Battle/Armored/Heavy Cruisers

Walter · August 16, 2017, 01:37:50 PM

Battlecruisers, Armored Cruisers and Heavy Cruisers of the Northern Kingdom Navy.

Walter · August 16, 2017, 01:38:35 PM

Buskerud, Norse Armored Cruiser laid down 1895

Ships: 2. Buskerud, Vestfold.

Displacement:
10,577 t light; 10,996 t standard; 12,665 t normal; 13,999 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(440.00 ft / 435.00 ft) x 69.00 ft x (26.00 / 28.19 ft)
(134.11 m / 132.59 m) x 21.03 m x (7.92 / 8.59 m)

Armament:
4 - 6.10" / 155 mm 40.0 cal guns - 108.91lbs / 49.40kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1895 Model
4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
12 - 6.10" / 155 mm 40.0 cal guns - 108.91lbs / 49.40kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1895 Model
12 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck forward
8 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
12 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm 40.0 cal guns - 12.35lbs / 5.60kg shells, 250 per gun
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1895 Model
8 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck forward
4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
4 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
8 - 0.30" / 7.7 mm 87.0 cal guns - 0.02lbs / 0.01kg shells, 1,000 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1895 Model
8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 1,891 lbs / 858 kg

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 305.00 ft / 92.96 m 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
Ends: 2.00" / 51 mm 130.00 ft / 39.62 m 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
Upper: 4.00" / 102 mm 305.00 ft / 92.96 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 108 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4.50" / 114 mm - -
2nd: 4.50" / 114 mm 4.50" / 114 mm 4.50" / 114 mm
3rd: 2.00" / 51 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 2.00" / 51 mm

- Armoured deck - multiple decks:
For and Aft decks: 3.50" / 89 mm
Forecastle: 2.00" / 51 mm Quarter deck: 2.00" / 51 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 12.00" / 305 mm, Aft 2.00" / 51 mm

Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 19,491 ihp / 14,540 Kw = 20.30 kts
Range 2,000nm at 19.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,003 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
596 - 775

Cost:
£0.955 million / $3.822 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 253 tons, 2.0 %
- Guns: 253 tons, 2.0 %
Armour: 3,165 tons, 25.0 %
- Belts: 1,384 tons, 10.9 %
- Armament: 337 tons, 2.7 %
- Armour Deck: 1,280 tons, 10.1 %
- Conning Towers: 164 tons, 1.3 %
Machinery: 3,609 tons, 28.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,993 tons, 23.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,088 tons, 16.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 557 tons, 4.4 %
- Hull below water: 130 tons
- Hull above water: 106 tons
- On freeboard deck: 210 tons
- Above deck: 111 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
13,761 lbs / 6,242 Kg = 121.1 x 6.1 " / 155 mm shells or 1.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.52
Metacentric height 5.8 ft / 1.8 m
Roll period: 12.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.10
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.91

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
a ram bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.568 / 0.579
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.30 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20.86 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 53
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -4.00 ft / -1.22 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 25.00 ft / 7.62 m, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Forward deck: 10.00 %, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Aft deck: 55.00 %, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Average freeboard: 18.26 ft / 5.57 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 101.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 116.3 %
Waterplane Area: 21,304 Square feet or 1,979 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 108 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 96 lbs/sq ft or 469 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.93
- Longitudinal: 2.06
- Overall: 1.00
Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Adequate accommodation and workspace room
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

- 24 tons for 4 torpedo tubes and 12 torpedoes (hull below water)
- 105 tons for additional damage control and pumps (hull below water)
- 105 tons for climate control (hull above water)
- 135 tons for torpedo nets (on freeboard deck)
- 75 tons for flag facilities (on freeboard deck)
- 10 tons for short range wireless (above deck, installed 1902-3 @10 tons)
- 25 tons for long range wireless (above deck, installed 1902-3 @25 tons)
- 26 tons for 1905 fire control (above deck, installed 1907-8 @26 tons)
- 50 tons for 1905 remote sensing devices (above deck, installed 1907-8 @50 tons)

Total additional basic refit costs per ship: 111 tons

Walter · August 16, 2017, 01:39:47 PM

Akershus, Norse Armored cruiser laid down 1896

Ships: 1. Akershus.

