BB 1915

Enter ship name, Enter country Enter ship type laid down 1912 (Engine 1914)

Displacement:
	28,340 t light; 29,612 t standard; 30,090 t normal; 30,472 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
	(703.00 ft / 698.11 ft) x 90.00 ft x (29.00 / 29.30 ft)
	(214.27 m / 212.78 m) x 27.43 m  x (8.84 / 8.93 m)

Armament:
      8 - 14.00" / 356 mm 45.0 cal guns - 1,383.70lbs / 627.63kg shells, 90 per gun
	  Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1912 Model
	  4 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
		2 raised mounts - superfiring
      14 - 5.50" / 140 mm 50.0 cal guns - 88.07lbs / 39.95kg shells, 150 per gun
	  Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1912 Model
	  14 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
		14 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
      8 - 3.90" / 99.1 mm 43.0 cal guns - 28.97lbs / 13.14kg shells, 110 per gun
	  Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1912 Model
	  8 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
		4 raised mounts - superfiring
      Weight of broadside 12,534 lbs / 5,685 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:		Width (max)	Length (avg)		Height (avg)
	Main:	13.0" / 330 mm	532.00 ft / 162.15 m	21.00 ft / 6.40 m
	Ends:	5.00" / 127 mm	115.00 ft / 35.05 m	9.00 ft / 2.74 m
	  51.11 ft / 15.58 m Unarmoured ends
	Upper:	3.20" / 81 mm	532.00 ft / 162.15 m	7.00 ft / 2.13 m
	  Main Belt covers 117 % of normal length
	  Main Belt inclined 10.00 degrees (positive = in)

   - Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
		0.90" / 23 mm	500.00 ft / 152.40 m	20.00 ft / 6.10 m
	Beam between torpedo bulkheads 90.00 ft / 27.43 m

   - Gun armour:	Face (max)	Other gunhouse (avg)	Barbette/hoist (max)
	Main:	16.0" / 406 mm	6.10" / 155 mm		12.0" / 305 mm
	2nd:	2.00" / 51 mm	      -			      -

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
	For and Aft decks: 5.50" / 140 mm
	Forecastle: 3.00" / 76 mm  Quarter deck: 3.00" / 76 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 20.00" / 508 mm, Aft 15.00" / 381 mm

Machinery:
	Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
	Geared drive, 4 shafts, 73,405 shp / 54,760 Kw = 26.00 kts
	Range 1,000nm at 15.00 kts
	Bunker at max displacement = 860 tons

Complement:
	1,142 - 1,485

Cost:
	£2.496 million / $9.983 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
	Armament: 2,126 tons, 7.1 %
	   - Guns: 2,126 tons, 7.1 %
	Armour: 13,851 tons, 46.0 %
	   - Belts: 6,644 tons, 22.1 %
	   - Torpedo bulkhead: 333 tons, 1.1 %
	   - Armament: 2,329 tons, 7.7 %
	   - Armour Deck: 3,815 tons, 12.7 %
	   - Conning Towers: 729 tons, 2.4 %
	Machinery: 2,828 tons, 9.4 %
	Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,536 tons, 31.7 %
	Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,750 tons, 5.8 %
	Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
	Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
	  42,490 lbs / 19,273 Kg = 31.0 x 14.0 " / 356 mm shells or 6.3 torpedoes
	Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
	Metacentric height 5.0 ft / 1.5 m
	Roll period: 16.9 seconds
	Steadiness	- As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 54 %
			- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.76
	Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.16

Hull form characteristics:
	Hull has raised forecastle, low quarterdeck ,
	  a normal bow and a round stern
	Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.578 / 0.579
	Length to Beam Ratio: 7.76 : 1
	'Natural speed' for length: 26.42 kts
	Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 %
	Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 47
	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 %,  23.00 ft / 7.01 m,  21.00 ft / 6.40 m
	   - Forward deck:	30.00 %,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m
	   - Aft deck:	15.00 %,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m
	   - Quarter deck:	35.00 %,  12.00 ft / 3.66 m,  13.00 ft / 3.96 m
	   - Average freeboard:		17.74 ft / 5.41 m
	Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
	Space	- Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 64.3 %
		- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 150.2 %
	Waterplane Area: 45,016 Square feet or 4,182 Square metres
	Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 100 %
	Structure weight / hull surface area: 170 lbs/sq ft or 831 Kg/sq metre
	Hull strength (Relative):
		- Cross-sectional: 0.92
		- Longitudinal: 1.11
		- Overall: 0.94
	Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
	Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
	Excellent accommodation and workspace room