Protected & Scout Cruisers

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With just 27kts speed & 6000nm range, C14 is a Colonial Armored Gunboat
(27kts is the speed of the Colonial Cruisers)

CAGB3000, Byzantine Empire C14- Colonial Armored Gun Boat laid down 1930

1930 => Nustha - Neshie - Narhut - Nosiak
1931 => Nolter - Nulkuk - Nharvu - Nokilo

Displacement:
    3 000 t light; 3 163 t standard; 3 414 t normal; 3 616 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
    (409,95 ft / 406,82 ft) x 47,83 ft x (12,53 / 13,08 ft)
    (124,95 m / 124,00 m) x 14,58 m  x (3,82 / 3,99 m)

Armament:
      4 - 7,52" / 191 mm 45,0 cal guns - 200,00lbs / 90,72kg shells, 110 per gun
      Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1930 Model
      4 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
        2 raised mounts - superfiring
      6 - 4,02" / 102 mm 45,0 cal guns - 33,00lbs / 14,97kg shells, 280 per gun
      Dual purpose guns in deck mounts, 1932 Model
      6 x Single mounts on sides, forward evenly spread
      8 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm 39,0 cal guns - 2,01lbs / 0,91kg shells, 1 600 per gun
      Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1930 Model
      4 x 2-gun mounts on side ends, evenly spread
        4 raised mounts
      8 - 0,50" / 12,7 mm 62,0 cal guns - 0,07lbs / 0,03kg shells, 3 000 per gun
      Machine guns in deck mounts, 1930 Model
      4 x 2-gun mounts on sides, forward evenly spread
        4 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 1 015 lbs / 460 kg

Armour:
  - Belts:        Width (max)    Length (avg)        Height (avg)
    Main:    3,15" / 80 mm    269,03 ft / 82,00 m    9,84 ft / 3,00 m
    Ends:    1,18" / 30 mm    134,51 ft / 41,00 m    7,87 ft / 2,40 m
      3,28 ft / 1,00 m Unarmoured ends
      Main Belt covers 102 % of normal length

  - Gun armour:    Face (max)    Other gunhouse (avg)    Barbette/hoist (max)
    Main:    2,76" / 70 mm    1,18" / 30 mm        1,77" / 45 mm
    2nd:    0,39" / 10 mm          -                  -
    3rd:    0,24" / 6 mm          -                  -
    4th:    0,24" / 6 mm          -                  -

  - Armoured deck - single deck:
    For and Aft decks: 1,38" / 35 mm
    Forecastle: 0,79" / 20 mm  Quarter deck: 0,79" / 20 mm

  - Conning towers: Forward 3,15" / 80 mm, Aft 1,18" / 30 mm

Machinery:
    Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
    Geared drive, 4 shafts, 26 120 shp / 19 486 Kw = 27,00 kts
    Range 6 000nm at 12,00 kts
    Bunker at max displacement = 453 tons

Complement:
    223 - 290

Cost:
    £1,283 million / $5,133 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
    Armament: 266 tons, 7,8 %
      - Guns: 266 tons, 7,8 %
    Armour: 779 tons, 22,8 %
      - Belts: 392 tons, 11,5 %
      - Armament: 60 tons, 1,8 %
      - Armour Deck: 306 tons, 9,0 %
      - Conning Towers: 21 tons, 0,6 %
    Machinery: 792 tons, 23,2 %
    Hull, fittings & equipment: 1 068 tons, 31,3 %
    Fuel, ammunition & stores: 415 tons, 12,2 %
    Miscellaneous weights: 95 tons, 2,8 %
      - Hull below water: 15 tons
      - Hull above water: 3 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 26 tons
      - Above deck: 51 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
    Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
      3 332 lbs / 1 511 Kg = 15,7 x 7,5 " / 191 mm shells or 1,0 torpedoes
    Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,05
    Metacentric height 1,8 ft / 0,6 m
    Roll period: 14,9 seconds
    Steadiness    - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
            - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,73
    Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,01

Hull form characteristics:
    Hull has raised forecastle, rise forward of midbreak,
      a normal bow and a cruiser stern
    Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,490 / 0,497
    Length to Beam Ratio: 8,50 : 1
    'Natural speed' for length: 20,17 kts
    Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
    Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 70
    Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 8,00 degrees
    Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
    Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
                Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:    17,50 %,  22,21 ft / 6,77 m,  18,37 ft / 5,60 m
      - Forward deck:    33,50 %,  18,04 ft / 5,50 m,  14,76 ft / 4,50 m
      - Aft deck:    33,50 %,  14,44 ft / 4,40 m,  12,47 ft / 3,80 m
      - Quarter deck:    15,50 %,  12,47 ft / 3,80 m,  13,12 ft / 4,00 m
      - Average freeboard:        15,47 ft / 4,71 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
    Space    - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 101,2 %
        - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 163,8 %
    Waterplane Area: 12 849 Square feet or 1 194 Square metres
    Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 103 %
    Structure weight / hull surface area: 63 lbs/sq ft or 307 Kg/sq metre
    Hull strength (Relative):
        - Cross-sectional: 0,71
        - Longitudinal: 1,24
        - Overall: 0,75
    Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
    Excellent accommodation and workspace room
    Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

AD
25t for Long Range Marconi
26t for top mast rangefinder - FC1924
OD
16t for 2 x 2 TT x 21" HW
10t reserved for new materials, armaments.
AW
Climatisation
BW
15t for additionnal pumps