Auxiliaries

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QH Yingzi, Middle Kingdom Collier laid down 1900

Displacement:
   1.197 t light; 1.270 t standard; 3.393 t normal; 5.091 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   285,43 ft / 285,43 ft x 32,81 ft x 16,40 ft (normal load)
   87,00 m / 87,00 m x 10,00 m  x 5,00 m

Armament:
      4 - 2,95" / 75,0 mm guns in single mounts, 12,87lbs / 5,84kg shells, 1900 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
     Aft Main mounts separated by engine room
      8 - 0,98" / 25,0 mm guns in single mounts, 0,48lbs / 0,22kg shells, 1900 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 55 lbs / 25 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   1,18" / 30 mm   285,43 ft / 87,00 m   9,84 ft / 3,00 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
   Upper:   1,18" / 30 mm     65,62 ft / 20,00 m   6,56 ft / 2,00 m
     Main Belt covers 154% of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   1,18" / 30 mm         -               -
   2nd:   0,79" / 20 mm         -               -

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 781 ihp / 582 Kw = 10,15 kts
   Range 135.000nm at 5,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 3.822 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   221 - 288

Cost:
   £0,067 million / $0,268 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 7 tons, 0,2%
   Armour: 159 tons, 4,7%
      - Belts: 151 tons, 4,4%
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0%
      - Armament: 8 tons, 0,2%
      - Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0,0%
      - Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0,0%
   Machinery: 138 tons, 4,1%
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 693 tons, 20,4%
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2.196 tons, 64,7%
   Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 5,9%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     16.215 lbs / 7.355 Kg = 1.259,7 x 3,0 " / 75 mm shells or 5,3 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,47
   Metacentric height 1,8 ft / 0,6 m
   Roll period: 10,2 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,04
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 2,00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0,773
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8,70 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 16,89 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 26 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   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:      18,90 ft / 5,76 m
      - Forecastle (20%):   12,04 ft / 3,67 m
      - Mid (50%):      12,04 ft / 3,67 m
      - Quarterdeck (15%):   12,04 ft / 3,67 m
      - Stern:      12,04 ft / 3,67 m
      - Average freeboard:   12,59 ft / 3,84 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 22,9%
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 83,0%
   Waterplane Area: 7.999 Square feet or 743 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 491%
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 49 lbs/sq ft or 241 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,96
      - Longitudinal: 2,03
      - Overall: 1,03
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Name means "Bravery Class". The Colliers are meant to supply the Coastal Battleships during extended watches. The 200 ton miscellanious is loading equipment.
(Outgame note: The long range was calculated because Springsharp does not allow for Armed Merchant Cruisers. Thanks to van Owen for the calculations. The big load of coals is for the coal-supplies of the Coastal Battleships.)

Ships:
Yinghao (Brave heroism) (1901)

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Si Fu Kong, RRC Xiao Yaeu-Tan (Little Oil Tanker) Class laid down 1914 (Engine 1916)

Displacement:
   8,378 t light; 8,566 t standard; 9,214 t normal; 9,733 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   444.00 ft / 430.00 ft x 50.00 ft x 20.00 ft (normal load)
   135.33 m / 131.06 m x 15.24 m  x 6.10 m

Armament:
     2 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1915 Model
     Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 27 lbs / 12 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 250

Armour:
  - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   1.00" / 25 mm         -               -

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 71,471 shp / 53,318 Kw = 29.00 kts
   Range 400nm at 29.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,166 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   469 - 611

Cost:
   £1.027 million / $4.109 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 3 tons, 0.0 %
   Armour: 1 tons, 0.0 %
      - Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 1 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
   Machinery: 2,929 tons, 31.8 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,623 tons, 28.5 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 836 tons, 9.1 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 2,822 tons, 30.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     5,970 lbs / 2,708 Kg = 442.2 x 3.0 " / 76 mm shells or 0.8 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.01
   Metacentric height 1.8 ft / 0.6 m
   Roll period: 15.6 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.01
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.40

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.750
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8.60 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.74 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 68 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 36
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 4.90 ft / 1.49 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      25.00 ft / 7.62 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   25.00 ft / 7.62 m
      - Mid (50 %):      25.00 ft / 7.62 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   25.00 ft / 7.62 m
      - Stern:      25.00 ft / 7.62 m
      - Average freeboard:   25.00 ft / 7.62 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 136.5 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 182.8 %
   Waterplane Area: 18,007 Square feet or 1,673 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 106 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 73 lbs/sq ft or 354 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.85
      - Longitudinal: 4.33
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Tanker used exclusively for Macau - Hong Kong route - can carry anything
400nm enough to circle all of Hong Kong (including islands) twice.

Ships:
Si Fu Kong 1914

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Bombardier, RRC Port Assault Ship laid down 1917 (Engine 1916)

Displacement:
   500 t light; 552 t standard; 780 t normal; 962 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   300.00 ft / 300.00 ft x 30.00 ft x 7.50 ft (normal load)
   91.44 m / 91.44 m x 9.14 m  x 2.29 m

Armament:
     6 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm guns in single mounts, 12.87lbs / 5.84kg shells, 1917 Model
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
     8 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm guns in single mounts, 12.87lbs / 5.84kg shells, 1917 Model
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
     on side, evenly spread
     4 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 0.48lbs / 0.22kg shells, 1917 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on centreline, all amidships
   Weight of broadside 182 lbs / 83 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 300

Armour:
  - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   1.20" / 30 mm   300.00 ft / 91.44 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 154 % of normal length

  - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   1.20" / 30 mm         -         1.00" / 25 mm
   2nd:   1.20" / 30 mm         -         1.00" / 25 mm

  - Conning tower: 2.00" / 51 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 3,409 shp / 2,543 Kw = 20.00 kts
   Range 8,000nm at 12.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 410 tons (90% coal)

  Trial Speed = 21 kts

Complement:
   73 - 95

Cost:
   £0.102 million / $0.407 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 23 tons, 2.9 %
   Armour: 136 tons, 17.4 %
      - Belts: 107 tons, 13.7 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 26 tons, 3.3 %
      - Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Conning Tower: 4 tons, 0.5 %
   Machinery: 138 tons, 17.7 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 178 tons, 22.8 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 280 tons, 35.9 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 25 tons, 3.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     820 lbs / 372 Kg = 63.7 x 3.0 " / 75 mm shells or 0.6 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.75
   Metacentric height 2.1 ft / 0.6 m
   Roll period: 8.8 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.14
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.46

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0.404
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 17.32 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 43 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 48
   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:      11.00 ft / 3.35 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   10.00 ft / 3.05 m
      - Mid (50 %):      10.00 ft / 3.05 m (7.00 ft / 2.13 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   7.00 ft / 2.13 m
      - Stern:      7.00 ft / 2.13 m
      - Average freeboard:   8.58 ft / 2.62 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 87.0 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 121.5 %
   Waterplane Area: 5,554 Square feet or 516 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 126 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 22 lbs/sq ft or 107 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.51
      - Longitudinal: 0.55
      - Overall: 0.51
   Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
   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

Ships:
Bombardier 1 - 1917
Bombardier 2 - 1917

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Oil Tanker I, Republic Tanker (Coalier) laid down 1917 (Engine 1916)

Displacement:
  6,000 t light; 6,241 t standard; 11,559 t normal; 15,813 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
  557.00 ft / 550.00 ft x 78.00 ft x 18.00 ft (normal load)
  169.77 m / 167.64 m x 23.77 m  x 5.49 m

Armament:
     8 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 12.87lbs / 5.84kg shells, 1917 Model
    Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
    on side, evenly spread
    Aft Main mounts separated by engine room
     8 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 0.48lbs / 0.22kg shells, 1917 Model
    Breech loading guns in deck mounts
    on side, all amidships
  Weight of broadside 107 lbs / 48 kg
  Shells per gun, main battery: 150

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

  - Conning tower: 2.00" / 51 mm

Machinery:
  Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
  Direct drive, 2 shafts, 51,542 shp / 38,450 Kw = 27.00 kts
  Range 50,000nm at 12.00 kts
  Bunker at max displacement = 9,573 tons

Complement:
  556 - 724

Cost:
  £0.891 million / $3.564 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
  Armament: 13 tons, 0.1 %
  Armour: 44 tons, 0.4 %
     - Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
     - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
     - Armament: 22 tons, 0.2 %
     - Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
     - Conning Tower: 22 tons, 0.2 %
  Machinery: 1,920 tons, 16.6 %
  Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,522 tons, 30.5 %
  Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,559 tons, 48.1 %
  Miscellaneous weights: 500 tons, 4.3 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
  Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
    27,710 lbs / 12,569 Kg = 2,152.7 x 3.0 " / 75 mm shells or 3.6 torpedoes
  Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.82
  Metacentric height 9.1 ft / 2.8 m
  Roll period: 10.9 seconds
  Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
        - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.01
  Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.17

Hull form characteristics:
  Hull has a flush deck
  Block coefficient: 0.524
  Length to Beam Ratio: 7.05 : 1
  'Natural speed' for length: 23.45 kts
  Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
  Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 60
  Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 12.80 degrees
  Stern overhang: 2.00 ft / 0.61 m
  Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
     - Stem:      22.00 ft / 6.71 m
     - Forecastle (20 %):   16.00 ft / 4.88 m
     - Mid (50 %):      16.00 ft / 4.88 m
     - Quarterdeck (15 %):   16.00 ft / 4.88 m
     - Stern:      17.00 ft / 5.18 m
     - Average freeboard:   16.56 ft / 5.05 m
  Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
  Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 60.6 %
     - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 160.2 %
  Waterplane Area: 29,219 Square feet or 2,715 Square metres
  Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 257 %
  Structure weight / hull surface area: 91 lbs/sq ft or 444 Kg/sq metre
  Hull strength (Relative):
     - Cross-sectional: 1.00
     - Longitudinal: 1.02
     - Overall: 1.00
  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

Ships:
Oil Tanker I - 1918

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Wenbing, RRC Liner laid down 1918 (Engine 1916)

Displacement:
   20,000 t light; 20,500 t standard; 23,792 t normal; 26,426 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   557.00 ft / 557.00 ft x 92.90 ft x 25.50 ft (normal load)
   169.77 m / 169.77 m x 28.32 m  x 7.77 m

Armament:
      4 - 4.13" / 105 mm guns in single mounts, 35.32lbs / 16.02kg shells, 1918 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on side, evenly spread
     Aft Main mounts separated by engine room
      8 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1918 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on side, all forward
   Weight of broadside 142 lbs / 64 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 300

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

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 31,539 shp / 23,528 Kw = 21.00 kts
   Range 5,554nm at 20.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 5,925 tons

Complement:
   957 - 1,245

Cost:
   £1.759 million / $7.035 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 18 tons, 0.1 %
   Armour: 18 tons, 0.1 %
      - Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 18 tons, 0.1 %
      - Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
   Machinery: 1,175 tons, 4.9 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,240 tons, 26.2 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,792 tons, 15.9 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 12,549 tons, 52.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     38,570 lbs / 17,495 Kg = 1,092.0 x 4.1 " / 105 mm shells or 3.6 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
   Metacentric height 5.4 ft / 1.7 m
   Roll period: 16.7 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.01
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.631
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23.60 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 25
   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:      28.00 ft / 8.53 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   28.00 ft / 8.53 m
      - Mid (50 %):      28.00 ft / 8.53 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   28.00 ft / 8.53 m
      - Stern:      28.00 ft / 8.53 m
      - Average freeboard:   28.00 ft / 8.53 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 74.6 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 217.1 %
   Waterplane Area: 38,955 Square feet or 3,619 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 158 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 110 lbs/sq ft or 538 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.92
      - Longitudinal: 2.05
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Misc. Weights (12549t):
25t Long-Range Wireless
74t - Extra Lifeboats
11,000t Troops Transport
1000t Cargo

or

25t Long-Range Wireless
74t - Extra Lifeboats
8t - 1st Class ---------   375 passengers =    3000t
4t - 2nd Class -------- 1000 passengers =    4000t
1.6t - 3rd Class ------ 2500 passengers =    4000t
Total Passengers --- 3875 passengers = 11000t
Cargo = 1000t

Ships:
Wenbing 1919