Chaumont, France collier laid down 1894 (Engine 1890)
Chaumont - Chambord - Chenonceau - Blois - Azay-le-Rideau - Amboise - Cheverny - Ussé - Valencay - Villandry
Displacement:
3 000 t light; 3 071 t standard; 3 532 t normal; 3 900 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(295.28 ft / 295.28 ft) x 59.06 ft x (11.81 / 12.82 ft)
(90.00 m / 90.00 m) x 18.00 m x (3.60 / 3.91 m)
Armament:
2 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 3.20lbs / 1.45kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1894 Model
2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck forward
Weight of broadside 6 lbs / 3 kg
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.39" / 10 mm - -
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 1 493 ihp / 1 114 Kw = 12.00 kts
Range 5 000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 828 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
228 - 297
Cost:
£0.146 million / $0.584 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1 tons, 0.0 %
- Guns: 1 tons, 0.0 %
Armour: 2 tons, 0.1 %
- Armament: 2 tons, 0.1 %
Machinery: 290 tons, 8.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1 107 tons, 31.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 531 tons, 15.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 1 600 tons, 45.3 %
- Hull below water: 750 tons
- Hull above water: 750 tons
- On freeboard deck: 100 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
7 910 lbs / 3 588 Kg = 2 497.0 x 1.9 " / 47 mm shells or 1.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.71
Metacentric height 5.5 ft / 1.7 m
Roll period: 10.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.600 / 0.610
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 17.18 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 32 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
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 %, 18.70 ft / 5.70 m, 18.70 ft / 5.70 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 14.76 ft / 4.50 m, 14.76 ft / 4.50 m
- Aft deck: 30.00 %, 14.76 ft / 4.50 m, 14.76 ft / 4.50 m
- Quarter deck: 20.00 %, 14.76 ft / 4.50 m, 14.76 ft / 4.50 m
- Average freeboard: 15.55 ft / 4.74 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 73.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 156.9 %
Waterplane Area: 12 754 Square feet or 1 185 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 162 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 65 lbs/sq ft or 316 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 2.15
- Overall: 1.00
Excellent 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
misc weight; 1600t
1500t of coal
100t of different store
Ville d'Alger, France Troop Transport laid down 1896 (Engine 1890)
Ville d'Alger - Ville d'Oran - Ville de Dakar - Ville de Saigon - Ville de Papeete - Ville de Pointe à Pitre
Displacement:
6 900 t light; 7 059 t standard; 7 929 t normal; 8 624 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(393.70 ft / 393.70 ft) x 65.62 ft x (17.90 / 19.19 ft)
(120.00 m / 120.00 m) x 20.00 m x (5.46 / 5.85 m)
Armament:
2 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 3.20lbs / 1.45kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1896 Model
2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck forward
Weight of broadside 6 lbs / 3 kg
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.39" / 10 mm - -
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 9 777 ihp / 7 293 Kw = 18.00 kts
Range 6 000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1 565 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
419 - 546
Cost:
£0.508 million / $2.031 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1 tons, 0.0 %
- Guns: 1 tons, 0.0 %
Armour: 2 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 2 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 1 898 tons, 23.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1 999 tons, 25.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1 028 tons, 13.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 3 000 tons, 37.8 %
- Hull below water: 500 tons
- Hull above water: 1 700 tons
- On freeboard deck: 800 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
7 987 lbs / 3 623 Kg = 2 521.4 x 1.9 " / 47 mm shells or 1.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.45
Metacentric height 5.1 ft / 1.5 m
Roll period: 12.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 96 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.92
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.600 / 0.609
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19.84 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
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 %, 18.04 ft / 5.50 m, 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 14.11 ft / 4.30 m, 14.11 ft / 4.30 m
- Aft deck: 30.00 %, 14.11 ft / 4.30 m, 14.11 ft / 4.30 m
- Quarter deck: 20.00 %, 14.11 ft / 4.30 m, 14.11 ft / 4.30 m
- Average freeboard: 14.90 ft / 4.54 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 108.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 121.2 %
Waterplane Area: 18 894 Square feet or 1 755 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 117 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 77 lbs/sq ft or 376 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.43
- 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
misc weight; 3000t for 1500 soldiers
Loire, France Transport laid down 1896 (Engine 1890)
Loire - Loing - Yonne - Marne
Displacement:
2 032 t light; 2 084 t standard; 2 530 t normal; 2 887 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(229.66 ft / 229.66 ft) x 52.49 ft x (12.24 / 13.66 ft)
(70.00 m / 70.00 m) x 16.00 m x (3.73 / 4.16 m)
Armament:
2 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 3.20lbs / 1.45kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1896 Model
2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck forward
Weight of broadside 6 lbs / 3 kg
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.39" / 10 mm - -
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 1 260 ihp / 940 Kw = 12.00 kts
Range 6 000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 803 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
177 - 231
Cost:
£0.104 million / $0.417 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1 tons, 0.1 %
- Guns: 1 tons, 0.1 %
Armour: 2 tons, 0.1 %
- Armament: 2 tons, 0.1 %
Machinery: 233 tons, 9.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 696 tons, 27.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 497 tons, 19.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 1 100 tons, 43.5 %
- Hull below water: 500 tons
- Hull above water: 500 tons
- On freeboard deck: 100 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
5 341 lbs / 2 423 Kg = 1 686.2 x 1.9 " / 47 mm shells or 1.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.74
Metacentric height 4.7 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 10.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.600 / 0.614
Length to Beam Ratio: 4.38 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 15.15 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 41 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
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: 18.00 %, 17.72 ft / 5.40 m, 17.72 ft / 5.40 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 13.78 ft / 4.20 m, 13.78 ft / 4.20 m
- Aft deck: 32.00 %, 13.78 ft / 4.20 m, 13.78 ft / 4.20 m
- Quarter deck: 20.00 %, 13.78 ft / 4.20 m, 13.78 ft / 4.20 m
- Average freeboard: 14.49 ft / 4.42 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 73.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 130.7 %
Waterplane Area: 8 817 Square feet or 819 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 161 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 57 lbs/sq ft or 277 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.88
- Longitudinal: 3.04
- Overall: 1.00
Excellent 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
misc weight; 1100t
100t of coal
1000t of different store
Saone, France Tender laid down 1896 (Engine 1890)
Saone - Rhone - Durance - Isère - Tarn - Lot
Displacement:
740 t light; 760 t standard; 973 t normal; 1 144 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(164.04 ft / 164.04 ft) x 32.81 ft x (10.55 / 12.06 ft)
(50.00 m / 50.00 m) x 10.00 m x (3.22 / 3.68 m)
Armament:
2 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 3.20lbs / 1.45kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1896 Model
2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck forward
Weight of broadside 6 lbs / 3 kg
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.39" / 10 mm - -
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 749 ihp / 559 Kw = 12.00 kts
Range 5 000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 384 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
86 - 113
Cost:
£0.046 million / $0.183 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1 tons, 0.1 %
- Guns: 1 tons, 0.1 %
Armour: 2 tons, 0.2 %
- Armament: 2 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 139 tons, 14.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 238 tons, 24.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 233 tons, 24.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 360 tons, 37.0 %
- Hull below water: 160 tons
- Hull above water: 160 tons
- On freeboard deck: 40 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
1 570 lbs / 712 Kg = 495.5 x 1.9 " / 47 mm shells or 0.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.58
Metacentric height 2.0 ft / 0.6 m
Roll period: 9.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.01
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.600 / 0.617
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 12.81 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
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: 14.00 %, 13.78 ft / 4.20 m, 13.78 ft / 4.20 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 9.84 ft / 3.00 m, 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
- Aft deck: 36.00 %, 9.84 ft / 3.00 m, 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
- Quarter deck: 20.00 %, 9.84 ft / 3.00 m, 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
- Average freeboard: 10.39 ft / 3.17 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 82.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 85.8 %
Waterplane Area: 3 936 Square feet or 366 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 151 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 40 lbs/sq ft or 193 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.87
- Longitudinal: 3.26
- Overall: 1.00
Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Cramped 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
misc weight; 360t
60t of coal
300t of different store
Alpes, France Hopital Ship laid down 1898 (Engine 1900)
Alpes - Pyrénnées - Jura - Massif Central
