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- Enterprise-Class, Mazantsi Dominion Battlecruiser laid down 1913
- Displacement:
- 23,930 t light; 25,525 t standard; 27,390 t normal; 28,882 t full load
- Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
- (703.94 ft / 700.00 ft) x 90.00 ft x (30.00 / 31.24 ft)
- (214.56 m / 213.36 m) x 27.43 m x (9.14 / 9.52 m)
- Armament:
- 8 - 14.75" / 375 mm 45.0 cal guns - 1,700.01lbs / 771.11kg shells, 110 per gun
- Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1912 Model
- 4 x Twin mounts on centreline, evenly spread
- 2 raised mounts
- 14 - 6.25" / 159 mm 47.0 cal guns - 126.98lbs / 57.60kg shells, 200 per gun
- Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1907 Model
- 14 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 8 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 45.0 cal guns - 13.62lbs / 6.18kg shells, 300 per gun
- Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1904 Model
- 8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 8 raised mounts
- 8 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm 60.0 cal guns - 0.07lbs / 0.03kg shells, 2,500 per gun
- Machine guns in deck mounts, 1907 Model
- 8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- Weight of broadside 15,487 lbs / 7,025 kg
- Main Torpedoes
- 4 - 20.0" / 508 mm, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m torpedoes - 1.165 t each, 4.660 t total
- In 4 sets of deck mounted carriage/fixed tubes
- 2nd Torpedoes
- 4 - 20.0" / 508 mm, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m torpedoes - 1.165 t each, 4.660 t total
- below water reloads
- Armour:
- - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
- Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 546.00 ft / 166.42 m 11.38 ft / 3.47 m
- Ends: 2.00" / 51 mm 153.98 ft / 46.93 m 11.38 ft / 3.47 m
- Upper: 4.00" / 102 mm 546.00 ft / 166.42 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
- Main Belt covers 120 % of normal length
- - Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
- 3.00" / 76 mm 546.00 ft / 166.42 m 26.59 ft / 8.10 m
- Beam between torpedo bulkheads 70.00 ft / 21.34 m
- - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
- Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm
- 2nd: 6.00" / 152 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 6.00" / 152 mm
- - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
- For and Aft decks: 2.00" / 51 mm
- Forecastle: 1.50" / 38 mm Quarter deck: 1.50" / 38 mm
- - Conning towers: Forward 12.00" / 305 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
- Machinery:
- Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
- Direct drive, 4 shafts, 102,925 shp / 76,782 Kw = 29.00 kts
- Range 5,000nm at 15.00 kts
- Bunker at max displacement = 3,356 tons (25% coal)
- Complement:
- 1,063 - 1,383
- Cost:
- £2.962 million / $11.850 million
- Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
- Armament: 2,509 tons, 9.2 %
- - Guns: 2,497 tons, 9.1 %
- - Weapons: 12 tons, 0.0 %
- Armour: 7,881 tons, 28.8 %
- - Belts: 2,864 tons, 10.5 %
- - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,612 tons, 5.9 %
- - Armament: 1,633 tons, 6.0 %
- - Armour Deck: 1,537 tons, 5.6 %
- - Conning Tower: 235 tons, 0.9 %
- Machinery: 4,127 tons, 15.1 %
- Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,314 tons, 34.0 %
- Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,460 tons, 12.6 %
- Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 0.4 %
- - Above deck: 100 tons
- Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
- Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
- 29,003 lbs / 13,156 Kg = 18.1 x 14.8 " / 375 mm shells or 5.0 torpedoes
- Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.14
- Metacentric height 5.4 ft / 1.7 m
- Roll period: 16.2 seconds
- Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 54 %
- - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.87
- Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.08
- Hull form characteristics:
- Hull has a flush deck,
- a normal bow and a cruiser stern
- Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.507 / 0.514
- Length to Beam Ratio: 7.78 : 1
- 'Natural speed' for length: 26.46 kts
- Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
- Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
- Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 8.00 degrees
- Stern overhang: -2.00 ft / -0.61 m
- Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
- Fore end, Aft end
- - Forecastle: 10.00 %, 28.00 ft / 8.53 m, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- - Aft deck: 48.00 %, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- - Quarter deck: 12.00 %, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- - Average freeboard: 19.66 ft / 5.99 m
- Ship tends to be wet forward
- Ship space, strength and comments:
- Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 119.4 %
- - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 144.6 %
- Waterplane Area: 42,253 Square feet or 3,925 Square metres
- Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 96 %
- Structure weight / hull surface area: 194 lbs/sq ft or 945 Kg/sq metre
- Hull strength (Relative):
- - Cross-sectional: 0.97
- - Longitudinal: 1.40
- - Overall: 1.00
- Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
- Excellent accommodation and workspace room
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