Cruisers

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Desertfox

NSS Olympia
NSS Phoenix SUNK
NSS Sydney SUNK
NSS Anchorage
NSS New Amsterdam SUNK

Note: Engines simed as 1905 to accurately sim historical Olympias.

Olympia class, New Switzerland Protected Cruiser laid down 1891 (Engine 1905)
"We don't run from the end of the world. We CHARGE!" Schlock

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Desertfox

NSS Honolulu
NSS Pearl Harbor

Honolulu class, New Switzerland (ex ACM) Heavy Cruiser laid down 1899 (Engine 1907)

Displacement:
   5,450 t light; 5,738 t standard; 7,069 t normal; 8,133 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   420.00 ft / 420.00 ft x 59.00 ft x 19.20 ft (normal load)
   128.02 m / 128.02 m x 17.98 m  x 5.85 m

Armament:
      4 - 8.00" / 203 mm guns (2x2 guns), 256.00lbs / 116.12kg shells, 1899 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, evenly spread
      8 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1899 Model
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
     on side, all amidships
      4 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1899 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
      4 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1899 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 2,016 lbs / 915 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 120
   4 - 19.7" / 500.38 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   5.00" / 127 mm   320.00 ft / 97.54 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
   Ends:   3.00" / 76 mm     70.00 ft / 21.34 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
     30.00 ft / 9.14 m Unarmoured ends
     Main Belt covers 117 % of normal length

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

   - Armour deck: 1.00" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 3.00" / 76 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 25,956 shp / 19,363 Kw = 24.00 kts
   Range 12,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 2,395 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   385 - 501

Cost:
   £0.630 million / $2.518 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 252 tons, 3.6 %
   Armour: 1,170 tons, 16.5 %
      - Belts: 595 tons, 8.4 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 240 tons, 3.4 %
      - Armour Deck: 311 tons, 4.4 %
      - Conning Tower: 24 tons, 0.3 %
   Machinery: 1,622 tons, 23.0 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,376 tons, 33.6 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,618 tons, 22.9 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 30 tons, 0.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     8,000 lbs / 3,629 Kg = 31.3 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 1.3 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.38
   Metacentric height 4.0 ft / 1.2 m
   Roll period: 12.4 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.32
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.22

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.520
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7.12 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.49 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      19.00 ft / 5.79 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Mid (50 %):      15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Stern:      15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Average freeboard:   15.32 ft / 4.67 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 102.3 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 112.6 %
   Waterplane Area: 16,816 Square feet or 1,562 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 95 lbs/sq ft or 462 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.94
      - Longitudinal: 1.72
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

"We don't run from the end of the world. We CHARGE!" Schlock

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Desertfox

NSS Launceston
NSS Melbourne

Launceston class, New Switzerland  Cruiser laid down 1904 (Engine 1909)

Displacement:
   4,640 t light; 4,879 t standard; 5,876 t normal; 6,674 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   470.00 ft / 470.00 ft x 49.00 ft x 19.00 ft (normal load)
   143.26 m / 143.26 m x 14.94 m  x 5.79 m

Armament:
      4 - 8.00" / 203 mm guns in single mounts, 256.00lbs / 116.12kg shells, 1904 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
      10 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1904 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships
      8 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1904 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
      4 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1904 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 1,360 lbs / 617 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 150
   8 - 18.0" / 457.2 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   4.00" / 102 mm   400.00 ft / 121.92 m   9.00 ft / 2.74 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 131 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   4.00" / 102 mm   2.00" / 51 mm      2.00" / 51 mm
   2nd:   1.00" / 25 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 1.00" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 24,713 shp / 18,436 Kw = 25.00 kts
   Range 12,050nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,795 tons (70% coal)

Complement:
   335 - 436

Cost:
   £0.473 million / $1.893 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 170 tons, 2.9 %
   Armour: 978 tons, 16.6 %
      - Belts: 576 tons, 9.8 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 98 tons, 1.7 %
      - Armour Deck: 276 tons, 4.7 %
      - Conning Tower: 28 tons, 0.5 %
   Machinery: 1,200 tons, 20.4 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,143 tons, 36.5 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,236 tons, 21.0 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 2.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     7,530 lbs / 3,416 Kg = 29.4 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 1.3 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.23
   Metacentric height 2.5 ft / 0.8 m
   Roll period: 13.0 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.58
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.52

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.470
   Length to Beam Ratio: 9.59 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 21.68 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 46
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      24.00 ft / 7.32 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   17.00 ft / 5.18 m
      - Mid (50 %):      15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Stern:      15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Average freeboard:   16.26 ft / 4.96 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 91.9 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 108.2 %
   Waterplane Area: 14,940 Square feet or 1,388 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 120 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 85 lbs/sq ft or 417 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.95
      - Longitudinal: 1.61
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
"We don't run from the end of the world. We CHARGE!" Schlock

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Desertfox

#3
NSS Aurora
NSS Atlantis
NSS Active
NSS Avenger

Aurora class, New Switzerland Cruiser laid down 1907 (Engine 1909)

Displacement:
   5,505 t light; 5,807 t standard; 7,792 t normal; 9,381 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   540.00 ft / 540.00 ft x 54.00 ft x 19.90 ft (normal load)
   164.59 m / 164.59 m x 16.46 m  x 6.07 m

Armament:
     8 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (4x2 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1907 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
     4 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1907 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships
     8 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1907 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 1,008 lbs / 457 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 250
   6 - 19.7" / 500.38 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
  - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   4.00" / 102 mm   320.00 ft / 97.54 m   9.00 ft / 2.74 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 91 % of normal length

  - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   1.00" / 25 mm   0.50" / 13 mm      0.50" / 13 mm

  - Armour deck: 1.00" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 37,703 shp / 28,126 Kw = 27.00 kts
   Range 10,500nm at 15.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 3,574 tons

Complement:
   414 - 539

Cost:
   £0.538 million / $2.154 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 126 tons, 1.6 %
   Armour: 893 tons, 11.5 %
      - Belts: 486 tons, 6.2 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 23 tons, 0.3 %
      - Armour Deck: 350 tons, 4.5 %
      - Conning Tower: 34 tons, 0.4 %
   Machinery: 1,714 tons, 22.0 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,663 tons, 34.2 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,287 tons, 29.4 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 110 tons, 1.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     11,402 lbs / 5,172 Kg = 105.6 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.6 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.43
   Metacentric height 3.7 ft / 1.1 m
   Roll period: 11.8 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.29
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.51

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.470
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23.24 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 47
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      25.00 ft / 7.62 m
      - Forecastle (25 %):   17.00 ft / 5.18 m
      - Mid (50 %):      17.00 ft / 5.18 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Stern:      12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Average freeboard:   16.93 ft / 5.16 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 86.8 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 125.1 %
   Waterplane Area: 18,917 Square feet or 1,757 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 143 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 86 lbs/sq ft or 421 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.97
      - Longitudinal: 1.30
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

"We don't run from the end of the world. We CHARGE!" Schlock

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Tanthalas

#4
USNSS Adventure
USNSS Audacity


Adventure class, New Switzerland Cruiser laid down 1910 (Engine 1909)

Displacement:
   5,750 t light; 6,072 t standard; 8,106 t normal; 9,732 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   540.00 ft / 540.00 ft x 54.00 ft x 20.70 ft (normal load)
   164.59 m / 164.59 m x 16.46 m  x 6.31 m

Armament:
      5 - 8.00" / 203 mm guns in single mounts, 256.00lbs / 116.12kg shells, 1907 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on centreline, evenly spread, 3 raised mounts
      4 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1907 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships
   Weight of broadside 1,408 lbs / 639 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 200
   6 - 19.7" / 500.38 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   4.00" / 102 mm   320.00 ft / 97.54 m   9.00 ft / 2.74 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 91 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   1.00" / 25 mm   0.50" / 13 mm      0.50" / 13 mm

   - Armour deck: 1.00" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   No drive to shaft, 4 shafts, 38,635 shp / 28,822 Kw = 27.00 kts
   Range 10,500nm at 15.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 3,660 tons

Complement:
   426 - 555

Cost:
   £0.595 million / $2.380 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 176 tons, 2.2 %
   Armour: 894 tons, 11.0 %
      - Belts: 486 tons, 6.0 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 24 tons, 0.3 %
      - Armour Deck: 350 tons, 4.3 %
      - Conning Tower: 35 tons, 0.4 %
   Machinery: 1,756 tons, 21.7 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,834 tons, 35.0 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,355 tons, 29.1 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 90 tons, 1.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     11,066 lbs / 5,020 Kg = 43.2 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 1.6 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.37
   Metacentric height 3.5 ft / 1.1 m
   Roll period: 12.2 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.43
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.50

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.470
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23.24 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 47
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      25.00 ft / 7.62 m
      - Forecastle (35 %):   17.00 ft / 5.18 m
      - Mid (50 %):      17.00 ft / 5.18 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Stern:      12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Average freeboard:   17.25 ft / 5.26 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 89.3 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 120.7 %
   Waterplane Area: 18,917 Square feet or 1,757 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 137 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 90 lbs/sq ft or 441 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.96
      - Longitudinal: 1.39
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
"He either fears his fate too much,
Or his desserts are small,
Who dares not put it to the touch,
To win or lose it all!"

