Sovereign of the Seas-Class Battleship [1909] (Mazantsi)

Sovereign of the Seas-Class, Mazantsi Dominion Battleship laid down 1909

Displacement:
	23,458 t light; 25,025 t standard; 27,923 t normal; 30,242 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
	(644.00 ft / 640.00 ft) x 88.00 ft x (27.00 / 28.89 ft)
	(196.29 m / 195.07 m) x 26.82 m  x (8.23 / 8.81 m)

Armament:
      14 - 12.00" / 305 mm 45.0 cal guns - 871.37lbs / 395.24kg shells, 120 per gun
	  Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1903 Model
	  7 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, majority aft
		3 raised mounts - superfiring
      20 - 4.75" / 121 mm 47.0 cal guns - 55.74lbs / 25.28kg shells, 300 per gun
	  Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1907 Model
	  20 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      4 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 42.0 cal guns - 13.09lbs / 5.94kg shells, 300 per gun
	  Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1890 Model
	  4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
		4 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 13,366 lbs / 6,063 kg
      Main Torpedoes
      4 - 20.0" / 508 mm, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m torpedoes - 1.149 t each, 4.596 t total
	submerged bow & stern tubes
      2nd Torpedoes
      8 - 20.0" / 508 mm, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m torpedoes - 1.149 t each, 9.191 t total
	below water reloads

Armour:
   - Belts:		Width (max)	Length (avg)		Height (avg)
	Main:	12.0" / 305 mm	400.00 ft / 121.92 m	11.26 ft / 3.43 m
	Ends:	6.00" / 152 mm	239.98 ft / 73.15 m	11.26 ft / 3.43 m
	Upper:	6.00" / 152 mm	400.00 ft / 121.92 m	8.00 ft / 2.44 m
	  Main Belt covers 96 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
		2.50" / 64 mm	400.00 ft / 121.92 m	25.86 ft / 7.88 m
	Beam between torpedo bulkheads 58.00 ft / 17.68 m

   - Gun armour:	Face (max)	Other gunhouse (avg)	Barbette/hoist (max)
	Main:	12.0" / 305 mm	6.00" / 152 mm		11.0" / 279 mm
	2nd:	3.00" / 76 mm	1.00" / 25 mm		3.00" / 76 mm

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

   - Conning towers: Forward 14.50" / 368 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
	Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
	Direct drive, 2 shafts, 39,201 shp / 29,244 Kw = 22.00 kts
	Range 9,000nm at 12.00 kts
	Bunker at max displacement = 5,217 tons (75% coal)

Complement:
	1,079 - 1,404

Cost:
	£2.286 million / $9.142 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
	Armament: 2,402 tons, 8.6 %
	   - Guns: 2,381 tons, 8.5 %
	   - Weapons: 21 tons, 0.1 %
	Armour: 10,894 tons, 39.0 %
	   - Belts: 3,782 tons, 13.5 %
	   - Torpedo bulkhead: 957 tons, 3.4 %
	   - Armament: 2,834 tons, 10.1 %
	   - Armour Deck: 3,034 tons, 10.9 %
	   - Conning Tower: 288 tons, 1.0 %
	Machinery: 1,912 tons, 6.8 %
	Hull, fittings & equipment: 8,151 tons, 29.2 %
	Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,465 tons, 16.0 %
	Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 0.4 %
	   - Above deck: 100 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
	Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
	  41,200 lbs / 18,688 Kg = 47.7 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 8.2 torpedoes
	Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
	Metacentric height 4.9 ft / 1.5 m
	Roll period: 16.7 seconds
	Steadiness	- As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 66 %
			- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.84
	Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.31

Hull form characteristics:
	Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
	  a ram bow and a cruiser stern
	Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.643 / 0.650
	Length to Beam Ratio: 7.27 : 1
	'Natural speed' for length: 25.30 kts
	Power going to wave formation at top speed: 43 %
	Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
	Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -6.00 degrees
	Stern overhang: -3.00 ft / -0.91 m
	Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
				Fore end,	 Aft end
	   - Forecastle:	22.50 %,  28.00 ft / 8.53 m,  24.00 ft / 7.32 m
	   - Forward deck:	30.00 %,  24.00 ft / 7.32 m,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m
	   - Aft deck:	32.50 %,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m
	   - Quarter deck:	15.00 %,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m
	   - Average freeboard:		19.01 ft / 5.79 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
	Space	- Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 95.5 %
		- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 135.0 %
	Waterplane Area: 42,856 Square feet or 3,981 Square metres
	Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 107 %
	Structure weight / hull surface area: 170 lbs/sq ft or 829 Kg/sq metre
	Hull strength (Relative):
		- Cross-sectional: 0.98
		- Longitudinal: 1.10
		- Overall: 1.00
	Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
	Excellent accommodation and workspace room
	Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily