Cruceros

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San Martin Class, NUS Armoured Cruiser laid down 1895

Image based on parts by Wes Wilson, modified by me.
4 ships in class: San Martin(Scrapped), Belgrano(Scrapped), Garibaldi(To Greece), Pueyrredon(To Greece).

Displacement:
   7,006 t light; 7,275 t standard; 8,318 t normal; 9,152 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   325.00 ft / 325.00 ft x 58.00 ft x 26.00 ft (normal load)
   99.06 m / 99.06 m x 17.68 m  x 7.92 m

Armament:
      4 - 8.00" / 203 mm guns (2x2 guns), 250.00lbs / 113.40kg shells, 1895 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, evenly spread
      6 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 100.00lbs / 45.36kg shells, 1895 Model
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
     on side, all amidships
     6 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in all but light seas
      10 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 12.00lbs / 5.44kg shells, 1895 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
   Weight of broadside 1,720 lbs / 780 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 100
   4 - 18.0" / 457.2 mm below water torpedoes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   8.00" / 203 mm   275.00 ft / 83.82 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
   Ends:   4.00" / 102 mm     50.00 ft / 15.24 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
   Upper:   6.00" / 152 mm   275.00 ft / 83.82 m   6.00 ft / 1.83 m
     Main Belt covers 130 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   8.00" / 203 mm   6.00" / 152 mm      8.00" / 203 mm
   2nd:   2.00" / 51 mm         -         4.00" / 102 mm
   3rd:   1.00" / 25 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 1.00" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 8.00" / 203 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 16,272 ihp / 12,139 Kw = 20.00 kts
   Range 8,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,876 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   435 - 566

Cost:
   £0.821 million / $3.284 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 226 tons, 2.7 %
   Armour: 1,920 tons, 23.1 %
      - Belts: 1,199 tons, 14.4 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 396 tons, 4.8 %
      - Armour Deck: 254 tons, 3.0 %
      - Conning Tower: 71 tons, 0.9 %
   Machinery: 2,758 tons, 33.2 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,072 tons, 24.9 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,312 tons, 15.8 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 30 tons, 0.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     4,431 lbs / 2,010 Kg = 17.3 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 0.9 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.21
   Metacentric height 3.1 ft / 1.0 m
   Roll period: 13.8 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.26
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.13

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle, rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0.594
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.60 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 18.03 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 59 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 53
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -14.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: -8.00 ft / -2.44 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Forecastle (35 %):   20.00 ft / 6.10 m (19.00 ft / 5.79 m aft of break)
      - Mid (50 %):      19.00 ft / 5.79 m (10.00 ft / 3.05 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   10.00 ft / 3.05 m
      - Stern:      10.00 ft / 3.05 m
      - Average freeboard:   14.85 ft / 4.53 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 128.1 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 68.0 %
   Waterplane Area: 13,709 Square feet or 1,274 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 90 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 95 lbs/sq ft or 463 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.89
      - Longitudinal: 2.75
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped

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Paraguay Class, NUS - Italian Built Cruiser laid down 1901

Image based on parts by Wes Wilson, modified by me.
3 ships in class - Paraguay, Cordillera, and San Pedro

Displacement:
   4,917 t light; 5,121 t standard; 5,600 t normal; 5,983 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   355.63 ft / 350.00 ft x 50.00 ft x 21.00 ft (normal load)
   108.40 m / 106.68 m x 15.24 m  x 6.40 m

Armament:
     4 - 8.00" / 203 mm guns (2x2 guns), 256.00lbs / 116.12kg shells, 1895 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, evenly spread
     4 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1895 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships
     10 - 1.00" / 25.4 mm guns in single mounts, 0.50lbs / 0.23kg shells, 1896 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 1,083 lbs / 491 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 150
   4 - 18.0" / 457.2 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
  - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   6.00" / 152 mm   283.00 ft / 86.26 m   9.00 ft / 2.74 m
   Ends:   3.00" / 76 mm     67.00 ft / 20.42 m   9.00 ft / 2.74 m
   Upper:   1.00" / 25 mm   283.00 ft / 86.26 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 124 % of normal length

  - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   6.00" / 152 mm   2.00" / 51 mm      4.00" / 102 mm
   2nd:   1.00" / 25 mm   1.00" / 25 mm            -

  - Armour deck: 1.00" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 11,722 ihp / 8,745 Kw = 20.00 kts
   Range 5,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 862 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   323 - 420

Cost:
   £0.538 million / $2.153 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 135 tons, 2.4 %
   Armour: 1,223 tons, 21.8 %
      - Belts: 790 tons, 14.1 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 183 tons, 3.3 %
      - Armour Deck: 222 tons, 4.0 %
      - Conning Tower: 27 tons, 0.5 %
   Machinery: 1,803 tons, 32.2 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,706 tons, 30.5 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 683 tons, 12.2 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 0.9 %
               - 25 ton W/T
               - 20 tons Torpedos/reloads and equipment
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     4,031 lbs / 1,829 Kg = 15.7 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 0.8 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.26
   Metacentric height 2.7 ft / 0.8 m
   Roll period: 12.8 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.44
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.59

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0.533
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 18.71 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 44
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 9.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 2.46 ft / 0.75 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Forecastle (10 %):   20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Mid (50 %):      20.00 ft / 6.10 m (12.00 ft / 3.66 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (10 %):   12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Stern:      12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Average freeboard:   16.00 ft / 4.88 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 124.1 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 100.3 %
   Waterplane Area: 12,024 Square feet or 1,117 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 94 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 85 lbs/sq ft or 414 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.90
      - Longitudinal: 2.47
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
   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
Ships built in Italia, armed in NUS

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Nueva (ex-Unión) Class, NUS Protected Cruiser laid down 1909

Image based on parts by Wes Wilson, modified by me.

6 ships in class: Nueva Alborada(ex-Unión), Nueva Germania, Nueva Italia, Nueva Londres, Nueva 5(under construction), Nueva 6(under construction)

Displeased with the performance of the Italian built cruisers La Marina de Guerra has ordered a new design earlier than expected. Without the armoured sides and with the latest turbine technology these new cruisers are capable of 27kts, making them, at the moment, the fastest non-light vessels in the navy.

Displacement:
   4,400 t light; 4,561 t standard; 5,419 t normal; 6,105 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   393.00 ft / 393.00 ft x 56.00 ft x 18.10 ft (normal load)
   119.79 m / 119.79 m x 17.07 m  x 5.52 m

Armament:
     2 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1909 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on centreline ends, evenly spread
     10 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1909 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
     2 - 2.00" / 50.8 mm guns in single mounts, 4.00lbs / 1.81kg shells, 1909 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
   Weight of broadside 544 lbs / 247 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 150
   4 - 18.0" / 457.2 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
  - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   2.00" / 51 mm   2.00" / 51 mm            -
   2nd:   1.00" / 25 mm         -               -
   3rd:   1.00" / 25 mm         -               -

  - Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 6.00" / 152 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 35,995 shp / 26,852 Kw = 27.00 kts
   Range 7,000nm at 12.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,545 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   315 - 410

Cost:
   £0.461 million / $1.842 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 68 tons, 1.3 %
   Armour: 614 tons, 11.3 %
      - Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 43 tons, 0.8 %
      - Armour Deck: 531 tons, 9.8 %
      - Conning Tower: 40 tons, 0.7 %
   Machinery: 1,782 tons, 32.9 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,836 tons, 33.9 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,019 tons, 18.8 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 1.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     5,454 lbs / 2,474 Kg = 50.5 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.0 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.36
   Metacentric height 3.6 ft / 1.1 m
   Roll period: 12.4 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.13
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.23

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0.476
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7.02 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19.82 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 62 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 57
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -14.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      23.00 ft / 7.01 m
      - Forecastle (18 %):   23.00 ft / 7.01 m
      - Mid (50 %):      23.00 ft / 7.01 m (14.75 ft / 4.50 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (18 %):   14.75 ft / 4.50 m
      - Stern:      14.75 ft / 4.50 m
      - Average freeboard:   18.88 ft / 5.75 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 118.6 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 148.7 %
   Waterplane Area: 14,353 Square feet or 1,333 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 112 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 79 lbs/sq ft or 387 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.90
      - Longitudinal: 2.53
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

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San Carlos de Bariloche class, NUS Cruiser laid down 1910 (Engine 1909)

Image based on parts by Wes Wilson, modified by me.