Displacement:
10,851 t light; 11,333 t standard; 12,173 t normal; 12,846 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(423.00 ft / 417.00 ft) x 67.00 ft x (25.00 / 26.14 ft)
(128.93 m / 127.10 m) x 20.42 m x (7.62 / 7.97 m)

Armament:
4 - 9.84" / 250 mm 40.0 cal guns - 456.93lbs / 207.26kg shells, 120 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1896 Model
2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
12 - 6.10" / 155 mm 40.0 cal guns - 108.91lbs / 49.40kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1896 Model
12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
10 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
12 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm 40.0 cal guns - 3.04lbs / 1.38kg shells, 300 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1896 Model
12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
8 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm 40.0 cal guns - 1.48lbs / 0.67kg shells, 300 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1896 Model
8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
8 raised mounts
6 - 0.30" / 7.7 mm 87.0 cal guns - 0.02lbs / 0.01kg shells, 1,000 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1896 Model
6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 3,183 lbs / 1,444 kg

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 285.00 ft / 86.87 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Ends: 3.00" / 76 mm 132.00 ft / 40.23 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Upper: 5.00" / 127 mm 285.00 ft / 86.87 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 105 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 7.00" / 178 mm
2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm -

- Armoured deck - multiple decks:
For and Aft decks: 3.00" / 76 mm
Forecastle: 2.00" / 51 mm Quarter deck: 2.00" / 51 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 9.00" / 229 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 3 shafts, 16,762 ihp / 12,505 Kw = 19.50 kts
Range 5,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,512 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
579 - 753

Cost:
£1.020 million / $4.079 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 543 tons, 4.5 %
- Guns: 543 tons, 4.5 %
Armour: 3,548 tons, 29.1 %
- Belts: 1,628 tons, 13.4 %
- Armament: 735 tons, 6.0 %
- Armour Deck: 1,082 tons, 8.9 %
- Conning Tower: 103 tons, 0.8 %
Machinery: 3,076 tons, 25.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,086 tons, 25.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,323 tons, 10.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 598 tons, 4.9 %
- Hull below water: 145 tons
- Hull above water: 109 tons
- On freeboard deck: 204 tons
- Above deck: 140 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
12,243 lbs / 5,553 Kg = 25.7 x 9.8 " / 250 mm shells or 1.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.27
Metacentric height 4.2 ft / 1.3 m
Roll period: 13.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.41
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.68

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a ram bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.610 / 0.616
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.22 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20.42 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 60
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.00 ft / 0.61 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m, 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 17.00 ft / 5.18 m, 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 17.00 ft / 5.18 m, 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 17.00 ft / 5.18 m, 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Average freeboard: 17.08 ft / 5.21 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 101.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 115.4 %
Waterplane Area: 20,626 Square feet or 1,916 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 99 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 109 lbs/sq ft or 531 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 2.09
- Overall: 1.00
Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Adequate accommodation and workspace room
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

- 36 tons for 6 torpedo tubes and 18 torpedoes (hull below water)
- 107 tons for additional damage control and pumps (hull below water)
- 107 tons for climate control (hull above water)
- 129 tons for torpedo nets (on freeboard deck)
- 75 tons for flag facilities (on freeboard deck)
- 10 tons for short range wireless (above deck, installed 1902-3 @10 tons)
- 25 tons for long range wireless (above deck, installed 1902-3 @25 tons)
- 55 tons for 1905 fire control (above deck, installed 1907-8 @55 tons)
- 50 tons for 1905 remote sensing devices (above deck, installed 1907-8 @50 tons)

Total additional basic refit costs per ship: 140 tons

Walter · August 16, 2017, 01:40:34 PM

Edit: changed slightly to abide to new armor rules.

Banffshire, Norse Armored Cruiser laid down 1899

Ships: 2. Banffshire, Dumfriesshire.

Displacement:
10,529 t light; 10,903 t standard; 11,961 t normal; 12,808 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(468.00 ft / 463.00 ft) x 66.00 ft x (25.00 / 26.39 ft)
(142.65 m / 141.12 m) x 20.12 m x (7.62 / 8.04 m)

Armament:
4 - 6.10" / 155 mm 40.0 cal guns - 108.91lbs / 49.40kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1899 Model
2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
10 - 6.10" / 155 mm 40.0 cal guns - 108.91lbs / 49.40kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1899 Model
10 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck forward
6 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
4 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm 40.0 cal guns - 12.35lbs / 5.60kg shells, 250 per gun
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1899 Model
4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
4 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
8 - 0.30" / 7.7 mm 87.0 cal guns - 0.02lbs / 0.01kg shells, 1,000 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1899 Model
8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 1,574 lbs / 714 kg

