Large Auxiliaries

P3D · December 22, 2008, 11:21:45 PM

Orange Coaler, laid down 1909

Coaler to resupply naval bases. 2 built.

Displacement:
3,078 t light; 3,293 t standard; 9,604 t normal; 14,653 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
390.00 ft / 390.00 ft x 65.00 ft x 20.00 ft (normal load)
118.87 m / 118.87 m x 19.81 m x 6.10 m

Armament:
6 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1909 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
2 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1909 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
4 - 0.40" / 10.2 mm guns in single mounts, 0.03lbs / 0.01kg shells, 1909 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 219 lbs / 99 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
2nd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -

Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 7,153 ihp / 5,336 Kw = 16.00 kts
Range 17,400nm at 16.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 11,360 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
484 - 630

Cost:
£0.208 million / $0.831 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 27 tons, 0.3 %
Armour: 13 tons, 0.1 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 13 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 550 tons, 5.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,187 tons, 22.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,526 tons, 68.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 300 tons, 3.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
51,019 lbs / 23,142 Kg = 472.4 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 8.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 2.03
Metacentric height 8.0 ft / 2.4 m
Roll period: 9.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.01
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.663
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19.75 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 42 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m (16.00 ft / 4.88 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Stern: 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Average freeboard: 17.68 ft / 5.39 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 25.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 123.7 %
Waterplane Area: 19,652 Square feet or 1,826 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 588 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 77 lbs/sq ft or 377 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.81
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

P3D · December 22, 2008, 11:23:29 PM

Orange oiler, laid down 1909
1 built.

Displacement:
2,913 t light; 3,128 t standard; 9,604 t normal; 14,785 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
390.00 ft / 390.00 ft x 65.00 ft x 20.00 ft (normal load)
118.87 m / 118.87 m x 19.81 m x 6.10 m

Armament:
6 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1909 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
2 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1909 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
4 - 0.40" / 10.2 mm guns in single mounts, 0.03lbs / 0.01kg shells, 1909 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 219 lbs / 99 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
2nd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 7,153 ihp / 5,336 Kw = 16.00 kts
Range 25,000nm at 16.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 11,657 tons

Complement:
484 - 630

Cost:
£0.195 million / $0.780 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 27 tons, 0.3 %
Armour: 13 tons, 0.1 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 13 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 500 tons, 5.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,172 tons, 22.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,691 tons, 69.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 2.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
58,110 lbs / 26,358 Kg = 538.1 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 9.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 2.12
Metacentric height 8.5 ft / 2.6 m
Roll period: 9.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.01
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.663
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19.75 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 42 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m (16.00 ft / 4.88 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Stern: 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Average freeboard: 17.68 ft / 5.39 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 23.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 123.7 %
Waterplane Area: 19,652 Square feet or 1,826 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 670 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 77 lbs/sq ft or 374 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.93
- Longitudinal: 1.79
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

P3D · December 22, 2008, 11:25:51 PM

Orange Fast Oiler, Laid down 1909

Fleet oiler, high speed to keep up with the fleet if necessary. One built.

Displacement:
3,203 t light; 3,418 t standard; 9,600 t normal; 14,545 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
390.00 ft / 390.00 ft x 65.00 ft x 20.00 ft (normal load)
118.87 m / 118.87 m x 19.81 m x 6.10 m

Armament:
6 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1909 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
2 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1909 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
4 - 0.40" / 10.2 mm guns in single mounts, 0.03lbs / 0.01kg shells, 1909 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 219 lbs / 99 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
2nd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 16,934 shp / 12,633 Kw = 20.00 kts
Range 23,000nm at 16.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 11,127 tons

Complement:
484 - 630

Cost:
£0.243 million / $0.972 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 27 tons, 0.3 %
Armour: 13 tons, 0.1 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 13 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 770 tons, 8.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,193 tons, 22.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,397 tons, 66.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 2.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
41,817 lbs / 18,968 Kg = 387.2 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 6.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 2.11
Metacentric height 8.4 ft / 2.6 m
Roll period: 9.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 92 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.01
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.85

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.663
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19.75 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m (16.00 ft / 4.88 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Stern: 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Average freeboard: 17.68 ft / 5.39 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 32.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 123.7 %
Waterplane Area: 19,647 Square feet or 1,825 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 487 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 77 lbs/sq ft or 378 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.93
- Longitudinal: 1.81
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Nobody · October 26, 2009, 09:08:57 AM

Tender 1915, Orange fleet tender laid down 1915 (Engine 1912), finished 1917
1 build

Displacement:
   8.002 t light; 8.322 t standard; 12.838 t normal; 16.450 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   393,70 ft / 392,06 ft x 76,77 ft x 22,97 ft (normal load)
   120,00 m / 119,50 m x 23,40 m x 7,00 m

