Condor-Class, Aztec Through-Deck Cruiser laid down 1930
Displacement:
12,500 t light; 13,003 t standard; 14,391 t normal; 15,501 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(646.33 ft / 639.76 ft) x 70.54 ft x (20.67 / 21.91 ft)
(197.00 m / 195.00 m) x 21.50 m x (6.30 / 6.68 m)
Armament:
6 - 7.09" / 180 mm 50.0 cal guns - 188.39lbs / 85.45kg shells, 200 per gun
Quick firing guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1930 Model
2 x 3-gun mounts on centreline, forward evenly spread
12 - 3.54" / 90.0 mm 55.0 cal guns - 24.01lbs / 10.89kg shells, 265 per gun
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts, 1930 Model
6 x Twin mounts on sides, aft evenly spread
8 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm 55.0 cal guns - 2.12lbs / 0.96kg shells, 4,000 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1930 Model
2 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck forward
4 raised mounts
20 - 1.18" / 30.0 mm 50.0 cal guns - 0.86lbs / 0.39kg shells, 1,000 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1930 Model
10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 1,453 lbs / 659 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.94" / 100 mm 435.04 ft / 132.60 m 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 105 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
1.18" / 30 mm 435.04 ft / 132.60 m 18.83 ft / 5.74 m
Beam between torpedo bulkheads 55.77 ft / 17.00 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 3.54" / 90 mm 2.99" / 76 mm 3.54" / 90 mm
2nd: 2.36" / 60 mm 1.38" / 35 mm -
3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm
4th: 0.98" / 25 mm - 0.98" / 25 mm
- Armoured deck - single deck:
For and Aft decks: 2.17" / 55 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 3.94" / 100 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 81,864 shp / 61,070 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 10,000nm at 14.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,498 tons
Complement:
656 - 854
Cost:
£3.871 million / $15.485 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 428 tons, 3.0 %
- Guns: 428 tons, 3.0 %
Armour: 2,526 tons, 17.5 %
- Belts: 809 tons, 5.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 358 tons, 2.5 %
- Armament: 256 tons, 1.8 %
- Armour Deck: 1,053 tons, 7.3 %
- Conning Tower: 50 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 2,481 tons, 17.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,302 tons, 36.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,891 tons, 13.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 1,764 tons, 12.3 %
- Hull below water: 790 tons
- Hull above water: 790 tons
- On freeboard deck: 40 tons
- Above deck: 144 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
27,856 lbs / 12,635 Kg = 156.5 x 7.1 " / 180 mm shells or 3.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.29
Metacentric height 4.7 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 13.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.24
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.84
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise aft of midbreak,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.540 / 0.549
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.07 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 25.29 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 38
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 18.00 %, 18.04 ft / 5.50 m, 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 18.04 ft / 5.50 m, 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Aft deck: 38.00 %, 34.45 ft / 10.50 m, 34.45 ft / 10.50 m
- Quarter deck: 14.00 %, 34.45 ft / 10.50 m, 34.45 ft / 10.50 m
- Average freeboard: 26.57 ft / 8.10 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 99.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 246.5 %
Waterplane Area: 31,201 Square feet or 2,899 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 136 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 107 lbs/sq ft or 522 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 1.98
- 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
AW
25t - LR Wireless
25t - NF Devices
44t - 1918 FC
50t - Command Facilities
OD
20t - 4 x Catapult (On Sides of Deck)
20t - Additional Firefighting Equipment on the Flight Deck
AW
30t - Additional Firefighting Equipment in Hangar
760t - Aviation (Total Flight Group 16 Aircraft, 1933 Tech Compatible)
BW
30t - Additional DC Equipment and Pumps
760t - Aviation Support