Coast Defense Ships

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Coast Defense Ships of the Northern Kingdom Navy.

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Fenrir, Norse  Monitor laid down 1882

Ships: 3. Fenrir, Hati, Sköll.

Displacement:
   3,548 t light; 3,751 t standard; 3,968 t normal; 4,141 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (263.00 ft / 263.00 ft) x 55.00 ft x (15.00 / 15.55 ft)
   (80.16 m / 80.16 m) x 16.76 m  x (4.57 / 4.74 m)

Armament:
      4 - 9.84" / 250 mm 40.0 cal guns - 428.62lbs / 194.42kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1882 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      6 - 3.94" / 100.0 mm 40.0 cal guns - 27.43lbs / 12.44kg shells, 200 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1882 Model
     6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      6 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm 40.0 cal guns - 11.57lbs / 5.25kg shells, 250 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1882 Model
     6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm 40.0 cal guns - 1.39lbs / 0.63kg shells, 300 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1882 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 - 0.30" / 7.7 mm 87.0 cal guns - 0.02lbs / 0.01kg shells, 500 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1882 Model
     4 x Single mounts on centreline, evenly spread
      4 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 1,954 lbs / 886 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   8.00" / 203 mm   170.95 ft / 52.11 m   7.00 ft / 2.13 m
   Ends:   3.00" / 76 mm     92.03 ft / 28.05 m   7.00 ft / 2.13 m
   Upper:   5.00" / 127 mm   170.95 ft / 52.11 m   5.00 ft / 1.52 m
     Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   12.0" / 305 mm   6.00" / 152 mm      10.0" / 254 mm

   - Armoured deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 2.25" / 57 mm
   Forecastle: 1.50" / 38 mm  Quarter deck: 1.50" / 38 mm

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

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 1,726 ihp / 1,288 Kw = 12.00 kts
   Range 1,650nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 389 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   249 - 324

Cost:
   £0.326 million / $1.304 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 458 tons, 11.5 %
      - Guns: 458 tons, 11.5 %
   Armour: 1,464 tons, 36.9 %
      - Belts: 712 tons, 17.9 %
      - Armament: 267 tons, 6.7 %
      - Armour Deck: 432 tons, 10.9 %
      - Conning Tower: 54 tons, 1.4 %
   Machinery: 347 tons, 8.8 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,196 tons, 30.1 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 420 tons, 10.6 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 82 tons, 2.1 %
      - Hull below water: 36 tons
      - Hull above water: 36 tons
      - Above deck: 10 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     4,043 lbs / 1,834 Kg = 9.6 x 9.8 " / 250 mm shells or 1.6 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.23
   Metacentric height 3.0 ft / 0.9 m
   Roll period: 13.4 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.20
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 0.78

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.640 / 0.644
   Length to Beam Ratio: 4.78 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 16.22 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 39 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 76
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  5.00 ft / 1.52 m,  5.00 ft / 1.52 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  5.00 ft / 1.52 m,  5.00 ft / 1.52 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  5.00 ft / 1.52 m,  5.00 ft / 1.52 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  5.00 ft / 1.52 m,  5.00 ft / 1.52 m
      - Average freeboard:      5.00 ft / 1.52 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 66.6 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 42.0 %
   Waterplane Area: 10,980 Square feet or 1,020 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 107 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 111 lbs/sq ft or 544 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.97
      - Longitudinal: 1.25
      - Overall: 1.00
   Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Extremely poor accommodation and workspace room
   Poor seaboat, wet and uncomfortable, reduced performance in heavy weather

- 36 tons for additional damage control and pumps (hull below water)
- 36 tons for climate control (hull above water)
- 10 tons for short range wireless (above deck, installed 1902-3 @10 tons))

Total additional basic refit costs per ship: 10 tons

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Vidopnir, Norse Monitor laid down 1899

Ships: 2. Vidopnir, Vedrfölnir.

Displacement:
   2,996 t light; 3,153 t standard; 3,309 t normal; 3,433 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (256.00 ft / 252.00 ft) x 50.00 ft x (13.00 / 13.43 ft)
   (78.03 m / 76.81 m) x 15.24 m  x (3.96 / 4.09 m)

Armament:
      2 - 12.01" / 305 mm 35.0 cal guns - 811.72lbs / 368.19kg shells, 80 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mount, 1899 Model
     1 x Twin mount on centreline forward
      4 - 3.94" / 100.0 mm 40.0 cal guns - 29.23lbs / 13.26kg shells, 250 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1899 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 raised mounts
      3 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 40.0 cal guns - 5.42lbs / 2.46kg shells, 200 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1899 Model
     3 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm 40.0 cal guns - 1.48lbs / 0.67kg shells, 300 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1899 Model
     4 x Single mounts on centreline, evenly spread
      4 double raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 1,763 lbs / 799 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   11.0" / 279 mm   115.00 ft / 35.05 m   7.00 ft / 2.13 m
   Ends:   3.00" / 76 mm   137.00 ft / 41.76 m   7.00 ft / 2.13 m
   Upper:   5.00" / 127 mm   115.00 ft / 35.05 m   5.00 ft / 1.52 m
     Main Belt covers 70 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   10.0" / 254 mm   9.00" / 229 mm      11.0" / 279 mm
   2nd:   1.00" / 25 mm         -               -
   3rd:   1.00" / 25 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 1.50" / 38 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, 1,995 ihp / 1,488 Kw = 13.00 kts
   Range 2,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 280 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   217 - 283

Cost:
   £0.273 million / $1.091 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 245 tons, 7.4 %
      - Guns: 245 tons, 7.4 %
   Armour: 1,247 tons, 37.7 %
      - Belts: 708 tons, 21.4 %
      - Armament: 217 tons, 6.6 %
      - Armour Deck: 284 tons, 8.6 %
      - Conning Tower: 38 tons, 1.2 %
   Machinery: 314 tons, 9.5 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,045 tons, 31.6 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 313 tons, 9.5 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 145 tons, 4.4 %
      - Hull below water: 30 tons
      - Hull above water: 30 tons
      - Above deck: 85 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     3,783 lbs / 1,716 Kg = 4.4 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 1.4 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.16
   Metacentric height 2.3 ft / 0.7 m
   Roll period: 13.7 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.28
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 0.76

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a ram bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.707 / 0.710
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.04 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 15.87 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 44 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 79
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  5.00 ft / 1.52 m,  5.00 ft / 1.52 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  5.00 ft / 1.52 m,  5.00 ft / 1.52 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  5.00 ft / 1.52 m,  5.00 ft / 1.52 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  5.00 ft / 1.52 m,  5.00 ft / 1.52 m
      - Average freeboard:      5.00 ft / 1.52 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 67.6 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 44.6 %
   Waterplane Area: 10,162 Square feet or 944 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 103 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 94 lbs/sq ft or 460 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.98
      - Longitudinal: 1.19
      - Overall: 1.00
   Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Extremely poor accommodation and workspace room
   Poor seaboat, wet and uncomfortable, reduced performance in heavy weather

- 30 tons for additional damage control and pumps (hull below water)
- 30 tons for climate control (hull above water)
- 10 tons for short range wireless (above deck, installed 1903 @10 tons)
- 25 tons for long range wireless (above deck, installed 1903 @25 tons)
- 25 tons for 1905 fire control (above deck, installed 1907-8 @25 tons)
- 25 tons for 1905 remote sensing devices (above deck, installed 1907-8 @25 tons)

Total additional basic refit costs per ship: 85 tons

Walter

Freki, Norse Monitor laid down 1909

Ships: 2. Freki, Geri.

Displacement:
   6,496 t light; 6,891 t standard; 6,961 t normal; 7,018 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (339.00 ft / 335.00 ft) x 62.00 ft (Bulges 87.00 ft) x (10.45 / 10.56 ft)
   (103.33 m / 102.11 m) x 18.90 m (Bulges 26.52 m)  x (3.19 / 3.22 m)

Armament:
      1 - 15.94" / 405 mm 40.0 cal gun - 1,942.60lbs / 881.15kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading gun in turret on barbette mount, 1909 Model
     1 x Single mount on centreline, aft deck centre
      2 - 12.01" / 305 mm 50.0 cal guns - 916.46lbs / 415.70kg shells, 120 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mount, 1909 Model
     1 x 2-gun mount on centreline, forward deck centre
      2 - 6.10" / 155 mm 50.0 cal guns - 120.28lbs / 54.56kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1909 Model
     2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft
      2 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm 50.0 cal guns - 13.62lbs / 6.18kg shells, 300 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1909 Model
     2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft
      2 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm 50.0 cal guns - 1.63lbs / 0.74kg shells, 400 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1909 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline, aft deck aft
      2 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 4,047 lbs / 1,836 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   6.00" / 152 mm   180.00 ft / 54.86 m   9.45 ft / 2.88 m
   Ends:   2.00" / 51 mm   155.00 ft / 47.24 m   9.45 ft / 2.88 m
     Main Belt covers 83 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   10.0" / 254 mm   6.00" / 152 mm      8.00" / 203 mm
   2nd:   10.0" / 254 mm   6.00" / 152 mm      8.00" / 203 mm
   3rd:   2.00" / 51 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 2.00" / 51 mm
   Forecastle: 1.00" / 25 mm  Quarter deck: 1.00" / 25 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 6.00" / 152 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 683 shp / 509 Kw = 8.00 kts
   Range 1,100nm at 6.50 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 128 tons

