Torpedo Frigate... and more (for 08/09)

[Ithekro]

That is why you try to have more than one friend...if GC goes after the CSA, at least from the south, Rohan can give the CSA a warning.  If they come from Cuba?  90 miles doesn't give anyone much warning, but I'm sure the Confederates have warning systems in that region.

[Carthaginian]

That is why you try to have more than one friend...if GC goes after the CSA, at least from the south, Rohan can give the CSA a warning.  If they come from Cuba?  90 miles doesn't give anyone much warning, but I'm sure the Confederates have warning systems in that region.

Airships in Florida, and a ont third of a squadron of Torpedo Rams at Key West that always have their engines warmed up. The rest of the ships there just need to raise steam.

[Carthaginian]

A look at her new layout. I stayed with the low freeboard where the torp launchers were to keep the unique profile, and I added a second 3-into-1 funnel in hopes of making the ship even uglier... I don't think it worked. Wound up looking more like the 4-into-1 pipes you see on hot rods.

Updated SS profile in modified first post.

[The Rock Doctor]

Good work on the pic, incidently.

The ugliness of the funnel won't be obvious as she charges in to attack, and at night, it won't be visible at all - so it's not as much of a passive defence as you might like.

Edit:  For some reason, I was still seeing the original pic until after I posted this response.  Now I'm seeing the two-funnel design, and yes, that may just be enough to deter a would-be aggressor.

[Carthaginian]

LOL... I didn't want it to be a defense system, Rock... just ugly, like the Japanese cruisers that had them. The second picture is just 'double ugly', but it also screams '¹/₃ of me is engine, catch me if you can!' That's kind of unintentionally tough looking.

Thanks for the complement on the drawing.
Hopefully, mine'll look as good as yours one day!
;)

[P3D]

One assumes he re-positions his scouting forces to watch the passages between the various islands, sits back to savor his rapidly-dwindling coffee supplies, and awaits my next fiendish move.

Forced to import coffee from Rohan, Mesoamerica or Liberia. Or Brazil. Horrible!

[The Rock Doctor]

If he doesn't, he's dangerously vulnerable to morning attacks...

[Borys]

Ahoj!
had I been reading in the morning, I would had snorted Cafe de Colombia through my nose ...

BTW - I wonder should I develop cafe growing in the hot north of Parana. Kaiser Kaffe, or Habsurg Mokka, or Kaiserin Robusta have a nice ring to them, no?
Borys

[Ithekro]

I don't know...Rohirrim coffee sounds Lawful to me.

[P3D]

New Beleriand?

[Borys]

New Beleriand Arabica. With the strenght of a thoroughbred Mearas!

[swamphen]

Don't forget that DKB Kenya produces coffee as well. Breakfast of Kaisers!

[Carthaginian]

The CSA might still harbor some small discriminations towards various peoples, despite efforts to the contrary... but there is no prejudice towards coffee of any kind, regardless of it's place of origin.

The CSA has equal opportunities for all coffees!

[Carthaginian]

Just for comparison, here she is in SS3.2b. As you can see, you have an option to set the thickness of the various parts of the protected deck, and the program automatically takes out the tonnage for the torps.

I had to knock the Marconi down to a 10-ton model, but otherwise, she's unchanged:

John Lowe, Confederate States of America Torpedo Frigate laid down 1907 (Engine 1909)

Displacement:
   3,000 t light; 3,114 t standard; 3,464 t normal; 3,744 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (400.00 ft / 390.00 ft) x 40.00 ft x (19.00 / 20.01 ft)
   (121.92 m / 118.87 m) x 12.19 m  x (5.79 / 6.10 m)

Armament:
      2 - 4.50" / 114 mm 42.0 cal guns - 50.00lbs / 22.68kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1907 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      4 - 4.50" / 114 mm 42.0 cal guns - 50.00lbs / 22.68kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1907 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides, forward evenly spread
      6 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 6.00lbs / 2.72kg shells, 500 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1907 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides, forward evenly spread
      4 raised mounts
     2 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck aft
      2 raised mounts
      1 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 45.0 cal gun - 6.00lbs / 2.72kg shells, 500 per gun
     Breech loading gun in deck mount, 1907 Model
     1 x Single mount on centreline, aft deck aft
      1 raised mount
      Weight of broadside 342 lbs / 155 kg
      8 - 19.5" / 495 mm, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m torpedoes - 1.088 t each, 8.703 t total
   In 4 sets of deck mounted centre rotating tubes

Armour:
   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   1.00" / 25 mm         -         4.00" / 102 mm
   2nd:   1.00" / 25 mm         -         4.00" / 102 mm
   3rd:   1.00" / 25 mm         -               -
   4th:   1.00" / 25 mm         -               -

   - Protected deck - single deck: 2.00" / 51 mm For and Aft decks
   Forecastle: 2.00" / 51 mm  Quarter deck: 2.00" / 51 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 4.00" / 102 mm,  Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 30,000 shp / 22,380 Kw = 28.14 kts
   Range 6,000nm at 10.78 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 629 tons

Complement:
   225 - 293

Cost:
   £0.322 million / $1.287 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 83 tons, 2.4 %
      - Guns: 75 tons, 2.2 %
      - Torpedoes: 9 tons, 0.3 %
   Armour: 413 tons, 11.9 %
      - Armament: 33 tons, 1.0 %
      - Armour Deck: 360 tons, 10.4 %
      - Conning Tower: 20 tons, 0.6 %
   Machinery: 1,364 tons, 39.4 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,130 tons, 32.6 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 464 tons, 13.4 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 10 tons, 0.3 %
      - Hull below water: 10 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     2,038 lbs / 924 Kg = 44.7 x 4.5 " / 114 mm shells or 0.6 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
   Metacentric height 1.7 ft / 0.5 m
   Roll period: 13.1 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.27
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.09

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak, raised quarterdeck ,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.409 / 0.420
   Length to Beam Ratio: 9.75 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19.75 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 64
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  18.00 ft / 5.49 m,  16.00 ft / 4.88 m
      - Forward deck:   36.41 %,  16.00 ft / 4.88 m,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Aft deck:   33.59 %,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
      - Quarter deck:   10.00 %,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Average freeboard:      13.58 ft / 4.14 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 135.2 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 68.3 %
   Waterplane Area: 9,655 Square feet or 897 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 102 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 67 lbs/sq ft or 326 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.93
      - Longitudinal: 1.95
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

[Korpen]

Don't forget that DKB Kenya produces coffee as well. Breakfast of Kaisers!

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