Bharat is looking to build a pair of new cruisers, they came in a little large but with the tech they have to work with I think they are good.
QuoteKatar II, Bharat Cruiser laid down 1917 (Engine 1909)
Displacement:
4,500 t light; 4,713 t standard; 5,080 t normal; 5,373 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
438.01 ft / 430.00 ft x 48.50 ft x 15.50 ft (normal load)
133.50 m / 131.06 m x 14.78 m x 4.72 m
Armament:
2 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1917 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread
6 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1917 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
4 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns in single mounts, 5.65lbs / 2.56kg shells, 1917 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
4 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1917 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 887 lbs / 402 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200
4 - 17.7" / 449.58 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.00" / 76 mm 365.00 ft / 111.25 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Ends: 3.00" / 76 mm 65.00 ft / 19.81 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 131 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 3.00" / 76 mm - -
2nd: 3.00" / 76 mm - -
- Armour deck: 1.00" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 5.00" / 127 mm
Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 3 shafts, 36,001 shp / 26,857 Kw = 27.53 kts
Range 5,040nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 659 tons (50% coal)
Complement:
300 - 391
Cost:
£0.892 million / $3.568 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 111 tons, 2.2 %
Armour: 885 tons, 17.4 %
- Belts: 499 tons, 9.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 84 tons, 1.7 %
- Armour Deck: 269 tons, 5.3 %
- Conning Tower: 32 tons, 0.6 %
Machinery: 1,714 tons, 33.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,640 tons, 32.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 580 tons, 11.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 3.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
3,780 lbs / 1,714 Kg = 35.0 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 0.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.27
Metacentric height 2.6 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 12.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.20
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.05
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.87 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20.74 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 59 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 67
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Mid (50 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m (13.00 ft / 3.96 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
- Stern: 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
- Average freeboard: 15.77 ft / 4.81 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 130.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 127.9 %
Waterplane Area: 14,555 Square feet or 1,352 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 95 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 72 lbs/sq ft or 352 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.40
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform