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- BC-17A, Antaran battlecruiser laid down 1947
- Displacement:
- 28 834 t light; 30 039 t standard; 31 762 t normal; 33 139 t full load
- Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
- (865.40 ft / 846.46 ft) x 98.43 ft x (27.23 / 28.07 ft)
- (263.77 m / 258.00 m) x 30.00 m x (8.30 / 8.56 m)
- Armament:
- 9 - 12.01" / 305 mm 50.0 cal guns - 916.47lbs / 415.70kg shells, 100 per gun
- Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1947 Model
- 2 x 3-gun mounts on centreline, forward deck forward
- 1 raised mount - superfiring
- 1 x 3-gun mount on centreline, aft deck aft
- 16 - 5.00" / 127 mm 45.0 cal guns - 63.03lbs / 28.59kg shells, 200 per gun
- Dual purpose guns in deck mounts, 1947 Model
- 8 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
- Weight of broadside 9 257 lbs / 4 199 kg
- Armour:
- - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
- Main: 9.92" / 252 mm 524.80 ft / 159.96 m 11.91 ft / 3.63 m
- Ends: Unarmoured
- Main Belt covers 95% of normal length
- - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
- 1.97" / 50 mm 524.80 ft / 159.96 m 23.69 ft / 7.22 m
- Beam between torpedo bulkheads 73.82 ft / 22.50 m
- - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
- Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 5.98" / 152 mm 12.0" / 305 mm
- 2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm -
- - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
- For and Aft decks: 5.98" / 152 mm
- - Conning towers: Forward 7.99" / 203 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
- Machinery:
- Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
- Electric cruising motors plus geared drives, 4 shafts, 190 484 shp / 142 101 Kw = 35.08 kts
- Range 8 000nm at 14.00 kts
- Bunker at max displacement = 3 100 tons
- Complement:
- 1 189 - 1 546
- Cost:
- £18.702 million / $74.806 million
- Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
- Armament: 2 158 tons, 6.8%
- - Guns: 2 158 tons, 6.8%
- Armour: 10 607 tons, 33.4%
- - Belts: 2 612 tons, 8.2%
- - Torpedo bulkhead: 905 tons, 2.9%
- - Armament: 1 890 tons, 6.0%
- - Armour Deck: 5 027 tons, 15.8%
- - Conning Tower: 173 tons, 0.5%
- Machinery: 4 706 tons, 14.8%
- Hull, fittings & equipment: 12 270 tons, 38.6%
- Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2 928 tons, 9.2%
- Miscellaneous weights: -906 tons, -2.9%
- Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
- Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
- 45 582 lbs / 20 676 Kg = 52.7 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 7.2 torpedoes
- Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.00
- Metacentric height 4.9 ft / 1.5 m
- Roll period: 18.8 seconds
- Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 76 %
- - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.53
- Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.00
- Hull form characteristics:
- Hull has a flush deck,
- a straight bulbous bow and large transom stern
- Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.490 / 0.496
- Length to Beam Ratio: 8.60 : 1
- 'Natural speed' for length: 33.65 kts
- Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
- Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 76
- Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 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%, 32.81 ft / 10.00 m, 25.26 ft / 7.70 m
- - Forward deck: 30.00%, 25.26 ft / 7.70 m, 19.65 ft / 5.99 m
- - Aft deck: 32.00%, 19.65 ft / 5.99 m, 19.65 ft / 5.99 m
- - Quarter deck: 18.00%, 19.65 ft / 5.99 m, 19.65 ft / 5.99 m
- - Average freeboard: 22.22 ft / 6.77 m
- Ship space, strength and comments:
- Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 95.1%
- - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 192.5%
- Waterplane Area: 57 192 Square feet or 5 313 Square metres
- Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 115%
- Structure weight / hull surface area: 171 lbs/sq ft or 835 Kg/sq metre
- Hull strength (Relative):
- - Cross-sectional: 0.99
- - Longitudinal: 1.06
- - Overall: 1.00
- Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
- Excellent accommodation and workspace room
- Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
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