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 270.20 ft / 82.36 m 8.30 ft / 2.53 m
Ends: 2.00" / 51 mm 73.20 ft / 22.31 m 16.60 ft / 5.06 m
119.60 ft / 36.45 m Unarmoured ends
Upper: 4.00" / 102 mm 270.20 ft / 82.36 m 8.30 ft / 2.53 m
Main Belt covers 90 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 5.00" / 127 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 5.00" / 127 mm
2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm

- Protected deck - single deck:
For and Aft decks: 2.00" / 51 mm
Forecastle: 2.00" / 51 mm Quarter deck: 2.00" / 51 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 10.00" / 254 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 29,509 ihp / 22,014 Kw = 23.00 kts
Range 7,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,906 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
571 - 743

Cost:
£1.102 million / $4.410 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 241 tons, 2.0 %
- Guns: 241 tons, 2.0 %
Armour: 2,109 tons, 17.6 %
- Belts: 878 tons, 7.3 %
- Armament: 324 tons, 2.7 %
- Armour Deck: 794 tons, 6.6 %
- Conning Tower: 113 tons, 0.9 %
Machinery: 4,638 tons, 38.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,989 tons, 25.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,432 tons, 12.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 552 tons, 4.6 %
- Hull below water: 118 tons
- Hull above water: 106 tons
- On freeboard deck: 218 tons
- Above deck: 110 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
7,152 lbs / 3,244 Kg = 62.9 x 6.1 " / 155 mm shells or 1.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.35
Metacentric height 4.6 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 13.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.18
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.59

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
a ram bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.548 / 0.556
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.02 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 21.52 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 63
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -2.00 ft / -0.61 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Forward deck: 10.00 %, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Aft deck: 55.00 %, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Average freeboard: 18.40 ft / 5.61 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 134.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 122.4 %
Waterplane Area: 21,286 Square feet or 1,978 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 94 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 94 lbs/sq ft or 458 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.93
- Longitudinal: 1.84
- Overall: 1.00
Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

- 12 tons for 2 torpedo tubes and 6 torpedoes (hull below water)
- 103 tons for additional damage control and pumps (hull below water)
- 103 tons for climate control (hull above water)
- 143 tons for torpedo nets (on freeboard deck)
- 75 tons for flag facilities (on freeboard deck)
- 10 tons for short range wireless (above deck, installed 1902-3 @10 tons)
- 25 tons for long range wireless (above deck, installed 1902-3 @25 tons)
- 25 tons for 1905 fire control (above deck, installed 1907-8 @25 tons)
- 50 tons for 1905 remote sensing devices (above deck, installed 1907-8 @50 tons)

Total additional basic refit costs per ship: 110 tons

Note: Ends belt armor only protects the bow and main belt armor does not cover the aft turret like with the OTL Monmouth class that the Banffshire is based on.

Walter · August 16, 2017, 01:41:16 PM

Stirlingshire, Norse Armored cruiser laid down 1902

Ships: 2. Stirlingshire, Perthshire.

Displacement:
9,866 t light; 10,278 t standard; 11,318 t normal; 12,150 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(425.00 ft / 419.00 ft) x 66.00 ft x (25.00 / 26.48 ft)
(129.54 m / 127.71 m) x 20.12 m x (7.62 / 8.07 m)

Armament:
4 - 8.07" / 205 mm 45.0 cal guns - 265.11lbs / 120.25kg shells, 140 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1902 Model
2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
10 - 6.10" / 155 mm 45.0 cal guns - 114.60lbs / 51.98kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1902 Model
10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
10 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
10 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 3.20lbs / 1.45kg shells, 300 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1902 Model
10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
8 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 1.57lbs / 0.71kg shells, 300 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1902 Model
8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
8 raised mounts
6 - 0.30" / 7.7 mm 87.0 cal guns - 0.02lbs / 0.01kg shells, 1,000 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1902 Model
6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 2,251 lbs / 1,021 kg

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 300.00 ft / 91.44 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Ends: 3.00" / 76 mm 119.00 ft / 36.27 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Upper: 5.00" / 127 mm 300.00 ft / 91.44 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 110 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 8.00" / 203 mm
2nd: 3.00" / 76 mm 2.00" / 51 mm -

- Armoured deck - multiple decks:
For and Aft decks: 2.50" / 64 mm
Forecastle: 1.50" / 38 mm Quarter deck: 1.50" / 38 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 8.00" / 203 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 20,490 ihp / 15,285 Kw = 20.85 kts
Range 5,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,872 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
548 - 713

Cost:
£0.932 million / $3.728 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 419 tons, 3.7 %
- Guns: 419 tons, 3.7 %
Armour: 3,086 tons, 27.3 %
- Belts: 1,666 tons, 14.7 %
- Armament: 481 tons, 4.3 %
- Armour Deck: 851 tons, 7.5 %
- Conning Tower: 87 tons, 0.8 %
Machinery: 3,074 tons, 27.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,738 tons, 24.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,452 tons, 12.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 550 tons, 4.9 %
- Hull below water: 119 tons
- Hull above water: 99 tons
- On freeboard deck: 205 tons
- Above deck: 127 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
10,801 lbs / 4,899 Kg = 41.1 x 8.1 " / 205 mm shells or 1.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.25
Metacentric height 4.0 ft / 1.2 m
Roll period: 13.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.33
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.56

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a ram bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.573 / 0.581
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.35 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20.47 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 64
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.00 ft / 0.61 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m, 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 17.00 ft / 5.18 m, 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 17.00 ft / 5.18 m, 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 17.00 ft / 5.18 m, 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Average freeboard: 17.08 ft / 5.21 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 103.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 116.5 %
Waterplane Area: 19,720 Square feet or 1,832 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 100 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 98 lbs/sq ft or 480 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 2.06
- Overall: 1.00
Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Adequate accommodation and workspace room
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

- 20 tons for 4 torpedo tubes and 10 torpedoes (hull below water)
- 98 tons for additional damage control and pumps (hull below water)
- 98 tons for climate control (hull above water)
- 130 tons for torpedo nets (on freeboard deck)
- 75 tons for flag facilities (on freeboard deck)
- 10 tons for short range wireless (above deck)
- 25 tons for long range wireless (above deck)
- 42 tons for 1905 fire control (above deck, installed 1908 @42 tons)
- 50 tons for 1905 remote sensing devices (above deck, installed 1908 @50 tons)

Total additional basic refit costs per ship: 92 tons

Walter · August 16, 2017, 01:42:17 PM

Tyrone, Norse Armored cruiser laid down 1905

Ships: 2. Tyrone, Antrim.

Displacement:
11,955 t light; 12,581 t standard; 13,972 t normal; 15,085 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(483.00 ft / 475.00 ft) x 71.00 ft x (25.00 / 26.61 ft)
(147.22 m / 144.78 m) x 21.64 m x (7.62 / 8.11 m)

Armament:
4 - 8.07" / 205 mm 45.0 cal guns - 265.11lbs / 120.25kg shells, 140 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1905 Model
2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
4 - 8.07" / 205 mm 45.0 cal guns - 265.11lbs / 120.25kg shells, 140 per gun
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1905 Model
4 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft
10 - 6.10" / 155 mm 50.0 cal guns - 120.28lbs / 54.56kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1905 Model
10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
10 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
18 - 3.94" / 100.0 mm 50.0 cal guns - 32.30lbs / 14.65kg shells, 250 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1905 Model
10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
10 raised mounts
8 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
8 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
8 - 0.30" / 7.7 mm 87.0 cal guns - 0.02lbs / 0.01kg shells, 1,000 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1905 Model
8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 3,905 lbs / 1,771 kg

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 290.00 ft / 88.39 m 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
Ends: 3.00" / 76 mm 185.00 ft / 56.39 m 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
Upper: 5.00" / 127 mm 290.00 ft / 88.39 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 94 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 8.00" / 203 mm
2nd: 8.00" / 203 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm
3rd: 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm
4th: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm

- Armoured deck - multiple decks:
For and Aft decks: 2.50" / 64 mm
Forecastle: 1.50" / 38 mm Quarter deck: 1.50" / 38 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 10.00" / 254 mm, Aft 2.00" / 51 mm

Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 34,537 shp / 25,765 Kw = 23.30 kts
Range 5,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,504 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
642 - 835

Cost:
£1.092 million / $4.370 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 798 tons, 5.7 %
- Guns: 798 tons, 5.7 %
Armour: 3,846 tons, 27.5 %
- Belts: 1,855 tons, 13.3 %
- Armament: 796 tons, 5.7 %
- Armour Deck: 1,045 tons, 7.5 %
- Conning Towers: 150 tons, 1.1 %
Machinery: 2,850 tons, 20.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,809 tons, 27.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,017 tons, 14.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 652 tons, 4.7 %
- Hull below water: 144 tons
- Hull above water: 120 tons
- On freeboard deck: 223 tons
- Above deck: 165 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
17,953 lbs / 8,143 Kg = 68.3 x 8.1 " / 205 mm shells or 2.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.16
Metacentric height 3.9 ft / 1.2 m
Roll period: 15.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.61
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.59

