CSA Liner - Yellow Rose of Texas

[Carthaginian]

S.S. Yellow Rose of Texas
S.S. Rose of Alabama

Yellow Rose of Texas, Confederate States of America Passenger Liner laid down 1908 (Engine 1909)

Displacement:
   8,300 t light; 8,557 t standard; 12,851 t normal; 16,287 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   550.00 ft / 550.00 ft x 60.00 ft x 25.00 ft (normal load)
   167.64 m / 167.64 m x 18.29 m  x 7.62 m

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 18,000 shp / 13,428 Kw = 20.33 kts
   Range 9,600nm at 18.96 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 7,730 tons

Complement:
   603 - 784

Cost:
   £0.405 million / $1.620 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
   Machinery: 818 tons, 6.4 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,681 tons, 28.6 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,551 tons, 35.4 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 3,800 tons, 29.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     27,276 lbs / 12,372 Kg = 252.6 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 3.4 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.05
   Metacentric height 2.5 ft / 0.8 m
   Roll period: 15.8 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle, raised quarterdeck
   Block coefficient: 0.545
   Length to Beam Ratio: 9.17 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23.45 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 37 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 35
   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:      32.00 ft / 9.75 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   28.00 ft / 8.53 m (26.00 ft / 7.92 m aft of break)
      - Mid (50 %):      24.00 ft / 7.32 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   25.00 ft / 7.62 m (24.00 ft / 7.32 m before break)
      - Stern:      26.00 ft / 7.92 m
      - Average freeboard:   25.65 ft / 7.82 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 53.9 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 177.2 %
   Waterplane Area: 22,927 Square feet or 2,130 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 236 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 82 lbs/sq ft or 401 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.89
      - Longitudinal: 2.70
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

Miscellaneous weights: 3,800 tons
1824 steerage passengers - 3199 tons @ 1.75t per passenger
150 2nd class passengers - 510 tons @ 4.25t per passenger
1 Long-range Marconi - 25 tons
1 Short-range Marconi - 10 tons
Priority Mail and Dispatches - 56 tons

Cost Breakdown:
2.075 BP
$4.035 from economic budget
$0.015 from military budget


48 tons of armament (10 x 4.0" guns) can be affixed by landing 150t of luxury items from passenger quarters (basically removing the extra food needed for passengers).