Shipbucket

This is the begining of what might be my redux of the Tamriel AU. I need to work out some details, or a lot of them.

Starting off is the the first all big gun battleship built by the Emprie; the HIMS Cyrodiil. Built to give the Empire of Cyrodiil an advantage in the naval arms race that has been gripping the nations of Tamriel since the revolution of steel and coal. Industry, and nationalism is rampant on the fledgling continent, as nations race to secure valuable resources, both domestic, and abroad. The Empire, weakened by the seceeding Morrowind, and High Rock, a mere 150 years ago has taken the lead by building a new class of warship, one bigger, and more powerful than ever before. By removing the various calibers that dotted the hulls, and superstructure of the ships of old, imperial ship builders were able to focus on building what really mattered; bug guns. Lots of them.

His Imperial Majesties Ship Cyrodiil (BB30) was the next ship of many, to hold the coveted, and dare I say sacred name, Cyrodiil. She represented the Empires undying plight to stay ahead of its competitors, Skyrim and the Aldmeri Dominion. Always watching, always ready to defend its borders, the Imperial Military would always try to get any edge over its enemies. She was built to become a class of her own; a super-battleship. Dwarfing all that had been built before. Faster, more heavily armored, and much more heavily armed, she truly had no equal. She was paraded around, a symbol of the Empires power, and technological advancement.

The ship is a full 165 meters long (542ft) 26 meters wide (86ft) and 8,5 meters deep (28ft)
She carried 12x12"/45 cal Model 1904 guns. With a secondary battery of 8x5"/40 caliber guns to ward off cruisers, and destroyers.
She had 12 inches of armor, on the turret faces, the main belt, and the conning tower.
Her coal fired boliers drove two turbines giving her a top speed of 21 knots.
She had a heavy torpedo loadout for a battleship, four tubes, with 3 reloads per tube.

• HIMS Cyrodiil, Empire of Cyrodiil Battleship laid down 1906
  
  Displacement:
  18 561 t light; 19 600 t standard; 21 492 t normal; 23 006 t full load
  
  Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
  542,00 ft / 534,00 ft x 86,00 ft x 28,00 ft (normal load)
  165,20 m / 162,76 m x 26,21 m x 8,53 m
  
  Armament:
  12 - 12,00" / 305 mm guns (6x2 guns), 864,00lbs / 391,90kg shells, 1904 Model
  Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
  on centreline, evenly spread
  8 - 5,00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62,50lbs / 28,35kg shells, 1901 Model
  Breech loading guns in deck mounts
  on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
  Weight of broadside 10 868 lbs / 4 930 kg
  Shells per gun, main battery: 100
  4 - 21,0" / 533,4 mm submerged torpedo tubes
  
  Armour:
  - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
  Main: 12,0" / 305 mm 316,00 ft / 96,32 m 6,50 ft / 1,98 m
  Ends: 6,00" / 152 mm 100,00 ft / 30,48 m 7,50 ft / 2,29 m
  118,00 ft / 35,97 m Unarmoured ends
  Upper: 6,00" / 152 mm 316,00 ft / 96,32 m 6,50 ft / 1,98 m
  Main Belt covers 91 % of normal length
  Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
  
  - Torpedo Bulkhead:
  3,00" / 76 mm 416,00 ft / 126,80 m 6,50 ft / 1,98 m
  
  - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
  Main: 12,0" / 305 mm 5,00" / 127 mm 11,0" / 279 mm
  
  - Armour deck: 3,00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 12,00" / 305 mm
  
  Machinery:
  Coal fired boilers, steam turbines,
  Direct drive, 2 shafts, 29 134 shp / 21 734 Kw = 21,00 kts
  Range 8 000nm at 10,00 kts
  Bunker at max displacement = 3 406 tons (100% coal)
  
  Complement:
  886 - 1 153
  
  Cost:
  £2,082 million / $8,328 million
  
  Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
  Armament: 1 359 tons, 6,3 %
  Armour: 6 811 tons, 31,7 %
  - Belts: 1 825 tons, 8,5 %
  - Torpedo bulkhead: 300 tons, 1,4 %
  - Armament: 2 648 tons, 12,3 %
  - Armour Deck: 1 838 tons, 8,6 %
  - Conning Tower: 200 tons, 0,9 %
  Machinery: 2 081 tons, 9,7 %
  Hull, fittings & equipment: 8 110 tons, 37,7 %
  Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2 932 tons, 13,6 %
  Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 0,9 %
  
  Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
  Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
  26 305 lbs / 11 932 Kg = 30,4 x 12,0 " / 305 mm shells or 3,8 torpedoes
  Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,06
  Metacentric height 4,5 ft / 1,4 m
  Roll period: 17,1 seconds
  Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 76 %
  - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,98
  Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,69
  
  Hull form characteristics:
  Hull has raised forecastle, rise forward of midbreak, low quarterdeck
  Block coefficient: 0,585
  Length to Beam Ratio: 6,21 : 1
  'Natural speed' for length: 23,11 kts
  Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
  Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 45
  Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 12,30 degrees
  Stern overhang: 2,00 ft / 0,61 m
  Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
  - Stem: 27,50 ft / 8,38 m
  - Forecastle (20 %): 25,50 ft / 7,77 m (24,50 ft / 7,47 m aft of break)
  - Mid (50 %): 24,50 ft / 7,47 m (16,00 ft / 4,88 m aft of break)
  - Quarterdeck (15 %): 16,00 ft / 4,88 m (24,50 ft / 7,47 m before break)
  - Stern: 17,50 ft / 5,33 m
  - Average freeboard: 22,21 ft / 6,77 m
  
  Ship space, strength and comments:
  Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 108,3 %
  - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 158,2 %
  Waterplane Area: 33 120 Square feet or 3 077 Square metres
  Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 98 %
  Structure weight / hull surface area: 166 lbs/sq ft or 813 Kg/sq metre
  Hull strength (Relative):
  - Cross-sectional: 0,92
  - Longitudinal: 1,99
  - Overall: 1,00
  Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
  Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
  Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
  Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

She's certainly pleasing to the eye. Your style isn't exactly my own, but it's very lovely. I have no idea about feasibility - dreadnaughts that era, it mostly seems like if it fits, it ships.

This takes place long after Skyrim. Five hundred-a thousand years, give or take.

That is an excellent looking dreadnought design. Looks well thought out in terms of layout and size.

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Awesome! Glad to see some Elder Scrolls in here.

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