Cruceros Acorazados

[The Rock Doctor]

Sentinela Class - 2 units, deleted 1911

Campeon Class - 2 units, to Egypt 1914

Audacity Class - 2 units, to Maoria 1914

Furious Class - 2 units, to Peru 1917

Luchador Class - 1 unit

Warrior Class - 2 units

Arquero Class - 2 units

Avenger Class - 1 unit

[The Rock Doctor]

Sentinela Class



Sentinela, AC-03, laid down 1894, deleted 1911
Guardia, AC-04, laid down 1895, deleted 1911

Sentinela, laid down 1894

Length, 133.0 m x Beam, 20.5 m x Depth, 7.7 m
11430 tonnes normal displacement (10344 tonnes standard)

Main battery: 4 x 24.0-cm (2 x 2)
Secondary battery: 12 x 14.0-cm
QF battery: 8 x 10.0-cm
Light battery: 12 x 4.7-cm

Weight of broadside: 1352 kg

4 TT, 45.7 cm (submerged)

Main belt, 20.0 cm; bow and stern, 7.0 cm
Upper belt, 10.0 cm
Armor deck, average 4.0 cm
Conning tower, 20.0 cm

Battery armor:
Main, 20.0 cm / secondary, 10.0 cm
QF, 10.0 cm / light guns, 3.0 cm shields

Maximum speed for 11999 indicated kw = 19.70 knots
Approximate cruising radius, 6500 nm / 10 knots

Typical complement: 553-719


Estimated cost, $4.183 million (£1.046 million)

Remarks:

Relative extent of belt armor, 110 percent of 'typical' coverage.

Ship has slow, easy roll; a good, steady gun platform.

Excellent seaboat; comfortable and able to fight her guns
in the heaviest weather.

Main deck secondary guns subject to being washed down
in a seaway.

Main deck QF guns subject to being washed down in a seaway.


Distribution of weights:
Percent
normal
displacement:

Armament ......................... 372 tonnes = 3 pct
Armor, total ..................... 2971 tonnes = 26 pct

Belt 1635 tonnes = 14 pct
Deck 566 tonnes = 5 pct
C.T. 86 tonnes = 1 pct
Armament 685 tonnes = 6 pct

Machinery ........................ 2772 tonnes = 24 pct
Hull and fittings; equipment ..... 3702 tonnes = 32 pct
Fuel, ammunition, stores ......... 1562 tonnes = 14 pct
Miscellaneous weights ............ 50 tonnes = 0 pct
-----
11430 tonnes = 100 pct

Estimated metacentric height, 1.2 m

Displacement summary:

Light ship: 9868 tonnes
Standard displacement: 10344 tonnes
Normal service: 11430 tonnes
Full load: 12253 tonnes

Loading submergence 1819 tonnes/metre

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Estimated overall survivability and seakeeping ability:

Relative margin of stability: 1.22

Shellfire needed to sink: 4276 kg = 22.3 x 24.0-cm shells
(Approximates weight of penetrating
shell hits needed to sink ship,
not counting critical hits)

Torpedoes needed to sink: 1.4
(Approximates number of 'typical'
torpedo hits needed to sink ship)

Relative steadiness as gun platform, 81 percent
(50 percent is 'average')

Relative rocking effect from firing to beam, 0.46

Relative quality as a seaboat: 1.61

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Hull form characteristics:

Block coefficient: 0.54
Sharpness coefficient: 0.40
Hull speed coefficient 'M' = 5.92
'Natural speed' for length = 20.9 knots
Power going to wave formation
at top speed: 46 percent


Estimated hull characteristics and strength:

Relative underwater volume absorbed by
magazines and engineering spaces: 109 percent

Relative accommodation and working space: 108 percent


Displacement factor: 99 percent
(Displacement relative to loading factors)


Relative cross-sectional hull strength: 0.96
(Structure weight per square
metre of hull surface: 598 kg)

Relative longitudinal hull strength: 1.92
(for 4.90 m average freeboard;
freeboard adjustment +0.16 m)

Relative composite hull strength: 1.03

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[Machine-readable parameters: Spring Style v. 1.2.1]

436.24 x 67.24 x 25.26; 16.07 -- Dimensions
0.54 -- Block coefficient
1894 -- Year laid down
19.70 / 6500 / 10.00; Reciprocating -- Speed / radius / cruise
50 tons -- Miscellaneous weights
++++++++++
4 x 9.45; 2; 0 -- Main battery; turrets; superfiring
:
12 x 5.51; 0 -- Secondary battery; turrets
Main deck battery
:
8 x 3.94 -- Tertiary (QF/AA) battery
Main deck battery
:
12 x 1.85 -- Fourth (light) battery
4 / 4 / 17.99 -- TT / submerged / size
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7.87 / 2.76 / 3.94 / 0.00; 110 -- Belt armor; relative extent
1.57 / 7.87 -- Deck / CT
7.87 / 3.94 / 3.94 / 1.18 -- Battery armor


(Note: For portability, values are stored in Anglo-American units)


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[The Rock Doctor]

Campeon Class



Campeon, AC-05, laid down 1898, to Egypt 1914
Paladin, AC-06, laid down 1899, to Egypt 1914

Campeon, laid down 1898

     Length, 134.0 m x Beam, 20.5 m x Depth, 7.7 m
          11516 tonnes normal displacement (10426 tonnes standard)

     Main battery:       6 x 24.0-cm (3 x 2)
     Secondary battery:  8 x 14.0-cm
     QF battery:         8 x 10.0-cm
     Light battery:     12 x  4.7-cm

          Weight of broadside: 1583 kg

     4 TT, 45.7 cm (submerged)

     Main belt, 20.0 cm; bow and stern, 7.0 cm
     Upper belt, 10.0 cm
     Armor deck, average 4.0 cm
     Conning tower, 20.0 cm

     Battery armor:
          Main, 20.0 cm / secondary, 10.0 cm
          QF, 10.0 cm / light guns, 3.0 cm shields 

     Maximum speed for 11997 indicated kw = 19.69 knots
          Approximate cruising radius, 7000 nm / 10 knots

     Typical complement: 556-723


                    Estimated cost, $4.301 million (£1.075 million)

          Remarks:

     Relative extent of belt armor, 108 percent of 'typical' coverage.

     Ship has slow, easy roll; a good, steady gun platform.

     Excellent seaboat; comfortable and able to fight her guns
     in the heaviest weather.

     Main deck secondary guns subject to being washed down
     in a seaway.

     Main deck QF guns subject to being washed down in a seaway.


          Distribution of weights:
                                                       Percent
                                                       normal
                                                    displacement:

          Armament .........................    435 tonnes =   4 pct
          Armor, total .....................   3145 tonnes =  27 pct

               Belt                            1616 tonnes =  14 pct
               Deck                             570 tonnes =   5 pct
               C.T.                              87 tonnes =   1 pct
               Armament                         872 tonnes =   8 pct

          Machinery ........................   2593 tonnes =  23 pct
          Hull and fittings; equipment .....   3682 tonnes =  32 pct
          Fuel, ammunition, stores .........   1611 tonnes =  14 pct
          Miscellaneous weights ............     50 tonnes =   0 pct
                                              -----
                                              11516 tonnes = 100 pct

          Estimated metacentric height, 1.2 m

     Displacement summary:

          Light ship:              9905 tonnes
          Standard displacement:  10426 tonnes
          Normal service:         11516 tonnes
          Full load:              12342 tonnes

          Loading submergence 1833 tonnes/metre

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     Estimated overall survivability and seakeeping ability:

          Relative margin of stability: 1.20

          Shellfire needed to sink: 4408 kg = 23.0 x 24.0-cm shells
               (Approximates weight of penetrating
               shell hits needed to sink ship,
               not counting critical hits)

          Torpedoes needed to sink: 1.4
               (Approximates number of 'typical'
               torpedo hits needed to sink ship)

          Relative steadiness as gun platform, 71 percent
               (50 percent is 'average')

          Relative rocking effect from firing to beam, 0.50

          Relative quality as a seaboat: 1.58

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     Hull form characteristics:

          Block coefficient: 0.54
          Sharpness coefficient: 0.40
          Hull speed coefficient 'M' = 5.95
          'Natural speed' for length = 21.0 knots
          Power going to wave formation
               at top speed: 46 percent


     Estimated hull characteristics and strength:

          Relative underwater volume absorbed by
               magazines and engineering spaces: 108 percent

          Relative accommodation and working space: 108 percent


          Displacement factor: 97 percent
               (Displacement relative to loading factors)


          Relative cross-sectional hull strength: 0.94
               (Structure weight per square
               metre of hull surface: 590 kg)

          Relative longitudinal hull strength: 1.87
               (for 4.90 m average freeboard;
               freeboard adjustment +0.15 m)

          Relative composite hull strength: 1.01

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[Machine-readable parameters: Spring Style v. 1.2.1]

439.52 x 67.24 x 25.26; 16.07 -- Dimensions
0.54 -- Block coefficient
1898 -- Year laid down
19.69 / 7000 / 10.00; Reciprocating -- Speed / radius / cruise
50 tons -- Miscellaneous weights
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6 x 9.45; 3; 0 -- Main battery; turrets; superfiring
   :
8 x 5.51; 0 -- Secondary battery; turrets
  Main deck battery
   :
8 x 3.94 -- Tertiary (QF/AA) battery
  Main deck battery
   :
12 x 1.85 -- Fourth (light) battery
4 / 4 / 17.99 -- TT / submerged / size
++++++++++
7.87 / 2.76 / 3.94 / 0.00; 108 -- Belt armor; relative extent
1.57 / 7.87 -- Deck / CT
7.87 / 3.94 / 3.94 / 1.18 -- Battery armor


     (Note: For portability, values are stored in Anglo-American units)


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[The Rock Doctor]

Audacity Class

The oldest ex-IC armored cruisers retained in active service by the Armada following the annexation of the Island Commonwealth in late 1904.

Audacity, AC-07, laid down 1893, to Maoria 1914
Indefatigable, AC-08, laid down 1893, to Maoria 1914

Displacement:
   8,477 t light; 8,822 t standard; 9,995 t normal; 10,935 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   389.99 ft / 389.99 ft x 60.01 ft x 23.00 ft (normal load)
   118.87 m / 118.87 m x 18.29 m  x 7.01 m

Armament:
      6 - 9.21" / 234 mm guns (3x2 guns), 390.95lbs / 177.33kg shells, 1893 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, majority aft
      10 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1893 Model
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
     on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
      2 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1893 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
      8 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm guns in single mounts, 3.17lbs / 1.44kg shells, 1893 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
   Weight of broadside 2,533 lbs / 1,149 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 100

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   7.01" / 178 mm   305.12 ft / 93.00 m   9.28 ft / 2.83 m
   Ends:   3.00" / 76 mm     84.84 ft / 25.86 m   9.28 ft / 2.83 m
   Upper:   2.00" / 51 mm   305.12 ft / 93.00 m   8.01 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 120 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   7.99" / 203 mm   5.00" / 127 mm      7.01" / 178 mm
   3rd:   2.00" / 51 mm         -               -
   4th:   2.00" / 51 mm         -               -
   5th:   0.79" / 20 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 1.26" / 32 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 16,756 ihp / 12,500 Kw = 19.94 kts
   Range 5,000nm at 12.00 kts (Bunkerage = 2,113 tons)

Complement:
   499 - 649

Cost:
   £0.974 million / $3.897 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 317 tons, 3.2 %
   Armour: 2,144 tons, 21.4 %
      - Belts: 1,128 tons, 11.3 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 598 tons, 6.0 %
      - Armour Deck: 418 tons, 4.2 %
      - Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
   Machinery: 2,940 tons, 29.4 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,052 tons, 30.5 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,518 tons, 15.2 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 25 tons, 0.3 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     7,225 lbs / 3,277 Kg = 18.5 x 9.2 " / 234 mm shells or 1.1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.23
   Metacentric height 3.4 ft / 1.0 m
   Roll period: 13.7 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.52
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.41

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0.650
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.50 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19.75 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
   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:      19.91 ft / 6.07 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   19.91 ft / 6.07 m
      - Mid (50 %):      19.91 ft / 6.07 m (14.01 ft / 4.27 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   14.01 ft / 4.27 m
      - Stern:      14.01 ft / 4.27 m
      - Average freeboard:   16.96 ft / 5.17 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 119.4 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 114.5 %
   Waterplane Area: 17,927 Square feet or 1,666 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 94 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 111 lbs/sq ft or 542 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.92
      - Longitudinal: 2.06
      - 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
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

[The Rock Doctor]

Furious Class

The newest surviving ex-IC armored cruisers, a sister ship (Revenge) being destroyed in 1901.

Furious, AC-09, laid down 1897 - to Peru, 1917
Superb, AC-10, laid down 1899 - to Peru, 1917

                                                     
...bit of a rough sketch based on a rougher sketch by the original IC player...

Displacement:
   8,556 t light; 8,900 t standard; 9,995 t normal; 10,872 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   389.99 ft / 389.99 ft x 60.01 ft x 23.00 ft (normal load)
   118.87 m / 118.87 m x 18.29 m  x 7.01 m

Armament:
     6 - 9.21" / 234 mm guns (3x2 guns), 390.95lbs / 177.33kg shells, 1897 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, majority aft
     10 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1897 Model
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
     on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
     2 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1897 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
     8 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm guns in single mounts, 3.17lbs / 1.44kg shells, 1897 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
   Weight of broadside 2,533 lbs / 1,149 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 100

Armour:
  - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   7.01" / 178 mm   314.96 ft / 96.00 m   9.28 ft / 2.83 m
   Ends:   3.00" / 76 mm     75.00 ft / 22.86 m   9.28 ft / 2.83 m
   Upper:   2.00" / 51 mm   314.96 ft / 96.00 m   8.01 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 124 % of normal length

  - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   7.99" / 203 mm   5.00" / 127 mm      7.01" / 178 mm
   3rd:   2.00" / 51 mm         -               -
   4th:   2.00" / 51 mm         -               -
   5th:   0.79" / 20 mm         -               -

  - Armour deck: 1.26" / 32 mm, Conning tower: 3.00" / 76 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 18,767 ihp / 14,000 Kw = 20.52 kts
   Range 5,000nm at 12.00 kts (Bunkerage = 1,971 tons)

Complement:
   499 - 649

Cost:
   £0.996 million / $3.985 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 317 tons, 3.2 %
   Armour: 2,190 tons, 21.9 %
      - Belts: 1,144 tons, 11.4 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 598 tons, 6.0 %
      - Armour Deck: 418 tons, 4.2 %
      - Conning Tower: 30 tons, 0.3 %
   Machinery: 3,077 tons, 30.8 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,923 tons, 29.2 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,439 tons, 14.4 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 0.5 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     6,586 lbs / 2,988 Kg = 16.8 x 9.2 " / 234 mm shells or 1.1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20
   Metacentric height 3.2 ft / 1.0 m
   Roll period: 14.0 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.53
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.32

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0.650
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.50 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19.75 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 53
   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:      19.91 ft / 6.07 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   19.91 ft / 6.07 m
      - Mid (50 %):      19.91 ft / 6.07 m (14.01 ft / 4.27 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   14.01 ft / 4.27 m
      - Stern:      14.01 ft / 4.27 m
      - Average freeboard:   16.96 ft / 5.17 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 124.0 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 114.5 %
   Waterplane Area: 17,927 Square feet or 1,666 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 91 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 106 lbs/sq ft or 519 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.92
      - Longitudinal: 2.05
      - 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
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

[The Rock Doctor]

Luchador Class

After considerable internal debate, this vessel has been classified as an armored cruiser and designated Luchador.  This is due to the ability of the ship to conduct high-speed independent scouting/trade protection missions and also to function as a second-rate battleship (compared to the Triunfante class, anyway) and stand in line of battle.

Luchador was designed with the lessons of the First Pacific War in mind, and these appear to be relevant with regards to the Second Pacific War:  active and passive defence against torpedo-boats and their weapons being the primary concern.  The 140 mm battery remains popular with the Armada as a secondary battery, and eight are placed in hull casemates on each side of the ship.  One additional gun is located in a casemate right at the stern - a late design modification intended to deal with any torpedo-boats that manage to put themselves directly aft of Luchador.  A sturdy torpedo bulkhead protects the ship from torpedoes and mines alike.

The main battery will be the same 305/45 gun used in the Triunfante class battleships.  Consideration had been given towards installing six twin 270 mm guns (the same caliber used in the old Audaz class battleships), and such a weapon could have been developed.  However, this would have been inadequate for line-of-battle operations, and since the trend in foreign battlecruisers and supercruisers is towards 12" guns anyway, the 270 mm concept was dropped. 

The requirement to be capable of battleline action dictates a heavier protective scheme than seen in foreign battlecruisers to date.  Her protection is akin to the Invencible class semi-dreadnoughts, so shoud be satisfactory against 12" fire, and adequate against 13-14" fire at longer range.

Luchador's machinery is the largest installation possible with current technology.  As Gran Colombia's petroleum industry is very young and currently limited in production and distribution, she will be built with oil-sprayed coal-firing boilers (90% coal).  However, given the ship's high freeboard, the general trend towards light machinery, and the promise of increased domestic oil supplies, it is believed that Luchador could be rebuilt in eight to ten years with oil-fired boilers allowing a top speed in excess of 27 knots, without degrading the seakeeping unacceptably.  For a Gran Colombian ship, she has exceptional operating range, primarily to facilitiate emergency deployments to Polynesia or Coquimbo, or for extended anti-raider missions.

Once in service, Luchador will replace the elderly Sentinela class armored cruisers, and will likely become flagship of the Pacific Fleet.  The need to expand port and slipway facilities in the Republic precludes additional units from being laid down until Luchador has been launched, but at that point - around the end of 1910 or early 1911 - two additional units are expected to be started.  Given the size and expense of the type, consideration is being given towards building a complementary class that is faster, smaller, and armed with the new 234 mm gun under development.



Luchador, AC-11, laid down 1909

Displacement:
   21,070 t light; 22,039 t standard; 24,228 t normal; 25,978 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   688.98 ft / 688.98 ft x 83.66 ft x 24.93 ft (normal load)
   210.00 m / 210.00 m x 25.50 m  x 7.60 m

Armament:
      8 - 12.01" / 305 mm guns (4x2 guns), 865.70lbs / 392.67kg shells, 1909 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
      8 - 5.51" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 83.72lbs / 37.97kg shells, 1909 Model
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
     on side, all forward
     8 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
      8 - 5.51" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 83.72lbs / 37.97kg shells, 1909 Model
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
     on side, all amidships - Limited use in heavy seas
     1 - 5.51" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 83.72lbs / 37.98kg shells, 1909 Model
     Breech loading gun in casemate mount
     on centreline aft
     1 gun in hull casemate - Limited use in heavy seas
      2 - 3.94" / 100 mm guns in single mounts, 30.51lbs / 13.84kg shells, 1909 Model
     Breech loading anti-airship guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
      8 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm guns in single mounts, 3.17lbs / 1.44kg shells, 1909 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
      6 - 0.31" / 8.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.02lbs / 0.01kg shells, 1909 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
   Weight of broadside 8,435 lbs / 3,826 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 100

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   11.8" / 300 mm   403.54 ft / 123.00 m   10.99 ft / 3.35 m
   Ends:   3.94" / 100 mm   285.43 ft / 87.00 m   10.99 ft / 3.35 m
   Upper:   5.51" / 140 mm   403.54 ft / 123.00 m   8.01 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 90 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
      1.57" / 40 mm   403.54 ft / 123.00 m   23.39 ft / 7.13 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   11.8" / 300 mm   7.09" / 180 mm      11.8" / 300 mm
   14 cm:   5.51" / 140 mm         -         5.91" / 150 mm
   AA:   0.98" / 25 mm         -               -
   QF:   0.98" / 25 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 1.97" / 50 mm, Conning tower: 11.81" / 300 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 48,000 shp / 35,808 Kw = 24.03 kts
   Range 10,000nm at 10.00 kts (Bunkerage = 3,939 tons)

Complement:
   970 - 1,262

Cost:
   £1.956 million / $7.823 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1,054 tons, 4.4 %
   Armour: 8,128 tons, 33.6 %
      - Belts: 3,503 tons, 14.5 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 550 tons, 2.3 %
      - Armament: 2,341 tons, 9.7 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,521 tons, 6.3 %
      - Conning Tower: 213 tons, 0.9 %
   Machinery: 2,376 tons, 9.8 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,145 tons, 37.7 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,158 tons, 13.0 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 366 tons, 1.5 %
   -78 t:  50 mm thick splinter bulkhead separating 140 mm casemates 2&3, and 6&7, on each side.
   -50 t:  Long range wireless, short range wireless, and extra flag signals facilities
   -25 t:  Flag facilities
   -25 t:  Extra pumps and generators for damage control
   -6 t:  Machine guns (not allocated for in the SS report)
   -182 t:  Weight reserve


Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     28,233 lbs / 12,806 Kg = 32.6 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 4.0 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
   Metacentric height 4.5 ft / 1.4 m
   Roll period: 16.6 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.68
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.38

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0.590
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8.24 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 26.25 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 42 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 51
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: -3.28 ft / -1.00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      28.87 ft / 8.80 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   23.95 ft / 7.30 m
      - Mid (50 %):      23.95 ft / 7.30 m (16.08 ft / 4.90 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   16.08 ft / 4.90 m
      - Stern:      16.08 ft / 4.90 m
      - Average freeboard:   20.41 ft / 6.22 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 87.8 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 161.6 %
   Waterplane Area: 41,765 Square feet or 3,880 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 112 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 154 lbs/sq ft or 751 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.99
      - Longitudinal: 1.05
      - 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
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

[The Rock Doctor]

Warrior Class



Warrior and Matador are follow-ups to the armored cruiser Luchador.  Apart from improved horizontal protection and speed, they are also designed to incorporate centralized fire control and an experimental Huelsmeyer device.  It is expected that they will replace the Audacity and possibly also the Campeon class armored cruisers in service.

Warrior, AC-12, laid down 1911
Matador, AC-13, laid down 1911


Warrior, laid down 1911 (Engine 1912)

Displacement:
   22,726 t light; 23,706 t standard; 25,194 t normal; 26,383 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   721.50 ft / 715.22 ft x 82.02 ft x 27.33 ft (normal load)
   219.91 m / 218.00 m x 25.00 m  x 8.33 m

Armament:
      8 - 12.01" / 305 mm guns (4x2 guns), 865.70lbs / 392.67kg shells, 1909 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
      16 - 5.51" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 83.72lbs / 37.97kg shells, 1909 Model
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
     on side, all forward
     12 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
      2 - 2.56" / 65.0 mm guns in single mounts, 8.38lbs / 3.80kg shells, 1909 Model
     Breech loading anti-airship guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
      8 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm guns in single mounts, 3.17lbs / 1.44kg shells, 1909 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
      6 - 0.31" / 8.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.02lbs / 0.01kg shells, 1909 Model
   Machine guns in deck mounts
   on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
   Weight of broadside 8,307 lbs / 3,768 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 100

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   11.8" / 300 mm   446.19 ft / 136.00 m   11.48 ft / 3.50 m
   Ends:   2.95" / 75 mm   269.00 ft / 81.99 m   11.48 ft / 3.50 m
   Upper:   5.51" / 140 mm   446.19 ft / 136.00 m   8.01 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 96 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
      1.57" / 40 mm   446.19 ft / 136.00 m   25.00 ft / 7.62 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   11.8" / 300 mm   5.51" / 140 mm      11.8" / 300 mm
   2nd:   3.94" / 100 mm         -               -
   3rd:   0.98" / 25 mm         -               -
   4th:   0.98" / 25 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 2.95" / 75 mm, Conning tower: 11.81" / 300 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 74,000 shp / 55,204 Kw = 27.00 kts
   Range 10,000nm at 10.00 kts (Bunkerage = 2,677 tons)

Complement:
   999 - 1,299

Cost:
   £2.081 million / $8.323 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1,038 tons, 4.1 %
   Armour: 8,981 tons, 35.6 %
      - Belts: 3,750 tons, 14.9 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 650 tons, 2.6 %
      - Armament: 2,126 tons, 8.4 %
      - Armour Deck: 2,236 tons, 8.9 %
      - Conning Tower: 219 tons, 0.9 %
   Machinery: 2,951 tons, 11.7 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,302 tons, 36.9 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,467 tons, 9.8 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 455 tons, 1.8 %
-250 t:  Fire control
-50 t:  Long range wireless, short range wireless, and extra signal flag facilities
-25 t:  Flag facilities
-25 t:  Extra pumps and generators for damage control
-25 t:  "Sehendes Auge"
-6 t:  Machine guns (not allocated for in the SS report)
-74 t:  Weight Reserve


Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     26,186 lbs / 11,878 Kg = 30.2 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 3.5 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
   Metacentric height 4.3 ft / 1.3 m
   Roll period: 16.6 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 61 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.66
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.29

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0.550
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8.72 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 26.74 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 47
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 12.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: -3.28 ft / -1.00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      29.53 ft / 9.00 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   23.62 ft / 7.20 m
      - Mid (50 %):      23.62 ft / 7.20 m (15.75 ft / 4.80 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   15.75 ft / 4.80 m
      - Stern:      15.75 ft / 4.80 m
      - Average freeboard:   20.16 ft / 6.14 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 94.6 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 151.3 %
   Waterplane Area: 40,941 Square feet or 3,804 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 107 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 154 lbs/sq ft or 752 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.99
      - Longitudinal: 1.06
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

[The Rock Doctor]

Arquero Class

Russia has kindly laid one down for Gran Colombia; a second will be commenced domestically just as soon as Gran Colombian Nerds engineers finish the next generation of turbines.  They will replace the Furious class ACs in service.

The class is designed for battleline-scouting, commerce protection, and hit-and-run strikes against targets of opportunity.  Apart from reintroducing 275mm guns to the Armada, the primary new feature is the use of deck mounts exclusively for the secondaries; it is felt that the usual hull casemates would be too wet at 31 kts.



Arquero, AC-14, laid down 1915
Tirador, AC-15, projected for 1915

Enter ship name, Enter country Enter ship type laid down 1913 (Engine 1916)

Displacement:
   17,812 t light; 18,554 t standard; 19,865 t normal; 20,913 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   707.25 ft / 702.10 ft x 75.46 ft x 26.25 ft (normal load)
   215.57 m / 214.00 m x 23.00 m  x 8.00 m

Armament:
      6 - 10.83" / 275 mm guns (3x2 guns), 661.39lbs / 300.00kg shells, 1913 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
      12 - 5.51" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 83.72lbs / 37.97kg shells, 1913 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
      2 - 2.56" / 65.0 mm guns in single mounts, 8.38lbs / 3.80kg shells, 1913 Model
     Anti-airship guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
      6 - 0.31" / 8.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.02lbs / 0.01kg shells, 1913 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
   Weight of broadside 4,990 lbs / 2,263 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 120

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   7.87" / 200 mm   426.51 ft / 130.00 m   13.12 ft / 4.00 m
   Ends:   2.95" / 75 mm   275.56 ft / 83.99 m   13.12 ft / 4.00 m
   Upper:   2.95" / 75 mm   426.51 ft / 130.00 m   12.01 ft / 3.66 m (average height)
     Main Belt covers 93 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   9.06" / 230 mm   3.94" / 100 mm      7.87" / 200 mm
   2nd:   0.98" / 25 mm         -         2.95" / 75 mm
   4th:   0.98" / 25 mm         -               -
   5th:   0.39" / 10 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 1.97" / 50 mm, Conning tower: 9.06" / 230 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 108,000 shp / 80,568 Kw = 31.06 kts
   Range 12,000nm at 10.00 kts (Bunkerage = 2,359 tons)

Complement:
   836 - 1,087

Cost:
   £1.848 million / $7.391 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 604 tons, 3.0 %
   Armour: 5,278 tons, 26.6 %
      - Belts: 2,902 tons, 14.6 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 947 tons, 4.8 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,286 tons, 6.5 %
      - Conning Tower: 143 tons, 0.7 %
   Machinery: 4,024 tons, 20.3 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 7,503 tons, 37.8 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,053 tons, 10.3 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 404 tons, 2.0 %
   -250 t:  Fire control
   -79 t:  Weight reserve
   -50 t:  Flag facilities
   -25 t:  Wireless


Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     22,758 lbs / 10,323 Kg = 35.9 x 10.8 " / 275 mm shells or 2.3 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
   Metacentric height 3.9 ft / 1.2 m
   Roll period: 16.1 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.58
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.12

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0.500
   Length to Beam Ratio: 9.30 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 26.50 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 53
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: -3.28 ft / -1.00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      29.20 ft / 8.90 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   24.28 ft / 7.40 m
      - Mid (50 %):      24.28 ft / 7.40 m (16.40 ft / 5.00 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   16.40 ft / 5.00 m
      - Stern:      16.40 ft / 5.00 m
      - Average freeboard:   20.73 ft / 6.32 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 91.5 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 161.2 %
   Waterplane Area: 35,299 Square feet or 3,279 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 107 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 137 lbs/sq ft or 671 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.98
      - Longitudinal: 1.17
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

[The Rock Doctor]

Avenger Class

The Avenger will round out the Armada's intended six-strong armored cruiser force.  She is improved on the Warrior class in all respects - heavier main battery, heavier armor scheme, faster. 

Built and operated by the Jamaican contingent, she will be the largest warship ever built there.  The Armada views her as the largest armored cruiser that can be constructed without resorting to longer slipways - anything heavier will require a wider beam or deeper draught, which is not conducive to high speed and decent seakeeping.



Avenger, AC-16, laid down 1915

Enter ship name, Enter country Enter ship type laid down 1912 (Engine 1916)

Displacement:
   30,463 t light; 31,812 t standard; 33,597 t normal; 35,024 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   721.75 ft / 716.54 ft x 101.05 ft x 29.53 ft (normal load)
   219.99 m / 218.40 m x 30.80 m  x 9.00 m

Armament:
      8 - 13.78" / 350 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1,322.77lbs / 600.00kg shells, 1912 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
      12 - 5.51" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 83.72lbs / 37.97kg shells, 1912 Model
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
     on side, all forward
     12 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
      4 - 5.51" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 83.72lbs / 37.97kg shells, 1912 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
      2 - 2.56" / 65.0 mm guns in single mounts, 8.38lbs / 3.80kg shells, 1912 Model
     Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
      6 - 0.31" / 8.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.02lbs / 0.01kg shells, 1912 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
   Weight of broadside 11,939 lbs / 5,415 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 100

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   13.0" / 330 mm   465.88 ft / 142.00 m   13.12 ft / 4.00 m
   Ends:   3.94" / 100 mm   250.62 ft / 76.39 m   13.12 ft / 4.00 m
   Upper:   3.94" / 100 mm   465.88 ft / 142.00 m   8.01 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
      1.57" / 40 mm   465.88 ft / 142.00 m   24.08 ft / 7.34 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   13.0" / 330 mm   7.87" / 200 mm      13.0" / 330 mm
   2nd:   3.94" / 100 mm         -         5.91" / 150 mm
   3rd:   0.98" / 25 mm         -               -
   4th:   0.98" / 25 mm         -               -
   5th:   0.98" / 25 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 3.15" / 80 mm, Conning tower: 12.99" / 330 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 112,000 shp / 83,552 Kw = 28.52 kts
   Range 12,000nm at 10.00 kts (Bunkerage = 3,212 tons)

Complement:
   1,240 - 1,613

Cost:
   £2.892 million / $11.567 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1,478 tons, 4.4 %
   Armour: 11,402 tons, 33.9 %
      - Belts: 4,538 tons, 13.5 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 654 tons, 1.9 %
      - Armament: 2,974 tons, 8.9 %
      - Armour Deck: 2,944 tons, 8.8 %
      - Conning Tower: 291 tons, 0.9 %
   Machinery: 4,173 tons, 12.4 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 12,915 tons, 38.4 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,134 tons, 9.3 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 495 tons, 1.5 %
-250 t:  Fire control
-120 t:  Weight reserve
-50 t:  Flag facilities
-50 t:  Extra pumps and damage control equipment
-25 t:  Wireless

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     35,733 lbs / 16,208 Kg = 27.3 x 13.8 " / 350 mm shells or 4.9 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
   Metacentric height 5.9 ft / 1.8 m
   Roll period: 17.4 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.53
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.12

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0.550
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7.09 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 26.77 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 53
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 9.80 degrees
   Stern overhang: -3.28 ft / -1.00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      30.18 ft / 9.20 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   25.92 ft / 7.90 m
      - Mid (50 %):      25.92 ft / 7.90 m (18.04 ft / 5.50 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   18.04 ft / 5.50 m
      - Stern:      18.04 ft / 5.50 m
      - Average freeboard:   22.32 ft / 6.80 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 94.0 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 168.3 %
   Waterplane Area: 50,531 Square feet or 4,695 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 105 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 183 lbs/sq ft or 892 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.97
      - Longitudinal: 1.28
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent