French Antidote

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Enter ship name, Enter country Enter ship type laid down 1915 (Engine 1912)

Displacement:
   36.294 t light; 38.385 t standard; 41.400 t normal; 43.812 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   721,20 ft / 716,86 ft x 108,27 ft x 29,53 ft (normal load)
   219,82 m / 218,50 m x 33,00 m  x 9,00 m

Armament:
      9 - 15,94" / 405 mm guns (3x3 guns), 2.026,91lbs / 919,39kg shells, 1915 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
      20 - 5,91" / 150 mm guns (10x2 guns), 102,98lbs / 46,71kg shells, 1915 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on side, all amidships
      4 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns in single mounts, 1,95lbs / 0,89kg shells, 1915 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on centreline, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
   Weight of broadside 20.310 lbs / 9.212 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 110

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   13,8" / 350 mm   537,66 ft / 163,88 m   14,76 ft / 4,50 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
   Upper:   4,92" / 125 mm   537,66 ft / 163,88 m   8,01 ft / 2,44 m
     Main Belt covers 115 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
      1,97" / 50 mm   537,66 ft / 163,88 m   28,28 ft / 8,62 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   13,8" / 350 mm   7,87" / 200 mm      11,8" / 300 mm
   2nd:   0,39" / 10 mm         -               -
   3rd:   0,20" / 5 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 3,94" / 100 mm, Conning tower: 11,81" / 300 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines plus diesel motors,
   Electric cruising motors plus geared drives, 4 shafts, 79.535 shp / 59.333 Kw = 25,00 kts
   Range 7.500nm at 14,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 5.428 tons

Complement:
   1.450 - 1.886

Cost:
   £5,595 million / $22,381 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 2.539 tons, 6,1 %
   Armour: 13.976 tons, 33,8 %
      - Belts: 5.530 tons, 13,4 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 1.107 tons, 2,7 %
      - Armament: 2.774 tons, 6,7 %
      - Armour Deck: 4.260 tons, 10,3 %
      - Conning Tower: 305 tons, 0,7 %
   Machinery: 3.171 tons, 7,7 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 16.108 tons, 38,9 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5.106 tons, 12,3 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 500 tons, 1,2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     56.633 lbs / 25.688 Kg = 27,9 x 15,9 " / 405 mm shells or 8,9 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,16
   Metacentric height 7,5 ft / 2,3 m
   Roll period: 16,6 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 63 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,63
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,26

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0,632
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6,62 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 26,77 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
   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:      24,61 ft / 7,50 m
      - Forecastle (10 %):   21,33 ft / 6,50 m
      - Mid (70 %):      21,33 ft / 6,50 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   18,73 ft / 5,71 m
      - Stern:      18,73 ft / 5,71 m
      - Average freeboard:   20,87 ft / 6,36 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 89,4 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 161,9 %
   Waterplane Area: 58.494 Square feet or 5.434 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 101 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 208 lbs/sq ft or 1.015 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,97
      - Longitudinal: 1,28
      - Overall: 1,00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

As usual belt 15 dg outward slope

[The Rock Doctor]

There's an antidote to France?  Why did I not hear of this ten years ago?