 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m torpedoes - 1.057 t each, 4.227 t total
- submerged side tubes
- 2nd Torpedoes
- 4 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m torpedoes - 1.057 t each, 4.227 t total
- below water reloads
- Armour:
- - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
- Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 426.51 ft / 130.00 m 11.91 ft / 3.63 m
- Ends: 2.99" / 76 mm 229.63 ft / 69.99 m 11.91 ft / 3.63 m
- Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
- Main Belt inclined 20.00 degrees (positive = in)
- - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
- 1.97" / 50 mm 426.51 ft / 130.00 m 25.69 ft / 7.83 m
- Beam between torpedo bulkheads 65.29 ft / 19.90 m
- - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
- Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 9.92" / 252 mm 12.0" / 305 mm
- 2nd: 5.98" / 152 mm - -
- - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
- For and Aft decks: 2.99" / 76 mm
- Forecastle: 0.98" / 25 mm Quarter deck: 0.98" / 25 mm
- - Conning towers: Forward 14.02" / 356 mm, Aft 9.92" / 252 mm
- Machinery:
- Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
- Geared drive, 4 shafts, 32,663 shp / 24,367 Kw = 21.00 kts
- Range 8,000nm at 12.00 kts
- Bunker at max displacement = 3,147 tons
- Complement:
- 1,097 - 1,427
- Cost:
- £2.690 million / $10.759 million
- Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
- Armament: 3,121 tons, 10.9 %
- - Guns: 3,107 tons, 10.9 %
- - Weapons: 14 tons, 0.0 %
- Armour: 9,898 tons, 34.7 %
- - Belts: 3,372 tons, 11.8 %
- - Torpedo bulkhead: 798 tons, 2.8 %
- - Armament: 3,035 tons, 10.6 %
- - Armour Deck: 2,212 tons, 7.7 %
- - Conning Towers: 482 tons, 1.7 %
- Machinery: 1,280 tons, 4.5 %
- Hull, fittings & equipment: 11,057 tons, 38.7 %
- Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,196 tons, 11.2 %
- Miscellaneous weights: 8 tons, 0.0 %
- - Hull below water: 8 tons
- Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
- Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
- 38,995 lbs / 17,688 Kg = 28.3 x 14.0 " / 356 mm shells or 8.8 torpedoes
- Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.00
- Metacentric height 4.9 ft / 1.5 m
- Roll period: 18.7 seconds
- Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 83 %
- - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.96
- Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.26
- Hull form characteristics:
- Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
- a ram bow and a cruiser stern
- Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.555 / 0.560
- Length to Beam Ratio: 6.67 : 1
- 'Natural speed' for length: 25.62 kts
- Power going to wave formation at top speed: 39 %
- Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 66
- Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -12.00 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 %, 24.61 ft / 7.50 m, 23.06 ft / 7.03 m
- - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 23.06 ft / 7.03 m, 23.06 ft / 7.03 m
- - Aft deck: 35.00 %, 13.12 ft / 4.00 m, 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- - Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 13.12 ft / 4.00 m, 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- - Average freeboard: 18.22 ft / 5.55 m
- Ship tends to be wet forward
- Ship space, strength and comments:
- Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 99.6 %
- - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 139.3 %
- Waterplane Area: 45,284 Square feet or 4,207 Square metres
- Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 102 %
- Structure weight / hull surface area: 201 lbs/sq ft or 983 Kg/sq metre
- Hull strength (Relative):
- - Cross-sectional: 0.97
- - Longitudinal: 1.34
- - Overall: 1.00
- Adequate 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
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