Complement:
   380 - 495

Cost:
   £0.612 million / $2.446 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 868 tons, 12.5 %
      - Guns: 868 tons, 12.5 %
   Armour: 1,845 tons, 26.5 %
      - Belts: 605 tons, 8.7 %
      - Armament: 578 tons, 8.3 %
      - Armour Deck: 615 tons, 8.8 %
      - Conning Tower: 47 tons, 0.7 %
   Machinery: 31 tons, 0.4 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,476 tons, 49.9 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 466 tons, 6.7 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 277 tons, 4.0 %
      - Hull below water: 65 tons
      - Hull above water: 65 tons
      - Above deck: 147 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     17,704 lbs / 8,030 Kg = 8.7 x 15.9 " / 405 mm shells or 3.8 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.42
   Metacentric height 4.5 ft / 1.4 m
   Roll period: 17.2 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.37
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.41

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has low quarterdeck ,
     a ram bow and a round stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.800 / 0.798
   Length to Beam Ratio: 3.85 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 18.30 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 16 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 71
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  17.25 ft / 5.26 m,  17.25 ft / 5.26 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  17.25 ft / 5.26 m,  17.25 ft / 5.26 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  17.25 ft / 5.26 m,  17.25 ft / 5.26 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  7.25 ft / 2.21 m,  7.25 ft / 2.21 m
      - Average freeboard:      15.75 ft / 4.80 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 53.7 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 158.0 %
   Waterplane Area: 18,267 Square feet or 1,697 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 120 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 150 lbs/sq ft or 733 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.90
      - Longitudinal: 2.48
      - Overall: 1.00
   Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Excellent accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

- 65 tons for additional damage control and pumps (hull below water)
- 65 tons for climate control (hull above water)
- 10 tons for short range wireless (above deck)
- 25 tons for long range wireless (above deck)
- 87 tons for 1905 fire control (above deck)
- 25 tons for 1905 remote sensing devices (above deck)

Walter

Arvakr, Norse Gunboat laid down 1899
Ships: 4. Arvakr, Alsvidr, Gullfaxi, Grani.

Displacement:
   655 t light; 689 t standard; 782 t normal; 856 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (180.96 ft / 180.00 ft) x 33.00 ft x (8.00 / 8.61 ft)
   (55.16 m / 54.86 m) x 10.06 m  x (2.44 / 2.62 m)

Armament:
      2 - 3.94" / 100.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 30.78lbs / 13.96kg shells, 250 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1899 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      4 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 12.99lbs / 5.89kg shells, 350 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1899 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides, aft evenly spread
      4 - 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
     4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 114 lbs / 52 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   1.25" / 32 mm   117.00 ft / 35.66 m   13.00 ft / 3.96 m
   Ends:   1.25" / 32 mm     63.00 ft / 19.20 m   19.00 ft / 5.79 m
     Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

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

   - Armoured deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 0.70" / 18 mm
   Forecastle: 0.70" / 18 mm  Quarter deck: 0.70" / 18 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 3.00" / 76 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 1,003 ihp / 748 Kw = 13.50 kts
   Range 3,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 167 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   73 - 96

Cost:
   £0.051 million / $0.203 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 21 tons, 2.7 %
      - Guns: 21 tons, 2.7 %
   Armour: 215 tons, 27.5 %
      - Belts: 140 tons, 18.0 %
      - Armament: 13 tons, 1.7 %
      - Armour Deck: 55 tons, 7.1 %
      - Conning Tower: 5 tons, 0.7 %
   Machinery: 158 tons, 20.2 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 207 tons, 26.4 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 127 tons, 16.2 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 55 tons, 7.0 %
      - Hull below water: 10 tons
      - Hull above water: 10 tons
      - Above deck: 35 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     1,178 lbs / 534 Kg = 38.6 x 3.9 " / 100 mm shells or 0.7 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.31
   Metacentric height 1.5 ft / 0.5 m
   Roll period: 11.2 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.08
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.19

