Colonial Ligth Cruiser

[ledeper]

Colonial LC, BCS Ligth Cruiser laid down 1913 (Engine 1912)

Displacement:
   5.008 t light; 5.195 t standard; 6.055 t normal; 6.744 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   393,07 ft / 389,60 ft x 42,65 ft x 20,51 ft (normal load)
   119,81 m / 118,75 m x 13,00 m  x 6,25 m

Armament:
      6 - 5,91" / 150 mm guns (3x2 guns), 102,98lbs / 46,71kg shells, 1913 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on centreline ends, majority forward, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
      4 - 3,94" / 100 mm guns in single mounts, 30,51lbs / 13,84kg shells, 1913 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships
      4 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns in single mounts, 1,95lbs / 0,88kg shells, 1913 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 748 lbs / 339 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 150
   4 - 18,0" / 457,2 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   3,94" / 100 mm   284,45 ft / 86,70 m   11,42 ft / 3,48 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
   Upper:   1,97" / 50 mm   251,64 ft / 76,70 m   8,01 ft / 2,44 m
     Main Belt covers 112 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   0,98" / 25 mm   0,98" / 25 mm      0,98" / 25 mm

   - Armour deck: 1,97" / 50 mm, Conning tower: 3,94" / 100 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 39.862 shp / 29.737 Kw = 27,00 kts
   Range 5.000nm at 14,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1.549 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   343 - 446

Cost:
   £0,544 million / $2,176 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 93 tons, 1,5 %
   Armour: 1.203 tons, 19,9 %
      - Belts: 697 tons, 11,5 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0 %
      - Armament: 26 tons, 0,4 %
      - Armour Deck: 452 tons, 7,5 %
      - Conning Tower: 28 tons, 0,5 %
   Machinery: 1.748 tons, 28,9 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1.714 tons, 28,3 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1.047 tons, 17,3 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 250 tons, 4,1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     5.198 lbs / 2.358 Kg = 50,5 x 5,9 " / 150 mm shells or 0,9 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,14
   Metacentric height 1,8 ft / 0,5 m
   Roll period: 13,5 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,54
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,04

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0,622
   Length to Beam Ratio: 9,13 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19,74 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 63 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      19,69 ft / 6,00 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   16,40 ft / 5,00 m
      - Mid (50 %):      16,40 ft / 5,00 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   16,40 ft / 5,00 m
      - Stern:      16,40 ft / 5,00 m
      - Average freeboard:   16,67 ft / 5,08 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 110,3 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 99,2 %
   Waterplane Area: 12.405 Square feet or 1.152 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 106 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 74 lbs/sq ft or 364 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,91
      - Longitudinal: 2,41
      - Overall: 1,00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate

Warning: Armour belts longer than ship

Misc Weigth
FC 100t
xtra torps 12t
mines 100t
Cooling 25t
reserve 13t

[The Rock Doctor]

You have a weird armor belt warning.

I think the deck armor could be reduced by 10mm, and the 100mm guns don't add much to the design - the combination could probably be traded for a fourth 150mm twin mount.

Otherwise, she strikes me as being rather heavy for her firepower/protection/speed...