Beginning of the 1926 build plan. New toys!
--Complete BP38
--Begin the following techs
---1926 Aircraft
---1926 Capital Ship
---1925 Naval Artillery
---1925 Subs & Countermeasures
--Begin the following guns & mounts
---Refreshed 340L45
---Refreshed 340L45 Three-Gun Turret
--Begin construction on the following ships
---Line-of-Battle Ship 1926 Class
----IRS Illustris
----IRS Dominium
----IRS Repulsus
---Armored Cruiser 1926 Class
----IRS Gloriosum
---Aviation Scout Cruiser 1926 Class
----IRS Ipswich
---General Purpose Cruiser 1926 Class
----IRS Mediolanum
---Heavy Fleet Destroyer 1926 Class
----IRS Andrea Doria
----IRS Alberto da Giussano
---General Fleet Destroyer 1926 Class
----IRS Quentin Descoteaux
----IRS Marius Houtman
----IRS Calixte Lefèvre
----IRS Raul Van Asch
---Sloop Leader 1926 Class
----[Naming things is hard and this was all that was holding up the report]
---Sloop 1926 Class
----IRS Merula
----IRS Pinson
---15x40t MTB (Table F)
---2x750t Submarine (Table 1920-750)
--Refits conducted on the following
---E-class Destroyer D-66
--Expanded some Drydocks
--One each of Land, Air, and Deployment points
QuoteLBS-26, Imperial Roman Republic Fast Battleship laid down 1926
Displacement:
46,000 t light; 48,319 t standard; 50,927 t normal; 53,014 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(869.41 ft / 853.02 ft) x 104.99 ft x (31.17 / 32.24 ft)
(265.00 m / 260.00 m) x 32.00 m x (9.50 / 9.83 m)
Armament:
8 - 16.14" / 410 mm 45.0 cal guns - 2,120.85lbs / 962.00kg shells, 110 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1915 Model
4 x 2-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 raised mounts - superfiring
20 - 5.51" / 140 mm 55.0 cal guns - 85.98lbs / 39.00kg shells, 200 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1909 Model
10 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
8 - 3.54" / 90.0 mm 50.0 cal guns - 20.94lbs / 9.50kg shells, 250 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1926 Model
8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
8 raised mounts
24 - 1.10" / 28.0 mm 55.0 cal guns - 0.73lbs / 0.33kg shells, 5,000 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1926 Model
6 x Quad mounts on sides, evenly spread
6 raised mounts
10 - 0.30" / 7.5 mm 66.7 cal guns - 0.01lbs / 0.00kg shells, 15,000 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1925 Model
10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
10 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 18,871 lbs / 8,560 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 13.4" / 340 mm 513.35 ft / 156.47 m 18.68 ft / 5.69 m
Ends: 1.97" / 50 mm 339.67 ft / 103.53 m 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
Main Belt covers 93 % of normal length
Main Belt inclined 15.00 degrees (positive = in)
- Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
2.56" / 65 mm 513.35 ft / 156.47 m 34.45 ft / 10.50 m
Beam between torpedo bulkheads 84.32 ft / 25.70 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 17.3" / 440 mm 7.09" / 180 mm 11.8" / 300 mm
2nd: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.59" / 15 mm 3.94" / 100 mm
3rd: 0.20" / 5 mm - 0.98" / 25 mm
4th: 0.20" / 5 mm - 0.59" / 15 mm
5th: 0.20" / 5 mm - -
- Armoured deck - multiple decks:
For and Aft decks: 4.53" / 115 mm
Forecastle: 1.38" / 35 mm Quarter deck: 1.38" / 35 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 13.39" / 340 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 4 shafts, 180,000 shp / 134,280 Kw = 30.47 kts
Range 8,000nm at 14.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,695 tons
Complement:
1,694 - 2,203
Cost:
£14.618 million / $58.473 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 3,884 tons, 7.6 %
- Guns: 3,884 tons, 7.6 %
Armour: 16,066 tons, 31.5 %
- Belts: 5,852 tons, 11.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,674 tons, 3.3 %
- Armament: 3,316 tons, 6.5 %
- Armour Deck: 4,828 tons, 9.5 %
- Conning Tower: 396 tons, 0.8 %
Machinery: 5,762 tons, 11.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 17,377 tons, 34.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,927 tons, 9.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 2,910 tons, 5.7 %
- Hull below water: 1,900 tons
- Hull above water: 235 tons
- On freeboard deck: 675 tons
- Above deck: 100 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
70,216 lbs / 31,850 Kg = 33.4 x 16.1 " / 410 mm shells or 10.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
Metacentric height 7.0 ft / 2.1 m
Roll period: 16.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.70
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.09
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
a normal bow and a round stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.639 / 0.643
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.13 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 29.21 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 46
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 5.64 ft / 1.72 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.82 %, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m, 27.07 ft / 8.25 m
- Forward deck: 40.00 %, 27.07 ft / 8.25 m, 27.07 ft / 8.25 m
- Aft deck: 20.18 %, 18.04 ft / 5.50 m, 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Quarter deck: 19.00 %, 18.04 ft / 5.50 m, 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Average freeboard: 23.74 ft / 7.24 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 92.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 183.5 %
Waterplane Area: 67,888 Square feet or 6,307 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 107 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 203 lbs/sq ft or 991 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.01
- Overall: 1.00
Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Misc Weight Distribution
-Below Water (1900t)
--1445t Electric Drives
--200t Additional Pumps
--200t Additional Damage Control Equipment
--50t Improved Food & Drink storage
-Above Water (235t)
--40t Improved Officer Accommodations
--40t Improved Crew Accommodations
--70t Additional Damage Control Equipment
--20t Enhanced Ventilation and Crew Comfort
--50t Long Range Wireless (2x)
--10t Construction Reserve
-On Deck (675t)
--405t 1918 Fire Control
--50t Aviation Facilities (2x Recon Plane & 2x Catapults)
--50t Flag Facilities
--50t Enhanced Ventilation and Crew Comfort
--80t Power Train Assist for 140mm guns
--10t Short Range Wireless
--10t Construction Reserve
-Above Deck (100t)
--15t Additional Optical Spotting Equipment
--70t Night Fighting Equipment
--15t Improved Signaling Equipment
QuoteAC-26, Imperial Roman Armored Cruiser laid down 1926
Displacement:
17,000 t light; 17,702 t standard; 19,092 t normal; 20,204 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(639.78 ft / 626.64 ft) x 75.46 ft x (22.97 / 24.08 ft)
(195.00 m / 191.00 m) x 23.00 m x (7.00 / 7.34 m)
Armament:
8 - 9.25" / 235 mm 45.0 cal guns - 396.83lbs / 180.00kg shells, 125 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1919 Model
4 x 2-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 raised mounts - superfiring
6 - 5.51" / 140 mm 55.0 cal guns - 83.78lbs / 38.00kg shells, 175 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1909 Model
6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
6 - 3.54" / 90.0 mm 50.0 cal guns - 20.94lbs / 9.50kg shells, 250 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1926 Model
6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
6 raised mounts
16 - 1.10" / 28.0 mm 55.0 cal guns - 0.72lbs / 0.33kg shells, 5,000 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1926 Model
4 x Quad mounts on side ends, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
10 - 0.30" / 7.5 mm 66.7 cal guns - 0.01lbs / 0.01kg shells, 15,000 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1925 Model
10 x Single mounts on sides, forward evenly spread
10 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 3,815 lbs / 1,730 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 6.50" / 165 mm 407.32 ft / 124.15 m 18.32 ft / 5.59 m
Ends: 1.97" / 50 mm 219.29 ft / 66.84 m 10.43 ft / 3.18 m
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
Main Belt inclined 10.00 degrees (positive = in)
- Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
1.57" / 40 mm 407.32 ft / 124.15 m 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
Beam between torpedo bulkheads 61.52 ft / 18.75 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 9.25" / 235 mm 3.94" / 100 mm 7.48" / 190 mm
2nd: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.59" / 15 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
3rd: 0.20" / 5 mm - 0.59" / 15 mm
4th: 0.20" / 5 mm - -
5th: 0.20" / 5 mm - -
- Armoured deck - multiple decks:
For and Aft decks: 2.95" / 75 mm
Forecastle: 1.38" / 35 mm Quarter deck: 1.38" / 35 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 7.87" / 200 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 110,000 shp / 82,060 Kw = 30.50 kts
Range 8,000nm at 14.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,502 tons
Complement:
811 - 1,055
Cost:
£5.070 million / $20.281 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,117 tons, 5.9 %
- Guns: 1,117 tons, 5.9 %
Armour: 5,609 tons, 29.4 %
- Belts: 2,214 tons, 11.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 584 tons, 3.1 %
- Armament: 951 tons, 5.0 %
- Armour Deck: 1,740 tons, 9.1 %
- Conning Tower: 121 tons, 0.6 %
Machinery: 3,521 tons, 18.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,102 tons, 32.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,092 tons, 11.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 650 tons, 3.4 %
- Hull below water: 200 tons
- Hull above water: 200 tons
- On freeboard deck: 200 tons
- Above deck: 50 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
