CSA 2/1912 Building Program

[Guinness]

Two new ship classes in the CSA 2 Half of 1912 building program.

Bolstered by news of conflict in the Balkans, the administration was able to get a new battleship authorized, to be named CSS Alabama, and planned for construction at New Orleans. She is an evolutionary design based on the preceding Oklahoma class, but substituting 3 triple 13.5 inch turrets for Oklahoma's 4 twins. On marginally larger displacement, she also has a revised secondary armament (2.25" guns are no longer considered heavy enough to repel modern torpedo craft), and slightly modified protection.

Currently only one ship of this design is planned, as it is hoped that new technologies and a new design will be ready in 1913, but a sister has not been ruled out.



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CSS Alabama, CSA Battleship laid down 1912 (Engine 1909)

Displacement:
   19,100 t light; 20,446 t standard; 21,430 t normal; 22,216 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   500.00 ft / 500.00 ft x 91.00 ft x 25.56 ft (normal load)
   152.40 m / 152.40 m x 27.74 m  x 7.79 m

Armament:
      9 - 13.50" / 343 mm guns (3x3 guns), 1,500.00lbs / 680.39kg shells, 1912 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, majority aft, 1 raised mount aft - superfiring
      12 - 5.50" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 83.19lbs / 37.73kg shells, 1912 Model
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
     on side, all amidships
     4 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
      12 - 3.50" / 88.9 mm guns in single mounts, 21.44lbs / 9.72kg shells, 1912 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on centreline, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
      8 - 1.00" / 25.4 mm guns in single mounts, 0.50lbs / 0.23kg shells, 1912 Model
     Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
   Weight of broadside 14,760 lbs / 6,695 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 110

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   12.0" / 305 mm   345.00 ft / 105.16 m   16.00 ft / 4.88 m
   Ends:   4.00" / 102 mm   155.00 ft / 47.24 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
   Upper:   6.00" / 152 mm   205.00 ft / 62.48 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 106 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
      1.00" / 25 mm   345.00 ft / 105.16 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   13.0" / 330 mm   4.00" / 102 mm      12.0" / 305 mm
   2nd:   6.00" / 152 mm   6.00" / 152 mm      4.00" / 102 mm
   3rd:   2.00" / 51 mm         -         1.00" / 25 mm
   4th:   0.50" / 13 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 2.50" / 64 mm, Conning tower: 13.00" / 330 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 26,537 shp / 19,797 Kw = 20.18 kts
   Range 6,500nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,770 tons

Complement:
   885 - 1,151

Cost:
   £2.132 million / $8.529 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1,541 tons, 7.2 %
   Armour: 7,408 tons, 34.6 %
      - Belts: 3,602 tons, 16.8 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 102 tons, 0.5 %
      - Armament: 1,883 tons, 8.8 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,605 tons, 7.5 %
      - Conning Tower: 216 tons, 1.0 %
   Machinery: 1,206 tons, 5.6 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 8,594 tons, 40.1 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,330 tons, 10.9 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 350 tons, 1.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     25,494 lbs / 11,564 Kg = 20.7 x 13.5 " / 343 mm shells or 4.0 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.06
   Metacentric height 4.9 ft / 1.5 m
   Roll period: 17.3 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.80
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.23

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle, rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0.645
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.49 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 22.36 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
   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 (15 %):   23.00 ft / 7.01 m (20.00 ft / 6.10 m aft of break)
      - Mid (50 %):      20.00 ft / 6.10 m (12.00 ft / 3.66 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Stern:      12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Average freeboard:   16.57 ft / 5.05 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 96.6 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 119.5 %
   Waterplane Area: 34,696 Square feet or 3,223 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 95 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 188 lbs/sq ft or 918 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.94
      - Longitudinal: 1.79
      - 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

Misc Weights:
- 250 tons fire control
- 25 tons marconi
- 10 tons marconi
- 40 tons flag facilities
- 50 tons reserve

[Guinness]

The second design is a minesweeper based on the successful S-01 sloop design, with a hull built to merchant standards. She carries a pair of new diesel engines and twin screws, as well as a 3.5" gun and minesweeping gear. 10 are planned as part of the 2H/1912 building program.



