Protected Cruisers

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Order of Battle

Suma class (1892)
Suma, SUNK 1912
Akashi, SUNK 1912

Takasago class (1896)
Takasago, DMG 5%, ARMY CONTROLLED 
Yoshino, DMG 5% , SUNK
Kasagi, DMG 5%, ARMY CONTROLLED
Chitose, DMG 5% , SUNK

Chikuma class (1903)
Chikuma
Unnamed
Unnamed, DMG 66%
Unnamed, DMG 66%

Agano class (1910)
Agano
Yakumo

Improved Agano class (1912)
Akashi
Suma

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Suma
Akashi



Suma class, Japan Cruiser laid down 1892

Displacement:
   2,700 t light; 2,818 t standard; 3,226 t normal; 3,553 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (300.00 ft / 300.00 ft) x 41.00 ft x (17.00 / 18.34 ft)
   (91.44 m / 91.44 m) x 12.50 m  x (5.18 / 5.59 m)

Armament:
      2 - 6.00" / 152 mm 45.0 cal guns - 108.92lbs / 49.41kg shells, 140 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1892 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      6 - 5.00" / 127 mm 45.0 cal guns - 63.03lbs / 28.59kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1892 Model
     6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 45.0 cal guns - 13.62lbs / 6.18kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1892 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 650 lbs / 295 kg

Armour:
   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   3.00" / 76 mm   1.00" / 25 mm            -
   2nd:   1.00" / 25 mm         -               -

   - Protected deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 1.00" / 25 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 1.00" / 25 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 8,822 ihp / 6,581 Kw = 20.00 kts
   Range 5,150nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 735 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   213 - 278

Cost:
   £0.346 million / $1.385 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 99 tons, 3.1 %
      - Guns: 99 tons, 3.1 %
   Armour: 168 tons, 5.2 %
      - Armament: 34 tons, 1.1 %
      - Armour Deck: 129 tons, 4.0 %
      - Conning Tower: 5 tons, 0.1 %
   Machinery: 1,576 tons, 48.9 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 817 tons, 25.3 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 526 tons, 16.3 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 40 tons, 1.2 %
      - On freeboard deck: 40 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     1,409 lbs / 639 Kg = 13.0 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 0.4 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.80
   Metacentric height 3.4 ft / 1.0 m
   Roll period: 9.3 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.14
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.29

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.540 / 0.551
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7.32 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 17.32 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 55
   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 %,  11.00 ft / 3.35 m,  11.00 ft / 3.35 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  11.00 ft / 3.35 m,  11.00 ft / 3.35 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  11.00 ft / 3.35 m,  11.00 ft / 3.35 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  11.00 ft / 3.35 m,  11.00 ft / 3.35 m
      - Average freeboard:      11.00 ft / 3.35 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 167.6 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 83.7 %
   Waterplane Area: 8,504 Square feet or 790 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 83 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 65 lbs/sq ft or 316 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.93
      - Longitudinal: 1.86
      - Overall: 1.00
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Cramped accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

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Takasago
Yoshino
Kasagi
Chitose



Takasago class, Japan Cruiser laid down 1896

Displacement:
   4,303 t light; 4,510 t standard; 5,012 t normal; 5,414 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (390.00 ft / 390.00 ft) x 49.00 ft x (17.00 / 18.07 ft)
   (118.87 m / 118.87 m) x 14.94 m  x (5.18 / 5.51 m)

Armament:
      2 - 8.00" / 203 mm 45.0 cal guns - 258.18lbs / 117.11kg shells, 140 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1896 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      10 - 5.00" / 127 mm 45.0 cal guns - 63.03lbs / 28.59kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1896 Model
     10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      12 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 45.0 cal guns - 13.62lbs / 6.18kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1896 Model
     12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 1,310 lbs / 594 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   2.00" / 51 mm   370.00 ft / 112.78 m   10.00 ft / 3.05 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 146 % of normal length