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
a ram bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.580 / 0.588
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.69 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 21.79 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 63
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.00 ft / 0.91 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Forward deck: 50.00 %, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Aft deck: 15.00 %, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Average freeboard: 21.76 ft / 6.63 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 87.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 159.1 %
Waterplane Area: 24,208 Square feet or 2,249 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 113 lbs/sq ft or 553 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.91
- Longitudinal: 2.26
- Overall: 1.00
Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

- 24 tons for 4 torpedo tubes and 12 torpedoes (hull below water)
- 119 tons for additional damage control and pumps (hull below water)
- 119 tons for climate control (hull above water)
- 148 tons for torpedo nets (on freeboard deck)
- 75 tons for flag facilities (on freeboard deck)
- 10 tons for short range wireless (above deck)
- 25 tons for long range wireless (above deck)
- 80 tons for 1905 fire control (above deck, installed 1909 @80 tons)
- 50 tons for 1905 remote sensing devices (above deck, installed 1909 @50 tons)

Total additional basic refit costs per ship: 130 tons

Walter · August 16, 2017, 01:43:57 PM

Selkirkshire, Norse Armored Cruiser laid down 1907

Ships: 3. Selkirkshire, Caithness, Midlothian.

Displacement:
16,725 t light; 17,542 t standard; 19,018 t normal; 20,198 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(601.06 ft / 595.00 ft) x 80.00 ft x (24.75 / 25.98 ft)
(183.20 m / 181.36 m) x 24.38 m x (7.54 / 7.92 m)

Armament:
6 - 9.84" / 250 mm 50.0 cal guns - 504.70lbs / 228.93kg shells, 135 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1907 Model
3 x 2-gun mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
1 raised mount - superfiring
4 - 6.10" / 155 mm 50.0 cal guns - 120.28lbs / 54.56kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1907 Model
1 x 2-gun mount on centreline, aft deck centre
1 raised mount
1 x 2-gun mount on centreline, forward deck centre
1 double raised mount
14 - 6.10" / 155 mm 50.0 cal guns - 120.28lbs / 54.56kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1907 Model
14 x Single mounts on sides, forward evenly spread
14 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
16 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 12.99lbs / 5.89kg shells, 250 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1907 Model
14 x Single mounts on sides, forward evenly spread
6 raised mounts
2 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck forward
2 double raised mounts
8 - 0.30" / 7.7 mm 87.0 cal guns - 0.02lbs / 0.01kg shells, 1,000 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1907 Model
4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
4 x Single mounts on centreline, forward evenly spread
4 double raised mounts
Weight of broadside 5,401 lbs / 2,450 kg

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 410.00 ft / 124.97 m 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
Ends: 3.00" / 76 mm 185.00 ft / 56.39 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Upper: 4.00" / 102 mm 410.00 ft / 124.97 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 106 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
2.00" / 51 mm 410.00 ft / 124.97 m 24.75 ft / 7.54 m
Beam between torpedo bulkheads 70.00 ft / 21.34 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 6.00" / 152 mm
2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 3.00" / 76 mm
3rd: 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm
4th: 1.00" / 25 mm - -

- Armoured deck - multiple decks:
For and Aft decks: 2.00" / 51 mm
Forecastle: 2.00" / 51 mm Quarter deck: 2.00" / 51 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 10.00" / 254 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 67,905 shp / 50,657 Kw = 27.00 kts
Range 6,500nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,656 tons

Complement:
809 - 1,052

Cost:
£1.600 million / $6.400 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,426 tons, 7.5 %
- Guns: 1,426 tons, 7.5 %
Armour: 5,016 tons, 26.4 %
- Belts: 1,855 tons, 9.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 751 tons, 3.9 %
- Armament: 999 tons, 5.3 %
- Armour Deck: 1,257 tons, 6.6 %
- Conning Tower: 154 tons, 0.8 %
Machinery: 3,858 tons, 20.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,786 tons, 30.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,293 tons, 12.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 639 tons, 3.4 %
- Hull below water: 168 tons
- Hull above water: 168 tons
- On freeboard deck: 75 tons
- Above deck: 228 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
22,224 lbs / 10,081 Kg = 46.6 x 9.8 " / 250 mm shells or 3.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.16
Metacentric height 4.7 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 15.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.49
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.15