Displacement:
1 350 t light; 1 384 t standard; 1 669 t normal; 1 897 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(229.66 ft / 229.66 ft) x 39.37 ft x (10.77 / 11.97 ft)
(70.00 m / 70.00 m) x 12.00 m x (3.28 / 3.65 m)
Armament:
2 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 3.20lbs / 1.45kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1898 Model
2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck forward
Weight of broadside 6 lbs / 3 kg
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.39" / 10 mm - -
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 951 ihp / 710 Kw = 12.00 kts
Range 6 000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 513 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
129 - 169
Cost:
£0.068 million / $0.274 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1 tons, 0.1 %
- Guns: 1 tons, 0.1 %
Armour: 2 tons, 0.1 %
- Armament: 2 tons, 0.1 %
Machinery: 149 tons, 8.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 474 tons, 28.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 319 tons, 19.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 725 tons, 43.4 %
- Hull below water: 125 tons
- Hull above water: 300 tons
- On freeboard deck: 300 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
4 045 lbs / 1 835 Kg = 1 276.9 x 1.9 " / 47 mm shells or 1.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.25
Metacentric height 1.9 ft / 0.6 m
Roll period: 12.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, rise aft of midbreak, low quarterdeck ,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.600 / 0.613
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.83 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 15.15 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 38 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
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 %, 15.75 ft / 4.80 m, 15.75 ft / 4.80 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 11.81 ft / 3.60 m, 11.81 ft / 3.60 m
- Aft deck: 20.00 %, 15.75 ft / 4.80 m, 15.75 ft / 4.80 m
- Quarter deck: 30.00 %, 11.81 ft / 3.60 m, 11.81 ft / 3.60 m
- Average freeboard: 13.39 ft / 4.08 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 57.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 130.7 %
Waterplane Area: 6 613 Square feet or 614 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 162 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 47 lbs/sq ft or 230 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.89
- Longitudinal: 2.68
- Overall: 1.00
Excellent 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
misc weight; 725t
100t of medical magasin
125t for hospital
500t for 200 beds
R1 to R18, France Tug laid down 1898 (Engine 1900)
Displacement:
160 t light; 165 t standard; 196 t normal; 221 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(98.43 ft / 98.43 ft) x 19.69 ft x (5.91 / 6.54 ft)
(30.00 m / 30.00 m) x 6.00 m x (1.80 / 1.99 m)
Armament:
2 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 3.19lbs / 1.45kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1898 Model
2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck forward
Weight of broadside 6 lbs / 3 kg
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.39" / 10 mm - -
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 1 shaft, 800 ihp / 597 Kw = 14.62 kts
Range 2 000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 56 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
26 - 34
Cost:
£0.019 million / $0.077 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1 tons, 0.6 %
- Guns: 1 tons, 0.6 %
Armour: 2 tons, 0.9 %
- Armament: 2 tons, 0.9 %
Machinery: 94 tons, 47.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 47 tons, 24.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 36 tons, 18.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 16 tons, 8.2 %
- On freeboard deck: 16 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
96 lbs / 44 Kg = 30.4 x 1.9 " / 47 mm shells or 0.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.52
Metacentric height 0.9 ft / 0.3 m
Roll period: 8.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 45 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.01
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 0.59
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.600 / 0.611
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 9.92 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 71 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 69
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 %, 8.69 ft / 2.65 m, 8.69 ft / 2.65 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 4.76 ft / 1.45 m, 4.76 ft / 1.45 m
- Aft deck: 20.00 %, 4.76 ft / 1.45 m, 4.76 ft / 1.45 m
- Quarter deck: 30.00 %, 4.76 ft / 1.45 m, 4.76 ft / 1.45 m
- Average freeboard: 5.54 ft / 1.69 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 156.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 48.3 %
Waterplane Area: 1 386 Square feet or 129 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 72 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 23 lbs/sq ft or 114 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.89
- Longitudinal: 2.73
- Overall: 1.00
Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Extremely poor accommodation and workspace room
Caution: Lacks seaworthiness - very limited seakeeping ability
Misc weight; 16t
16t for harbor tender work
Engine 800 shp for tug work
Good seaboat @ 10kts, max speed allowed.