Please see the attached report. Details in following posts
Major Items
--Constuction of 1IC in Amazonia
--Completion of 1IC in New Francia
--Start of 1IC in New Francia
--Completion of the IRS Respublica
--Basic Refits for 27 ships
--Scrapping begins for the following ships
----Gloriosum Class Battleships
----IRS Pegasum
----A-Class Destroyers
----B-Class Destroyers
----B-Class Torpedoboats
QuoteArquese, Imperial Roman Cruiser laid down 1913
Displacement:
2,990 t light; 3,116 t standard; 3,319 t normal; 3,481 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(400.26 ft / 393.70 ft) x 39.37 ft x (13.12 / 13.64 ft)
(122.00 m / 120.00 m) x 12.00 m x (4.00 / 4.16 m)
Armament:
6 - 5.51" / 140 mm 55.0 cal guns - 85.98lbs / 39.00kg shells, 175 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1909 Model
2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft
4 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 13.23lbs / 6.00kg shells, 250 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1902 Model
4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
2 - 1.77" / 45.0 mm 50.0 cal guns - 2.76lbs / 1.25kg shells, 550 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1913 Model
2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft
2 raised mounts
4 - 0.26" / 6.5 mm 110.0 cal guns - 0.01lbs / 0.00kg shells, 3,000 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1913 Model
4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 574 lbs / 261 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.36" / 60 mm 285.43 ft / 87.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: 0.79" / 20 mm 108.23 ft / 32.99 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Main Belt covers 112 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
2nd: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
3rd: 0.20" / 5 mm - -
- Protected deck - single deck:
For and Aft decks: 1.57" / 40 mm
Forecastle: 0.79" / 20 mm Quarter deck: 0.79" / 20 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 1.97" / 50 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 2 shafts, 22,000 shp / 16,412 Kw = 25.84 kts
Range 5,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 365 tons
Complement:
218 - 284
Cost:
£0.320 million / $1.282 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 177 tons, 5.3 %
- Guns: 177 tons, 5.3 %
Armour: 628 tons, 18.9 %
- Belts: 299 tons, 9.0 %
- Armament: 16 tons, 0.5 %
- Armour Deck: 303 tons, 9.1 %
- Conning Tower: 9 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 861 tons, 25.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 995 tons, 30.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 329 tons, 9.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 330 tons, 9.9 %
- Hull below water: 220 tons
- Hull above water: 25 tons
- On freeboard deck: 75 tons
- Above deck: 10 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
3,099 lbs / 1,406 Kg = 37.0 x 5.5 " / 140 mm shells or 0.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.23
Metacentric height 1.8 ft / 0.5 m
Roll period: 12.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.48
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.12
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.571 / 0.576
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19.84 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 45
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.89 ft / 0.27 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 17.50 %, 15.58 ft / 4.75 m, 13.94 ft / 4.25 m
- Forward deck: 40.00 %, 13.94 ft / 4.25 m, 13.94 ft / 4.25 m
- Aft deck: 32.50 %, 13.94 ft / 4.25 m, 13.94 ft / 4.25 m
- Quarter deck: 10.00 %, 13.94 ft / 4.25 m, 13.94 ft / 4.25 m
- Average freeboard: 14.06 ft / 4.29 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 111.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 134.4 %
Waterplane Area: 11,033 Square feet or 1,025 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 100 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 60 lbs/sq ft or 294 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.86
- Longitudinal: 1.30
- Overall: 0.90
Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Misc Distribution
--Below Water (220t)
----216t Electric Drives
----4t Additional Pumps
--Above Water (25t)
----15t Improved Crew Accommodations
----10t Improved Officer Accommodations
--On Deck (75t)
----18t 1912 Fire Control
----18t 6x530mm Torpedoes [One triple tube mount per side]
----25t Long Range Wireless
----10t Short Range Wireless
----4t Construction Reserve
--Above Deck (10t)
----5t Improved Acquisition Structures
----5t Additional Searchlights
QuoteThibault D'Aramitz, Imperial Roman Republic Cruiser laid down 1913
Displacement:
8,500 t light; 8,791 t standard; 9,904 t normal; 10,795 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(617.69 ft / 606.96 ft) x 65.62 ft x (19.69 / 20.92 ft)
(188.27 m / 185.00 m) x 20.00 m x (6.00 / 6.38 m)
Armament:
8 - 5.51" / 140 mm 55.0 cal guns - 85.98lbs / 39.00kg shells, 210 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1909 Model
4 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 raised mounts - superfiring
6 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 12.99lbs / 5.89kg shells, 285 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1902 Model
6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 766 lbs / 347 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 1.97" / 50 mm 394.52 ft / 120.25 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: 1.18" / 30 mm 212.40 ft / 64.74 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.20" / 5 mm 0.98" / 25 mm
- Protected deck - single deck:
For and Aft decks: 2.36" / 60 mm
Forecastle: 1.18" / 30 mm Quarter deck: 1.18" / 30 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 3.54" / 90 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 4 shafts, 64,000 shp / 47,744 Kw = 30.10 kts
Range 7,000nm at 14.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,004 tons
Complement:
496 - 645
Cost:
£0.803 million / $3.213 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 204 tons, 2.1 %
- Guns: 204 tons, 2.1 %
Armour: 1,463 tons, 14.8 %
- Belts: 406 tons, 4.1 %
- Armament: 14 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 1,008 tons, 10.2 %
- Conning Tower: 35 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 2,508 tons, 25.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,419 tons, 34.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,404 tons, 14.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 905 tons, 9.1 %
- Hull below water: 640 tons
- Hull above water: 50 tons
- On freeboard deck: 200 tons
- Above deck: 15 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
12,961 lbs / 5,879 Kg = 154.8 x 5.5 " / 140 mm shells or 1.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.39
Metacentric height 4.7 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 12.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.13
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.23
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.442 / 0.453
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.25 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24.64 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 57
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.87 ft / 1.18 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 18.86 ft / 5.75 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Average freeboard: 16.60 ft / 5.06 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 98.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 159.0 %
Waterplane Area: 25,241 Square feet or 2,345 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 120 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 95 lbs/sq ft or 462 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.02
- Overall: 1.00
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
Misc Distribution
--Below Water (640t)
----627t Electric Drives
----10t Additional Pumps
----3t Construction Reserve
--Above Water (50t)
----15t Improved Crew Accommodations
----25t Improved Officer Accommodations
----10t Short Range Wireless
--On Deck (200t)
----21t 1912 Fire Control
----36t 12x530mm Torpedoes [One triple tube mount per side]
----25t Long Range Wireless
----50t Additional Stores
----20t Admiralty Accommodations
----20t Flag Facilities
----15t Marine Accommodations
----13t Construction Reserve
--Above Deck (15t)
----10t Improved Acquisition Structures
----5t Additional Searchlights
Invicta Class Battleships x2
--Update to 1912 FC [190t]
Respublica Clas Large Armored Cruiser
--Update to 1912 FC [260t]
Lauri Class Cruisers x4
--Update to 1912 FC [25t]
--Update to 530mm Torpedo launchers in 4x3 configuration [36t]
C-Class Destroyers x10
--Add 1912 FC [1t]
-Update to 530mm Torpedo launchers in 4x1 configuration [12t]
D-Class Destroyers x10
--Add 1912 FC [2t]
--Update to 530mm Torpedo launchers in 4x2 configuration [24t]