Armament:
6 - 4,00" / 102 mm guns (3x2 guns), 32,00lbs / 14,51kg shells, 1915 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on centreline, evenly spread, 1 raised mount
     Aft Main mounts separated by engine room
2 - 3,00" / 76,2 mm guns in single mounts, 13,50lbs / 6,12kg shells, 1914 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
4 - 0,40" / 10,2 mm guns in single mounts, 0,03lbs / 0,01kg shells, 1914 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on centreline, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
   Weight of broadside 219 lbs / 99 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 500

Armour:
- Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   1,00" / 25 mm     -           -
   2nd:   1,00" / 25 mm     -           -

- Conning tower: 1,18" / 30 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Electric motors, 2 shafts, 17.459 shp / 13.024 Kw = 19,20 kts
   Range 34.140nm at 12,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 8.128 tons
      Range: 16079 nm @ 12 kn without extra fuel

Complement:
   602 - 783

Cost:
   £0,583 million / $2,330 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 27 tons, 0,2%
   Armour: 28 tons, 0,2%
     - Belts: 0 tons, 0,0%
     - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0%
     - Armament: 14 tons, 0,1%
     - Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0,0%
     - Conning Tower: 14 tons, 0,1%
   Machinery: 696 tons, 5,4%
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2.850 tons, 22,2%
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4.836 tons, 37,7%
   Miscellaneous weights: 4.400 tons, 34,3%
      25 t Radio
      25 t 'radar'
      25 t FC
      25 t ?
      4300 t for tender functions + 4300 t extra fuel = 8600 t for tender function
      --> can support 34400 t of shipping

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     23.297 lbs / 10.567 Kg = 728,0 x 4,0 " / 102 mm shells or 3,4 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,21
   Metacentric height 4,8 ft / 1,5 m
   Roll period: 14,8 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,01
   Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,79

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle
   Block coefficient: 0,650
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5,11 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19,80 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 39
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 1,64 ft / 0,50 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
     - Stem:      26,25 ft / 8,00 m
     - Forecastle (20%):   24,93 ft / 7,60 m (18,04 ft / 5,50 m aft of break)
     - Mid (50%):      17,72 ft / 5,40 m
     - Quarterdeck (15%):   17,72 ft / 5,40 m
     - Stern:      18,37 ft / 5,60 m
     - Average freeboard:   19,36 ft / 5,90 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 57,9%
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 129,8%
   Waterplane Area: 23.058 Square feet or 2.142 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 213%
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 87 lbs/sq ft or 426 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,91
      - Longitudinal: 2,20
      - Overall: 1,00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Nobody · June 15, 2010, 07:34:41 AM

ML, Orange Mine-Layer laid down 1906 (Engine 1905)

Displacement:
   2.492 t light; 2.604 t standard; 2.935 t normal; 3.200 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   354,33 ft / 354,33 ft x 39,37 ft x 14,11 ft (normal load)
   108,00 m / 108,00 m x 12,00 m x 4,30 m

Armament:
4 - 5,91" / 150 mm guns in single mounts, 102,98lbs / 46,71kg shells, 1904 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, 1 raised mount
4 - 2,95" / 75,0 mm guns in single mounts, 12,87lbs / 5,84kg shells, 1904 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships
4 - 0,39" / 10,0 mm guns in single mounts, 0,03lbs / 0,01kg shells, 1904 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 464 lbs / 210 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 200

Armour:
- Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   1,97" / 50 mm   255,91 ft / 78,00 m   9,84 ft / 3,00 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 111% of normal length

- Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   0,98" / 25 mm   0,39" / 10 mm      0,98" / 25 mm

- Armour deck: 0,98" / 25 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, reciprocating cruising steam engines plus steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 7.639 ihp / 5.698 Kw = 20,00 kts
   Range 5.000nm at 12,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 596 tons

Complement:
   199 - 259

Cost:
   £0,239 million / $0,955 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 58 tons, 2,0%
   Armour: 390 tons, 13,3%
     - Belts: 205 tons, 7,0%
     - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0%
     - Armament: 12 tons, 0,4%
     - Armour Deck: 173 tons, 5,9%
     - Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0,0%
   Machinery: 735 tons, 25,0%
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 981 tons, 33,4%
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 443 tons, 15,1%
   Miscellaneous weights: 329 tons, 11,2%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     3.021 lbs / 1.370 Kg = 29,3 x 5,9 " / 150 mm shells or 0,8 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,24
   Metacentric height 1,8 ft / 0,6 m
   Roll period: 12,2 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,42
   Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,87

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0,522
   Length to Beam Ratio: 9,00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 18,82 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 38
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
     - Stem:      21,00 ft / 6,40 m
     - Forecastle (20%):   13,19 ft / 4,02 m
     - Mid (50%):      13,19 ft / 4,02 m
     - Quarterdeck (15%):   13,19 ft / 4,02 m
     - Stern:      13,19 ft / 4,02 m
     - Average freeboard:   13,81 ft / 4,21 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 109,3%
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 119,7%
   Waterplane Area: 9.484 Square feet or 881 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 111%
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 62 lbs/sq ft or 301 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,93
      - Longitudinal: 1,76
      - Overall: 1,00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

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