New Ships of the Mark: H1/1906

[Ithekro]

Due to the increasing size and speed of foreign cruisers the Marshals of the Mark have issued for two new vessels to be laid down in 1906 to join the Walda in the slips.

First is the projected 1905 Combat Cruiser Valandil.  With as many 9 inch guns at the previous Narmacil-class cruiser but with more turrets allowing for more guns to be brought to bare  either broadside, and with a speed estimated to be at least 24 knots, this cruiser should be able to keep up and defeat all but the fastest foreign cruisers of the world.  (The hope is that the oil boiler tech will be ready, otherwise she'll be coal only and have reduced range).


Valandil
(possible second ship)

Rohan Combat Cruiser laid down 1905 (Engine 1910)

Displacement:
13,245 t light; 13,991 t standard; 15,500 t normal; 16,645 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
520.00 ft / 520.00 ft x 73.00 ft x 24.00 ft (normal load)
158.50 m / 158.50 m x 22.25 m x 7.32 m

Armament:
8 - 9.00" / 229 mm guns (4x2 guns), 364.50lbs / 165.33kg shells, 1905 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 9.00" / 229 mm guns in single mounts, 364.50lbs / 165.33kg shells, 1905 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread
12 - 4.50" / 114 mm guns in single mounts, 45.56lbs / 20.67kg shells, 1905 Model
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread
6 - 1.50" / 38.1 mm guns in single mounts, 1.69lbs / 0.77kg shells, 1905 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
6 - 0.75" / 19.1 mm guns in single mounts, 0.21lbs / 0.10kg shells, 1905 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on centreline, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 4,932 lbs / 2,237 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 340.00 ft / 103.63 m 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
Ends: 3.00" / 76 mm 180.00 ft / 54.86 m 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
Upper: 6.00" / 152 mm 340.00 ft / 103.63 m 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
Main Belt covers 101 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 9.00" / 229 mm
2nd: 6.00" / 152 mm - -
3rd: 6.00" / 152 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 9.00" / 229 mm

Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 46,000 shp / 34,316 Kw = 24.85 kts
Range 7,500nm at 12.00 kts (Bunkerage = 2,717 tons)

Complement:
693 - 902

Cost:
£1.263 million / $5.052 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 617 tons, 4.0 %
Armour: 5,148 tons, 33.2 %
- Belts: 2,643 tons, 17.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 1,385 tons, 8.9 %
- Armour Deck: 1,000 tons, 6.5 %
- Conning Tower: 121 tons, 0.8 %
Machinery: 2,010 tons, 13.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,371 tons, 34.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,255 tons, 14.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 0.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
21,120 lbs / 9,580 Kg = 57.9 x 9.0 " / 229 mm shells or 2.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.03
Metacentric height 3.3 ft / 1.0 m
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.72
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.25

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.595
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.12 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22.80 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 56
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: 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Mid (50 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Stern: 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Average freeboard: 20.37 ft / 6.21 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 74.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 148.0 %
Waterplane Area: 27,022 Square feet or 2,510 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 131 lbs/sq ft or 638 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.74
- 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
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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The Second vessel laid down is to compliment the Arcadia-class Battleships.  A faster, lighter armored battleship with 12 inch guns in triple turrets like the Arcadia, but with the superimposed design of the Freawines.  The Snowmane-class will be called a Battle Cruiser and will have over 24 knot speeds with turbine powered engines.  Snowmane is not designed for oil boilers but will stay with coal power to be reliable in the years to come.  (If the tech works the next class will have oil fired boilers).  The Snowmane is expected to be able to outfight anything in the sea short of an extremely modern battleship, and be able to outrun any of them.

Snowmane
(Two others probably)

Rohan Battle Cruiser laid down 1906 (Engine 1909)

Displacement:
   15,427 t light; 16,116 t standard; 18,000 t normal; 19,435 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   545.00 ft / 545.00 ft x 82.00 ft x 24.00 ft (normal load)
   166.12 m / 166.12 m x 24.99 m  x 7.32 m

Armament:
      9 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (3x3 guns), 864.00lbs / 391.90kg shells, 1906 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
      12 - 4.50" / 114 mm guns in single mounts, 45.56lbs / 20.67kg shells, 1906 Model
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
     on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
      2 - 1.50" / 38.1 mm guns in single mounts, 1.69lbs / 0.77kg shells, 1906 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on centreline, evenly spread, all raised mounts
      6 - 0.75" / 19.1 mm guns in single mounts, 0.21lbs / 0.10kg shells, 1906 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
   Weight of broadside 8,327 lbs / 3,777 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 70

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   9.00" / 229 mm   355.00 ft / 108.20 m   11.00 ft / 3.35 m
   Ends:   3.00" / 76 mm   190.00 ft / 57.91 m   11.00 ft / 3.35 m
   Upper:   5.00" / 127 mm   355.00 ft / 108.20 m   9.00 ft / 2.74 m
     Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   9.00" / 229 mm   5.00" / 127 mm      8.00" / 203 mm
   2nd:   5.00" / 127 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 9.00" / 229 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 46,000 shp / 34,316 Kw = 24.33 kts
   Range 7,000nm at 12.00 kts (Bunkerage = 3,392 tons)

Complement:
   776 - 1,010

Cost:
   £1.736 million / $6.945 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1,041 tons, 5.8 %
   Armour: 5,077 tons, 28.2 %
      - Belts: 2,457 tons, 13.6 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 1,320 tons, 7.3 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,167 tons, 6.5 %
      - Conning Tower: 133 tons, 0.7 %
   Machinery: 2,300 tons, 12.8 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,910 tons, 38.4 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,573 tons, 14.3 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 0.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     20,291 lbs / 9,204 Kg = 23.5 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 2.5 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.06
   Metacentric height 4.2 ft / 1.3 m
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.71
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.12

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.587
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.65 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23.35 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 62
   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:      22.00 ft / 6.71 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   18.00 ft / 5.49 m
      - Mid (50 %):      17.00 ft / 5.18 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   17.00 ft / 5.18 m
      - Stern:      17.00 ft / 5.18 m
      - Average freeboard:   17.67 ft / 5.39 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 84.8 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 133.4 %
   Waterplane Area: 31,530 Square feet or 2,929 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 99 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 156 lbs/sq ft or 761 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.95
      - Longitudinal: 1.49
      - 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

[Carthaginian]

Boy, I hope none of these ships ever cross my bows in a bad mood... that's some serious firepower and speed. Nothing short of a battleship could stand up to either of these.

[The Rock Doctor]

Rohan's certainly on the leading edge of naval tech these days.

Ithekro:  why the new triple 12" for Snowmane, as opposed to the twin 14" featured in the most recent battleships?

[Ithekro]

Well I have these relatively new 12 inch guns and a turret design already.  Also I figure that the rate of fire from nine guns will earn more hits than six 14 inch guns.  At the ranges these things are likely to engage at, the difference in damage and armor penetration isn't going to be all that great, plus the 14 inch guns would probably over penetrate armored cruiser armor.  (This was a problem I found in a close in battle between British battlecruisers and German armored cruisers...it would be worse with larger guns as the ships would have to stay farther away to keep the shells to explode inside the cruiser.)

At least it in not quite bleeding edge...not quite as fast as the Invincibles, slightly better firepower...but at this time...no real fire control...big problem.  Got spotting tops (cage masts), but not quite director control...at least not yet...maybe before she's finished.

[swamphen]

Boy, I hope none of these ships ever cross my bows in a bad mood... that's some serious firepower and speed. Nothing short of a battleship could stand up to either of these.

Thankfully Rohan and the CSA have a good working relationship (ex. the turbine units in the Floridas).  :)

[Carthaginian]

Boy, I hope none of these ships ever cross my bows in a bad mood... that's some serious firepower and speed. Nothing short of a battleship could stand up to either of these.

Well, the Florida's were scrapped on the ways... I lacked superfiring tech, and was given the option to rebuild as a result. I took it. They'll be redone with domestic units.