James Graham, 5th Earl of Montrose
1612 to 1650
Royalist General during the English Civil War

Tanthalas

#5
USNSS Advantage
USNSS Amphion


Advantage class, New Switzerland Cruiser laid down 1911 (Engine 1912)

Displacement:
  5,900 t light; 6,311 t standard; 8,106 t normal; 9,541 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
  540.00 ft / 540.00 ft x 54.00 ft x 20.70 ft (normal load)
  164.59 m / 164.59 m x 16.46 m  x 6.31 m

Armament:
     7 - 8.00" / 203 mm guns in single mounts, 256.00lbs / 116.12kg shells, 1912 Model
    Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
    on centreline, evenly spread, 3 raised mounts
     4 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1912 Model
    Breech loading guns in deck mounts
    on side, all amidships
  Weight of broadside 1,920 lbs / 871 kg
  Shells per gun, main battery: 230
  6 - 19.7" / 500.38 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
  - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
  Main:   5.00" / 127 mm   320.00 ft / 97.54 m   9.00 ft / 2.74 m
  Ends:   Unarmoured
    Main Belt covers 91 % of normal length

  - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
  Main:   1.00" / 25 mm   0.50" / 13 mm      0.50" / 13 mm

  - Armour deck: 1.00" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 5.00" / 127 mm

Machinery:
  Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
  Electric motors, 4 shafts, 38,635 shp / 28,822 Kw = 27.00 kts
  Range 10,700nm at 15.00 kts
  Bunker at max displacement = 3,230 tons

Complement:
  426 - 555

Cost:
  £0.624 million / $2.495 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
  Armament: 240 tons, 3.0 %
  Armour: 1,034 tons, 12.8 %
     - Belts: 607 tons, 7.5 %
     - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
     - Armament: 33 tons, 0.4 %
     - Armour Deck: 350 tons, 4.3 %
     - Conning Tower: 43 tons, 0.5 %
  Machinery: 1,540 tons, 19.0 %
  Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,945 tons, 36.3 %
  Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,206 tons, 27.2 %
  Miscellaneous weights: 140 tons, 1.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
  Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
    10,843 lbs / 4,918 Kg = 42.4 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 1.6 torpedoes
  Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.28
  Metacentric height 3.1 ft / 0.9 m
  Roll period: 12.9 seconds
  Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
        - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.62
  Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.51

Hull form characteristics:
  Hull has a flush deck
  Block coefficient: 0.470
  Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
  'Natural speed' for length: 23.24 kts
  Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
  Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 47
  Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
  Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
  Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
     - Stem:      27.00 ft / 8.23 m
     - Forecastle (35 %):   17.00 ft / 5.18 m
     - Mid (50 %):      17.00 ft / 5.18 m
     - Quarterdeck (15 %):   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
     - Stern:      15.00 ft / 4.57 m
     - Average freeboard:   17.75 ft / 5.41 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
  Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 88.1 %
     - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 120.7 %
  Waterplane Area: 18,917 Square feet or 1,757 Square metres
  Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 131 %
  Structure weight / hull surface area: 93 lbs/sq ft or 455 Kg/sq metre
  Hull strength (Relative):
     - Cross-sectional: 0.95
     - Longitudinal: 1.46
     - Overall: 1.00
  Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
  Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
  Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
  Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
"He either fears his fate too much,
Or his desserts are small,
Who dares not put it to the touch,
To win or lose it all!"

James Graham, 5th Earl of Montrose
1612 to 1650
Royalist General during the English Civil War

Desertfox



NSS Olympia
NSS Sydney

Olympia class, New Switzerland Cruiser laid down 1917 (Engine 1916)

Displacement:
   7,500 t light; 7,867 t standard; 9,593 t normal; 10,973 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   557.00 ft / 557.00 ft x 57.00 ft x 22.50 ft (normal load)
   169.77 m / 169.77 m x 17.37 m  x 6.86 m

Armament:
      6 - 8.00" / 203 mm guns (3x2 guns), 254.00lbs / 115.21kg shells, 1917 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
      8 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns (4x2 guns), 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1917 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships
      4 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1917 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 1,788 lbs / 811 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 170
   6 - 19.7" / 500.38 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   4.00" / 102 mm   370.00 ft / 112.78 m   10.00 ft / 3.05 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 102 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   4.00" / 102 mm   1.20" / 30 mm      1.20" / 30 mm

   - Armour deck: 1.20" / 30 mm, Conning tower: 5.00" / 127 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Electric motors, 4 shafts, 64,358 shp / 48,011 Kw = 30.00 kts
   Range 10,950nm at 15.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 3,106 tons

Complement:
   484 - 630

Cost:
   £1.431 million / $5.725 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 225 tons, 2.3 %
   Armour: 1,250 tons, 13.0 %
      - Belts: 614 tons, 6.4 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 130 tons, 1.4 %
      - Armour Deck: 457 tons, 4.8 %
      - Conning Tower: 49 tons, 0.5 %
   Machinery: 2,398 tons, 25.0 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,477 tons, 36.2 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,093 tons, 21.8 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 1.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     10,768 lbs / 4,884 Kg = 42.1 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 1.4 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20
   Metacentric height 3.0 ft / 0.9 m
   Roll period: 13.8 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.52
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.23

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.470
   Length to Beam Ratio: 9.77 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23.60 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 57
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      25.00 ft / 7.62 m
      - Forecastle (25 %):   20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Mid (40 %):      20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Stern:      15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Average freeboard:   18.63 ft / 5.68 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 101.5 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 130.1 %
   Waterplane Area: 20,596 Square feet or 1,913 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 120 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 100 lbs/sq ft or 490 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.95
      - Longitudinal: 1.55
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

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