See Attached, but some highlights below.
--Completion of IC in Tamara Insula and Polynesia
--IC buildup continues elsewhere in the colonies
--Start of two Research items
----1914 Aircraft
----1915 Mechanization
--Completed construction of the following
----IRS Thibault D'Aramitz
----12xType D MTB
----22xType C MTB
--Started Construction of the following
----IRS Jeanne d'Arc
----2x1913RC (Mancunio, Royan)
----4xPilum Class Large Destroyers (Pilum, Collidis, Hastam, Bipennis)
----12xType D MTB
----22xType C MTB
--Refits
----Addition of or upgrade to 1912 FC for the Imperito class Battleship, Triumphus class Battleship, Emperor Trajan VIII class battleship, F-Class destroyer, G-Class Destroyer, Divodurum Class Cruiser, Parissus Class Cruiser, IRS Argonauta
QuoteJeanne d'Arc, Imperial Roman Large Armored Cruiser laid down 1914
Displacement:
28,000 t light; 29,490 t standard; 31,670 t normal; 33,414 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(702.12 ft / 685.70 ft) x 101.71 ft x (28.54 / 29.79 ft)
(214.00 m / 209.00 m) x 31.00 m x (8.70 / 9.08 m)
Armament:
8 - 13.39" / 340 mm 45.0 cal guns - 1,212.54lbs / 550.00kg shells, 110 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1909 Model
2 x Quad mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
20 - 5.51" / 140 mm 55.0 cal guns - 85.98lbs / 39.00kg shells, 175 per gun
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1909 Model
16 x Single mounts on sides, aft evenly spread
4 x Single mounts on sides, forward evenly spread
4 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
16 - 3.94" / 100 mm 45.0 cal guns - 30.86lbs / 14.00kg shells, 350 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1906 Model
8 x Twin mounts on sides, aft evenly spread
8 raised mounts
4 - 1.77" / 45.0 mm 50.0 cal guns - 3.31lbs / 1.50kg shells, 120 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1911 Model
4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
10 - 0.26" / 6.5 mm 110.0 cal guns - 0.01lbs / 0.00kg shells, 10,000 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1911 Model
10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
10 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 11,927 lbs / 5,410 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 9.45" / 240 mm 445.70 ft / 135.85 m 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
Ends: 1.97" / 50 mm 239.96 ft / 73.14 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
1.57" / 40 mm 445.70 ft / 135.85 m 28.54 ft / 8.70 m
Beam between torpedo bulkheads 88.58 ft / 27.00 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 13.4" / 340 mm 7.09" / 180 mm 11.0" / 280 mm
2nd: 3.94" / 100 mm 0.98" / 25 mm 3.94" / 100 mm
3rd: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.20" / 5 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
4th: 0.20" / 5 mm - -
5th: 0.20" / 5 mm - -
- Armoured deck - single deck:
For and Aft decks: 2.36" / 60 mm
Forecastle: 0.98" / 25 mm Quarter deck: 0.98" / 25 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 9.45" / 240 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 4 shafts, 128,000 shp / 95,488 Kw = 29.55 kts
Range 7,000nm at 14.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,923 tons
Complement:
1,186 - 1,543
Cost:
£3.470 million / $13.879 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,159 tons, 6.8 %
- Guns: 2,159 tons, 6.8 %
Armour: 7,974 tons, 25.2 %
- Belts: 3,443 tons, 10.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 741 tons, 2.3 %
- Armament: 1,662 tons, 5.2 %
- Armour Deck: 1,924 tons, 6.1 %
- Conning Tower: 204 tons, 0.6 %
Machinery: 4,931 tons, 15.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 10,995 tons, 34.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,670 tons, 11.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 1,940 tons, 6.1 %
- Hull below water: 1,350 tons
- Hull above water: 150 tons
- On freeboard deck: 400 tons
- Above deck: 40 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
40,339 lbs / 18,297 Kg = 33.6 x 13.4 " / 340 mm shells or 5.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.28
Metacentric height 8.0 ft / 2.4 m
Roll period: 15.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.41
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.12
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
a normal bow and a round stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.557 / 0.563
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.74 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.19 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 62
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 5.97 ft / 1.82 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 28.71 ft / 8.75 m, 28.71 ft / 8.75 m
- Forward deck: 15.00 %, 28.71 ft / 8.75 m, 28.71 ft / 8.75 m
- Aft deck: 50.00 %, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Average freeboard: 22.84 ft / 6.96 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 99.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 171.3 %
Waterplane Area: 48,991 Square feet or 4,551 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 106 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 175 lbs/sq ft or 854 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.53
- Overall: 1.00
Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Quarter deck armor represents a 25mm armored deck and an additional 35t of armor protection for stearing gear rather than a uniform 35mm armored deck.
