Scout Cruiser

[Blooded]

Scout Cruiser - New Designation for UNK for a fast heavy scout for the main battleline


Minotaur Class, United Norman Kingdom Scout Cruiser laid down 1910 (Engine 1909)

Displacement:
   9,110 t light; 9,573 t standard; 11,441 t normal; 12,935 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   555.00 ft / 555.00 ft x 55.50 ft x 25.00 ft (normal load)
   169.16 m / 169.16 m x 16.92 m  x 7.62 m

Armament:
      6 - 9.20" / 234 mm guns (2x3 guns), 380.00lbs / 172.37kg shells, 1906 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline, all forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
      10 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 50.00lbs / 22.68kg shells, 1906 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships
      2 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 50.00lbs / 22.68kg shells, 1906 Model
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
     on side, all aft
     2 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in all but light seas
      2 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm guns in single mounts, 3.30lbs / 1.50kg shells, 1906 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on centreline, evenly spread, all raised mounts
      2 - 0.30" / 7.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.01lbs / 0.00kg shells, 1906 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on centreline, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
   Weight of broadside 2,887 lbs / 1,309 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 140
   6 - 18.0" / 457.2 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   4.00" / 102 mm   360.00 ft / 109.73 m   14.00 ft / 4.27 m
   Ends:   2.00" / 51 mm   195.00 ft / 59.44 m   14.00 ft / 4.27 m
   Upper:   2.00" / 51 mm   433.00 ft / 131.98 m   7.00 ft / 2.13 m
     Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   6.00" / 152 mm   2.00" / 51 mm      4.00" / 102 mm
   2nd:   1.00" / 25 mm         -               -
   3rd:   2.00" / 51 mm         -         1.00" / 25 mm

   - Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 6.00" / 152 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Electric motors, 4 shafts, 48,218 shp / 35,971 Kw = 27.00 kts
   Range 7,776nm at 15.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 3,362 tons

Complement:
   553 - 719

Cost:
   £0.950 million / $3.802 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 387 tons, 3.4 %
   Armour: 2,425 tons, 21.2 %
      - Belts: 1,288 tons, 11.3 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 299 tons, 2.6 %
      - Armour Deck: 773 tons, 6.8 %
      - Conning Tower: 66 tons, 0.6 %
   Machinery: 2,192 tons, 19.2 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,636 tons, 31.8 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,331 tons, 20.4 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 470 tons, 4.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     11,139 lbs / 5,053 Kg = 28.6 x 9.2 " / 234 mm shells or 1.6 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
   Metacentric height 2.5 ft / 0.8 m
   Roll period: 14.8 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 55 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.63
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.04

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.520
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23.56 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 53
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: -2.00 ft / -0.61 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      19.00 ft / 5.79 m
      - Forecastle (24 %):   14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Mid (50 %):      14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Quarterdeck (20 %):   14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Stern:      14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Average freeboard:   14.48 ft / 4.41 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 92.8 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 90.9 %
   Waterplane Area: 20,904 Square feet or 1,942 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 110 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 106 lbs/sq ft or 519 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.97
      - Longitudinal: 1.20
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate

Cost: $8.864   8.864BP  17.9 Months
Misc. Weight(470 Tons):
100 Tons Fire Control
25 Tons for Radar Set
25 Tons Wireless Set and Aerials
40 Tons Torpedoes(6+18 Reloads)
40 Tons Mine Rails
240 Tons Mine Bunker

774 Tons fuel for 3200 miles@15kn-New York to London
744 Tons fuel for 648 miles@27kn-24 hours


These ships are a first for the UNK. A lightly armed and armored large fast scout for the fleet. The two triple 9.2" turrets are mounted forward(one superfiring) with no capability to fire to the rear. This poor capability is made up for by its fast speed.
Designed to seek out and engage the enemy fleet scouts, once found the ship will use its main guns to force enemy screens to flee. Maintaining long distance it will shadow the BB force bringing our own BBs into contact.
A secondary Capability exists in its large mine bunker.