Post by Ottoman Empire on Sept 17, 2004 15:03:26 GMT -5
The Ottoman Empire has unveiled there new Battleship design and begun the construction of 5:
BAGHDAD Class, Ottoman Empire Battleship laid down 1914
Displacement:
42,948 t light; 44,553 t standard; 45,964 t normal; 46,910 t full load
Loading submergence 1,766 tons/feet
Dimensions:
750.00 ft x 110.00 ft x 30.00 ft (normal load)
228.60 m x 33.53 m x 9.14 m
Armament:
10 - 11.00" / 279 mm guns (5 Main turrets x 2 guns, 2 superfiring turrets)
7 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns
Secondary guns mounted low & subject to being washed down in a seaway
35 - 3.50" / 89 mm AA guns
8 - 2.50" / 64 mm guns
Weight of broadside 8,224 lbs / 3,730 kg
5 - 17.7" / 450 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
Belt 11.00" / 279 mm, upper belt 6.00" / 152 mm, end belts 4.00" / 102 mm
Belts cover 200 % of normal area
Main turrets 11.00" / 279 mm, 2nd casemates 5.00" / 127 mm
AA gun shields 1.00" / 25 mm, Light gun shields 1.00" / 25 mm
Armour deck 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower 15.00" / 381 mm
Torpedo bulkhead 1.00" / 25 mm
Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Electric cruising motors plus geared drives, 4 shafts, 36,733 shp / 27,403 Kw = 20.00 kts
Range 7,500nm at 10.00 kts
Complement:
1,569 - 2,040
Cost:
£3.264 million / $13.057 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,028 tons, 2.2 %
Armour: 15,835 tons, 34.4 %
Belts: 8,766 tons, 19.1 %, Armament: 2,680 tons, 5.8 %, Armour Deck: 3,431 tons, 7.5 %
Conning Tower: 417 tons, 0.9 %, Torpedo bulkhead: 541 tons, 1.2 %
Machinery: 1,415 tons, 3.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 24,670 tons, 53.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,016 tons, 6.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Metacentric height 7.6
Remarks:
Hull space for machinery, storage & compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation & workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
BAGHDAD Class, Ottoman Empire Battleship laid down 1914
Displacement:
42,948 t light; 44,553 t standard; 45,964 t normal; 46,910 t full load
Loading submergence 1,766 tons/feet
Dimensions:
750.00 ft x 110.00 ft x 30.00 ft (normal load)
228.60 m x 33.53 m x 9.14 m
Armament:
10 - 11.00" / 279 mm guns (5 Main turrets x 2 guns, 2 superfiring turrets)
7 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns
Secondary guns mounted low & subject to being washed down in a seaway
35 - 3.50" / 89 mm AA guns
8 - 2.50" / 64 mm guns
Weight of broadside 8,224 lbs / 3,730 kg
5 - 17.7" / 450 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
Belt 11.00" / 279 mm, upper belt 6.00" / 152 mm, end belts 4.00" / 102 mm
Belts cover 200 % of normal area
Main turrets 11.00" / 279 mm, 2nd casemates 5.00" / 127 mm
AA gun shields 1.00" / 25 mm, Light gun shields 1.00" / 25 mm
Armour deck 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower 15.00" / 381 mm
Torpedo bulkhead 1.00" / 25 mm
Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Electric cruising motors plus geared drives, 4 shafts, 36,733 shp / 27,403 Kw = 20.00 kts
Range 7,500nm at 10.00 kts
Complement:
1,569 - 2,040
Cost:
£3.264 million / $13.057 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,028 tons, 2.2 %
Armour: 15,835 tons, 34.4 %
Belts: 8,766 tons, 19.1 %, Armament: 2,680 tons, 5.8 %, Armour Deck: 3,431 tons, 7.5 %
Conning Tower: 417 tons, 0.9 %, Torpedo bulkhead: 541 tons, 1.2 %
Machinery: 1,415 tons, 3.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 24,670 tons, 53.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,016 tons, 6.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Metacentric height 7.6
Remarks:
Hull space for machinery, storage & compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation & workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