However, looking at these ships, I would hope that such a relationship is preserved...

These ladies are crazy-scary.



Thankfully Rohan and the CSA have a good working relationship (ex. the turbine units in the Floridas).  :)

[Ithekro]

And a plan for a possible H2/1906 design:  It this too much, or should there be another step between the Freawines and this vessel?


Helm Hammerhand


Rohan Battleship laid down 1906 (Engine 1909)

Displacement:
   21,556 t light; 22,494 t standard; 23,750 t normal; 24,660 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   515.00 ft / 510.00 ft x 96.00 ft x 24.00 ft (normal load)
   156.97 m / 155.45 m x 29.26 m  x 7.32 m

Armament:
      8 - 14.00" / 356 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1,372.00lbs / 622.33kg shells, 1906 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
      16 - 4.50" / 114 mm guns in single mounts, 45.56lbs / 20.67kg shells, 1906 Model
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
     on side, evenly spread
      8 - 1.50" / 38.1 mm guns in single mounts, 1.69lbs / 0.77kg shells, 1906 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
      8 - 0.75" / 19.1 mm guns in single mounts, 0.21lbs / 0.10kg shells, 1906 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
   Weight of broadside 11,720 lbs / 5,316 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 70

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   14.0" / 356 mm   335.00 ft / 102.11 m   11.00 ft / 3.35 m
   Ends:   3.00" / 76 mm   175.00 ft / 53.34 m   11.00 ft / 3.35 m
   Upper:   5.00" / 127 mm   335.00 ft / 102.11 m   10.00 ft / 3.05 m
     Main Belt covers 101 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   14.0" / 356 mm   7.00" / 178 mm      14.0" / 356 mm
   2nd:   5.00" / 127 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 14.00" / 356 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 28,500 shp / 21,261 Kw = 20.06 kts
   Range 5,750nm at 10.00 kts (Bunkerage = 2,261 tons)

Complement:
   956 - 1,243

Cost:
   £2.183 million / $8.730 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1,465 tons, 6.2 %
   Armour: 8,690 tons, 36.6 %
      - Belts: 3,287 tons, 13.8 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 2,973 tons, 12.5 %
      - Armour Deck: 2,180 tons, 9.2 %
      - Conning Tower: 250 tons, 1.1 %
   Machinery: 1,411 tons, 5.9 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,940 tons, 41.9 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,194 tons, 9.2 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 0.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     36,458 lbs / 16,537 Kg = 26.6 x 14.0 " / 356 mm shells or 4.1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.06
   Metacentric height 5.3 ft / 1.6 m
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.70
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.39

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.707
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.31 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 22.58 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.89 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      26.00 ft / 7.92 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Mid (50 %):      20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Stern:      20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Average freeboard:   20.48 ft / 6.24 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 65.4 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 156.5 %
   Waterplane Area: 39,279 Square feet or 3,649 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 102 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 193 lbs/sq ft or 940 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 1.00
      - Longitudinal: 2.04
      - Overall: 1.08
   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
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

[Borys]

Ahoj!
Nice.
Coments - upper belt too thin - 9-10 inches preferrable.
The secondaries are too small.
Main Gun ammunition stocks very small. Although I've seen some ships with such a small allowance, the norm seems to had been around 110-120. It might depend on how big your battleline is.

As to its appropriatness - similar designs had been revealed by the Russian fleet 3 years ago.

Borys

Borys

[Ithekro]

Upper belt too thin - 9-10 inches preferrable.

I was trying for 7-9 but the balancing act kept getting in my way.  I didn't want to go really huge, but I might have to to make it work.

The secondaries are too small.

Well that is the thing.  All I got to work with over 4.5" are old 1880s 6" guns until one gets to the 7.5" and 9" guns.  A new 6" gun is probably needed for the future.  Now if you want the secondaries to drop from the Freawine's 9" to the 7.5", would that be casemate, single or twin turrets?  Or would the 9" go to twin turrets?