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.565 / 0.572
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.44 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24.39 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 61
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.00 ft / 0.61 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m, 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Forward deck: 50.00 %, 21.00 ft / 6.40 m, 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Aft deck: 15.00 %, 14.00 ft / 4.27 m, 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 14.00 ft / 4.27 m, 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Average freeboard: 19.06 ft / 5.81 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 104.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 153.8 %
Waterplane Area: 33,690 Square feet or 3,130 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 106 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 137 lbs/sq ft or 671 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.33
- Overall: 1.00
Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

- 166 tons for additional damage control and pumps (hull below water)
- 166 tons for climate control (hull above water)
- 75 tons for flag facilities (on freeboard deck)
- 10 tons for short range wireless (above deck)
- 25 tons for long range wireless (above deck)
- 143 tons for 1905 fire control (above deck)
- 50 tons for 1905 remote sensing devices (above deck)

Walter · August 16, 2017, 01:46:23 PM

Wicklow, Norse Battlecruiser laid down 1909

Ships: 2. Wicklow, Mayo.

Displacement:
26,676 t light; 28,082 t standard; 30,004 t normal; 31,541 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(707.58 ft / 700.00 ft) x 89.00 ft x (28.00 / 29.18 ft)
(215.67 m / 213.36 m) x 27.13 m x (8.53 / 8.89 m)

Armament:
8 - 13.98" / 355 mm 45.0 cal guns - 1,376.70lbs / 624.46kg shells, 120 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1909 Model
3 x 2-gun mounts on centreline, forward evenly spread
1 raised mount
1 x 2-gun mount on centreline, aft deck aft
16 - 3.94" / 100.0 mm 50.0 cal guns - 32.30lbs / 14.65kg shells, 250 per gun
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1909 Model
16 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
2 raised mounts
8 - 0.30" / 7.7 mm 87.0 cal guns - 0.02lbs / 0.01kg shells, 800 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1909 Model
8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
8 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 11,531 lbs / 5,230 kg

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 475.00 ft / 144.78 m 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
Ends: 3.00" / 76 mm 225.00 ft / 68.58 m 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
Upper: 4.00" / 102 mm 475.00 ft / 144.78 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 104 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
2.00" / 51 mm 475.00 ft / 144.78 m 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
Beam between torpedo bulkheads 79.00 ft / 24.08 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 9.00" / 229 mm
2nd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -

- Armoured deck - multiple decks:
For and Aft decks: 2.50" / 64 mm
Forecastle: 2.50" / 64 mm Quarter deck: 2.50" / 64 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 10.00" / 254 mm, Aft 6.00" / 152 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 116,478 shp / 86,892 Kw = 29.20 kts
Range 7,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,458 tons

Complement:
1,139 - 1,481

Cost:
£2.730 million / $10.920 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,395 tons, 8.0 %
- Guns: 2,395 tons, 8.0 %
Armour: 8,134 tons, 27.1 %
- Belts: 2,895 tons, 9.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 984 tons, 3.3 %
- Armament: 1,793 tons, 6.0 %
- Armour Deck: 2,128 tons, 7.1 %
- Conning Towers: 333 tons, 1.1 %
Machinery: 5,294 tons, 17.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,894 tons, 33.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,327 tons, 11.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 959 tons, 3.2 %
- Hull below water: 267 tons
- Hull above water: 267 tons
- On freeboard deck: 100 tons
- Above deck: 325 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
33,464 lbs / 15,179 Kg = 24.5 x 14.0 " / 355 mm shells or 4.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 5.2 ft / 1.6 m
Roll period: 16.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.73
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.08

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
a normal bow and a round stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.602 / 0.607
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.87 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.46 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 55
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.00 ft / 0.91 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Forward deck: 45.00 %, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Aft deck: 20.00 %, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Average freeboard: 21.36 ft / 6.51 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 103.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 164.4 %
Waterplane Area: 45,650 Square feet or 4,241 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 101 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 169 lbs/sq ft or 824 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.29
- Overall: 1.00
Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room

- 266 tons for additional damage control and pumps (hull below water)
- 266 tons for climate control (hull above water)
- 100 tons for flag facilities (on freeboard deck)
- 10 tons for short range wireless (above deck)
- 25 tons for long range wireless (above deck)
- 240 tons for 1905 fire control (above deck)
- 50 tons for 1905 remote sensing devices (above deck)