MS-01, CSA Minesweeping Sloop laid down 1912 (Engine 1909)

Displacement:
   200 t light; 207 t standard; 260 t normal; 302 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   185.00 ft / 175.00 ft x 18.00 ft x 5.58 ft (normal load)
   56.39 m / 53.34 m x 5.49 m  x 1.70 m

Armament:
      1 - 3.50" / 88.9 mm guns in single mounts, 21.44lbs / 9.73kg shells, 1912 Model
     Breech loading gun in deck mount
     on centreline forward, 1 raised gun
      2 - 1.00" / 25.4 mm guns in single mounts, 0.50lbs / 0.23kg shells, 1912 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships, 1 raised mount
   Weight of broadside 22 lbs / 10 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   0.50" / 13 mm     81.00 ft / 24.69 m   9.00 ft / 2.74 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 71 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   0.50" / 13 mm         -               -
   2nd:   0.25" / 6 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 0.25" / 6 mm

Machinery:
   Diesel Internal combustion motors,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 706 shp / 527 Kw = 15.00 kts
   Range 5,250nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 95 tons

Complement:
   32 - 42

Cost:
   £0.014 million / $0.055 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 3 tons, 1.1 %
   Armour: 27 tons, 10.5 %
      - Belts: 16 tons, 6.2 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 1 tons, 0.4 %
      - Armour Deck: 10 tons, 3.8 %
      - Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
   Machinery: 32 tons, 12.4 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 128 tons, 49.3 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 60 tons, 23.0 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 10 tons, 3.9 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     797 lbs / 362 Kg = 37.2 x 3.5 " / 89 mm shells or 0.8 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.00
   Metacentric height 0.4 ft / 0.1 m
   Roll period: 12.2 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.36
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0.517
   Length to Beam Ratio: 9.72 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 13.23 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 18.45 degrees
   Stern overhang: 5.00 ft / 1.52 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   14.50 ft / 4.42 m
      - Mid (50 %):      14.00 ft / 4.27 m (6.00 ft / 1.83 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   6.00 ft / 1.83 m
      - Stern:      8.00 ft / 2.44 m
      - Average freeboard:   10.37 ft / 3.16 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 53.8 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 124.5 %
   Waterplane Area: 2,132 Square feet or 198 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 210 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 25 lbs/sq ft or 120 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.81
      - Longitudinal: 7.48
      - Overall: 1.02
   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, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

10 tons misc weight for various minesweeping gear
Armored deck represents 1" thick armored fuel tank

**** Note: twin engined ****

Costs:
$1.4*.25=0.35 (hull)
52 tons of military equipment = 0.052 BP and $0.052
Totals: 0.052 BP and $0.402

[Sachmle]

CSS Alabama, CSA Battleship laid down 1912 (Engine 1909)

Displacement:
   19,100 t light; 20,446 t standard; 21,430 t normal; 22,216 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   500.00 ft / 500.00 ft x 91.00 ft x 25.56 ft (normal load)

Length to Beam Ratio: 5.49 : 1

Sorry mate, 6:1 is the minimum. She looks way to square anyway. Shouldn't add a whole lot of weight if you lengthen her some. Should make the bow taper more too. Nice armament layout though.

[Korpen]

Sorry mate, 6:1 is the minimum.

No there is no rule against having fat ships (so no limit to L:B). Some would want one, but that is another issue.

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
      1.00" / 25 mm   345.00 ft / 105.16 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m

I would recommend increasing the thickness of that bulkhead, as one only 25mm thick is likely to fail under the strain and splinters created by an underwater explosion, and only give a fraction of the indicted increase in resistance.  Think I raised this in one of the threads on carthagians BBs.
Would say that 35-50mm is the ideal thickness of a bulkhead.
Lovely pictures though.  :D

[Guinness]

I was really trying to reuse the same hull dimensions Carthaginian used for his last BB: 500.00 ft / 500.00 ft x 90.00 ft x 24.50 ft. And yes, Oklahoma is a portly beast. She also has no TDS at all, so a 1" torpedo bulkhead is still an improvement.

But she looks square to me too, so I'm trying to stretch her out a little right now. Watch this space, as they say.

[Guinness]

Revised: I added 30 feet to the length, and trimmed the beam by 3 feet. With that and better hull lines, she looks much better in plan. I managed to only add 100 tons of displacement too, and 1/4 an inch to the torpedo bulkhead, which isn't much, but everything helps.

