1923 Princess Elizabeth

Princess Elizabeth, United Kingdom FBB 25kt 23000t laid down 1923

Displacement:
	21,550 t light; 23,000 t standard; 23,773 t normal; 24,391 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
	(590.00 ft / 580.00 ft) x 85.00 ft x (30.00 / 30.62 ft)
	(179.83 m / 176.78 m) x 25.91 m  x (9.14 / 9.33 m)

Armament:
      8 - 15.00" / 381 mm 45.0 cal guns - 1,917.01lbs / 869.54kg shells, 100 per gun
	  Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1923 Model
	  2 x 2-gun mounts on centreline, aft evenly spread
	  2 x 2-gun mounts on centreline, forward evenly spread
      12 - 6.00" / 152 mm 45.0 cal guns - 100.00lbs / 45.36kg shells, 150 per gun
	  Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1923 Model
	  12 x Single mounts on sides, forward evenly spread
      12 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 45.0 cal guns - 13.62lbs / 6.18kg shells, 250 per gun
	  Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1923 Model
	  12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
		6 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 16,699 lbs / 7,575 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:		Width (max)	Length (avg)		Height (avg)
	Main:	11.3" / 288 mm	390.00 ft / 118.87 m	13.00 ft / 3.96 m
	Ends:	6.00" / 152 mm	130.00 ft / 39.62 m	13.00 ft / 3.96 m
	  60.00 ft / 18.29 m Unarmoured ends
	Upper:	6.00" / 152 mm	390.00 ft / 118.87 m	13.00 ft / 3.96 m
	  Main Belt covers 103 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
		3.00" / 76 mm	520.00 ft / 158.50 m	31.00 ft / 9.45 m
	Beam between torpedo bulkheads 65.00 ft / 19.81 m

   - Gun armour:	Face (max)	Other gunhouse (avg)	Barbette/hoist (max)
	Main:	13.0" / 330 mm	7.00" / 178 mm		8.00" / 203 mm
	2nd:	6.00" / 152 mm	2.00" / 51 mm		10.0" / 254 mm

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
	For and Aft decks: 3.50" / 89 mm
	Forecastle: 3.00" / 76 mm  Quarter deck: 4.00" / 102 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 11.00" / 279 mm, Aft 11.00" / 279 mm

Machinery:
	Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
	Geared drive, 4 shafts, 58,264 shp / 43,465 Kw = 25.00 kts
	Range 5,000nm at 12.00 kts
	Bunker at max displacement = 1,391 tons

Complement:
	956 - 1,244

Cost:
	£6.883 million / $27.533 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
	Armament: 3,015 tons, 12.7 %
	   - Guns: 3,015 tons, 12.7 %
	Armour: 10,431 tons, 43.9 %
	   - Belts: 4,140 tons, 17.4 %
	   - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,789 tons, 7.5 %
	   - Armament: 1,846 tons, 7.8 %
	   - Armour Deck: 2,263 tons, 9.5 %
	   - Conning Towers: 392 tons, 1.6 %
	Machinery: 1,947 tons, 8.2 %
	Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,156 tons, 25.9 %
	Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,223 tons, 9.4 %
	Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
	Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
	  28,380 lbs / 12,873 Kg = 16.8 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 5.0 torpedoes
	Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
	Metacentric height 4.8 ft / 1.5 m
	Roll period: 16.2 seconds
	Steadiness	- As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 58 %
			- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.99
	Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.16

Hull form characteristics:
	Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
	  a ram bow and a cruiser stern
	Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.563 / 0.565
	Length to Beam Ratio: 6.82 : 1
	'Natural speed' for length: 24.08 kts
	Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
	Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
	Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
	Stern overhang: -3.00 ft / -0.91 m
	Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
				Fore end,	 Aft end
	   - Forecastle:	20.00 %,  27.00 ft / 8.23 m,  23.00 ft / 7.01 m
	   - Forward deck:	45.00 %,  23.00 ft / 7.01 m,  23.00 ft / 7.01 m
	   - Aft deck:	25.00 %,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
	   - Quarter deck:	10.00 %,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
	   - Average freeboard:		18.77 ft / 5.72 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
	Space	- Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 102.4 %
		- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 127.3 %
	Waterplane Area: 34,817 Square feet or 3,235 Square metres
	Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 88 %
	Structure weight / hull surface area: 184 lbs/sq ft or 899 Kg/sq metre
	Hull strength (Relative):
		- Cross-sectional: 0.94
		- Longitudinal: 1.86
		- Overall: 1.00
	Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
	Excellent accommodation and workspace room

A XYZ gun layout, X superfiring
Armour layout is a reproduction of Queen Elizabeth class.
Belt, turret side/roof, barbette armour thickness are average values.