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1929 Pre-Leander Class Light Cruisers
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Author:  Hood [ October 18th, 2013, 3:54 pm ]
Post subject:  1929 Pre-Leander Class Light Cruisers
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Design 1 for a light cruiser in 1929.

I came across this in an old Word document I've had kicking around since 2006-07.
In January 1929 work began on new 6in armed light cruisers for the Royal Navy, what would become the Leander Class cruisers. All were 515ft (wl) x 52 ft, displaced 6,000 tons standard, with 60,000shp for 31.25 kts standard and 30kts deep with 1,600 tons of oil for an endurance of 6,000nm.
Design 1 had five single 6in mounts, Design 2 had six single 5.5in mounts, Design 3 had four twin turreted 6in, 4 had three twin 6in turrets and 5 had two single and two twin 6in mounts. All had 3in belt armour, 2in crown to magazines (except C with 2in and 1.75in) and the machinery side/crown in A and B was 3/1.5in, C 1/1 in, D 1.75/1in and E 1.5/1in. You can see the future cruiser hull and typical interwar cruiser 'style' but with a rather WW1 style armament layout. They have a fine look about them but its probably thankful that the DNC and the Admiralty decided on twin turrets.

Designs 2 to 5 are based upon the plans for Design 1 and Design 3 which have been published (thanks to Smurf for these scans), all used the same hull dimensions.

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Design 2 (6x1 5.5in) [Note: the fifth and sixth guns are sided mounts just ahead of the bridge in 'C' position.]

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Design 3 (4x2 6in)

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Design 4 (3x2 6in)

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Design 5 (2x2 2x1 6in)


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The Leander design as of 1929 (the Type O of the 1929 Programme). 6,500 tons, 4x2 6in, 4x1 4in, 2x3 21in TT, 2x seaplanes.
Author:  Novice [ October 18th, 2013, 3:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1929 Pre-Leander Class Light Cruisers
Interesting
Author:  Gollevainen [ October 18th, 2013, 5:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1929 Pre-Leander Class Light Cruisers
intresting indeed...though ugly as hell compared to the sheer beuty of the Leanders.
Author:  erik_t [ October 18th, 2013, 5:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1929 Pre-Leander Class Light Cruisers
Great drawing; dreadful brute of a ship.
Author:  emperor_andreas [ October 18th, 2013, 5:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1929 Pre-Leander Class Light Cruisers
Great drawing, but they would've been weird-looking ships. The masts are too short and that funnel stands out like a sore thumb.
Author:  Blackbuck [ October 18th, 2013, 6:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1929 Pre-Leander Class Light Cruisers
What a peculiar design. I must say though, there is certainly some scope for some what-iffery with it.
Author:  acelanceloet [ October 18th, 2013, 6:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1929 Pre-Leander Class Light Cruisers
interesting that the design with the twin turrets ended up quite a bit larger then this proposal, while the twin turrets should have saved length. that said, of course the real design is 8 main guns vs 5 on this design.
that said, hood, any chance on an 'guestimate' of the other designs, if you have any sizes for those apart from the arnament arrangements?
Author:  BB1987 [ October 18th, 2013, 8:53 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1929 Pre-Leander Class Light Cruisers
Stacked main guns, trunked funnels, midship catapult.
That's a perfect example about how mixing British and Japanese elements won't work xD

Great drawing Hood
Author:  Bombhead [ October 18th, 2013, 10:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1929 Pre-Leander Class Light Cruisers
erik_t wrote:
Great drawing; dreadful brute of a ship.
That about sums it up. :lol:
Author:  eswube [ October 19th, 2013, 7:10 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 1929 Pre-Leander Class Light Cruisers
Excellent drawing of a really ugly ship. :)
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