27,517 lbs / 12,482 Kg = 69.5 x 9.3 " / 235 mm shells or 3.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.17
Metacentric height 4.4 ft / 1.3 m
Roll period: 15.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.47
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.01
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
a normal bow and a round stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.615 / 0.621
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.30 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 25.03 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 49
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.99 ft / 0.91 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 27.89 ft / 8.50 m, 25.43 ft / 7.75 m
- Forward deck: 45.00 %, 25.43 ft / 7.75 m, 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- Aft deck: 20.00 %, 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: 22.28 ft / 6.79 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 99.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 184.3 %
Waterplane Area: 35,082 Square feet or 3,259 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 113 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 130 lbs/sq ft or 635 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.29
- Overall: 1.00
Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Misc Distribution
-Below Water (200t)
--100t Additional Pumps
--70t Additional Damage Control Equipment
--30t Improved Food & Drink storage
--5t Construction Reserve
-Above Water (200t)
-Above Water (200t)
--40t Improved Officer Accommodations
--40t Improved Crew Accommodations
--70t Additional Damage Control Equipment
--20t Enhanced Ventilation and Crew Comfort
--25t Long Range Wireless
--5t Construction Reserve
-On Deck (200t)
--120t 1918 Fire Control
--30t Armed Recon Floatplane
--5t Additional Aviation Stores
--25t Flag Facilities
--20t Enhanced Ventilation and Crew Comfort
-Above Deck (50t)
--15t Additional Optical Spotting Equipment
--20t Night Fighting Equipment
--15t Improved Signaling Equipment
QuoteASC-26, Imperial Roman Aviation Scout Cruiser laid down 1926
Displacement:
11,100 t light; 11,550 t standard; 13,030 t normal; 14,214 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(639.76 ft / 623.35 ft) x 63.98 ft x (21.33 / 22.83 ft)
(195.00 m / 190.00 m) x 19.50 m x (6.50 / 6.96 m)
Armament:
8 - 7.09" / 180 mm 50.0 cal guns - 187.39lbs / 85.00kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1915 Model
4 x 2-gun mounts on centreline, forward evenly spread
1 raised mount
4 - 5.51" / 140 mm 55.0 cal guns - 85.98lbs / 39.00kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1909 Model
2 x Twin mounts on sides, forward deck aft
4 - 3.54" / 90.0 mm 50.0 cal guns - 20.94lbs / 9.50kg shells, 250 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1926 Model
2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft
2 raised mounts
2 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck forward
2 double raised mounts
12 - 1.10" / 28.0 mm 55.0 cal guns - 0.72lbs / 0.33kg shells, 5,000 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1926 Model
2 x Quad mounts on sides, forward deck aft
2 raised mounts
1 x Quad mount on centreline, forward deck aft
1 double raised mount
Weight of broadside 1,936 lbs / 878 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.15" / 80 mm 425.98 ft / 129.84 m 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 105 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.36" / 60 mm 1.18" / 30 mm 2.36" / 60 mm
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.59" / 15 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
3rd: 0.20" / 5 mm - 0.59" / 15 mm
4th: - - 0.59" / 15 mm
- Armoured deck - single deck:
For and Aft decks: 1.38" / 35 mm
Forecastle: 0.00" / 0 mm Quarter deck: 1.38" / 35 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 110,000 shp / 82,060 Kw = 32.81 kts
Range 11,000nm at 14.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,663 tons
Complement:
609 - 792
Cost:
£3.775 million / $15.101 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 601 tons, 4.6 %
- Guns: 601 tons, 4.6 %
Armour: 1,780 tons, 13.7 %
- Belts: 900 tons, 6.9 %
- Armament: 236 tons, 1.8 %
- Armour Deck: 644 tons, 4.9 %
Machinery: 3,521 tons, 27.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,588 tons, 35.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,930 tons, 14.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 610 tons, 4.7 %
- Hull below water: 100 tons
- Hull above water: 150 tons
- On freeboard deck: 335 tons
- Above deck: 25 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
15,589 lbs / 7,071 Kg = 87.6 x 7.1 " / 180 mm shells or 1.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.23
Metacentric height 3.7 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 13.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.40
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.22
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
a normal bow and a round stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.536 / 0.546
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.74 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24.97 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 41
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 27.07 ft / 8.25 m, 25.43 ft / 7.75 m
- Forward deck: 50.00 %, 25.43 ft / 7.75 m, 25.43 ft / 7.75 m
- Aft deck: 18.34 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Quarter deck: 11.66 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Average freeboard: 22.85 ft / 6.96 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 105.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 197.7 %
Waterplane Area: 27,480 Square feet or 2,553 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 114 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 108 lbs/sq ft or 529 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.63
- Overall: 1.00
Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
Misc Weight Distribution
-Below Water (100t)
--30t Additional Pumps
--30t Additional Damage Control Equipment
--30t Additional Aviation consumable stores
--10t Improved Food & Drink storage
-Above Water (150t)
--30t Additional Damage Control Equipment
--20t Enhanced Ventilation and Crew Comfort
--50t Long Range Wireless
--50t Aviation Support Facilites (eg pilots ready room, hanger ventilation)
-On Deck (335t)
--50t 1918 Fire Control
--80t 8x610mm Torpedo Tubes (2x4 mounts Aft Deck Forward + 1 Reload per side)
--25t Enhanced Ventilation and Crew Comfort
--10t Short Range Wireless
--150t Six Armed Floatplanes
--15t 3x Catapults (one on each side aft deck, one on fantail)
--5t Construction Reserve
-Above Deck (25t)
--10t Additional Optical Spotting Equipment
--10t Night Fighting Equipment
--5t Improved Signaling Equipment
QuoteGPC-26, Imperial Roman Republic Cruiser laid down 1926
Displacement:
10,000 t light; 10,420 t standard; 11,675 t normal; 12,679 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(602.04 ft / 590.55 ft) x 63.98 ft x (21.33 / 22.71 ft)
(183.50 m / 180.00 m) x 19.50 m x (6.50 / 6.92 m)
Armament:
8 - 7.09" / 180 mm 50.0 cal guns - 187.39lbs / 85.00kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1915 Model
4 x 2-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 5.51" / 140 mm 55.0 cal guns - 85.98lbs / 39.00kg shells, 175 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1926 Model
2 x Twin mounts on sides, forward deck aft
4 - 3.54" / 90.0 mm 50.0 cal guns - 20.94lbs / 9.50kg shells, 250 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1926 Model
4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
8 - 1.10" / 28.0 mm 55.0 cal guns - 0.72lbs / 0.33kg shells, 5,000 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1926 Model
2 x Quad mounts on sides, aft deck centre
2 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1,933 lbs / 877 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.94" / 100 mm 398.26 ft / 121.39 m 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 104 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.36" / 60 mm 1.18" / 30 mm 2.36" / 60 mm
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.59" / 15 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
3rd: 0.20" / 5 mm - 0.59" / 15 mm
4th: - - 0.59" / 15 mm
- Armoured deck - single deck:
For and Aft decks: 1.38" / 35 mm
Forecastle: 0.00" / 0 mm Quarter deck: 1.38" / 35 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 2.76" / 70 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 92,000 shp / 68,632 Kw = 31.80 kts
Range 10,000nm at 14.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,260 tons
Complement:
561 - 730
Cost:
£3.361 million / $13.446 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 600 tons, 5.1 %
- Guns: 600 tons, 5.1 %
Armour: 1,910 tons, 16.4 %
- Belts: 1,057 tons, 9.1 %
- Armament: 220 tons, 1.9 %
- Armour Deck: 602 tons, 5.2 %
- Conning Tower: 31 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 2,945 tons, 25.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,171 tons, 35.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,675 tons, 14.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 375 tons, 3.2 %
- Hull below water: 80 tons
- Hull above water: 100 tons
- On freeboard deck: 170 tons
- Above deck: 25 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
14,909 lbs / 6,763 Kg = 83.8 x 7.1 " / 180 mm shells or 1.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.22
Metacentric height 3.7 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 14.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.43
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.17
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.507 / 0.517
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.23 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24.30 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 43
