The Baltic Long Term Hopes

[khymerion]

As there isn't a blue navy, so to speak, to build upon here in the icy cold lands of snow and fjords...  time to jump in and at least think about putting something in the water.  And as is the usual case for anything from this area of the world... might as well push the upper limits to stress test what the industrial base can do...



BCS Ultor, Baltic Confederation Battleship laid down 1905

Displacement:
   20,275 t light; 21,487 t standard; 23,883 t normal; 25,799 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   564.46 ft / 550.00 ft x 85.00 ft x 30.00 ft (normal load)
   172.05 m / 167.64 m x 25.91 m  x 9.14 m

Armament:
      4 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (2x2 guns), 864.00lbs / 391.90kg shells, 1905 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, evenly spread
      4 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (2x2 guns), 864.00lbs / 391.90kg shells, 1905 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on side, all amidships
      8 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1905 Model
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
     on side, all amidships
     8 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
      8 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1905 Model
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
     on side ends, evenly spread
     8 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
   Weight of broadside 8,276 lbs / 3,754 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   14.0" / 356 mm   357.50 ft / 108.97 m   11.06 ft / 3.37 m
   Ends:   8.00" / 203 mm   192.48 ft / 58.67 m   11.06 ft / 3.37 m
   Upper:   8.00" / 203 mm   357.50 ft / 108.97 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
      4.00" / 102 mm   357.50 ft / 108.97 m   28.24 ft / 8.61 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   14.0" / 356 mm   10.0" / 254 mm      13.0" / 330 mm
   2nd:   13.0" / 330 mm   10.0" / 254 mm      13.0" / 330 mm
   3rd:   13.0" / 330 mm         -         9.00" / 229 mm
   4th:   13.0" / 330 mm         -         9.00" / 229 mm

   - Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 13.00" / 330 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 20,082 shp / 14,981 Kw = 18.75 kts
   Range 6,500nm at 12.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 4,313 tons (80% coal)

Complement:
   959 - 1,248

Cost:
   £1.808 million / $7.233 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1,035 tons, 4.3 %
   Armour: 10,272 tons, 43.0 %
      - Belts: 4,049 tons, 17.0 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,494 tons, 6.3 %
      - Armament: 2,606 tons, 10.9 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,891 tons, 7.9 %
      - Conning Tower: 232 tons, 1.0 %
   Machinery: 1,641 tons, 6.9 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 7,278 tons, 30.5 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,608 tons, 15.1 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 0.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     36,277 lbs / 16,455 Kg = 42.0 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 7.6 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
   Metacentric height 4.5 ft / 1.4 m
   Roll period: 16.8 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 90 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.53
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.46

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.596
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.47 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23.45 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 39 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 62
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 5.00 ft / 1.52 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      26.00 ft / 7.92 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   16.50 ft / 5.03 m
      - Mid (50 %):      16.50 ft / 5.03 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   16.50 ft / 5.03 m
      - Stern:      16.50 ft / 5.03 m
      - Average freeboard:   17.26 ft / 5.26 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 74.6 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 111.6 %
   Waterplane Area: 34,065 Square feet or 3,165 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 150 lbs/sq ft or 730 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.95
      - Longitudinal: 1.55
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

First heavy unit commisioned by the Baltic Confederation.  A raked atlantic clipper bow and wide beam aimed to handling the harsh weather of the northern seas while remaining stable were the main goals in mind for the ship designers.  The two wing turrets are offset and designed to fire across the ship to be able to be able to add their weight into the broadsides.  The Ultor is more of a proof of concept for local builders than a bonfied production class.

Please, forgive me if I made any major glaring mistakes... its my first time.  So, if I am going to screw up, might as well screw up on a monster scale.  Those make the history books... and... well... it looked good on paper.  Oh, and forgive the bad hand drawn artwork, it was done over a lunch break without any rulers or drafting tools.  All very primative on this end, looks better on paper...  as always.

[The Rock Doctor]

Can't see the pic, but that may be due to the firewall on my end of things.

