Current Version
Huangti, CNS Superbattleship laid down 1934
Displacement:
75,759 t light; 80,704 t standard; 84,823 t normal; 88,118 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(937.02 ft / 912.07 ft) x 157.48 ft x (34.45 / 35.55 ft)
(285.60 m / 278.00 m) x 48.00 m x (10.50 / 10.83 m)
Armament:
12 - 17.72" / 450 mm 45.0 cal guns - 3,086.47lbs / 1,400.00kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1934 Model
3 x 4-gun mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
1 raised mount - superfiring
18 - 5.98" / 152 mm 45.0 cal guns - 108.07lbs / 49.02kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1934 Model
6 x Triple mounts on sides, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 38,983 lbs / 17,682 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 12.9" / 327 mm 527.23 ft / 160.70 m 15.06 ft / 4.59 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 89 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
7.09" / 180 mm 527.23 ft / 160.70 m 32.48 ft / 9.90 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 19.7" / 500 mm 7.09" / 180 mm 17.3" / 439 mm
2nd: 3.94" / 100 mm 1.97" / 50 mm 5.12" / 130 mm
- Armoured deck - multiple decks: 7.48" / 190 mm For and Aft decks
Forecastle: 1.97" / 50 mm Quarter deck: 1.97" / 50 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 13.39" / 340 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 4 shafts, 236,211 shp / 176,214 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 8,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 7,415 tons
Complement:
2,484 - 3,230
Cost:
£33.981 million / $135.922 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 6,807 tons, 8.0 %
Armour: 28,359 tons, 33.4 %
- Belts: 4,678 tons, 5.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 4,490 tons, 5.3 %
- Armament: 5,992 tons, 7.1 %
- Armour Deck: 12,642 tons, 14.9 %
- Conning Tower: 557 tons, 0.7 %
Machinery: 6,795 tons, 8.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 33,297 tons, 39.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 9,064 tons, 10.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 500 tons, 0.6 %
- On freeboard deck: 500 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
151,282 lbs / 68,621 Kg = 54.4 x 17.7 " / 450 mm shells or 35.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.45
Metacentric height 18.8 ft / 5.7 m
Roll period: 15.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.28
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.02
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck ,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.600 / 0.604
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.79 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 30.20 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 22.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 10.37 ft / 3.16 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 36.09 ft / 11.00 m, 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- Forward deck: 40.00 %, 26.25 ft / 8.00 m, 24.28 ft / 7.40 m
- Aft deck: 25.00 %, 24.28 ft / 7.40 m, 24.28 ft / 7.40 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Average freeboard: 24.67 ft / 7.52 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 72.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 200.5 %
Waterplane Area: 105,051 Square feet or 9,760 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 115 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 280 lbs/sq ft or 1,365 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.00
- Longitudinal: 1.25
- Overall: 1.03
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Full Resolution
Using Richelieu as the basis, will slowly Japanize and Italianize as I move equipment around and try to fit things.