Peace&Love, USA Battleship laid down 1936
Displacement:
33 300 t light; 35 000 t standard; 37 793 t normal; 40 027 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
706,45 ft / 692,42 ft x 103,35 ft x 31,50 ft (normal load)
215,33 m / 211,05 m x 31,50 m x 9,60 m
Armament:
8 - 14,96" / 380 mm guns (2x4 guns), 1 948,89lbs / 884,00kg shells, 1936 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
16 - 5,00" / 127 mm guns (8x2 guns), 55,12lbs / 25,00kg shells, 1936 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
4 - 5,00" / 127 mm guns (2x2 guns), 55,12lbs / 25,00kg shells, 1936 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
24 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 1,95lbs / 0,88kg shells, 1936 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 16 740 lbs / 7 593 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 100
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 14,2" / 360 mm 449,48 ft / 137,00 m 16,40 ft / 5,00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1,57" / 40 mm 449,48 ft / 137,00 m 37,40 ft / 11,40 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 15,0" / 380 mm 7,87" / 200 mm 14,2" / 360 mm
2nd: 1,97" / 50 mm 0,98" / 25 mm 1,97" / 50 mm
3rd: 1,97" / 50 mm 0,98" / 25 mm 1,97" / 50 mm
4th: 0,98" / 25 mm - -
- Armour deck: 5,59" / 142 mm, Conning tower: 11,81" / 300 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 133 275 shp / 99 423 Kw = 29,00 kts
Range 12 000nm at 14,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5 028 tons
Complement:
1 354 - 1 761
Cost:
£17,039 million / $68,157 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1 836 tons, 4,9 %
Armour: 13 303 tons, 35,2 %
- Belts: 4 548 tons, 12,0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 980 tons, 2,6 %
- Armament: 2 142 tons, 5,7 %
- Armour Deck: 5 347 tons, 14,1 %
- Conning Tower: 287 tons, 0,8 %
Machinery: 3 739 tons, 9,9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 14 291 tons, 37,8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4 493 tons, 11,9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 130 tons, 0,3 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
56 059 lbs / 25 428 Kg = 33,5 x 15,0 " / 380 mm shells or 8,6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,24
Metacentric height 7,7 ft / 2,4 m
Roll period: 15,6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,51
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,10
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0,587
Length to Beam Ratio: 6,70 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26,31 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 45
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3,28 ft / 1,00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 29,53 ft / 9,00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 22,97 ft / 7,00 m (22,31 ft / 6,80 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 22,31 ft / 6,80 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 22,31 ft / 6,80 m
- Stern: 22,31 ft / 6,80 m
- Average freeboard: 22,97 ft / 7,00 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 86,6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 162,3 %
Waterplane Area: 51 699 Square feet or 4 803 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 106 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 197 lbs/sq ft or 961 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,94
- Longitudinal: 1,68
- Overall: 1,00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