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

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

   - Conning towers: Forward 1.00" / 25 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 10,477 ihp / 7,816 Kw = 20.00 kts
   Range 5,100nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 905 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   297 - 387

Cost:
   £0.506 million / $2.025 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 268 tons, 5.3 %
      - Guns: 268 tons, 5.3 %
   Armour: 783 tons, 15.6 %
      - Belts: 288 tons, 5.8 %
      - Armament: 87 tons, 1.7 %
      - Armour Deck: 401 tons, 8.0 %
      - Conning Tower: 6 tons, 0.1 %
   Machinery: 1,922 tons, 38.4 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,330 tons, 26.5 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 709 tons, 14.1 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     2,820 lbs / 1,279 Kg = 11.0 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 0.7 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.63
   Metacentric height 3.9 ft / 1.2 m
   Roll period: 10.5 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.23
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.29

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.540 / 0.549
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7.96 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19.75 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 55
   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 %,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  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:      10.00 ft / 3.05 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 140.8 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 84.7 %
   Waterplane Area: 13,212 Square feet or 1,227 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 92 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 79 lbs/sq ft or 384 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.99
      - Longitudinal: 1.10
      - Overall: 1.00
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Cramped accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

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4 Built

Chikuma class, Japan Cruiser laid down 1903

Displacement:
   4,000 t light; 4,190 t standard; 4,760 t normal; 5,216 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (402.47 ft / 400.00 ft) x 49.00 ft x (17.00 / 18.22 ft)
   (122.67 m / 121.92 m) x 14.94 m  x (5.18 / 5.55 m)

Armament:
      2 - 8.00" / 203 mm 45.0 cal guns - 258.18lbs / 117.11kg shells, 170 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1903 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      8 - 5.00" / 127 mm 45.0 cal guns - 63.03lbs / 28.59kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1903 Model
     8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 45.0 cal guns - 13.62lbs / 6.18kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1903 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 1,075 lbs / 488 kg
      Main Torpedoes
      4 - 18.0" / 457 mm, 0.00 ft / 0.00 m torpedoes - 0.000 t each, 0.000 t total
   In 1 sets of deck mounted carriage/fixed tubes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   2.00" / 51 mm   352.00 ft / 107.29 m   10.00 ft / 3.05 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 135 % of normal length

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

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

   - Conning towers: Forward 1.00" / 25 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 11,954 ihp / 8,918 Kw = 21.00 kts
   Range 7,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,026 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   286 - 372

Cost:
   £0.462 million / $1.846 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 220 tons, 4.6 %
      - Guns: 220 tons, 4.6 %
   Armour: 690 tons, 14.5 %
      - Belts: 278 tons, 5.8 %
      - Armament: 48 tons, 1.0 %
      - Armour Deck: 358 tons, 7.5 %
      - Conning Tower: 6 tons, 0.1 %
   Machinery: 1,760 tons, 37.0 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,139 tons, 23.9 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 760 tons, 16.0 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 190 tons, 4.0 %
      - On freeboard deck: 140 tons
      - Above deck: 50 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     2,559 lbs / 1,161 Kg = 10.0 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 0.7 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.51
   Metacentric height 3.5 ft / 1.1 m
   Roll period: 11.1 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.22
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.32

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.500 / 0.511
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8.16 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.00 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 54
   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:   30.00 %,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  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:      10.48 ft / 3.19 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 135.1 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 87.0 %
   Waterplane Area: 13,059 Square feet or 1,213 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 93 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 66 lbs/sq ft or 324 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.88
      - Longitudinal: 1.02
      - Overall: 0.90
   Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Cramped accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

50t -  Long and short-range wireless
10t - 4 x 18" torpedo tubes
40t - 2 x extra boats
90t - Marine accommodations and acclimatization


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A refit of the Chikumas. Fire control added, 3" guns swapped out for 2" rotaries, torpedoes upgraded to 21" triples. Extra boats and marine accommodations removed. Extra wireless, observation balloon, flagship/SIGINT facilities, and liaison officer accommodations added.

Designed primarily to be a liaison cruiser, to allow for greater integration between the Japanese fleet and an allied (ie Aztec) fleet. Secondary missions include colonial flagship, signals intelligence (SIGINT) collection platform, raiding, and diplomatic dispatch.

Chikuma class, Japan Cruiser laid down 1903

Displacement:
   4,000 t light; 4,190 t standard; 4,760 t normal; 5,216 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (402.47 ft / 400.00 ft) x 49.00 ft x (17.00 / 18.22 ft)
   (122.67 m / 121.92 m) x 14.94 m  x (5.18 / 5.55 m)

Armament:
      2 - 8.00" / 203 mm 45.0 cal guns - 258.18lbs / 117.11kg shells, 170 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1903 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      8 - 5.00" / 127 mm 45.0 cal guns - 63.03lbs / 28.59kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1903 Model
     8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      12 - 2.00" / 50.8 mm 45.0 cal guns - 4.03lbs / 1.83kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1903 Model
     4 x Triple mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 1,069 lbs / 485 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   2.00" / 51 mm   352.00 ft / 107.29 m   10.00 ft / 3.05 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 135 % of normal length

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

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

   - Conning towers: Forward 1.00" / 25 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 11,954 ihp / 8,918 Kw = 21.00 kts
   Range 7,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,026 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   286 - 372

Cost:
   £0.462 million / $1.846 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 231 tons, 4.9 %
      - Guns: 231 tons, 4.9 %
   Armour: 689 tons, 14.5 %
      - Belts: 277 tons, 5.8 %
      - Armament: 48 tons, 1.0 %
      - Armour Deck: 358 tons, 7.5 %
      - Conning Tower: 6 tons, 0.1 %
   Machinery: 1,760 tons, 37.0 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,130 tons, 23.7 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 760 tons, 16.0 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 190 tons, 4.0 %
      - On freeboard deck: 140 tons
      - Above deck: 50 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     2,581 lbs / 1,171 Kg = 10.1 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 0.7 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.52
   Metacentric height 3.5 ft / 1.1 m
   Roll period: 11.0 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.21
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.32

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.500 / 0.511
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8.16 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.00 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 53
   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:   30.00 %,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  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:      10.48 ft / 3.19 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 135.1 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 87.0 %
   Waterplane Area: 13,059 Square feet or 1,213 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 93 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 67 lbs/sq ft or 325 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.89
      - Longitudinal: 1.02
      - Overall: 0.90
   Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Cramped accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

50t - 2 x LR Wireless
20t - 6 x 21" Torpedo Tubes
20t - Observation balloon
50t - Flagship/SIGINT Facilities
30t - Liaison Officer Accommodations
20t - Fire Control

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2 Built

Agano class, Japan Cruiser laid down 1910

Displacement:
   3,700 t light; 3,923 t standard; 4,760 t normal; 5,430 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (400.00 ft / 400.00 ft) x 49.00 ft x (17.00 / 18.80 ft)
   (121.92 m / 121.92 m) x 14.94 m  x (5.18 / 5.73 m)

Armament:
      4 - 8.00" / 203 mm 45.0 cal guns - 258.18lbs / 117.11kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1910 Model
     2 x Twin mounts on centreline, evenly spread
      8 - 5.00" / 127 mm 45.0 cal guns - 63.03lbs / 28.59kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1910 Model
     8 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 1,537 lbs / 697 kg
      Main Torpedoes
      4 - 18.0" / 457 mm, 0.00 ft / 0.00 m torpedoes - 0.000 t each, 0.000 t total
   In 2 sets of deck mounted side rotating tubes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   2.00" / 51 mm   230.00 ft / 70.10 m   14.00 ft / 4.27 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 88 % of normal length

