1939 HMS Tiger

Tiger, Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1939

Displacement:
	42,580 t light; 45,000 t standard; 47,784 t normal; 50,011 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
	(860.00 ft / 850.00 ft) x 105.00 ft x (34.00 / 35.20 ft)
	(262.13 m / 259.08 m) x 32.00 m  x (10.36 / 10.73 m)

Armament:
      9 - 16.00" / 406 mm 45.0 cal guns - 2,375.00lbs / 1,077.28kg shells, 100 per gun
	  Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1938 Model
	  1 x 3-gun mount on centreline, aft deck centre
	  2 x 3-gun mounts on centreline, forward evenly spread
      16 - 4.00" / 102 mm 45.0 cal guns - 35.01lbs / 15.88kg shells, 500 per gun
	  Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1934 Model
	  8 x Twin mounts on sides, forward evenly spread
		4 raised mounts
      32 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm 39.0 cal guns - 1.81lbs / 0.82kg shells, 2,500 per gun
	  Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1939 Model
	  4 x 2 row octuple mounts on sides, forward evenly spread
		4 double raised mounts
      16 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm 39.0 cal guns - 1.81lbs / 0.82kg shells, 2,500 per gun
	  Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1939 Model
	  1 x 2 row octuple mount on centreline, forward deck aft
		1 raised mount
	  1 x 2 row octuple mount on centreline, forward deck forward
		1 double raised mount
      Weight of broadside 22,022 lbs / 9,989 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:		Width (max)	Length (avg)		Height (avg)
	Main:	13.0" / 330 mm	569.50 ft / 173.58 m	18.00 ft / 5.49 m
	Ends:	11.4" / 290 mm	  85.00 ft / 25.91 m	10.00 ft / 3.05 m
	  195.50 ft / 59.59 m Unarmoured ends
	  Main Belt covers 103 % of normal length
	  Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

   - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
		2.00" / 51 mm	600.00 ft / 182.88 m	24.00 ft / 7.32 m
	Beam between torpedo bulkheads 65.00 ft / 19.81 m

   - Gun armour:	Face (max)	Other gunhouse (avg)	Barbette/hoist (max)
	Main:	15.0" / 381 mm	8.00" / 203 mm		9.42" / 239 mm
	2nd:	2.00" / 51 mm	2.00" / 51 mm		2.00" / 51 mm

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
	For and Aft decks: 6.50" / 165 mm
	Forecastle: 1.00" / 25 mm  Quarter deck: 1.00" / 25 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 8.00" / 203 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
	Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
	Geared drive, 4 shafts, 176,054 shp / 131,336 Kw = 32.00 kts
	Range 20,000nm at 10.00 kts
	Bunker at max displacement = 5,012 tons

Complement:
	1,615 - 2,100

Cost:
	£22.950 million / $91.801 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
	Armament: 3,816 tons, 8.0 %
	   - Guns: 3,816 tons, 8.0 %
	Armour: 16,548 tons, 34.6 %
	   - Belts: 5,961 tons, 12.5 %
	   - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,066 tons, 2.2 %
	   - Armament: 2,536 tons, 5.3 %
	   - Armour Deck: 6,758 tons, 14.1 %
	   - Conning Tower: 227 tons, 0.5 %
	Machinery: 4,763 tons, 10.0 %
	Hull, fittings & equipment: 17,152 tons, 35.9 %
	Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,204 tons, 10.9 %
	Miscellaneous weights: 300 tons, 0.6 %
	   - On freeboard deck: 150 tons
	   - Above deck: 150 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
	Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
	  73,683 lbs / 33,422 Kg = 36.0 x 16.0 " / 406 mm shells or 10.5 torpedoes
	Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.17
	Metacentric height 7.2 ft / 2.2 m
	Roll period: 16.4 seconds
	Steadiness	- As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 58 %
			- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.72
	Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.16

Hull form characteristics:
	Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
	  a normal bow and large transom stern
	Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.551 / 0.557
	Length to Beam Ratio: 8.10 : 1
	'Natural speed' for length: 33.64 kts
	Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
	Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
	Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 16.86 degrees
	Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
	Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
				Fore end,	 Aft end
	   - Forecastle:	23.00 %,  33.00 ft / 10.06 m,  27.00 ft / 8.23 m
	   - Forward deck:	45.00 %,  27.00 ft / 8.23 m,  27.00 ft / 8.23 m
	   - Aft deck:	22.00 %,  18.00 ft / 5.49 m,  18.00 ft / 5.49 m
	   - Quarter deck:	10.00 %,  18.00 ft / 5.49 m,  18.00 ft / 5.49 m
	   - Average freeboard:		24.67 ft / 7.52 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
	Space	- Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 109.1 %
		- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 184.1 %
	Waterplane Area: 64,917 Square feet or 6,031 Square metres
	Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 110 %
	Structure weight / hull surface area: 206 lbs/sq ft or 1,004 Kg/sq metre
	Hull strength (Relative):
		- Cross-sectional: 0.96
		- Longitudinal: 1.34
		- Overall: 1.00
	Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
	Excellent accommodation and workspace room

16"/45 Mark III
4"/45 QF Mark XVI*
2-pdr QF Mark VIII HV, Mount Mark VIA* (115rpm, 0.82kg, AAC 4km

Range: 10,000 nmi @ 14 knots (speed and range equal to COUNTY class heavy cruiser)

main belt 10ft above water 15"; 8 ft below water 15" taper to 6" avg.10.5"; total 18' avg 13"
Lower 10' strake of belt continues aft 120' to cover steering gear, shafts, and machinery aft.

Barbettes 2" for 8' below deck, Y barbette 15" for 8' above deck, A and X for 17' above deck, average 9.42"

Turrets 10" sides and rear, 6" roofs

TDS double hull followed by VOVOV array with 4x 0.5" torpedo bulkheads and 1.75" structural final watertight bulkhead

5.5" armoured deck, weather deck reinforced by additional 1"

100t AD Flag Facilities
50t AD crane systems
50t OD cross-deck catapult
100t OD 2 floatplanes + 2 hangars (Walrus / Swordfish)