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- VIRGINIA II, US CC laid down 1921
- Displacement:
- 44,011 t light; 46,276 t standard; 48,000 t normal; 49,379 t full load
- Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
- (880.17 ft / 869.42 ft) x 101.71 ft x (32.81 / 33.57 ft)
- (268.28 m / 265.00 m) x 31.00 m x (10.00 / 10.23 m)
- Armament:
- 6 - 17.99" / 457 mm 48.0 cal guns - 2,899.08lbs / 1,315.00kg shells, 105 per gun
- Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1921 Model
- 3 x 2-gun mounts on centreline ends, majority aft
- 1 raised mount aft - superfiring
- 18 - 5.98" / 152 mm 53.0 cal guns - 104.94lbs / 47.60kg shells, 250 per gun
- Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1921 Model
- 8 x 2-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 4 raised mounts
- 1 x 2-gun mount on centreline, forward deck centre
- 1 raised mount
- 6 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 50.0 cal guns - 14.29lbs / 6.48kg shells, 600 per gun
- Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1921 Model
- 6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 8 - 0.30" / 7.6 mm 60.0 cal guns - 0.01lbs / 0.00kg shells, 2,000 per gun
- Machine guns in deck mounts, 1921 Model
- 8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 8 double raised mounts
- Weight of broadside 19,369 lbs / 8,786 kg
- Main Torpedoes
- 4 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 16.42 ft / 5.00 m torpedoes - 1.094 t each, 4.374 t total
- submerged side tubes
- 2nd Torpedoes
- 4 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 16.42 ft / 5.00 m torpedoes - 1.094 t each, 4.374 t total
- below water reloads
- Armour:
- - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
- Main: 6.54" / 166 mm 695.54 ft / 212.00 m 19.49 ft / 5.94 m
- Ends: Unarmoured
- Upper: 4.00" / 102 mm 695.54 ft / 212.00 m 8.01 ft / 2.44 m
- Main Belt covers 123 % of normal length
- - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
- 2.00" / 51 mm 695.54 ft / 212.00 m 30.64 ft / 9.34 m
- Beam between torpedo bulkheads 76.28 ft / 23.25 m
- - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
- Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 8.00" / 203 mm
- 2nd: 1.50" / 38 mm 1.50" / 38 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
- - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
- For and Aft decks: 5.80" / 147 mm
- Forecastle: 4.00" / 102 mm Quarter deck: 4.00" / 102 mm
- - Conning towers: Forward 10.00" / 254 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
- Machinery:
- Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
- Electric motors, 4 shafts, 228,466 shp / 170,436 Kw = 33.00 kts
- Range 10,000nm at 10.00 kts
- Bunker at max displacement = 3,103 tons
- Complement:
- 1,620 - 2,107
- Cost:
- £11.952 million / $47.809 million
- Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
- Armament: 4,345 tons, 9.1 %
- - Guns: 4,331 tons, 9.0 %
- - Weapons: 14 tons, 0.0 %
- Armour: 14,868 tons, 31.0 %
- - Belts: 4,474 tons, 9.3 %
- - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,577 tons, 3.3 %
- - Armament: 1,840 tons, 3.8 %
- - Armour Deck: 6,692 tons, 13.9 %
- - Conning Tower: 285 tons, 0.6 %
- Machinery: 7,867 tons, 16.4 %
- Hull, fittings & equipment: 16,931 tons, 35.3 %
- Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,989 tons, 8.3 %
- Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
- Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
- 52,313 lbs / 23,729 Kg = 18.0 x 18.0 " / 457 mm shells or 7.9 torpedoes
- Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.13
- Metacentric height 6.5 ft / 2.0 m
- Roll period: 16.8 seconds
- Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
- - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.77
- Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.03
- Hull form characteristics:
- Hull has a flush deck,
- an extended bulbous bow and a cruiser stern
- Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.579 / 0.582
- Length to Beam Ratio: 8.55 : 1
- 'Natural speed' for length: 29.49 kts
- Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
- Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
- Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
- Stern overhang: -6.56 ft / -2.00 m
- Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
- Fore end, Aft end
- - Forecastle: 14.00 %, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m, 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 26.25 ft / 8.00 m, 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- - Aft deck: 50.00 %, 22.97 ft / 7.00 m, 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- - Quarter deck: 6.00 %, 22.97 ft / 7.00 m, 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- - Average freeboard: 24.10 ft / 7.35 m
- Ship tends to be wet forward
- Ship space, strength and comments:
- Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 123.0 %
- - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 175.8 %
- Waterplane Area: 63,419 Square feet or 5,892 Square metres
- Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 96 %
- Structure weight / hull surface area: 206 lbs/sq ft or 1,004 Kg/sq metre
- Hull strength (Relative):
- - Cross-sectional: 0.99
- - Longitudinal: 1.11
- - Overall: 1.00
- Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
- Excellent accommodation and workspace room
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