Auxilary vessels.

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The first dedicated collier of France, build in Bavarian yards.

Comète, French Armed Collier aid down 1914 (Engine 1909)

Displacement:
   5.381 t light; 5.606 t standard; 8.841 t normal; 11.429 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   393,63 ft / 390,42 ft x 65,62 ft x 17,06 ft (normal load)
   119,98 m / 119,00 m x 20,00 m  x 5,20 m

Armament:
      2 - 5,51" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 92,59lbs / 42,00kg shells, 1914 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on centreline ends, evenly spread
      4 - 2,76" / 70,0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 11,02lbs / 5,00kg shells, 1914 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
      2 - 0,98" / 25,0 mm guns in single mounts, 0,48lbs / 0,22kg shells, 1914 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
   Weight of broadside 230 lbs / 104 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 350
   4 - 20,0" / 508 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   2,00" / 51 mm   195,21 ft / 59,50 m   9,72 ft / 2,96 m
   Ends:   1,00" / 25 mm   195,19 ft / 59,49 m   9,72 ft / 2,96 m
   Upper:   1,00" / 25 mm   195,21 ft / 59,50 m   8,00 ft / 2,44 m
     Main Belt covers 77% of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   2,00" / 51 mm   1,00" / 25 mm      3,00" / 76 mm
   2nd:   1,00" / 25 mm   0,50" / 13 mm            -
   3rd:   0,50" / 13 mm   0,50" / 13 mm            -

   - Armour deck: 1,00" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 5,00" / 127 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 10.967 shp / 8.181 Kw = 18,00 kts
   Range 18.300nm at 12,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 5.823 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   455 - 592

Cost:
   £0,366 million / $1,462 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 26 tons, 0,3%
   Armour: 771 tons, 8,7%
      - Belts: 325 tons, 3,7%
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0%
      - Armament: 18 tons, 0,2%
      - Armour Deck: 383 tons, 4,3%
      - Conning Tower: 46 tons, 0,5%
   Machinery: 548 tons, 6,2%
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2.135 tons, 24,2%
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3.460 tons, 39,1%
   Miscellaneous weights: 1.900 tons, 21,5%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     19.931 lbs / 9.041 Kg = 238,1 x 5,5 " / 140 mm shells or 3,4 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,40
   Metacentric height 4,8 ft / 1,5 m
   Roll period: 12,6 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,03
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,82

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle, raised quarterdeck
   Block coefficient: 0,708
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5,95 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19,76 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 39
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 1,15 ft / 0,35 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      23,62 ft / 7,20 m
      - Forecastle (30%):   18,04 ft / 5,50 m (13,85 ft / 4,22 m aft of break)
      - Mid (50%):      13,85 ft / 4,22 m
      - Quarterdeck (20%):   18,04 ft / 5,50 m (13,85 ft / 4,22 m before break)
      - Stern:      18,04 ft / 5,50 m
      - Average freeboard:   16,61 ft / 5,06 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 50,5%
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 119,9%
   Waterplane Area: 20.680 Square feet or 1.921 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 222%
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 76 lbs/sq ft or 370 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,96
      - Longitudinal: 1,49
      - Overall: 1,00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

The 2000 tons misc weight is used:
1000 tons loading equipment
450 tons misc weight, mainly tools and materials to change the exterior.
300 tons extra coal in 50 kg sacks.
175 tons recoaling crews and crew comfort
50 tons large marconi instalation
75 tons unspecified reserves.

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The Mushroom class. Build in Bavarian yards, to commercial standards.
1917 sees this class of 30 + 2 ships completed.

In recognition of the Bavarian Gift of Trieste and Aquileia will outfitted for leaders of their brethren.

Ment to be used as harbor patrol ships as well as dedicated minesweepers.

Amanita, French minesweeper laid down 1914 (Engine 1912)

Displacement:
   449 t light; 461 t standard; 546 t normal; 613 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   164,04 ft / 160,76 ft x 22,97 ft (Bulges 29,53 ft) x 6,56 ft (normal load)
   50,00 m / 49,00 m x 7,00 m (Bulges 9,00 m)  x 2,00 m

Armament:
     1 - 2,76" / 70,0 mm guns in single mounts, 10,47lbs / 4,75kg shells, 1914 Model
     Quick firing gun in deck mount
     on centreline forward
     4 - 0,98" / 25,0 mm guns in single mounts, 0,48lbs / 0,22kg shells, 1914 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
   Weight of broadside 12 lbs / 6 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 250

Armour:
  - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   1,00" / 25 mm   0,50" / 13 mm            -
   2nd:   0,50" / 13 mm   0,50" / 13 mm            -

Machinery:
   Diesel Internal combustion motors,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 1.312 shp / 979 Kw = 15,00 kts
   Range 3.500nm at 12,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 151 tons

Complement:
   56 - 73

Cost:
   £0,031 million / $0,124 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 2 tons, 0,3%
   Armour: 2 tons, 0,4%
      - Belts: 0 tons, 0,0%
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0%
      - Armament: 2 tons, 0,4%
      - Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0,0%
      - Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0,0%
   Machinery: 52 tons, 9,6%
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 192 tons, 35,2%
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 97 tons, 17,8%
   Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 36,7%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     1.103 lbs / 500 Kg = 105,4 x 2,8 " / 70 mm shells or 0,7 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,16
   Metacentric height 0,7 ft / 0,2 m
   Roll period: 14,6 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,03
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 2,00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has low quarterdeck
   Block coefficient: 0,613
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5,44 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 12,68 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 59 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 35
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -5,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 3,28 ft / 1,00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      14,76 ft / 4,50 m
      - Forecastle (30%):   12,47 ft / 3,80 m
      - Mid (50%):      12,47 ft / 3,80 m
      - Quarterdeck (20%):   5,91 ft / 1,80 m (12,47 ft / 3,80 m before break)
      - Stern:      5,91 ft / 1,80 m
      - Average freeboard:   11,43 ft / 3,48 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 74,1%
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 115,9%
   Waterplane Area: 2.733 Square feet or 254 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 171%
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 33 lbs/sq ft or 163 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,81
      - Longitudinal: 6,44
      - Overall: 1,00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

The enlarged hull of a wooden fishing boat, with bulges added to support the keel and give a better chance on survival if a mine detonates close

25 tons marconi
25 tons crew comfort
150 tons mine sweeping gear

Trieste and Aquileia will get  a sleightly different use of the misc weight.

25 tons long range marconi
25 tons crew comfort
25 tons command facilities
25 tons ERADe equipment
20 tons depth charges in 2 stern racks and a below deck storage facility.
5 ton Night Fighting equipment
100 ton changable mission gear.

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Peniché. Barge.
80 build.

layed down 1913
100 tons light,106tons  standaard, 231 tons normal,  330 tons full load,
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   124,67 ft / 124,67 ft x 16,40 ft x 5,91 ft (normal load)
   38,00 m / 38,00 m x 5,00 m  x 1,80 m

1 70mm QF gun amidships  250  5kg shells
4 8mm Chaucat machine guns on side ends.
Speed 9 kts  cruising speed 6kts.
Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engine,  1 shaft, 112 ihp / 83 Kw = 9,00 kts

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The rebuilded Le Magnificent, now permanently attached to the Navy.

Le Magnificent, France/UKA Liner/AMC laid down 1902 (Engine 1916)

Displacement:
   45.710 t light; 46.975 t standard; 58.997 t normal; 68.614 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   856,70 ft / 850,00 ft x 105,00 ft x 32,00 ft (normal load)
   261,12 m / 259,08 m x 32,00 m  x 9,75 m

Armament:
     8 - 5,51" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 92,59lbs / 42,00kg shells, 1902 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on side ends, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
     10 - 1,46" / 37,0 mm guns in single mounts, 1,55lbs / 0,70kg shells, 1902 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 756 lbs / 343 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 200

Armour:
  - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Ends:   Unarmoured

  - Torpedo Bulkhead:
      1,18" / 30 mm   754,59 ft / 230,00 m   29,53 ft / 9,00 m

  - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   2,00" / 51 mm   1,00" / 25 mm      3,00" / 76 mm
   2nd:   0,50" / 13 mm   0,50" / 13 mm            -

  - Armour deck: 1,38" / 35 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 126.896 shp / 94.665 Kw = 27,00 kts
   Range 10.000nm at 22,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 21.640 tons

Complement:
   1.892 - 2.460

Cost:
   £2,334 million / $9,335 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 86 tons, 0,1%
   Armour: 2.898 tons, 4,9%
      - Belts: 0 tons, 0,0%
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 974 tons, 1,7%
      - Armament: 63 tons, 0,1%
      - Armour Deck: 1.861 tons, 3,2%
      - Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0,0%
   Machinery: 4.728 tons, 8,0%
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 15.598 tons, 26,4%
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 13.287 tons, 22,5%
   Miscellaneous weights: 22.400 tons, 38,0%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     102.899 lbs / 46.674 Kg = 1.229,0 x 5,5 " / 140 mm shells or 12,5 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,10
   Metacentric height 6,4 ft / 2,0 m
   Roll period: 17,4 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,05
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 2,00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0,723
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8,10 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 29,15 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 35
   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:      38,00 ft / 11,58 m
      - Forecastle (20%):   37,00 ft / 11,28 m
      - Mid (50%):      37,00 ft / 11,28 m
      - Quarterdeck (15%):   37,00 ft / 11,28 m
      - Stern:      37,00 ft / 11,28 m
      - Average freeboard:   37,08 ft / 11,30 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 85,5%
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 272,0%
   Waterplane Area: 73.009 Square feet or 6.783 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 166%
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 139 lbs/sq ft or 681 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,95
      - Longitudinal: 1,57
      - 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
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

22000tons of misc weight is:

10t / 1st class cabin passenger .........800 passengers = 8000tons
5t / 2nd class cabin passenger.........1000 passengers = 5000tons
2t / Steerage passenger......................2500 passengers = 5000tons
Total passengers.................................4300 passengers = 18000tons
Cargo + extra's = 4000tons


Troop transport
8500 men = 17000 tons
Flat bottom landing barges+ extra davids 4500 tons

500 tons  torpedo damage countermessures.

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Bavarian build Tender.

Bricoleur, French Battleship Tender laid down 1916 (Engine 1909)

Displacement:
   8.645 t light; 9.207 t standard; 18.013 t normal; 25.058 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   393,70 ft / 390,42 ft x 68,90 ft x 31,33 ft (normal load)
   120,00 m / 119,00 m x 21,00 m  x 9,55 m

Armament:
      12 - 5,51" / 140 mm guns (6x2 guns), 83,72lbs / 37,98kg shells, 1916 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on side, evenly spread
      12 - 1,46" / 37,0 mm guns in single mounts, 1,55lbs / 0,70kg shells, 1916 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
   Weight of broadside 1.023 lbs / 464 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 350

Armour:
   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   2,00" / 51 mm   1,00" / 25 mm      3,00" / 76 mm
   2nd:   0,50" / 13 mm   0,50" / 13 mm            -

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 16.757 shp / 12.501 Kw = 18,00 kts
   Range 26.450nm at 14,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 15.851 tons (60% coal)

Complement:
   776 - 1.010

Cost:
   £0,856 million / $3,422 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 128 tons, 0,7%
   Armour: 72 tons, 0,4%
      - Belts: 0 tons, 0,0%
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0%
      - Armament: 72 tons, 0,4%
      - Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0,0%
      - Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0,0%
   Machinery: 806 tons, 4,5%
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3.239 tons, 18,0%
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 9.368 tons, 52,0%
   Miscellaneous weights: 4.400 tons, 24,4%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     32.255 lbs / 14.631 Kg = 385,2 x 5,5 " / 140 mm shells or 4,1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,14
   Metacentric height 3,6 ft / 1,1 m
   Roll period: 15,2 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,13
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,65

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0,748
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5,67 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19,76 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 43
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -5,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 3,28 ft / 1,00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      22,97 ft / 7,00 m
      - Forecastle (20%):   22,97 ft / 7,00 m
      - Mid (50%):      22,97 ft / 7,00 m (13,12 ft / 4,00 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (15%):   13,12 ft / 4,00 m
      - Stern:      13,12 ft / 4,00 m
      - Average freeboard:   18,04 ft / 5,50 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 48,4%
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 97,5%
   Waterplane Area: 22.490 Square feet or 2.089 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 253%
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 94 lbs/sq ft or 457 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,90
      - Longitudinal: 2,42
      - Overall: 1,00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather


4400 tons misc weigh is divided over a big marconi, crew comfort , cranes and machine workshops.
4400 tons of bunkerage is functional misc weight

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Luisant, French Oiler laid down 1916 (Engine 1912)

Displacement:
   9.985 t light; 10.739 t standard; 35.037 t normal; 54.476 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   557,74 ft / 554,46 ft x 91,86 ft x 30,51 ft (normal load)
   170,00 m / 169,00 m x 28,00 m  x 9,30 m

Armament:
     4 - 5,51" / 140 mm guns (2x2 guns), 92,59lbs / 42,00kg shells, 1916 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on side, all forward, all raised mounts - superfiring
     4 - 1,46" / 37,0 mm guns in single mounts, 1,55lbs / 0,70kg shells, 1916 Model
     Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
     on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
   Weight of broadside 377 lbs / 171 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 250

Armour:
  - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   2,00" / 51 mm   1,00" / 25 mm      3,00" / 76 mm
   2nd:   0,50" / 13 mm   0,50" / 13 mm            -

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 34.500 shp / 25.737 Kw = 20,00 kts
   Range 50.000nm at 16,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 43.737 tons

Complement:
   1.279 - 1.664

Cost:
   £0,946 million / $3,782 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 43 tons, 0,1%
   Armour: 24 tons, 0,1%
      - Belts: 0 tons, 0,0%
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0%
      - Armament: 24 tons, 0,1%
      - Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0,0%
      - Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0,0%
   Machinery: 1.376 tons, 3,9%
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 6.343 tons, 18,1%
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 25.052 tons, 71,5%
   Miscellaneous weights: 2.200 tons, 6,3%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     162.844 lbs / 73.865 Kg = 1.945,0 x 5,5 " / 140 mm shells or 15,5 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,90
   Metacentric height 12,3 ft / 3,7 m
   Roll period: 11,0 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,01
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,54

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle
   Block coefficient: 0,789
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6,04 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23,55 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 65
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -5,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 3,28 ft / 1,00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      22,97 ft / 7,00 m
      - Forecastle (20%):   20,34 ft / 6,20 m (14,11 ft / 4,30 m aft of break)
      - Mid (50%):      14,11 ft / 4,30 m
      - Quarterdeck (15%):   14,11 ft / 4,30 m
      - Stern:      14,11 ft / 4,30 m
      - Average freeboard:   15,56 ft / 4,74 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 22,3%
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 92,7%
   Waterplane Area: 44.106 Square feet or 4.098 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 659%
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 109 lbs/sq ft or 532 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,99
      - Longitudinal: 1,06
      - Overall: 1,00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

This ship is trimmed for max steadyness, to make under way replenishment easier.
The 2 twin 140's, are the same mounts as the secundaries on battleships or primaries on protected cruisers. These are on the same level as the forecastle

(somewere in France, a factory is churning those turrets out at an astonishing rate)

2200 misc weight.
1500 tons pumps and loading arms
400 tons firefighting equipment/damage control
200 tons work boats and heavy duty crane
50 tons crew comfort.
25 tons ERADe equipment
25 tons long range marconi