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

   - Armoured deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 2.00" / 51 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 20,168 shp / 15,045 Kw = 24.00 kts
   Range 5,400nm at 14.00 kts (11,500nm at 10 kts)
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,507 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   286 - 372

Cost:
   £0.377 million / $1.510 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 308 tons, 6.5 %
      - Guns: 308 tons, 6.5 %
   Armour: 798 tons, 16.8 %
      - Belts: 276 tons, 5.8 %
      - Armament: 164 tons, 3.4 %
      - Armour Deck: 358 tons, 7.5 %
   Machinery: 908 tons, 19.1 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,466 tons, 30.8 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,060 tons, 22.3 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 220 tons, 4.6 %
      - Hull above water: 70 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 150 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     5,766 lbs / 2,616 Kg = 22.5 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 1.3 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.19
   Metacentric height 2.4 ft / 0.7 m
   Roll period: 13.4 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 74 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.66
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.32

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.500 / 0.516
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8.16 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.00 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 56
   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:   30.00 %,  17.00 ft / 5.18 m,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Aft deck:   25.00 %,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Average freeboard:      15.24 ft / 4.65 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 88.0 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 130.4 %
   Waterplane Area: 13,059 Square feet or 1,213 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 119 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 78 lbs/sq ft or 382 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.83
      - Longitudinal: 1.73
      - Overall: 0.90
   Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
   Adequate 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

70t - FC +  Long-range wireless
10t - 4 x 18" torpedo tubes
40t - 2 x extra boats
100t - Marine accommodations and acclimatization

[Desertfox]

Improved Agano class, Japan Cruiser laid down 1912

Displacement:
   3,999 t light; 4,225 t standard; 4,872 t normal; 5,390 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (400.00 ft / 400.00 ft) x 49.00 ft x (17.40 / 18.79 ft)
   (121.92 m / 121.92 m) x 14.94 m  x (5.30 / 5.73 m)

Armament:
      4 - 8.00" / 203 mm 45.0 cal guns - 258.18lbs / 117.11kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1912 Model
     2 x Twin mounts on centreline, evenly spread
      8 - 5.00" / 127 mm 45.0 cal guns - 63.03lbs / 28.59kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1912 Model
     8 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 1,537 lbs / 697 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   2.00" / 51 mm   240.00 ft / 73.15 m   14.00 ft / 4.27 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 92 % of normal length

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

   - Armoured deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 2.00" / 51 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 20,456 shp / 15,260 Kw = 24.00 kts
   Range 4,490nm at 14.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,165 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   291 - 379

Cost:
   £0.385 million / $1.541 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 308 tons, 6.3 %
      - Guns: 308 tons, 6.3 %
   Armour: 808 tons, 16.6 %
      - Belts: 286 tons, 5.9 %
      - Armament: 164 tons, 3.4 %
      - Armour Deck: 358 tons, 7.3 %
   Machinery: 888 tons, 18.2 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,475 tons, 30.3 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 873 tons, 17.9 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 520 tons, 10.7 %
      - Hull below water: 400 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 50 tons
      - Above deck: 70 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     5,699 lbs / 2,585 Kg = 22.3 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 1.2 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.24
   Metacentric height 2.5 ft / 0.8 m
   Roll period: 12.9 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.61
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.32

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.500 / 0.512
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8.16 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.00 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 (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   30.00 %,  17.00 ft / 5.18 m,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Aft deck:   25.00 %,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Average freeboard:      15.24 ft / 4.65 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 92.0 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 128.1 %
   Waterplane Area: 13,059 Square feet or 1,213 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 114 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 78 lbs/sq ft or 382 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.83
      - Longitudinal: 1.74
      - Overall: 0.90
   Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
   Adequate 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

70t - FC +  Long-range wireless
10t - 4 x 18" torpedo tubes
40t - 2 x extra boats
400t - Out-of-Port Resupply