Cruisers

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NSS Olympia
NSS Phoenix SUNK
NSS Sydney SUNK
NSS Anchorage
NSS New Amsterdam SUNK

Note: Engines simed as 1905 to accurately sim historical Olympias.

Olympia class, New Switzerland Protected Cruiser laid down 1891 (Engine 1905)

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NSS Honolulu
NSS Pearl Harbor

Honolulu class, New Switzerland (ex ACM) Heavy Cruiser laid down 1899 (Engine 1907)

Displacement:
   5,450 t light; 5,738 t standard; 7,069 t normal; 8,133 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   420.00 ft / 420.00 ft x 59.00 ft x 19.20 ft (normal load)
   128.02 m / 128.02 m x 17.98 m  x 5.85 m

Armament:
      4 - 8.00" / 203 mm guns (2x2 guns), 256.00lbs / 116.12kg shells, 1899 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, evenly spread
      8 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1899 Model
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
     on side, all amidships
      4 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1899 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
      4 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1899 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 2,016 lbs / 915 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 120
   4 - 19.7" / 500.38 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   5.00" / 127 mm   320.00 ft / 97.54 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
   Ends:   3.00" / 76 mm     70.00 ft / 21.34 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
     30.00 ft / 9.14 m Unarmoured ends
     Main Belt covers 117 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   5.00" / 127 mm   3.00" / 76 mm      3.00" / 76 mm
   2nd:   3.00" / 76 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 1.00" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 3.00" / 76 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 25,956 shp / 19,363 Kw = 24.00 kts
   Range 12,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 2,395 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   385 - 501

Cost:
   £0.630 million / $2.518 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 252 tons, 3.6 %
   Armour: 1,170 tons, 16.5 %
      - Belts: 595 tons, 8.4 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 240 tons, 3.4 %
      - Armour Deck: 311 tons, 4.4 %
      - Conning Tower: 24 tons, 0.3 %
   Machinery: 1,622 tons, 23.0 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,376 tons, 33.6 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,618 tons, 22.9 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 30 tons, 0.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     8,000 lbs / 3,629 Kg = 31.3 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 1.3 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.38
   Metacentric height 4.0 ft / 1.2 m
   Roll period: 12.4 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.32
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.22

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.520
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7.12 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.49 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      19.00 ft / 5.79 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Mid (50 %):      15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Stern:      15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Average freeboard:   15.32 ft / 4.67 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 102.3 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 112.6 %
   Waterplane Area: 16,816 Square feet or 1,562 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 95 lbs/sq ft or 462 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.94
      - Longitudinal: 1.72
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

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NSS Launceston
NSS Melbourne

Launceston class, New Switzerland  Cruiser laid down 1904 (Engine 1909)

Displacement:
   4,640 t light; 4,879 t standard; 5,876 t normal; 6,674 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   470.00 ft / 470.00 ft x 49.00 ft x 19.00 ft (normal load)
   143.26 m / 143.26 m x 14.94 m  x 5.79 m

Armament:
      4 - 8.00" / 203 mm guns in single mounts, 256.00lbs / 116.12kg shells, 1904 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
      10 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1904 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships
      8 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1904 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
      4 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1904 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 1,360 lbs / 617 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 150
   8 - 18.0" / 457.2 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   4.00" / 102 mm   400.00 ft / 121.92 m   9.00 ft / 2.74 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 131 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   4.00" / 102 mm   2.00" / 51 mm      2.00" / 51 mm
   2nd:   1.00" / 25 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 1.00" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 24,713 shp / 18,436 Kw = 25.00 kts
   Range 12,050nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,795 tons (70% coal)

Complement:
   335 - 436

Cost:
   £0.473 million / $1.893 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 170 tons, 2.9 %
   Armour: 978 tons, 16.6 %
      - Belts: 576 tons, 9.8 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 98 tons, 1.7 %
      - Armour Deck: 276 tons, 4.7 %
      - Conning Tower: 28 tons, 0.5 %
   Machinery: 1,200 tons, 20.4 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,143 tons, 36.5 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,236 tons, 21.0 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 2.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     7,530 lbs / 3,416 Kg = 29.4 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 1.3 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.23
   Metacentric height 2.5 ft / 0.8 m
   Roll period: 13.0 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.58
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.52

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.470
   Length to Beam Ratio: 9.59 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 21.68 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 46
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      24.00 ft / 7.32 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   17.00 ft / 5.18 m
      - Mid (50 %):      15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Stern:      15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Average freeboard:   16.26 ft / 4.96 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 91.9 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 108.2 %
   Waterplane Area: 14,940 Square feet or 1,388 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 120 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 85 lbs/sq ft or 417 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.95
      - Longitudinal: 1.61
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

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NSS Aurora
NSS Atlantis
NSS Active
NSS Avenger

Aurora class, New Switzerland Cruiser laid down 1907 (Engine 1909)

Displacement:
   5,505 t light; 5,807 t standard; 7,792 t normal; 9,381 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   540.00 ft / 540.00 ft x 54.00 ft x 19.90 ft (normal load)
   164.59 m / 164.59 m x 16.46 m  x 6.07 m

Armament:
     8 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (4x2 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1907 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
     4 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1907 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships
     8 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1907 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 1,008 lbs / 457 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 250
   6 - 19.7" / 500.38 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
  - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   4.00" / 102 mm   320.00 ft / 97.54 m   9.00 ft / 2.74 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 91 % of normal length

  - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   1.00" / 25 mm   0.50" / 13 mm      0.50" / 13 mm

  - Armour deck: 1.00" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 37,703 shp / 28,126 Kw = 27.00 kts
   Range 10,500nm at 15.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 3,574 tons

Complement:
   414 - 539

Cost:
   £0.538 million / $2.154 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 126 tons, 1.6 %
   Armour: 893 tons, 11.5 %
      - Belts: 486 tons, 6.2 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 23 tons, 0.3 %
      - Armour Deck: 350 tons, 4.5 %
      - Conning Tower: 34 tons, 0.4 %
   Machinery: 1,714 tons, 22.0 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,663 tons, 34.2 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,287 tons, 29.4 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 110 tons, 1.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     11,402 lbs / 5,172 Kg = 105.6 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.6 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.43
   Metacentric height 3.7 ft / 1.1 m
   Roll period: 11.8 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.29
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.51

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.470
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23.24 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 47
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      25.00 ft / 7.62 m
      - Forecastle (25 %):   17.00 ft / 5.18 m
      - Mid (50 %):      17.00 ft / 5.18 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Stern:      12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Average freeboard:   16.93 ft / 5.16 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 86.8 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 125.1 %
   Waterplane Area: 18,917 Square feet or 1,757 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 143 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 86 lbs/sq ft or 421 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.97
      - Longitudinal: 1.30
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

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USNSS Adventure
USNSS Audacity


Adventure class, New Switzerland Cruiser laid down 1910 (Engine 1909)

Displacement:
   5,750 t light; 6,072 t standard; 8,106 t normal; 9,732 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   540.00 ft / 540.00 ft x 54.00 ft x 20.70 ft (normal load)
   164.59 m / 164.59 m x 16.46 m  x 6.31 m

Armament:
      5 - 8.00" / 203 mm guns in single mounts, 256.00lbs / 116.12kg shells, 1907 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on centreline, evenly spread, 3 raised mounts
      4 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1907 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships
   Weight of broadside 1,408 lbs / 639 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 200
   6 - 19.7" / 500.38 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   4.00" / 102 mm   320.00 ft / 97.54 m   9.00 ft / 2.74 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 91 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   1.00" / 25 mm   0.50" / 13 mm      0.50" / 13 mm

   - Armour deck: 1.00" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   No drive to shaft, 4 shafts, 38,635 shp / 28,822 Kw = 27.00 kts
   Range 10,500nm at 15.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 3,660 tons

Complement:
   426 - 555

Cost:
   £0.595 million / $2.380 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 176 tons, 2.2 %
   Armour: 894 tons, 11.0 %
      - Belts: 486 tons, 6.0 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 24 tons, 0.3 %
      - Armour Deck: 350 tons, 4.3 %
      - Conning Tower: 35 tons, 0.4 %
   Machinery: 1,756 tons, 21.7 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,834 tons, 35.0 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,355 tons, 29.1 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 90 tons, 1.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     11,066 lbs / 5,020 Kg = 43.2 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 1.6 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.37
   Metacentric height 3.5 ft / 1.1 m
   Roll period: 12.2 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.43
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.50

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.470
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23.24 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 47
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      25.00 ft / 7.62 m
      - Forecastle (35 %):   17.00 ft / 5.18 m
      - Mid (50 %):      17.00 ft / 5.18 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Stern:      12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Average freeboard:   17.25 ft / 5.26 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 89.3 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 120.7 %
   Waterplane Area: 18,917 Square feet or 1,757 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 137 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 90 lbs/sq ft or 441 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.96
      - Longitudinal: 1.39
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

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USNSS Advantage
USNSS Amphion


Advantage class, New Switzerland Cruiser laid down 1911 (Engine 1912)

Displacement:
  5,900 t light; 6,311 t standard; 8,106 t normal; 9,541 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
  540.00 ft / 540.00 ft x 54.00 ft x 20.70 ft (normal load)
  164.59 m / 164.59 m x 16.46 m  x 6.31 m