Main Gun ammunition stocks very small. Although I've seen some ships with such a small allowance, the norm seems to had been around 110-120. It might depend on how big your battleline is.

The only source of data I have on that at present is the American predreadnough battleships which seemed to carry 60-70 shells per gun on average.

[Desertfox]

Dreadnought had 3" secondaries, so I dont see a probloem.

[P3D]

Predreadnoughts with a ROF of 0.5 a minute did not need large magazines. Dreadnoughts with higher ROF had at last 75-80 rounds per gun, usually more. Navweaps.com has some relevant data.

[Borys]

Yes, Dreadnaught did have 3' secondaries. And it was the only ship with such armament, secondaries increasing to 4 inch on next class.
And then to 6 inch - 5 years later.

Borys

[Carthaginian]

[quoteWell, the Florida's were scrapped on the ways... I lacked superfiring tech, and was given the option to rebuild as a result.

???
Actually the CSA acquired superfiring from Rohan in Q3/04...
[/quote]

Drat... that wasn't listed in my report!

[P3D]

???
Actually the CSA acquired superfiring from Rohan in Q3/04...

Actually, that deal did not fall through.

[Ithekro]

Possible follow on to the Freawine-class.  This time using imported 6" guns from the Confederate State of America.  Also using three sets of turbines (though only the 9,500 shp model) to keep a rough 20 knots force with Freawine and Arcadia classes.  (will be delayed until 1907 due to the needs to get Walda and the two other large projects finished in a timely manner).

Helm Hammerhand

Rohan Battleship laid down 1907 (Engine 1909)

Displacement:
   21,600 t light; 22,575 t standard; 23,700 t normal; 24,506 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   515.00 ft / 510.00 ft x 96.00 ft x 25.00 ft (normal load)
   156.97 m / 155.45 m x 29.26 m  x 7.62 m

Armament:
      8 - 14.00" / 356 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1,372.00lbs / 622.33kg shells, 1902 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
      16 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 100.00lbs / 45.36kg shells, 1891 Model
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
     on side, evenly spread
      8 - 1.50" / 38.1 mm guns in single mounts, 1.69lbs / 0.77kg shells, 1897 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
      8 - 0.75" / 19.1 mm guns in single mounts, 0.21lbs / 0.10kg shells, 1902 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
   Weight of broadside 12,591 lbs / 5,711 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 70

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   14.0" / 356 mm   335.00 ft / 102.11 m   11.00 ft / 3.35 m
   Ends:   5.00" / 127 mm   175.00 ft / 53.34 m   11.00 ft / 3.35 m
   Upper:   7.00" / 178 mm   335.00 ft / 102.11 m   11.00 ft / 3.35 m
     Main Belt covers 101 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   14.0" / 356 mm   7.00" / 178 mm      14.0" / 356 mm
   2nd:   5.00" / 127 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 14.00" / 356 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 28,500 shp / 21,261 Kw = 20.15 kts
   Range 5,750nm at 10.00 kts (Bunkerage = 2,026 tons)

Complement:
   954 - 1,241

Cost:
   £2.283 million / $9.133 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1,590 tons, 6.7 %
   Armour: 9,250 tons, 39.0 %
      - Belts: 3,831 tons, 16.2 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 3,055 tons, 12.9 %
      - Armour Deck: 2,114 tons, 8.9 %
      - Conning Tower: 250 tons, 1.1 %
   Machinery: 1,370 tons, 5.8 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,341 tons, 39.4 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,100 tons, 8.9 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 0.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     33,989 lbs / 15,417 Kg = 24.8 x 14.0 " / 356 mm shells or 3.9 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.04
   Metacentric height 5.1 ft / 1.6 m
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.76
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.40

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.678
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.31 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 22.58 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.89 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      26.00 ft / 7.92 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Mid (50 %):      20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Stern:      20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Average freeboard:   20.48 ft / 6.24 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 68.3 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 152.1 %
   Waterplane Area: 38,084 Square feet or 3,538 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 96 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 184 lbs/sq ft or 897 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.93
      - Longitudinal: 1.96
      - 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
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily