Re:Gotrige

Bloody hell, it's been a while since I drew a single ship in less than 24 hours, much less a battleship with a top-view.
In the Capital Ship section. you will find the remake of the HGrMS Sverkre Grip, as commissioned. She has yet to recieve any modernisations, but I hope to remedy that soon enough. I'm rather happy with the drawing, even though it might be a bit sparse with details.

PS: No, I don't have a strange fetish for laying down capital ships at year seven every decade... it's just happened to end up like that so far...

Hey KHT, were some engineers drunk and a little loopy-eyed when designing that Sverkre Grip BB?

The fore funnel seems to tilt perilously backwards, like it lacks front braces or something! It kinda looks odd, unbalanced and really like a bad design choice. Slanted funnels are fine, in fact, they can be outright gorgeous, but in the Sverkre Grip's case, it just looks like a careless job. Solution: either straighten it up, or slant it farther and see how that'll look like! even trunking it, a la HMS Sverige would probably be nice!

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Are you calling me loopy-eyed?

Hm, I rather liked how it looked... I think I'm going to straighten it it that case. I hate making Sverige Style funnels(they're hard to make good-looking), but I might give it a shot. For the mid-30s modernisation it will have a single trunked funnel, that much is certain.
Looking good otherwise?

EDIT: I tried a Sverige/Nagato Style funnel arrangement instead, and liked it. So it's there.

Much better! At least now a slight slant is logically explained! (Plus your FCD in the foretop will be happy with less hot gases twirling around them!

Nice Drawings KHT.
If you give the Sverkre a pagoda mast then you might even manage to sneak into Yokosuka harbor at night

Thanks!
Ooh! I sence a great practical joke in the making!

Rest assured, a pagoda-ish mod is planned.

Interesting looking silhouette indeed, does have that blending of European and Asiatic in it.

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Why, thank you! I'm glad you think so!

EDIT: Elftf177 noted an error in the springsharp(I've posted the SG on Warship Projects as well), which gave me a bit more weight to play with. While I didn't post the 'sharp here, I've changed the given data(thicker armour at some places, and another knot of speed as well as more range).

I went ahead and SS'd the D-class, it works quite well except I couldn't meet he 1,800 tonne displacement limit. However, the 250 rpg could probably be cut back to 200 rpg which would help...

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D-Class, Gotridge Destroyer laid down 1929

Displacement:
2,248 t light; 2,340 t standard; 2,525 t normal; 2,672 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
365.08 ft / 360.89 ft x 39.37 ft x 13.94 ft (normal load)
111.28 m / 110.00 m x 12.00 m x 4.25 m

Armament:
4 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (2x2 guns), 67.03lbs / 30.40kg shells, 1929 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm guns (1x2 guns), 12.87lbs / 5.84kg shells, 1929 Model
Dual purpose guns in a deck mount with hoist
on centreline aft, all raised guns - superfiring
2 - 0.51" / 13.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.07lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1929 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 294 lbs / 133 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250
6 - 21.0" / 533 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.18" / 30 mm - -
2nd: 0.79" / 20 mm - -

- Conning tower: 0.98" / 25 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 58,217 shp / 43,430 Kw = 34.00 kts
Range 3,120nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 332 tons

Complement:
177 - 231

Cost:
£1.242 million / $4.967 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 37 tons, 1.5 %
Armour: 18 tons, 0.7 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 14 tons, 0.5 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 4 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 1,435 tons, 56.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 708 tons, 28.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 277 tons, 11.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 2.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
560 lbs / 254 Kg = 8.4 x 5.1 " / 130 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.28
Metacentric height 1.9 ft / 0.6 m
Roll period: 11.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 74 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.42
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.23

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.446
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.17 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19.00 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 70 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 60
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 12.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -3.28 ft / -1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Mid (50 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Stern: 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Average freeboard: 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 197.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 135.8 %
Waterplane Area: 9,034 Square feet or 839 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 64 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 35 lbs/sq ft or 171 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.41
- Longitudinal: 3.19
- Overall: 0.51
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

TT's in triple centerline mounts.

Design works quite well but displacement of 1,800 tonnes (normal?) could not be met.

I have a springsharp of her... Unless it's a missile era ship I usually 'sharp it, if nothing else to get the weights right.
D-Class, Gotrige Destroyer laid down 1929

Displacement:
1 609 t light; 1 685 t standard; 1 844 t normal; 1 971 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(367,44 ft / 360,89 ft) x 34,12 ft x (11,81 / 12,37 ft)
(112,00 m / 110,00 m) x 10,40 m x (3,60 / 3,77 m)

Armament:
4 - 5,12" / 130 mm 42,0 cal guns - 64,99lbs / 29,48kg shells, 220 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1929 Model
2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 - 2,95" / 75,0 mm 60,0 cal guns - 14,11lbs / 6,40kg shells, 500 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mount, 1929 Model
1 x Twin mount on centreline, aft deck centre
1 raised mount
2 - 0,51" / 13,0 mm 62,0 cal guns - 0,07lbs / 0,03kg shells, 1 000 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1929 Model
2 x Single mounts on sides amidships
Weight of broadside 288 lbs / 131 kg
Main Torpedoes
6 - 21,0" / 533 mm, 22,97 ft / 7,00 m torpedoes - 1,512 t each, 9,074 t total
In 2 sets of deck mounted centre rotating tubes

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0,98" / 25 mm - -
2nd: 0,16" / 4 mm - -

- Conning towers: Forward 0,98" / 25 mm, Aft 0,00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 42 130 shp / 31 429 Kw = 34,00 kts
Range 3 120nm at 15,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 286 tons

Complement:
139 - 182

Cost:
£0,830 million / $3,319 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 59 tons, 3,2 %
- Guns: 41 tons, 2,2 %
- Weapons: 18 tons, 1,0 %
Armour: 8 tons, 0,5 %
- Armament: 5 tons, 0,3 %
- Conning Tower: 3 tons, 0,2 %
Machinery: 983 tons, 53,3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 433 tons, 23,5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 235 tons, 12,8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 125 tons, 6,8 %
- Hull below water: 15 tons
- Hull void weights: 40 tons
- Hull above water: 20 tons
- On freeboard deck: 30 tons
- Above deck: 20 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
477 lbs / 216 Kg = 7,1 x 5,1 " / 130 mm shells or 0,2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,45
Metacentric height 1,9 ft / 0,6 m
Roll period: 10,4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,20
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and small transom stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,444 / 0,453
Length to Beam Ratio: 10,58 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20,41 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 68 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 19,00 degrees
Stern overhang: -3,28 ft / -1,00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20,00 %, 19,03 ft / 5,80 m, 16,08 ft / 4,90 m
- Forward deck: 30,00 %, 16,08 ft / 4,90 m, 14,44 ft / 4,40 m
- Aft deck: 35,00 %, 14,44 ft / 4,40 m, 13,78 ft / 4,20 m
- Quarter deck: 15,00 %, 13,78 ft / 4,20 m, 13,12 ft / 4,00 m
- Average freeboard: 14,98 ft / 4,57 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 182,5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 127,8 %
Waterplane Area: 7 996 Square feet or 743 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 65 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 29 lbs/sq ft or 143 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,45
- Longitudinal: 1,61
- Overall: 0,51
Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
But thanks anyways. Reading another report of the same ship had me re-checking this one, and correcting some minor errors.

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