Misc Distribution
--Below Water (1350t)
----1235t Electric Drives
----40t Additional Pumps
----35t Enhanced Subdivision
----20t Enhanced Damage Control Equipment
----20t Enhanced Ventilation and Crew Comfort
--Above Water (150t)
----50t Improved Officer Accommodations
----50t Improved Crew Accommodations
----20t Enhanced Ventilation and Crew Comfort
----20t Short-Range Wireless (x2)
----10t Construction Reserve
--On Deck (400t)
----216t 1912 Fire Control
----60t Flag Facilities
----20t Admiralty Accommodations
----50t Long-Range Wireless (x2)
----20t Enhanced Ventilation and Crew Comfort
----20t Night Fighting Equipment
----14t Construction Reserve
--Above Deck (40t)
----20t Improved Aquisition Structures
----10t Night Fighting Equipment
----10t Improved Signaling Equipment
QuoteLRD-14B, Imperial Roman Destroyer laid down 1914
Displacement:
1,500 t light; 1,567 t standard; 1,760 t normal; 1,914 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(354.32 ft / 344.49 ft) x 31.17 ft x (13.94 / 14.75 ft)
(108.00 m / 105.00 m) x 9.50 m x (4.25 / 4.50 m)
Armament:
8 - 3.94" / 100 mm 45.0 cal guns - 30.86lbs / 14.00kg shells, 225 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1906 Model
3 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
1 raised mount - superfiring
1 x Twin mount on centreline, aft deck forward
1 raised mount aft
2 - 1.77" / 45.0 mm 50.0 cal guns - 3.31lbs / 1.50kg shells, 250 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1905 Model
2 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck forward
2 raised mounts
4 - 0.26" / 6.5 mm 110.0 cal guns - 0.01lbs / 0.00kg shells, 5,000 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1911 Model
4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 254 lbs / 115 kg
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.39" / 10 mm - -
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 36,000 shp / 26,856 Kw = 32.26 kts
Range 3,500nm at 14.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 347 tons
Complement:
135 - 176
Cost:
£0.260 million / $1.039 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 38 tons, 2.2 %
- Guns: 38 tons, 2.2 %
Armour: 4 tons, 0.2 %
- Armament: 4 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 993 tons, 56.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 415 tons, 23.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 260 tons, 14.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 2.8 %
- On freeboard deck: 50 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
382 lbs / 173 Kg = 12.5 x 3.9 " / 100 mm shells or 0.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.31
Metacentric height 1.4 ft / 0.4 m
Roll period: 11.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.32
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.10
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
a normal bow and a round stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.411 / 0.423
Length to Beam Ratio: 11.05 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 18.56 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 65 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 64
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.07 ft / 0.63 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 10.00 %, 21.33 ft / 6.50 m, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Forward deck: 15.00 %, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Aft deck: 60.00 %, 11.48 ft / 3.50 m, 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 11.48 ft / 3.50 m, 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
- Average freeboard: 13.60 ft / 4.15 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 189.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 123.2 %
Waterplane Area: 6,655 Square feet or 618 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 60 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 31 lbs/sq ft or 152 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 1.78
- Overall: 0.57
Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
--25t Long Range Wireless
--18t 2x3 530mm Torpedo [Centerline mounts, for and aft of the Q-mount 100mm guns]
--4t 1912 FC
--3t Flotilla Command Facilities