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 1.64 ft / 0.50 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 18.00 %, 27.07 ft / 8.25 m, 25.43 ft / 7.75 m
- Forward deck: 40.00 %, 25.43 ft / 7.75 m, 25.43 ft / 7.75 m
- Aft deck: 27.44 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Quarter deck: 14.56 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Average freeboard: 21.76 ft / 6.63 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 100.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 187.1 %
Waterplane Area: 25,333 Square feet or 2,354 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 115 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 110 lbs/sq ft or 537 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.61
- Overall: 1.00
Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Misc Weight Distribution
-Below Water (80t)
--30t Additional Pumps
--30t Additional Damage Control Equipment
--10t Improved Food & Drink storage
-Above Water (100t)
--30t Additional Damage Control Equipment
--20t Enhanced Ventilation and Crew Comfort
--50t Long Range Wireless (2x)
-On Deck (170t)
--50t 1918 Fire Control
--50t Aviation Facilities (2x Recon Plane & 2x Catapults amidships)
--40t 8x610mm Torpedo Tubes (2x4 mounts Aft Deck Forward)
--20t Enhanced Ventilation and Crew Comfort
--10t Short Range Wireless
-Above Deck (25t)
--10t Additional Optical Spotting Equipment
--10t Night Fighting Equipment
--5t Improved Signaling Equipment
QuoteHFD-26, Imperial Roman Republic Heavy Destoyer laid down 1926
Displacement:
2,000 t light; 2,090 t standard; 2,381 t normal; 2,614 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(403.56 ft / 393.70 ft) x 37.07 ft x (13.45 / 14.35 ft)
(123.00 m / 120.00 m) x 11.30 m x (4.10 / 4.37 m)
Armament:
5 - 5.51" / 140 mm 40.0 cal guns - 85.98lbs / 39.00kg shells, 140 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1917 Model
5 x Single mounts on centreline ends, majority aft
3 raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 1.10" / 28.0 mm 55.0 cal guns - 0.72lbs / 0.33kg shells, 5,000 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mount, 1926 Model
1 x Quad mount on centreline, forward deck aft
1 raised mount
4 - 0.26" / 6.5 mm 110.0 cal guns - 0.01lbs / 0.00kg shells, 10,000 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1926 Model
4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 433 lbs / 196 kg
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
2nd: 0.20" / 5 mm - -
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 48,000 shp / 35,808 Kw = 33.49 kts
Range 6,000nm at 14.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 525 tons
Complement:
169 - 221
Cost:
£0.925 million / $3.702 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 63 tons, 2.6 %
- Guns: 63 tons, 2.6 %
Armour: 8 tons, 0.3 %
- Armament: 8 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 1,290 tons, 54.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 560 tons, 23.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 381 tons, 16.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 80 tons, 3.4 %
- Hull below water: 20 tons
- On freeboard deck: 60 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
614 lbs / 278 Kg = 7.3 x 5.5 " / 140 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.54
Metacentric height 2.3 ft / 0.7 m
Roll period: 10.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.23
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.04
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.424 / 0.437
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.62 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19.84 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 64 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 49
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.30 ft / 0.09 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 20.51 ft / 6.25 m, 20.51 ft / 6.25 m
- Forward deck: 17.50 %, 20.51 ft / 6.25 m, 20.51 ft / 6.25 m
- Aft deck: 47.50 %, 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: 14.87 ft / 4.53 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 183.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 143.1 %
Waterplane Area: 9,128 Square feet or 848 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 72 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 35 lbs/sq ft or 171 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 1.34
- Overall: 0.56
Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
--20t 4x610mm (1918) Torpedo Tubes (1x4 mount centerline)
--6t 1918 FC
--25t LR Wireless
--15t 1915 Hydrophone
--14t Depth Charges
--3t DC Throwers
--3t Night Fighting Equipment
--5t Construction Reserve
QuoteGFD-1926, Imperial Roman Republic Destroyer laid down 1926
Displacement:
1,280 t light; 1,332 t standard; 1,549 t normal; 1,723 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(334.64 ft / 328.08 ft) x 29.53 ft x (10.66 / 11.58 ft)
(102.00 m / 100.00 m) x 9.00 m x (3.25 / 3.53 m)
Armament:
4 - 3.54" / 90.0 mm 50.0 cal guns - 20.94lbs / 9.50kg shells, 175 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1926 Model
2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 55.0 cal guns - 6.06lbs / 2.75kg shells, 750 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mount, 1926 Model
1 x Twin mount on centreline, forward deck aft
1 raised mount
4 - 1.10" / 28.0 mm 55.0 cal guns - 0.72lbs / 0.33kg shells, 5,000 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mount, 1926 Model
1 x Quad mount on centreline, aft deck aft
1 raised mount
Weight of broadside 99 lbs / 45 kg
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
2nd: 0.20" / 5 mm - -
3rd: 0.20" / 5 mm - -
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 30,000 shp / 22,380 Kw = 30.83 kts
Range 5,750nm at 14.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 391 tons
Complement:
123 - 160
Cost:
£0.554 million / $2.214 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 19 tons, 1.3 %
- Guns: 19 tons, 1.3 %
Armour: 3 tons, 0.2 %
- Armament: 3 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 780 tons, 50.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 367 tons, 23.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 269 tons, 17.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 110 tons, 7.1 %
- Hull below water: 25 tons
- Hull above water: 10 tons
- On freeboard deck: 75 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
462 lbs / 210 Kg = 20.8 x 3.5 " / 90 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.26
Metacentric height 1.2 ft / 0.4 m
Roll period: 11.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 67 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.14
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.10
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.525 / 0.537
Length to Beam Ratio: 11.11 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 18.11 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 67 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 61
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: 20.00 %, 15.58 ft / 4.75 m, 13.94 ft / 4.25 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 13.94 ft / 4.25 m, 13.94 ft / 4.25 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 13.94 ft / 4.25 m, 13.94 ft / 4.25 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 13.94 ft / 4.25 m, 13.94 ft / 4.25 m
- Average freeboard: 14.07 ft / 4.29 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 170.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 142.6 %
Waterplane Area: 6,604 Square feet or 614 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 74 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 28 lbs/sq ft or 134 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 1.83
- Overall: 0.57
Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
--20t 4x610mm (1918) Torpedo Tubes (1x4 mount cenerline)
--2t 1918 FC
--25t LR Wireless
--3t Night Fighting Equipment
--10t Construction Reserve
--15t 1915 Hydrophone
--20t Depth Charges
--5t DC Throwers
--5t ASW Paravane
--5t Minesweaping Paravane
QuoteLSL-26, Imperial Roman Republic Large Sloop, Leader laid down 1926
Displacement:
2,000 t light; 2,099 t standard; 2,503 t normal; 2,826 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(301.84 ft / 295.28 ft) x 41.83 ft x (14.76 / 16.16 ft)
(92.00 m / 90.00 m) x 12.75 m x (4.50 / 4.93 m)
Armament:
3 - 5.51" / 140 mm 40.0 cal guns - 85.98lbs / 39.00kg shells, 250 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1917 Model
3 x Single mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
1 raised mount - superfiring
2 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 43.0 cal guns - 5.52lbs / 2.50kg shells, 750 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mount, 1926 Model
1 x Twin mount on centreline, aft deck forward
1 raised mount
4 - 1.10" / 28.0 mm 55.0 cal guns - 0.72lbs / 0.33kg shells, 5,000 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mount, 1926 Model
1 x Quad mount on centreline, aft deck aft
1 raised mount
6 - 0.30" / 7.5 mm 66.7 cal guns - 0.01lbs / 0.01kg shells, 15,000 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1925 Model
6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
6 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 272 lbs / 123 kg
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.20" / 5 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
2nd: 0.20" / 5 mm - 0.79" / 20 mm
- Box over machinery & magazines:
2.17" / 55 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 2.36" / 60 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion generators,
Electric motors, 2 shafts, 8,000 shp / 5,968 Kw = 20.37 kts
Range 8,000nm at 14.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 727 tons
Complement:
176 - 230
Cost:
£0.441 million / $1.764 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 61 tons, 2.4 %
- Guns: 61 tons, 2.4 %