2 ships in class: San Carlos de Bariloche and Ciudad Jardín Lomas del Palomar.

Displacement:
   9,475 t light; 10,013 t standard; 11,490 t normal; 12,672 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   533.00 ft / 529.00 ft x 56.00 ft x 22.00 ft (normal load)
   162.46 m / 161.24 m x 17.07 m  x 6.71 m

Armament:
     6 - 9.20" / 234 mm guns (3x2 guns), 380.00lbs / 172.37kg shells, 1910 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, majority aft
     8 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1906 Model
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
     on side, all forward
     8 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
     4 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1905 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 3,198 lbs / 1,451 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 165

Armour:
  - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   8.00" / 203 mm   320.00 ft / 97.54 m   14.00 ft / 4.27 m
   Ends:   1.00" / 25 mm   209.00 ft / 63.70 m   14.00 ft / 4.27 m
   Upper:   4.00" / 102 mm   320.00 ft / 97.54 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 93 % of normal length

  - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   8.00" / 203 mm   6.00" / 152 mm      8.00" / 203 mm
   2nd:   4.00" / 102 mm   2.00" / 51 mm      1.00" / 25 mm
   3rd:   1.00" / 25 mm   1.00" / 25 mm            -

  - Armour deck: 1.50" / 38 mm, Conning tower: 6.00" / 152 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 32,238 shp / 24,049 Kw = 24.00 kts
   Range 7,500nm at 12.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 2,659 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   554 - 721

Cost:
   £0.897 million / $3.587 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 407 tons, 3.5 %
   Armour: 3,531 tons, 30.7 %
      - Belts: 2,068 tons, 18.0 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 786 tons, 6.8 %
      - Armour Deck: 611 tons, 5.3 %
      - Conning Tower: 66 tons, 0.6 %
   Machinery: 1,596 tons, 13.9 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,816 tons, 33.2 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,015 tons, 17.5 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 125 tons, 1.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     16,833 lbs / 7,635 Kg = 43.2 x 9.2 " / 234 mm shells or 2.1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.13
   Metacentric height 2.6 ft / 0.8 m
   Roll period: 14.5 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.87
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.58

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0.617
   Length to Beam Ratio: 9.45 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23.00 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 44
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -5.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 4.00 ft / 1.22 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      23.00 ft / 7.01 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   23.00 ft / 7.01 m
      - Mid (55 %):      23.00 ft / 7.01 m (15.00 ft / 4.57 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Stern:      15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Average freeboard:   19.40 ft / 5.91 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 74.6 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 146.1 %
   Waterplane Area: 22,014 Square feet or 2,045 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 114 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 105 lbs/sq ft or 513 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.95
      - Longitudinal: 1.57
      - 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

25 tons for Marconi
100 tons reserve weight

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San Luis Class, NUS Protected Cruiser laid down 1892

Image based on parts by Wes Wilson, modified by me.

5 ships in class: San Luis, La Argentina, Buenos Aires(Sold to Italy), Patagonia(Sold to Italy), Patria(Scrapped).

Displacement:
   4,207 t light; 4,391 t standard; 5,223 t normal; 5,890 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   300.00 ft / 300.00 ft x 48.00 ft x 23.00 ft (normal load)
   91.44 m / 91.44 m x 14.63 m  x 7.01 m

Armament:
      4 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1892 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
      6 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns (4 mounts), 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1892 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
      6 - 2.00" / 50.8 mm guns (4 mounts), 4.00lbs / 1.81kg shells, 1892 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
      4 - 1.00" / 25.4 mm guns in single mounts, 0.50lbs / 0.23kg shells, 1892 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
   Weight of broadside 650 lbs / 295 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 200
   4 - 18.0" / 457.2 mm above water torpedoes, 2 - 18.0" / 457.2 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Armour:
   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   1.00" / 25 mm         -               -
   2nd:   0.50" / 13 mm         -               -
   3rd:   0.50" / 13 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 8.00" / 203 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 13,260 ihp / 9,892 Kw = 20.40 kts
   Range 8,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,499 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   306 - 399