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.576 / 0.586
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.45 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 13.42 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 84
   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:   15.00 %,  11.00 ft / 3.35 m,  11.00 ft / 3.35 m
      - Forward deck:   20.00 %,  11.00 ft / 3.35 m,  11.00 ft / 3.35 m
      - Aft deck:   50.00 %,  5.00 ft / 1.52 m,  5.00 ft / 1.52 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  5.00 ft / 1.52 m,  5.00 ft / 1.52 m
      - Average freeboard:      7.10 ft / 2.16 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 77.6 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 74.4 %
   Waterplane Area: 4,248 Square feet or 395 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 122 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 39 lbs/sq ft or 191 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.96
      - Longitudinal: 1.38
      - Overall: 1.00
   Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Cramped accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

- 10 tons for additional damage control and pumps (hull below water)
- 10 tons for climate control (hull above water)
- 10 tons for short range wireless (above deck, installed 1903 @10 tons)
- 25 tons for long range wireless (above deck, installed 1903 @25 tons)

Total additional basic refit costs per ship: 35 tons

Walter

Sleipnir, Norse Gunboat laid down 1904
Ships: 6. Sleipnir, Blodughofi, Falhofnir, gisl, Glad, Glær.

Displacement:
   809 t light; 854 t standard; 979 t normal; 1,079 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (200.96 ft / 200.00 ft) x 36.00 ft x (8.50 / 9.19 ft)
   (61.25 m / 60.96 m) x 10.97 m  x (2.59 / 2.80 m)

Armament:
      1 - 6.10" / 155 mm 50.0 cal gun - 120.28lbs / 54.56kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing gun in deck and hoist mount, 1904 Model
     1 x Single mount on centreline, forward deck forward
      1 - 3.94" / 100.0 mm 50.0 cal gun - 32.30lbs / 14.65kg shells, 250 per gun
     Quick firing gun in deck and hoist mount, 1904 Model
     1 x Single mount on centreline, aft deck aft
      4 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm 50.0 cal guns - 13.62lbs / 6.18kg shells, 350 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1904 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft
      4 - 0.30" / 7.7 mm 87.0 cal guns - 0.02lbs / 0.01kg shells, 1,000 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1904 Model
     4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 207 lbs / 94 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   1.25" / 32 mm   200.00 ft / 60.96 m   18.50 ft / 5.64 m
     Main Belt covers 154 % of normal length

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

   - Armoured deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 0.75" / 19 mm
   Forecastle: 0.75" / 19 mm  Quarter deck: 0.75" / 19 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 3.00" / 76 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 957 shp / 714 Kw = 13.00 kts
   Range 3,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 226 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   86 - 113

Cost:
   £0.064 million / $0.256 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 63 tons, 6.5 %
      - Guns: 63 tons, 6.5 %
   Armour: 262 tons, 26.8 %
      - Belts: 171 tons, 17.5 %
      - Armament: 14 tons, 1.4 %
      - Armour Deck: 71 tons, 7.2 %
      - Conning Tower: 6 tons, 0.7 %
   Machinery: 95 tons, 9.7 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 334 tons, 34.1 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 170 tons, 17.4 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 55 tons, 5.6 %
      - Hull below water: 10 tons
      - Hull above water: 10 tons
      - Above deck: 35 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     2,545 lbs / 1,154 Kg = 22.4 x 6.1 " / 155 mm shells or 1.3 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.41
   Metacentric height 2.0 ft / 0.6 m
   Roll period: 10.8 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.30
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.560 / 0.571
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.56 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 14.14 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 44 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   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 %,  11.00 ft / 3.35 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
      - Forward deck:   40.00 %,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
      - Aft deck:   25.00 %,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
      - Average freeboard:      10.08 ft / 3.07 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 56.4 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 112.3 %
   Waterplane Area: 5,072 Square feet or 471 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 136 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 52 lbs/sq ft or 253 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.89
      - Longitudinal: 2.68
      - Overall: 1.00
   Excellent 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

- 10 tons for additional damage control and pumps (hull below water)
- 10 tons for climate control (hull above water)
- 10 tons for short range wireless (above deck)
- 25 tons for long range wireless (above deck)

Walter

RGB-1 class, Norse River Gunboat laid down 1900
Ships: 80. Numbered RGB-1 to RGB-80.

Displacement:
   41 t light; 44 t standard; 45 t normal; 46 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (80.00 ft / 80.00 ft) x 14.00 ft x (1.75 / 1.78 ft)
   (24.38 m / 24.38 m) x 4.27 m  x (0.53 / 0.54 m)

Armament:
      1 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm 45.0 cal gun - 12.99lbs / 5.89kg shells, 300 per gun
     Quick firing gun in deck and hoist mount, 1900 Model
     1 x Single mount on centreline, forward deck forward
      5 - 0.30" / 7.7 mm 87.0 cal guns - 0.02lbs / 0.01kg shells, 1,000 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1900 Model
     1 x Single mount on centreline, aft deck aft
     4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 13 lbs / 6 kg

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 1 shaft, 36 ihp / 27 Kw = 8.00 kts
   Range 1,000nm at 4.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 2 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   8 - 11

Cost:
   £0.004 million / $0.015 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 4 tons, 9.1 %
      - Guns: 4 tons, 9.1 %
   Machinery: 6 tons, 12.5 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 21 tons, 46.8 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4 tons, 9.2 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 10 tons, 22.3 %
      - Hull below water: 5 tons
      - Hull above water: 5 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     86 lbs / 39 Kg = 6.7 x 3.0 " / 75 mm shells or 0.2 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.37
   Metacentric height 0.5 ft / 0.1 m
   Roll period: 8.7 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.24
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.07

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.800 / 0.801
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.71 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 8.94 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 39 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 66
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  3.75 ft / 1.14 m,  3.50 ft / 1.07 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  3.50 ft / 1.07 m,  3.50 ft / 1.07 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  3.50 ft / 1.07 m,  3.50 ft / 1.07 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  3.50 ft / 1.07 m,  3.50 ft / 1.07 m
      - Average freeboard:      3.52 ft / 1.07 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 97.0 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 82.1 %
   Waterplane Area: 985 Square feet or 92 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 129 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 19 lbs/sq ft or 95 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.94
      - Longitudinal: 1.82
      - Overall: 1.00
   Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Cramped accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

- 5 tons for additional damage control and pumps (hull below water)
- 5 tons for climate control (hull above water)

Walter

RGB-81 class, Norse River Gunboat laid down 1906
Ships: 20. Numbered RGB-81 to RGB-100.

Displacement:
   101 t light; 106 t standard; 108 t normal; 109 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (100.00 ft / 100.00 ft) x 16.50 ft x (2.75 / 2.79 ft)
   (30.48 m / 30.48 m) x 5.03 m  x (0.84 / 0.85 m)

Armament:
      1 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm 50.0 cal gun - 13.62lbs / 6.18kg shells, 300 per gun
     Quick firing gun in deck and hoist mount, 1906 Model
     1 x Single mount on centreline, forward deck forward
      5 - 0.59" / 15.0 mm 90.0 cal guns - 0.11lbs / 0.05kg shells, 800 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1906 Model
     3 x Single mounts on centreline ends, majority aft
      2 raised mounts - superfiring
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      2 double raised mounts
      18 - 0.26" / 6.5 mm 115.0 cal guns - 0.01lbs / 0.00kg shells, 1,200 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1906 Model
     6 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      6 raised mounts - superfiring
     12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      6 double raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 14 lbs / 7 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   0.80" / 20 mm   100.00 ft / 30.48 m   6.35 ft / 1.94 m
     Main Belt covers 154 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   1.50" / 38 mm         -               -

   - Protected deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 0.80" / 20 mm
   Forecastle: 0.80" / 20 mm  Quarter deck: 0.80" / 20 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 0.80" / 20 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 1 shaft, 56 shp / 42 Kw = 8.00 kts
   Range 1,000nm at 4.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 4 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   16 - 21

Cost:
   £0.006 million / $0.026 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 6 tons, 5.8 %
      - Guns: 6 tons, 5.8 %
   Armour: 45 tons, 41.6 %
      - Belts: 19 tons, 17.5 %
      - Armament: 3 tons, 3.1 %
      - Armour Deck: 22 tons, 20.7 %
      - Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.4 %
   Machinery: 4 tons, 3.7 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 36 tons, 33.3 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 7 tons, 6.3 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 10 tons, 9.3 %
      - Hull below water: 5 tons
      - Hull above water: 5 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     342 lbs / 155 Kg = 26.6 x 3.0 " / 75 mm shells or 0.7 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.33
   Metacentric height 0.6 ft / 0.2 m
   Roll period: 9.3 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 75 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.15
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.10

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.830 / 0.831
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.06 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 10.00 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 36 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 68
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  4.60 ft / 1.40 m,  3.60 ft / 1.10 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  3.60 ft / 1.10 m,  3.60 ft / 1.10 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  3.60 ft / 1.10 m,  3.60 ft / 1.10 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  3.60 ft / 1.10 m,  4.00 ft / 1.22 m
      - Average freeboard:      3.71 ft / 1.13 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 43.9 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 64.0 %
   Waterplane Area: 1,493 Square feet or 139 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 127 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 22 lbs/sq ft or 106 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.97
      - Longitudinal: 1.24
      - Overall: 1.00
   Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Cramped accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

- 5 tons for additional damage control and pumps (hull below water)
- 5 tons for climate control (hull above water)