Francisco Franco, Spain battleship laid down 1940, launched 1941,
completed 1943 (engine 1942)
Displacement:
14 275 t light;
15 402 t standard; 16 512 t normal; 17 400 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(474,69 ft / 466,21 ft)
x 80,38 ft x (25,92 / 27,06 ft)
(144,69 m / 142,10 m) x
24,50 m x (7,90 / 8,25 m)
Armament:
6 - 12,60" / 320 mm
47,0 cal guns - 1 157,43lbs / 525,00kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette
mounts, 1942 Model
2 x 3-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly
spread
12 - 4,72" / 120 mm
45,0 cal guns - 51,04lbs / 23,15kg shells, 300 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1926 Model
6 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
8 - 3,94" / 100 mm 47,0
cal guns - 30,42lbs / 13,80kg shells, 600 per gun
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts, 1928 Model
4 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 raised
mounts
16 - 1,46" / 37,0 mm 54,0
cal guns - 1,81lbs / 0,82kg shells, 2 000 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1932 Model
6 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
6 raised
mounts
2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly
spread
2 double
raised mounts
8 - 0,52" / 13,2 mm
76,0 cal guns - 0,11lbs / 0,05kg shells, 4 000 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1931 Model
4 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 double
raised mounts
Weight of broadside 7 373
lbs / 3 351 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length
(avg) Height (avg)
Main: 10,8" / 275 mm 279,53 ft / 85,20 m 12,14
ft / 3,70 m
Ends: 4,92" / 125 mm 106,63 ft / 32,50 m 12,14
ft / 3,70 m
80,05 ft / 24,40 m Unarmoured ends
Upper: 3,94" / 100 mm 279,53 ft / 85,20 m 7,87
ft / 2,40 m
Main Belt covers 92% of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional
damage containing bulkheads:
1,97"
/ 50 mm 279,53 ft / 85,20 m 30,51 ft / 9,30 m
Beam between torpedo
bulkheads 56,43 ft / 17,20 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist
(max)
Main: 10,8" / 275 mm 5,91" / 150 mm 8,86"
/ 225 mm
2nd: 0,98" / 25 mm -
-
3rd: 0,59" / 15 mm -
-
- Armoured deck - multiple
decks:
For and Aft decks:
4,92" / 125 mm
- Conning towers: Forward
10,83" / 275 mm, Aft 4,92" / 125 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers,
steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts,
44 000 shp / 32 824 Kw = 25,33 kts
Range 5 800nm at
14,00 kts
Bunker at max
displacement = 1 998 tons
Complement:
727 - 946
Cost:
£7,145 million / $28,580
million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1 546
tons, 9,4%
- Guns: 1 546 tons, 9,4%
Armour: 5 943
tons, 36,0%
- Belts: 2 292 tons, 13,9%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 621 tons, 3,8%
-
Armament: 871 tons, 5,3%
- Armour Deck: 1 939 tons, 11,7%
- Conning Towers: 220 tons, 1,3%
Machinery: 1 264
tons, 7,7%
Hull, fittings &
equipment: 5 522 tons, 33,4%
Fuel, ammunition &
stores: 2 236 tons, 13,5%
Miscellaneous weights:
0 tons, 0,0%
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability
(Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
27 735 lbs / 12 580 Kg = 25,2 x
12,6 " / 320 mm shells or 4,0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if
below 1.00): 1,16
Metacentric height 4,7
ft / 1,4 m
Roll period: 15,5
seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 72 %
-
Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,77
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,20
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward
of midbreak,
a normal bow and a round stern
Block coefficient
(normal/deep): 0,595 / 0,601
Length to Beam Ratio:
5,80 : 1
'Natural speed' for
length: 21,59 kts
Power going to wave
formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability =
0, Max steadiness = 100): 60
Bow angle (Positive =
bow angles forward): 17,50 degrees
Stern overhang: 0,00 ft
/ 0,00 m
Freeboard (% = length
of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore
end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 22,00%, 26,90 ft /
8,20 m, 22,97 ft / 7,00 m
- Forward deck: 45,00%, 22,97 ft / 7,00
m, 22,97 ft / 7,00 m
- Aft deck: 15,00%, 15,09 ft / 4,60 m, 15,09 ft / 4,60 m
- Quarter deck: 18,00%, 15,09 ft /
4,60 m, 16,08 ft / 4,90 m
- Average freeboard: 20,80 ft / 6,34 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low =
better): 90,9%
- Above
water (accommodation/working, high = better): 150,1%
Waterplane Area:
27 280 Square feet or 2 534 Square metres
Displacement factor
(Displacement / loading): 112%
Structure weight / hull
surface area: 157 lbs/sq ft or 768 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength
(Relative):
-
Cross-sectional: 0,91
-
Longitudinal: 2,68
- Overall:
1,02
Adequate machinery,
storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation
and workspace room
Ship has slow, easy
roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out
heavy weather easily
Francisco Franco (1943)
España (1944)