Armour: 196 tons, 7.8 %
- Armament: 5 tons, 0.2 %
- Armour Deck: 181 tons, 7.2 %
- Conning Tower: 9 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 256 tons, 10.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 536 tons, 21.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 503 tons, 20.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 950 tons, 38.0 %
- Hull below water: 300 tons
- Hull above water: 300 tons
- On freeboard deck: 300 tons
- Above deck: 50 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
3,054 lbs / 1,385 Kg = 36.5 x 5.5 " / 140 mm shells or 1.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.27
Metacentric height 2.1 ft / 0.6 m
Roll period: 12.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.18
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.31
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
a normal bow and a round stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.480 / 0.495
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.06 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 17.18 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 39
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.17 ft / 0.66 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Forward deck: 25.00 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Aft deck: 40.00 %, 7.38 ft / 2.25 m, 7.38 ft / 2.25 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 7.38 ft / 2.25 m, 7.38 ft / 2.25 m
- Average freeboard: 11.44 ft / 3.49 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 69.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 95.0 %
Waterplane Area: 8,086 Square feet or 751 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 134 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 45 lbs/sq ft or 222 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.70
- Longitudinal: 1.49
- Overall: 0.75
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Adequate accommodation and workspace room
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
Misc Distribution
--Below Water (300t)
----65t Electric Drives
----192t Diesel Engines
----15t Enhanced Hydrophones
----10t Sonar
----15t Structural Reinforcement (to minimize damage from near-miss explosions)
----3t Construction Reserve
--Above Water (300t)
----50t 2xLR Wireless
----150t Additional Marine Accommodations
----75t Medical Facilities
----25t Flotilla Leader Facilities
--On Deck (300t)
----7t 1918 Fire Control
----25t Single Recon Floatplane with Catapult
----10t SR Wireless
----50t Minesweeping Equipment
----50t Mines
----75t Flotilla Leader Facilities
----40t Additional Ships Boats
----10t Improved Ventalation
----2t Single Depth Charge Throwers (one per side)
----1t Y Depth Charge Thrower (Astern)
----20t 280kg Depth Charges
----8t Construction Reserve
--Above Deck (50t)
----40t Nightfighting Equipment
----10t Improved Signaling Equipment
QuoteSL-26, Imperial Roman Republic Sloop laid down 1926
Displacement:
500 t light; 515 t standard; 603 t normal; 673 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(234.72 ft / 229.66 ft) x 26.25 ft x (8.20 / 8.85 ft)
(71.54 m / 70.00 m) x 8.00 m x (2.50 / 2.70 m)
Armament:
1 - 3.54" / 90.0 mm 50.0 cal gun - 20.94lbs / 9.50kg shells, 75 per gun
Quick firing gun in deck mount, 1926 Model
1 x Single mount on centreline, forward deck forward
4 - 1.10" / 28.0 mm 55.0 cal guns - 0.72lbs / 0.33kg shells, 1,500 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mount, 1926 Model
1 x Quad mount on centreline, aft deck aft
1 raised mount
Weight of broadside 24 lbs / 11 kg
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion generators,
Electric motors, 2 shafts, 3,600 shp / 2,686 Kw = 20.54 kts
Range 4,000nm at 14.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 158 tons
Complement:
60 - 79
Cost:
£0.122 million / $0.486 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 6 tons, 1.0 %
- Guns: 6 tons, 1.0 %
Armour: 1 tons, 0.2 %
- Armament: 1 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 115 tons, 19.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 187 tons, 31.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 103 tons, 17.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 190 tons, 31.5 %
- Hull below water: 125 tons
- Hull above water: 25 tons
- On freeboard deck: 25 tons
- Above deck: 15 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
836 lbs / 379 Kg = 37.6 x 3.5 " / 90 mm shells or 0.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.36
Metacentric height 1.2 ft / 0.4 m
Roll period: 10.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 80 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.06
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
a normal bow and a round stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.427 / 0.442
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.75 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 15.15 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 40
