Koncepcja poniższego okrętu nie jest moja. Powstał on na podstawie rysunku znalezionego w sieci (rysunki SoloAD na stronie deviantart.com) i jest to współczesna fantazja, a nie projekt pochodzący z epoki. Niemniej absurdalność konfiguracji okrętu i niecodzienny jego wygląd tak mnie zaintrygował, że nie mogłem mu się oprzeć. Okręt z tego co się zdążyłem zorientować, miałby być przeznaczony do wojny korsarskiej na szlakach komunikacyjnych, w tym zwalczania konwojów eskortowych przez okręty do klasy krążownika ciężkiego włącznie. Posiada mieszaną siłownię parowo-dieslowską, oraz opancerzenie obliczone na zatrzymywanie pocisków 9-calowych (pancerz burtowy 40 mm wsparty grubym skosem pokładu). Duża prędkość miałaby mu umożliwić łatwe oderwanie się od większości pancerników, a wieża na rufie – odgryzanie się takiemu przeciwnikowi w czasie odwrotu. Osobiście jednak miałbym dla niego inną rolę – zgadnijcie jaką...
Victor Hugo, french light battlercruiser laid down 1938 (Engine 1940)
Displacement:
16 224 t light; 16 857 t standard; 18 911 t normal; 20 554 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
639,07 ft / 619,36 ft x 82,22 ft x 23,59 ft (normal load)
194,79 m / 188,78 m x 25,06 m x 7,19 m
Armament:
4 - 12,99" / 330 mm guns (1x4 guns), 1 096,51lbs / 497,37kg shells, 1931 Model
Breech loading guns in a turret (on a barbette)
on centreline aft
8 - 5,12" / 130 mm guns (2x4 guns), 67,03lbs / 30,40kg shells, 1932 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
8 - 5,12" / 130 mm guns (4x2 guns), 67,03lbs / 30,40kg shells, 1932 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships
20 - 1,46" / 37,0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 1,55lbs / 0,70kg shells, 1933 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
40 - 0,52" / 13,2 mm guns (10x4 guns), 0,07lbs / 0,03kg shells, 1929 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, 8 raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 5 492 lbs / 2 491 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 80
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 1,57" / 40 mm 289,70 ft / 88,30 m 17,68 ft / 5,39 m
Ends: 1,57" / 40 mm 292,32 ft / 89,10 m 7,74 ft / 2,36 m
37,34 ft / 11,38 m Unarmoured ends
Main Belt covers 72% of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1,18" / 30 mm 289,70 ft / 88,30 m 27,13 ft / 8,27 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 7,99" / 203 mm 3,94" / 100 mm 5,91" / 150 mm
2nd: 0,98" / 25 mm 0,98" / 25 mm 3,94" / 100 mm
3rd: 0,98" / 25 mm 0,98" / 25 mm 3,94" / 100 mm
- Armour deck: 4,33" / 110 mm (deck 3,94" / 100 mm, slopes 5,12" / 130 mm), Conning tower: 7,99" / 203 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines plus diesel motors,
Geared drive, 3 shafts, 101 211 shp / 75 504 Kw = 30,00 kts
Range 12 000nm at 15,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3 697 tons
Complement:
806 - 1 048
Cost:
£8,586 million / $34,346 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 687 tons, 3,6%
Armour: 4 510 tons, 23,8%
- Belts: 503 tons, 2,7%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 343 tons, 1,8%
- Armament: 691 tons, 3,7%
- Armour Deck: 2 850 tons, 15,1%
- Conning Tower: 122 tons, 0,6%
Machinery: 2 706 tons, 14,3%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 8 271 tons, 43,7%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2 687 tons, 14,2%
Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 0,3%
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
33 225 lbs / 15 071 Kg = 30,3 x 13,0 " / 330 mm shells or 4,7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,19
Metacentric height 5,1 ft / 1,6 m
Roll period: 15,3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 62 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,58
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,23
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0,551
Length to Beam Ratio: 7,53 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24,89 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 8,46 ft / 2,58 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 30,91 ft / 9,42 m
- Forecastle (29%): 27,92 ft / 8,51 m
- Mid (74%): 25,92 ft / 7,90 m (17,95 ft / 5,47 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (22%): 17,95 ft / 5,47 m
- Stern: 18,96 ft / 5,78 m
- Average freeboard: 25,31 ft / 7,71 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 98,1%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 219,4%
Waterplane Area: 35 571 Square feet or 3 305 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 122%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 155 lbs/sq ft or 755 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,92
- Longitudinal: 2,03
- Overall: 1,00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
1 catapult, 1 seaplane