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Torrington, british light battleship laid down 1924 (Engine 1926)
Displacement:
18 018 t light; 18 877 t standard; 20 589 t normal; 21 958 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
545,74 ft / 539,90 ft x 92,78 ft x 26,44 ft (normal load)
166,34 m / 164,56 m x 28,28 m x 8,06 m
Armament:
3 - 15,98" / 406 mm guns (1x3 guns), 2 041,96lbs / 926,22kg shells, 1922 Model
Breech loading guns in a turret (on a barbette)
on centreline forward
12 - 5,98" / 152 mm guns (6x2 guns), 107,15lbs / 48,60kg shells, 1921 Model
Quick firing guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
6 - 4,72" / 120 mm guns in single mounts, 52,72lbs / 23,91kg shells, 1925 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
8 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns in single mounts, 1,95lbs / 0,88kg shells, 1914 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 7 744 lbs / 3 512 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 100
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 15,0" / 381 mm 274,97 ft / 83,81 m 12,50 ft / 3,81 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 78% of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2,24" / 57 mm 274,97 ft / 83,81 m 25,79 ft / 7,86 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 16,0" / 406 mm 11,0" / 279 mm 16,0" / 406 mm
2nd: 1,50" / 38 mm 0,98" / 25 mm 0,98" / 25 mm
- Armour deck: 3,58" / 91 mm (7,01" / 178 mm over amidships), Conning tower: 15,00" / 381 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 55 784 shp / 41 615 Kw = 25,00 kts
Range 11 500nm at 13,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3 081 tons
Complement:
859 - 1 117
Cost:
£5,235 million / $20,941 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 968 tons, 4,7%
Armour: 6 883 tons, 33,4%
- Belts: 2 422 tons, 11,8%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 589 tons, 2,9%
- Armament: 1 326 tons, 6,4%
- Armour Deck: 2 304 tons, 11,2%
- Conning Tower: 243 tons, 1,2%
Machinery: 1 786 tons, 8,7%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 8 382 tons, 40,7%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2 570 tons, 12,5%
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0,0%
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
35 738 lbs / 16 211 Kg = 17,5 x 16,0 " / 406 mm shells or 6,5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,19
Metacentric height 6,1 ft / 1,9 m
Roll period: 15,7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 66 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,46
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,32
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0,544
Length to Beam Ratio: 5,82 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23,24 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 14,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 23,43 ft / 7,14 m
- Forecastle (32%): 21,46 ft / 6,54 m
- Mid (50%): 21,46 ft / 6,54 m
- Quarterdeck (12%): 21,95 ft / 6,69 m
- Stern: 22,44 ft / 6,84 m
- Average freeboard: 21,89 ft / 6,67 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 81,7%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 166,7%
Waterplane Area: 34 763 Square feet or 3 230 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 113%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 171 lbs/sq ft or 834 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,91
- Longitudinal: 2,34
- Overall: 1,00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

















