My first question would be, does your naval tech support the main gun layout?

Deck armor and torpedo protection both seem heavier than they need to be for this period.  I think a couple inches would be the most you'd need for either, assuming torpedo bulkheads are even included.

Why the mix of 6" and 5"?  Perhaps swap out the 5" for some quick-firing guns in the 3-4" range.  You'll appreciate it if you get jump by torpedo-boats on one of those low-visibility days on the Baltic or North Sea.

It's a good idea to aim for stability given weather and ice conditions.  You could probably adjust the trim down so your steadiness is at 70%.  Your stability would probably increase considerably as a result...

[P3D]

Adjust belt thickness to give whole inches or 25mm.
14" main belt is a bit excessive - although you must keep French upgunning efforts in mind. To get 13" equovalent you need 13.65" thickness. For the armor belt, the multiplier is 1.15. 2.875" is equivalent to 2.5"

End belt is too thick against 6" guns, and to thin against anything larger than 12".
Torpedo bulkhead should be 1.5".
Shell weight is a lot too.

[khymerion]

I shall endevor to correct these problems immediately!

[P3D]

Erm... I meant not shell weight but 150 shells per gun. 80-100 was the norm, just check
navweaps.com

[khymerion]

Again, I thank you...  I had actually missed the rules on how much armor was needed to stop a shell and was looking at so many other references to base armor thicknesses from, a fact now dawning upon me.  As for the number of shells, again, I made that mistake and will be correcting that as soon as I get back to my program and redo the work up.  Silly me for missing alot of steps...  goes to show that the first one is always the worst... now, 49 more mess ups and I'll be good...  just like in Go.

[khymerion]

BCS Ultor, Baltic Confederation Battleship laid down 1905

Displacement:
   18,564 t light; 19,481 t standard; 21,398 t normal; 22,932 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   564.46 ft / 550.00 ft x 85.00 ft x 30.00 ft (normal load)
   172.05 m / 167.64 m x 25.91 m  x 9.14 m

Armament:
      4 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (2x2 guns), 864.00lbs / 391.90kg shells, 1905 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, evenly spread
      4 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (2x2 guns), 864.00lbs / 391.90kg shells, 1905 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on side, all amidships
      8 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1905 Model
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
     on side, all amidships
     8 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
      8 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1905 Model
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
     on side ends, evenly spread
     8 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
   Weight of broadside 8,276 lbs / 3,754 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 100

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   14.0" / 356 mm   357.50 ft / 108.97 m   11.06 ft / 3.37 m
   Ends:   7.00" / 178 mm   192.48 ft / 58.67 m   11.06 ft / 3.37 m
   Upper:   7.00" / 178 mm   357.50 ft / 108.97 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
      2.00" / 51 mm   357.50 ft / 108.97 m   28.24 ft / 8.61 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   14.0" / 356 mm   10.0" / 254 mm      13.0" / 330 mm
   2nd:   14.0" / 356 mm   10.0" / 254 mm      13.0" / 330 mm
   3rd:   14.0" / 356 mm         -         9.00" / 229 mm
   4th:   14.0" / 356 mm         -         9.00" / 229 mm

   - Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 14.00" / 356 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 19,794 shp / 14,766 Kw = 19.10 kts
   Range 6,700nm at 11.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 3,451 tons (80% coal)

Complement:
   883 - 1,149

Cost:
   £1.745 million / $6.980 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1,035 tons, 4.8 %
   Armour: 8,668 tons, 40.5 %
      - Belts: 3,830 tons, 17.9 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 747 tons, 3.5 %
      - Armament: 2,668 tons, 12.5 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,189 tons, 5.6 %
      - Conning Tower: 232 tons, 1.1 %
   Machinery: 1,617 tons, 7.6 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 7,195 tons, 33.6 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,834 tons, 13.2 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 0.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     31,578 lbs / 14,324 Kg = 36.5 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 6.0 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.14
   Metacentric height 5.0 ft / 1.5 m
   Roll period: 15.9 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.43
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.44

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.534
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.47 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23.45 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 39 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 49
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 5.00 ft / 1.52 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      26.00 ft / 7.92 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   16.50 ft / 5.03 m
      - Mid (50 %):      16.50 ft / 5.03 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   16.50 ft / 5.03 m
      - Stern:      16.50 ft / 5.03 m
      - Average freeboard:   17.26 ft / 5.26 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 80.9 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 114.4 %
   Waterplane Area: 32,142 Square feet or 2,986 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 106 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 155 lbs/sq ft or 756 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.95
      - Longitudinal: 1.66
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

First heavy unit commisioned by the Baltic Confederation.  A raked atlantic clipper bow and wide beam aimed to handling the harsh weather of the northern seas while remaining stable were the main goals in mind for the ship designers.  The two wing turrets are offset and designed to fire across the ship to be able to be able to add their weight into the broadsides.  The overly heavy armor scheme was choosen as to hopefully prolong the usefulness of the class verse heavier armed ships built and yet to come till Krupp can finish working on something to replace the current generation weapons.


Now... as for why I did mix 5 and 6 inch guns... its because I have a fond place in my heart for guns of that caliber and it will be an excuse to focus time and energy to develope them further into more... practical and efficient varients. *shifty look*  And a good reason to have a good stock pile of them for other uses later.  After all, it is supposed to be a stop gap vessel to get a 'modern' ship in the water.  Its a pride thing really and a good reflection of the lack of expertise in design by the current generation of designers (assuming the best and brightest left earlier, leaving people to rummage through the notes and peice things. together... got the tools, need the experience.)

[khymerion]

And because I would never let one of the battlewagons go out alone...  I know... needs a diet but...  the battleship needed a couple of friends to go looking after it incase it gets rushed by little guys.  Its a start.  *shrug*  That and I like the idea of ships that we can play sports on clear days.

BCS Vind, Baltic Confederation Fleet Cruiser laid down 1905

Displacement:
   7,684 t light; 8,040 t standard; 9,890 t normal; 11,370 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   449.10 ft / 440.00 ft x 60.00 ft x 22.00 ft (normal load)
   136.89 m / 134.11 m x 18.29 m  x 6.71 m

Armament:
      4 - 8.00" / 203 mm guns (2x2 guns), 256.00lbs / 116.12kg shells, 1905 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, evenly spread
      10 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1905 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on side, all amidships
      6 - 0.30" / 7.6 mm guns in single mounts, 0.01lbs / 0.00kg shells, 1905 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
   Weight of broadside 1,344 lbs / 610 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 200

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   9.00" / 229 mm   292.00 ft / 89.00 m   9.30 ft / 2.83 m
   Ends:   6.00" / 152 mm   147.98 ft / 45.10 m   9.30 ft / 2.83 m
   Upper:   6.00" / 152 mm   292.00 ft / 89.00 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 102 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
      1.00" / 25 mm   292.00 ft / 89.00 m   20.77 ft / 6.33 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   9.00" / 229 mm   7.00" / 178 mm      9.00" / 229 mm
   2nd:   6.00" / 152 mm   5.00" / 127 mm            -
   3rd:   1.00" / 25 mm   1.00" / 25 mm            -

   - Armour deck: 1.00" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 9.00" / 229 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 18,948 shp / 14,135 Kw = 21.00 kts
   Range 6,000nm at 14.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 3,330 tons (80% coal)

Complement:
   495 - 644

Cost:
   £0.627 million / $2.507 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 168 tons, 1.7 %
   Armour: 3,174 tons, 32.1 %
      - Belts: 1,956 tons, 19.8 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 224 tons, 2.3 %
      - Armament: 549 tons, 5.5 %
      - Armour Deck: 356 tons, 3.6 %
      - Conning Tower: 89 tons, 0.9 %
   Machinery: 1,548 tons, 15.7 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,744 tons, 27.7 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,206 tons, 22.3 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 0.5 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     14,817 lbs / 6,721 Kg = 57.9 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 2.9 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.19
   Metacentric height 3.2 ft / 1.0 m
   Roll period: 14.1 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.26
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.35

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.596
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7.33 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.98 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 52
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 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 (20 %):   14.68 ft / 4.47 m
      - Mid (50 %):      14.68 ft / 4.47 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   14.68 ft / 4.47 m
      - Stern:      14.68 ft / 4.47 m
      - Average freeboard:   15.51 ft / 4.73 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 98.8 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 108.7 %
   Waterplane Area: 19,236 Square feet or 1,787 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 129 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 94 lbs/sq ft or 461 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 adequate
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

The designated consort of the Ultor class battleships, their attendents.  Designed with the same raked Atlantic bow and wide beam to keep stable in the rough seas that were the Ultors were meant to travel.  Her armor heavy enough to withstand a duel with a raider, or at least on paper.  Like the Ultors, the Vind class fleet or 'heavy' cruisers were more a stop gap measure till bugs in the industrial base could be worked out.

And to round things out, to fill in the lighter combatant role... and because the Ultor and Vind class ships definitely can't be everywhere...  there is the final peice of the three classe entry into the water.

BCS Dochendal, Baltic Confederation Cruiser laid down 1905

Displacement:
   4,348 t light; 4,517 t standard; 5,347 t normal; 6,010 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   438.74 ft / 430.00 ft x 50.00 ft x 16.00 ft (normal load)
   133.73 m / 131.06 m x 15.24 m  x 4.88 m

Armament:
      4 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1905 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
      6 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1905 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships
      6 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1905 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on centreline, all amidships
   Weight of broadside 999 lbs / 453 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 100

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   7.00" / 178 mm   335.00 ft / 102.11 m   8.49 ft / 2.59 m
   Ends:   6.00" / 152 mm     95.00 ft / 28.96 m   8.49 ft / 2.59 m
   Upper:   3.00" / 76 mm   335.00 ft / 102.11 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 120 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
      0.50" / 13 mm   335.00 ft / 102.11 m   15.23 ft / 4.64 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   1.00" / 25 mm   1.00" / 25 mm      2.00" / 51 mm
   2nd:   1.00" / 25 mm   1.00" / 25 mm            -
   3rd:   1.00" / 25 mm   1.00" / 25 mm            -

   - Armour deck: 0.50" / 13 mm, Conning tower: 2.50" / 64 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 10,590 shp / 7,900 Kw = 20.00 kts
   Range 5,500nm at 12.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,493 tons (80% coal)

Complement:
   312 - 406

Cost:
   £0.378 million / $1.513 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 125 tons, 2.3 %
   Armour: 1,638 tons, 30.6 %
      - Belts: 1,325 tons, 24.8 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 94 tons, 1.8 %
      - Armament: 64 tons, 1.2 %
      - Armour Deck: 138 tons, 2.6 %
      - Conning Tower: 16 tons, 0.3 %
   Machinery: 865 tons, 16.2 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,720 tons, 32.2 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 999 tons, 18.7 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     9,618 lbs / 4,363 Kg = 89.1 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 2.0 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.40
   Metacentric height 3.2 ft / 1.0 m
   Roll period: 11.8 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.26
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.69

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.544
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8.60 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.74 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 42 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 42
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 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 %):   14.52 ft / 4.43 m
      - Mid (50 %):      14.52 ft / 4.43 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   14.52 ft / 4.43 m
      - Stern:      14.52 ft / 4.43 m
      - Average freeboard:   15.28 ft / 4.66 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 118.2 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 132.3 %
   Waterplane Area: 14,921 Square feet or 1,386 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 122 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 75 lbs/sq ft or 366 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.97
      - Longitudinal: 1.26
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
   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

The Dochendal class cruiser is the intended for general fleet patrol work within Baltic Confederation territories.  Unfortunately, the class has many short comings but with the current needs to put boats in the water, the class was given the green light to begin construction.