KHT Projects

[KHT]

Thanks for all the comments!

[ussnimitz1968]

I don't see anything! Where did everything go!

[eswube]

Majhost is down for occassional maintenance. No need to panic (yet).

[eltf177]

Anything new on the horizon?

[KHT]

Ask, and ye shall recieve!

Enter ship name, Enter country Enter ship type laid down 1937

Displacement:
12 058 t light; 12 667 t standard; 13 418 t normal; 14 020 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(587,91 ft / 577,43 ft) x 69,88 ft x (21,16 / 21,91 ft)
(179,19 m / 176,00 m) x 21,30 m x (6,45 / 6,68 m)

Armament:
6 - 10,00" / 254 mm 45,0 cal guns - 504,26lbs / 228,73kg shells, 120 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1937 Model
3 x 2-gun mounts on centreline ends, majority aft
1 raised mount aft - superfiring
12 - 4,72" / 120 mm 47,0 cal guns - 54,85lbs / 24,88kg shells, 300 per gun
Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1937 Model
2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 raised mounts - superfiring
4 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
12 - 1,46" / 37,0 mm 55,0 cal guns - 1,68lbs / 0,76kg shells, 1 200 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1937 Model
6 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
6 raised mounts
18 - 0,98" / 25,0 mm 50,0 cal guns - 0,51lbs / 0,23kg shells, 3 000 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1937 Model
18 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
6 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 3 713 lbs / 1 684 kg

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 5,91" / 150 mm 357,61 ft / 109,00 m 10,83 ft / 3,30 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 3,15" / 80 mm 357,61 ft / 109,00 m 5,91 ft / 1,80 m
Main Belt covers 95 % of normal length
Main Belt inclined -16,00 degrees (positive = in)

- Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
0,79" / 20 mm 465,88 ft / 142,00 m 15,75 ft / 4,80 m
Beam between torpedo bulkheads 63,65 ft / 19,40 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 8,66" / 220 mm 5,91" / 150 mm 8,66" / 220 mm
2nd: 0,98" / 25 mm 0,39" / 10 mm 0,98" / 25 mm

- Box over machinery & magazines:
3,94" / 100 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 5,91" / 150 mm, Aft 0,00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 83 042 shp / 61 949 Kw = 30,00 kts
Range 5 000nm at 15,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1 353 tons

Complement:
623 - 810

Cost:
£5,975 million / $23,900 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1 006 tons, 7,5 %
- Guns: 1 006 tons, 7,5 %
Armour: 3 781 tons, 28,2 %
- Belts: 1 252 tons, 9,3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 214 tons, 1,6 %
- Armament: 814 tons, 6,1 %
- Armour Deck: 1 430 tons, 10,7 %
- Conning Tower: 72 tons, 0,5 %
Machinery: 2 302 tons, 17,2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4 829 tons, 36,0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1 360 tons, 10,1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 140 tons, 1,0 %
- On freeboard deck: 120 tons
- Above deck: 20 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
19 079 lbs / 8 654 Kg = 38,2 x 10,0 " / 254 mm shells or 2,9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,11
Metacentric height 3,6 ft / 1,1 m
Roll period: 15,5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,58
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,02

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,550 / 0,555
Length to Beam Ratio: 8,26 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24,03 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 49
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 14,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3,94 ft / 1,20 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 25,00 %, 26,25 ft / 8,00 m, 23,95 ft / 7,30 m
- Forward deck: 35,00 %, 23,95 ft / 7,30 m, 22,97 ft / 7,00 m
- Aft deck: 25,00 %, 14,44 ft / 4,40 m, 14,76 ft / 4,50 m
- Quarter deck: 15,00 %, 14,76 ft / 4,50 m, 16,40 ft / 5,00 m
- Average freeboard: 20,42 ft / 6,22 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 88,7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 170,2 %
Waterplane Area: 28 161 Square feet or 2 616 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 113 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 128 lbs/sq ft or 626 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,95
- Longitudinal: 1,47
- Overall: 1,00
Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Pushing the idea of how a CDS built to the demands of the '30s would look. Takes heavy inspiration from Swedish Never-weres, mainly the Ansaldo ship and the 1937 CDS proposals. Yes, I know the idea is anachronistic, but I had fun.

Now, I guess this is as good a time as any to make a statement regarding me and drawing ships; for the last year, my interest in ships has been diminishing. These last months my main interest has started shifting towards medieval warfare.
Couple this with the fact that I've started working for the first time in my life, as well as having three night time activities a week, plus currently facing and fighting a massive depression that I doubt I'll get through for a few months, depending on how life plays out, I have little time(or frankly, interest) for drawing ships anymore.
Shipbucket has been a great source of enjoyment for me for several years, as well as my main way of expressing my interest in warships, and I'm not quiting this account. But generally, I doubt I'll be posting any more designs for quite a while.

[Krakatoa]

Thanks Hugo for the help you have given me with my AU endeavours. I hope whatever you do works out for you.

Good luck!

[Trojan]

Great design as always KHT. Sad to see that we might not be seeing any more drawings for the time being, but I'm glad your choosing to stay active and always do whatever makes you happy in life.

[Hood]

That's sad news but I'll hope you'll back into SB in the future.
Meanwhile, this is a very fine parting gift. It looks perfect for that Nordic/Italian style.

[acelanceloet]

me wants to see medieval warfare ships
anyways, sad to see you go, and hope to see you back.

[eltf177]

Understand, real life can be a real attention grabber. Hope everything works out for you.

And you did go out on a high note!