Cost:
   £0.547 million / $2.188 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 81 tons, 1.6 %
   Armour: 448 tons, 8.6 %
      - Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 23 tons, 0.4 %
      - Armour Deck: 373 tons, 7.1 %
      - Conning Tower: 52 tons, 1.0 %
   Machinery: 2,368 tons, 45.3 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,260 tons, 24.1 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,016 tons, 19.5 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 1.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     1,706 lbs / 774 Kg = 15.8 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 0.5 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.39
   Metacentric height 2.9 ft / 0.9 m
   Roll period: 11.7 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.16
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.06

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle
   Block coefficient: 0.552
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.25 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 17.32 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 59 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 57
   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:      16.50 ft / 5.03 m
      - Forecastle (25 %):   16.50 ft / 5.03 m (10.50 ft / 3.20 m aft of break)
      - Mid (50 %):      10.50 ft / 3.20 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   10.50 ft / 3.20 m
      - Stern:      10.50 ft / 3.20 m
      - Average freeboard:   12.00 ft / 3.66 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 168.4 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 56.6 %
   Waterplane Area: 10,068 Square feet or 935 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 89 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 76 lbs/sq ft or 373 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.90
      - Longitudinal: 2.43
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped

[RAM]

Toreador, NUS Light Cruiser laid down 1913 (Engine 1912)



Displacement:
   4.602 t light; 4.811 t standard; 5.388 t normal; 5.850 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   393,00 ft / 393,00 ft x 56,00 ft x 18,00 ft (normal load)
   119,79 m / 119,79 m x 17,07 m  x 5,49 m

Armament:
     5 - 6,00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 100,00lbs / 45,36kg shells, 1905 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on centreline, evenly spread, 3 raised mounts
     6 - 4,00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 30,00lbs / 13,61kg shells, 1906 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
     4 - 1,00" / 25,4 mm guns in single mounts, 0,50lbs / 0,23kg shells, 1902 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
   Weight of broadside 682 lbs / 309 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 250
   6 - 18,0" / 457,2 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
  - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   4,00" / 102 mm   272,00 ft / 82,91 m   13,00 ft / 3,96 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 106 % of normal length

  - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   2,00" / 51 mm         -         1,00" / 25 mm
   2nd:   1,00" / 25 mm         -               -

  - Armour deck: 1,50" / 38 mm, Conning tower: 6,00" / 152 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Electric motors, 2 shafts, 35.865 shp / 26.755 Kw = 27,00 kts
   Range 7.250nm at 12,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1.039 tons

Complement:
   313 - 408

Cost:
   £0,478 million / $1,913 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 92 tons, 1,7 %
   Armour: 1.086 tons, 20,2 %
      - Belts: 599 tons, 11,1 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0 %
      - Armament: 49 tons, 0,9 %
      - Armour Deck: 398 tons, 7,4 %
      - Conning Tower: 40 tons, 0,7 %
   Machinery: 1.430 tons, 26,5 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1.832 tons, 34,0 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 786 tons, 14,6 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 162 tons, 3,0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     6.065 lbs / 2.751 Kg = 56,2 x 6,0 " / 152 mm shells or 1,2 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,19
   Metacentric height 2,9 ft / 0,9 m
   Roll period: 13,9 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,22
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,11

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle
   Block coefficient: 0,476
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7,02 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19,82 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 62 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 63
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -6,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: -2,00 ft / -0,61 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      24,00 ft / 7,32 m
      - Forecastle (22 %):   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:   17,73 ft / 5,40 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 103,6 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 120,5 %
   Waterplane Area: 14.352 Square feet or 1.333 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 111 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 81 lbs/sq ft or 394 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,91
      - Longitudinal: 2,27
      - Overall: 1,00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

100t F/C
25t Reserve weight for future growth
25t W/T
12t Torpedoes