Estimating Ship Hull Weights
(Revised Aug 2024)

References: This is based off a formula that I found in the article “The Design of Fast Ocean Steamers” by EW DeRusset contained within the November 1908 edition of Cassier's Magazine; with suitable modifications.

Where:

LengthWL: Hull Length (at Waterline)
Beam: Hull Beam
Depth: Hull Depth
BC: Block Coefficient
WC: Weight Coefficient

Workable Weight Coefficients are:

Destroyer Hulls (Long Tons): 214
Notes: Very accurate across a spectrum from DD-1 to DL-2 from data in Norman Friedman's US Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History.
Destroyer Fittings (Long Tons): 1300
Notes: Not that accurate, really more of a baseline to get you into the rough ballpark, with wide variations observed from data in Norman Friedman's US Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History.

Basic Calculator

Hull Length (Waterline)
Hull Beam
Hull Depth
Hull Block Coefficient (BC)
Hull Weight Coefficient (WC)

Weight