She's still tubby, but at least she doesn't look like an oil tanker from above anymore. :) Her L/B ratio is pretty much exactly that of the Arkansas class of battleships in real life.


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CSA Alabama, CSA Battleship laid down 1912 (Engine 1909)

Displacement:
   19,400 t light; 20,668 t standard; 21,643 t normal; 22,423 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   530.00 ft / 530.00 ft x 88.00 ft x 25.00 ft (normal load)
   161.54 m / 161.54 m x 26.82 m  x 7.62 m

Armament:
      9 - 13.50" / 343 mm guns (3x3 guns), 1,500.00lbs / 680.39kg shells, 1912 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, majority aft, 1 raised mount aft - superfiring
      12 - 5.50" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 83.19lbs / 37.73kg shells, 1912 Model
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
     on side ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
     10 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
      8 - 1.00" / 25.4 mm guns in single mounts, 0.50lbs / 0.23kg shells, 1912 Model
     Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
      12 - 3.50" / 88.9 mm guns in single mounts, 21.44lbs / 9.73kg shells, 1912 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
   Weight of broadside 14,760 lbs / 6,695 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 100

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   12.0" / 305 mm   350.00 ft / 106.68 m   16.00 ft / 4.88 m
   Ends:   3.00" / 76 mm   180.00 ft / 54.86 m   12.00 ft / 3.66 m
   Upper:   6.00" / 152 mm   220.00 ft / 67.06 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 102 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
      1.25" / 32 mm   370.00 ft / 112.78 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   13.0" / 330 mm   4.00" / 102 mm      12.0" / 305 mm
   2nd:   6.00" / 152 mm   4.00" / 102 mm      4.00" / 102 mm
   4th:   0.50" / 13 mm         -               -
   5th:   1.00" / 25 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 2.50" / 64 mm, Conning tower: 13.00" / 330 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 26,033 shp / 19,421 Kw = 20.18 kts
   Range 6,330nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,755 tons

Complement:
   891 - 1,159

Cost:
   £2.139 million / $8.558 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1,541 tons, 7.1 %
   Armour: 7,593 tons, 35.1 %
      - Belts: 3,728 tons, 17.2 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 137 tons, 0.6 %
      - Armament: 1,859 tons, 8.6 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,652 tons, 7.6 %
      - Conning Tower: 218 tons, 1.0 %
   Machinery: 1,183 tons, 5.5 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 8,683 tons, 40.1 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,242 tons, 10.4 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 400 tons, 1.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     26,277 lbs / 11,919 Kg = 21.4 x 13.5 " / 343 mm shells or 4.1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.06
   Metacentric height 4.6 ft / 1.4 m
   Roll period: 17.2 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 75 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.90
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.31

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle, rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0.650
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.02 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23.02 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
   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 (15 %):   23.00 ft / 7.01 m (20.00 ft / 6.10 m aft of break)
      - Mid (50 %):      20.00 ft / 6.10 m (12.00 ft / 3.66 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Stern:      12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Average freeboard:   16.57 ft / 5.05 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 95.9 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 122.2 %
   Waterplane Area: 35,717 Square feet or 3,318 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 95 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 183 lbs/sq ft or 895 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.95
      - Longitudinal: 1.56
      - 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

Misc Weights:
250 t Fire Control
25 t Marconi
10 t Marconi
65 t Flag Facilities
50 t Reserve

[Borys]

Ahoj!
You are incredible with supplying images which match the designs. Some other people too! Ilove you all!
Apart from that, I think 3x3 is bad for gunnery at this point in time, but never mind :D
The Austrians will be using even numbers of guns or turrets until Kingdom Come.
Borys

[Guinness]

Ahoj!
You are incredible with supplying images which match the designs. Some other people too! Ilove you all!
Apart from that, I think 3x3 is bad for gunnery at this point in time, but never mind :D
The Austrians will be using even numbers of guns or turrets until Kingdom Come.
Borys

We'll promise to only fire 8 gun broadsides, giving one gun off each salvo if it'll make you happy  ;)

Thanks for the compliments (that goes for everyone). For me, the illustrations make it a lot more fun. I could SS all day long and enjoy it some, but actually having to turn around and draw it makes the design feel a lot more real.

Next design, I may even do a protection and machinery arrangement for it. That is if I can stay out of trouble with my wife...

