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- Dreadnought-Class, Mazantsi Dominion Battleship laid down 1905
- Displacement:
- 18,044 t light; 19,026 t standard; 21,033 t normal; 22,639 t full load
- Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
- (564.00 ft / 550.00 ft) x 88.00 ft x (26.00 / 27.61 ft)
- (171.91 m / 167.64 m) x 26.82 m x (7.92 / 8.42 m)
- Armament:
- 10 - 12.00" / 305 mm 45.0 cal guns - 871.37lbs / 395.24kg shells, 100 per gun
- Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1903 Model
- 3 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, majority aft
- 2 x Twin mounts on sides, forward deck centre
- 24 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 45.0 cal guns - 13.62lbs / 6.18kg shells, 300 per gun
- Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1904 Model
- 24 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 24 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in all but light seas
- 10 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 45.0 cal guns - 13.62lbs / 6.18kg shells, 300 per gun
- Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1904 Model
- 6 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
- 6 raised mounts
- 4 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck forward
- 4 raised mounts
- Weight of broadside 9,177 lbs / 4,162 kg
- Main Torpedoes
- 4 - 20.0" / 508 mm, 4.00 ft / 1.22 m torpedoes - 0.259 t each, 1.035 t total
- submerged bow & stern tubes
- 2nd Torpedoes
- 4 - 20.0" / 508 mm, 4.00 ft / 1.22 m torpedoes - 0.259 t each, 1.035 t total
- below water reloads
- Armour:
- - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
- Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 425.00 ft / 129.54 m 10.87 ft / 3.31 m
- Ends: 6.00" / 152 mm 125.00 ft / 38.10 m 10.87 ft / 3.31 m
- Upper: 8.00" / 203 mm 425.00 ft / 129.54 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
- Main Belt covers 119 % of normal length
- - Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
- 4.00" / 102 mm 425.00 ft / 129.54 m 25.70 ft / 7.83 m
- Beam between torpedo bulkheads 55.00 ft / 16.76 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 -
- - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
- For and Aft decks: 3.00" / 76 mm
- Forecastle: 3.00" / 76 mm Quarter deck: 3.00" / 76 mm
- - Conning towers: Forward 14.00" / 356 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
- Machinery:
- Coal fired boilers, steam turbines,
- Direct drive, 4 shafts, 28,629 shp / 21,357 Kw = 21.00 kts
- Range 8,000nm at 10.00 kts
- Bunker at max displacement = 3,613 tons (100% coal)
- Complement:
- 873 - 1,135
- Cost:
- £1.802 million / $7.208 million
- Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
- Armament: 1,640 tons, 7.8 %
- - Guns: 1,636 tons, 7.8 %
- - Weapons: 3 tons, 0.0 %
- Armour: 9,213 tons, 43.8 %
- - Belts: 3,778 tons, 18.0 %
- - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,617 tons, 7.7 %
- - Armament: 1,636 tons, 7.8 %
- - Armour Deck: 1,953 tons, 9.3 %
- - Conning Tower: 230 tons, 1.1 %
- Machinery: 2,386 tons, 11.3 %
- Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,706 tons, 22.4 %
- Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,989 tons, 14.2 %
- Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 0.5 %
- - Above deck: 100 tons
- Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
- Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
- 28,391 lbs / 12,878 Kg = 32.9 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 27.9 torpedoes
- Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.35
- Metacentric height 7.0 ft / 2.1 m
- Roll period: 14.0 seconds
- Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 67 %
- - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.37
- Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.33
- Hull form characteristics:
- Hull has a flush deck,
- a ram bow and a cruiser stern
- Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.585 / 0.593
- Length to Beam Ratio: 6.25 : 1
- 'Natural speed' for length: 23.45 kts
- Power going to wave formation at top speed: 45 %
- Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
- Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -4.00 degrees
- Stern overhang: 5.00 ft / 1.52 m
- Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
- Fore end, Aft end
- - Forecastle: 20.00 %, 17.00 ft / 5.18 m, 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
- - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 15.00 ft / 4.57 m, 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
- - Aft deck: 35.00 %, 15.00 ft / 4.57 m, 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
- - Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 15.00 ft / 4.57 m, 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
- - Average freeboard: 15.16 ft / 4.62 m
- Ship tends to be wet forward
- Ship space, strength and comments:
- Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 117.6 %
- - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 114.2 %
- Waterplane Area: 34,905 Square feet or 3,243 Square metres
- Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 95 %
- Structure weight / hull surface area: 150 lbs/sq ft or 731 Kg/sq metre
- Hull strength (Relative):
- - Cross-sectional: 0.98
- - Longitudinal: 1.20
- - Overall: 1.00
- Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
- Adequate accommodation and workspace room
- Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
- Guns:
- 12"/45 Citadon Vict-Arms Type 10 - 1903
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