Armament:
     7 - 8.00" / 203 mm guns in single mounts, 256.00lbs / 116.12kg shells, 1912 Model
    Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
    on centreline, evenly spread, 3 raised mounts
     4 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1912 Model
    Breech loading guns in deck mounts
    on side, all amidships
  Weight of broadside 1,920 lbs / 871 kg
  Shells per gun, main battery: 230
  6 - 19.7" / 500.38 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
  - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
  Main:   5.00" / 127 mm   320.00 ft / 97.54 m   9.00 ft / 2.74 m
  Ends:   Unarmoured
    Main Belt covers 91 % of normal length

  - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
  Main:   1.00" / 25 mm   0.50" / 13 mm      0.50" / 13 mm

  - Armour deck: 1.00" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 5.00" / 127 mm

Machinery:
  Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
  Electric motors, 4 shafts, 38,635 shp / 28,822 Kw = 27.00 kts
  Range 10,700nm at 15.00 kts
  Bunker at max displacement = 3,230 tons

Complement:
  426 - 555

Cost:
  £0.624 million / $2.495 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
  Armament: 240 tons, 3.0 %
  Armour: 1,034 tons, 12.8 %
     - Belts: 607 tons, 7.5 %
     - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
     - Armament: 33 tons, 0.4 %
     - Armour Deck: 350 tons, 4.3 %
     - Conning Tower: 43 tons, 0.5 %
  Machinery: 1,540 tons, 19.0 %
  Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,945 tons, 36.3 %
  Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,206 tons, 27.2 %
  Miscellaneous weights: 140 tons, 1.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
  Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
    10,843 lbs / 4,918 Kg = 42.4 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 1.6 torpedoes
  Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.28
  Metacentric height 3.1 ft / 0.9 m
  Roll period: 12.9 seconds
  Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
        - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.62
  Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.51

Hull form characteristics:
  Hull has a flush deck
  Block coefficient: 0.470
  Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
  'Natural speed' for length: 23.24 kts
  Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
  Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 47
  Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
  Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
  Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
     - Stem:      27.00 ft / 8.23 m
     - Forecastle (35 %):   17.00 ft / 5.18 m
     - Mid (50 %):      17.00 ft / 5.18 m
     - Quarterdeck (15 %):   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
     - Stern:      15.00 ft / 4.57 m
     - Average freeboard:   17.75 ft / 5.41 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
  Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 88.1 %
     - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 120.7 %
  Waterplane Area: 18,917 Square feet or 1,757 Square metres
  Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 131 %
  Structure weight / hull surface area: 93 lbs/sq ft or 455 Kg/sq metre
  Hull strength (Relative):
     - Cross-sectional: 0.95
     - Longitudinal: 1.46
     - Overall: 1.00
  Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
  Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
  Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
  Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

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NSS Olympia
NSS Sydney

Olympia class, New Switzerland Cruiser laid down 1917 (Engine 1916)

Displacement:
   7,500 t light; 7,867 t standard; 9,593 t normal; 10,973 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   557.00 ft / 557.00 ft x 57.00 ft x 22.50 ft (normal load)
   169.77 m / 169.77 m x 17.37 m  x 6.86 m

Armament:
      6 - 8.00" / 203 mm guns (3x2 guns), 254.00lbs / 115.21kg shells, 1917 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
      8 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns (4x2 guns), 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1917 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships
      4 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1917 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 1,788 lbs / 811 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 170
   6 - 19.7" / 500.38 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   4.00" / 102 mm   370.00 ft / 112.78 m   10.00 ft / 3.05 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 102 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   4.00" / 102 mm   1.20" / 30 mm      1.20" / 30 mm

   - Armour deck: 1.20" / 30 mm, Conning tower: 5.00" / 127 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Electric motors, 4 shafts, 64,358 shp / 48,011 Kw = 30.00 kts
   Range 10,950nm at 15.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 3,106 tons

Complement:
   484 - 630

Cost:
   £1.431 million / $5.725 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 225 tons, 2.3 %
   Armour: 1,250 tons, 13.0 %
      - Belts: 614 tons, 6.4 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 130 tons, 1.4 %
      - Armour Deck: 457 tons, 4.8 %
      - Conning Tower: 49 tons, 0.5 %
   Machinery: 2,398 tons, 25.0 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,477 tons, 36.2 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,093 tons, 21.8 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 1.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     10,768 lbs / 4,884 Kg = 42.1 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 1.4 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20
   Metacentric height 3.0 ft / 0.9 m
   Roll period: 13.8 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.52
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.23

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.470
   Length to Beam Ratio: 9.77 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23.60 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 57
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      25.00 ft / 7.62 m
      - Forecastle (25 %):   20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Mid (40 %):      20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Stern:      15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Average freeboard:   18.63 ft / 5.68 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 101.5 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 130.1 %
   Waterplane Area: 20,596 Square feet or 1,913 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 120 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 100 lbs/sq ft or 490 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.95
      - Longitudinal: 1.55
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily