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A disaster! Launched trying to offset costs, attempting to use two old freighter hulls, and combine 6 non turret mounted 15 inch guns. The design would have attempted to sail close to the shore and keep the 6 guns pointed seaward the ammunition barge - conning tower ship moored shore side, protected with the heavy armor of the mid section. The guns could be retracted back during heavy weather. Unfortunately sea trials resulted in a warped and leaky hull, as well as a complete loss when she attempted a full broadside, keeling over and sending the Ammunition barge down with her. Terrible disaster XD.

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Not sure it will win but I do like .

JSB

You are certainly thinking outside of the box.

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I'm thinking the next version will be a battle barge, where the armaments are all mounted on an armored barge, and it is pushed along by a large tug. Maybe even slip the tonnage up because its two boats XD

you know this is an coastal battleship challenge and not an barge/monitor...

Ok my specs I have gone to 12 inch main turrets to save weight/cost, and this is really a CA killer (6x12' +8' belt)

Dutch CA killer, Netherlands Coastal CA killer laid down 1925

Displacement:
9,313 t light; 9,976 t standard; 10,448 t normal; 10,826 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(400.00 ft / 400.00 ft) x 70.00 ft x (20.00 / 20.61 ft)
(121.92 m / 121.92 m) x 21.34 m x (6.10 / 6.28 m)

Armament:
6 - 12.00" / 305 mm 45.0 cal guns - 849.99lbs / 385.55kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1906 Model
3 x Twin mounts on centreline, forward evenly spread
1 raised mount
4 - 4.00" / 102 mm 45.0 cal guns - 32.28lbs / 14.64kg shells, 400 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1925 Model
2 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck forward
1 raised mount - superfiring
2 x Twin mounts on centreline, evenly spread
4 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1,000 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1925 Model
4 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck forward
4 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 5,230 lbs / 2,372 kg

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 270.00 ft / 82.30 m 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 104 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
2.00" / 51 mm 260.00 ft / 79.25 m 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
Beam between torpedo bulkheads 52.00 ft / 15.85 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 8.00" / 203 mm

- Armoured deck - single deck:
For and Aft decks: 3.50" / 89 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 31,385 shp / 23,413 Kw = 23.00 kts
Range 8,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 850 tons

Complement:
516 - 671

Cost:
£3.172 million / $12.688 million ( £1.624 million / $6.494 million apart from main guns)

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 962 tons, 9.2 %
- Guns: 962 tons, 9.2 %
Armour: 3,725 tons, 35.6 %
- Belts: 1,438 tons, 13.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 385 tons, 3.7 %
- Armament: 761 tons, 7.3 %
- Armour Deck: 1,140 tons, 10.9 %
Machinery: 1,019 tons, 9.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,407 tons, 32.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,135 tons, 10.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 1.9 %
- Above deck: 200 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
14,763 lbs / 6,696 Kg = 17.1 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 2.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.19
Metacentric height 4.0 ft / 1.2 m
Roll period: 14.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.72
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.653 / 0.656
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.71 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20.00 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 61 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 51
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 25.00 ft / 7.62 m, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Average freeboard: 17.80 ft / 5.43 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 103.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 134.4 %
Waterplane Area: 21,509 Square feet or 1,998 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 97 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 138 lbs/sq ft or 672 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.90
- Longitudinal: 2.43
- Overall: 1.00
Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room

Will post my drawing soon(ish).

wow I likey!

Long time lurker, this is my first attempt at a SB drawing. Its a kitbash, my skills are not good enough yet to draw from scratch.

The ship is a 1920's design ready for completion 1924-25



Ha ha!! Success. Easy if you have a partner with the old dropbox on her computer with the Public folder.


I've edited out all of the problems with getting things to work. Thanks to Karle for your prompt reply to my cry for help.

Right click on the image, click copy public link and copy it into the image tag here.

You know when you think you have a good idea and then site down and realise it isn't .

What the Dutch should build.http://www.shipbucket.com/images.php?di ... chland.gif
They can even swap the engines for steam and get more speed for less range, so they can run from anything they cant kill.

I will have to go think more/harder.
JSB