[Borys]

Ahoj!
Here are some diversionary tips. With a name Limeys and Slimeys, how can you lose:

http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=78866

[The Rock Doctor]

Looks like a good design in general.  You could trim her so the steadiness is just 70%, and your stability would inch up a bit.

The pic is well done; I find that the drawings in general are important in confirming that what you want to do in SS is actually possible in the real world.

[Sachmle]

Looks like a good design in general.  You could trim her so the steadiness is just 70%, and your stability would inch up a bit.

The pic is well done; I find that the drawings in general are important in confirming that what you want to do in SS is actually possible in the real world.

I see Rocky beat me too it, but trimming it back will also lower your recoil effect, which at 0.90 is a little high. Any list and she may not be able to fire abeam.

WONDERFUL drawing. I love it.

[Guinness]

I hadn't noticed the trim got that out of whack when I lengthened her. Here's the revision:

CSA Alabama, CSA Battleship laid down 1912 (Engine 1909)

Displacement:
   19,400 t light; 20,668 t standard; 21,643 t normal; 22,423 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   530.00 ft / 530.00 ft x 88.00 ft x 25.00 ft (normal load)
   161.54 m / 161.54 m x 26.82 m  x 7.62 m

Armament:
      9 - 13.50" / 343 mm guns (3x3 guns), 1,500.00lbs / 680.39kg shells, 1912 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, majority aft, 1 raised mount aft - superfiring
      12 - 5.50" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 83.19lbs / 37.73kg shells, 1912 Model
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
     on side ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
     10 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
      8 - 1.00" / 25.4 mm guns in single mounts, 0.50lbs / 0.23kg shells, 1912 Model
     Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
      12 - 3.50" / 88.9 mm guns in single mounts, 21.44lbs / 9.73kg shells, 1912 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
   Weight of broadside 14,760 lbs / 6,695 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 100

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   12.0" / 305 mm   350.00 ft / 106.68 m   16.00 ft / 4.88 m
   Ends:   3.00" / 76 mm   180.00 ft / 54.86 m   12.00 ft / 3.66 m
   Upper:   6.00" / 152 mm   220.00 ft / 67.06 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 102 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
      1.25" / 32 mm   370.00 ft / 112.78 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   13.0" / 330 mm   4.00" / 102 mm      12.0" / 305 mm
   2nd:   6.00" / 152 mm   4.00" / 102 mm      4.00" / 102 mm
   4th:   0.50" / 13 mm         -               -
   5th:   1.00" / 25 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 2.50" / 64 mm, Conning tower: 13.00" / 330 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 26,033 shp / 19,421 Kw = 20.18 kts
   Range 6,330nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,755 tons

Complement:
   891 - 1,159

Cost:
   £2.139 million / $8.558 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1,541 tons, 7.1 %
   Armour: 7,593 tons, 35.1 %
      - Belts: 3,728 tons, 17.2 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 137 tons, 0.6 %
      - Armament: 1,859 tons, 8.6 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,652 tons, 7.6 %
      - Conning Tower: 218 tons, 1.0 %
   Machinery: 1,183 tons, 5.5 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 8,683 tons, 40.1 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,242 tons, 10.4 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 400 tons, 1.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     26,551 lbs / 12,043 Kg = 21.6 x 13.5 " / 343 mm shells or 4.1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
   Metacentric height 4.8 ft / 1.5 m
   Roll period: 16.9 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.86
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.31

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle, rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0.650
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.02 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23.02 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 54
   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 (15 %):   23.00 ft / 7.01 m (20.00 ft / 6.10 m aft of break)
      - Mid (50 %):      20.00 ft / 6.10 m (12.00 ft / 3.66 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Stern:      12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Average freeboard:   16.57 ft / 5.05 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 95.9 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 122.2 %
   Waterplane Area: 35,717 Square feet or 3,318 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 95 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 183 lbs/sq ft or 895 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.95
      - Longitudinal: 1.56
      - 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

Misc Weights:
250 t Fire Control
25 t Marconi
10 t Marconi
65 t Flag Facilities
50 t Reserve

[Borys]

Ahoj!
I'd fiddle with the design, as to get Stability 1,10. I'd sacrifice Seakeeping for that.
I prefer a flaoting, wet ship, to a dry ships which went under.
Borys