Not a member of Pastebin yet?
Sign Up,
it unlocks many cool features!
- Warmonger-Class, Citadon Empire Ironclad Battleship laid down 1889
- Central citadel ship
- Displacement:
- 10,469 t light; 11,300 t standard; 13,221 t normal; 14,758 t full load
- Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
- (377.00 ft / 360.00 ft) x 88.00 ft x (28.00 / 30.50 ft)
- (114.91 m / 109.73 m) x 26.82 m x (8.53 / 9.30 m)
- Armament:
- 2 - 10.50" / 267 mm 40.0 cal guns - 546.35lbs / 247.82kg shells, 100 per gun
- Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mount, 1888 Model
- 1 x Twin mount on centreline, forward deck centre
- 2 - 9.75" / 248 mm 30.0 cal guns - 386.80lbs / 175.45kg shells, 100 per gun
- Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1878 Model
- 2 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck aft
- 18 - 7.66" / 195 mm 43.0 cal guns - 205.93lbs / 93.41kg shells, 150 per gun
- Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1882 Model
- 18 x Single mounts on sides, aft evenly spread
- 18 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
- 26 - 4.75" / 121 mm 45.0 cal guns - 50.71lbs / 23.00kg shells, 200 per gun
- Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1882 Model
- 26 x Single mounts on sides, forward evenly spread
- 64 - 0.75" / 19.1 mm 62.0 cal guns - 0.22lbs / 0.10kg shells, 1,000 per gun
- Machine guns in deck mounts, 1885 Model
- 16 x 2 row quad mounts on sides, forward evenly spread
- 16 raised mounts
- Weight of broadside 6,906 lbs / 3,132 kg
- Main Torpedoes
- 4 - 18.5" / 470 mm, 6.00 ft / 1.83 m torpedoes - 0.156 t each, 0.624 t total
- submerged bow & stern tubes
- 2nd Torpedoes
- 16 - 18.5" / 470 mm, 6.00 ft / 1.83 m torpedoes - 0.156 t each, 2.498 t total
- below water reloads
- Armour:
- - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
- Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 234.00 ft / 71.32 m 11.26 ft / 3.43 m
- Ends: 6.00" / 152 mm 125.98 ft / 38.40 m 11.26 ft / 3.43 m
- Upper: 6.00" / 152 mm 234.00 ft / 71.32 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
- Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
- - Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
- 2.00" / 51 mm 234.00 ft / 71.32 m 25.16 ft / 7.67 m
- Beam between torpedo bulkheads 80.00 ft / 24.38 m
- - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
- Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 10.0" / 254 mm
- 2nd: 12.0" / 305 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 8.00" / 203 mm
- 3rd: 6.00" / 152 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 6.00" / 152 mm
- 4th: 4.00" / 102 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 4.00" / 102 mm
- 5th: 2.00" / 51 mm - -
- - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
- For and Aft decks: 2.00" / 51 mm
- Forecastle: 2.00" / 51 mm Quarter deck: 2.00" / 51 mm
- - Conning towers: Forward 12.00" / 305 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
- Machinery:
- Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
- Direct drive, 2 shafts, 6,876 ihp / 5,130 Kw = 15.00 kts
- Range 10,000nm at 10.00 kts
- Bunker at max displacement = 3,457 tons (100% coal)
- Complement:
- 616 - 801
- Cost:
- £0.900 million / $3.600 million
- Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
- Armament: 1,010 tons, 7.6 %
- - Guns: 1,005 tons, 7.6 %
- - Weapons: 4 tons, 0.0 %
- Armour: 4,950 tons, 37.4 %
- - Belts: 2,574 tons, 19.5 %
- - Torpedo bulkhead: 436 tons, 3.3 %
- - Armament: 993 tons, 7.5 %
- - Armour Deck: 803 tons, 6.1 %
- - Conning Tower: 145 tons, 1.1 %
- Machinery: 1,335 tons, 10.1 %
- Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,049 tons, 23.1 %
- Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,752 tons, 20.8 %
- Miscellaneous weights: 125 tons, 0.9 %
- - On freeboard deck: 25 tons
- - Above deck: 100 tons
- Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
- Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
- 25,617 lbs / 11,620 Kg = 44.9 x 10.5 " / 267 mm shells or 44.4 torpedoes
- Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.84
- Metacentric height 11.1 ft / 3.4 m
- Roll period: 11.1 seconds
- Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
- - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.18
- Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00
- Hull form characteristics:
- Hull has rise aft of midbreak,
- a ram bow and a cruiser stern
- Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.522 / 0.535
- Length to Beam Ratio: 4.09 : 1
- 'Natural speed' for length: 18.97 kts
- Power going to wave formation at top speed: 43 %
- Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
- Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -8.00 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 %, 14.00 ft / 4.27 m, 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 14.00 ft / 4.27 m, 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- - Aft deck: 35.00 %, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- - Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- - Average freeboard: 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Ship tends to be wet forward
- Ship space, strength and comments:
- Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 66.5 %
- - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 107.6 %
- Waterplane Area: 21,532 Square feet or 2,000 Square metres
- Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 120 %
- Structure weight / hull surface area: 137 lbs/sq ft or 668 Kg/sq metre
- Hull strength (Relative):
- - Cross-sectional: 0.88
- - Longitudinal: 3.08
- - Overall: 1.00
- Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
- Adequate accommodation and workspace room
- Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
- Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
Advertisement
Add Comment
Please, Sign In to add comment