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.17 ft / 0.66 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Forward deck: 25.00 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Aft deck: 40.00 %, 7.38 ft / 2.25 m, 7.38 ft / 2.25 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 7.38 ft / 2.25 m, 7.38 ft / 2.25 m
- Average freeboard: 11.44 ft / 3.49 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 92.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 130.1 %
Waterplane Area: 3,776 Square feet or 351 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 138 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 26 lbs/sq ft or 127 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.65
- Longitudinal: 2.73
- Overall: 0.75
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
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 Distribution
--Below Water (125t)
----86t Diesel Engines
----29t Electric Drives
----5t Basic Hydrophone
----5t Construction Reserve
--Above Water (25t)
----25t LR Wireless
--On Deck (25t)
----1t 1918 Fire Control
----3t Three Y Depth Charge Throwers
----5t "Stick Bomb" ASW
----10t 195kg Depth Chages
----10t Minesweeping Equipment
----1t Construction Reserve
--Above Deck (15t)
----10t Night Fighting Equipment
----5t Improved Signaling Equipment
QuoteE-Class (1926 Refit), Imperial Roman Republic Destroyer laid down 1908
Displacement:
750 t light; 781 t standard; 848 t normal; 902 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(258.98 ft / 252.62 ft) x 26.25 ft x (11.48 / 11.95 ft)
(78.94 m / 77.00 m) x 8.00 m x (3.50 / 3.64 m)
Armament:
2 - 3.54" / 90.0 mm 50.0 cal guns - 20.94lbs / 9.50kg shells, 175 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mount, 1926 Model
1 x Twin mount on centreline, forward deck forward
2 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 55.0 cal guns - 6.06lbs / 2.75kg shells, 500 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mount, 1926 Model
1 x Twin mount on centreline, aft deck aft
1 raised mount
4 - 1.10" / 28.0 mm 55.0 cal guns - 0.72lbs / 0.33kg shells, 4,000 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mount, 1926 Model
1 x Single mount on centreline, forward deck aft
1 raised mount
Weight of broadside 57 lbs / 26 kg
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
2nd: 0.20" / 5 mm - -
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 24,011 shp / 17,912 Kw = 31.28 kts
Range 3,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 121 tons
Complement:
78 - 102
Cost:
£0.099 million / $0.396 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 12 tons, 1.4 %
- Guns: 12 tons, 1.4 %
Armour: 2 tons, 0.2 %
- Armament: 2 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 494 tons, 58.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 203 tons, 23.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 98 tons, 11.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 40 tons, 4.7 %
- On freeboard deck: 40 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
168 lbs / 76 Kg = 7.6 x 3.5 " / 90 mm shells or 0.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.22
Metacentric height 1.0 ft / 0.3 m
Roll period: 11.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 47 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.10
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 0.56
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.390 / 0.398
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.63 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 15.89 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 71 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 78
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.40 ft / 0.73 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 14.76 ft / 4.50 m, 14.76 ft / 4.50 m
- Forward deck: 20.00 %, 14.76 ft / 4.50 m, 14.76 ft / 4.50 m
- Aft deck: 45.00 %, 6.56 ft / 2.00 m, 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 6.56 ft / 2.00 m, 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
- Average freeboard: 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 193.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 89.9 %
Waterplane Area: 4,053 Square feet or 377 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 34 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 27 lbs/sq ft or 134 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.53
- Longitudinal: 1.66
- Overall: 0.60
Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Cramped accommodation and workspace room
Caution: Lacks seaworthiness - very limited seakeeping ability
Misc Distribution
On Deck (40t)
--15t 3x610mm Torpedoes [Single Tripple Mount Aft Deck Centerline]
--10t Short-Range Wireless
--5t Improved spray protections for Torpedo tubes
--2t 1918 Fire Control
--5t Night fighting Equpment
--3t Construction Reserve.
Refit Cost
--New Guns
---12t
--New Misc
---40t
Total Cost - 52t -> .052 $ & BP
That is a lot of refits to digest :)