Destroyers

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The first destroyer built in Romania. They were good ships for their time, but became outdated and were scrapped.

Bucharesti-Class, Romania Destroyer laid down 1895 (Engine 1900) (Scrapped 1917)
Bucharesti, Konstanta, Slatina, Nabuka
Displacement:
   385 t light; 395 t standard; 411 t normal; 423 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   200.00 ft / 200.00 ft x 24.00 ft x 5.00 ft (normal load)
   60.96 m / 60.96 m x 7.32 m  x 1.52 m

Armament:
     2 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm guns in single mounts, 12.87lbs / 5.84kg shells, 1895 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on centreline ends, evenly spread
     2 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1895 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 26 lbs / 12 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 150
   2 - 17.7" / 449.58 mm above water torpedoes

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

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 1 shaft, 6,597 ihp / 4,921 Kw = 24.00 kts
   Range 650nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 28 tons (100% coal)
     Caution: Delicate, lightweight machinery
               Calculater adjusted speed:27.5 kts

Complement:
   45 - 59

Cost:
   £0.050 million / $0.202 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 3 tons, 0.8 %
   Armour: 3 tons, 0.7 %
      - Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 3 tons, 0.7 %
      - Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
   Machinery: 244 tons, 59.5 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 116 tons, 28.3 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 26 tons, 6.3 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 18 tons, 4.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     116 lbs / 53 Kg = 9.0 x 3.0 " / 75 mm shells or 0.1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.50
   Metacentric height 1.2 ft / 0.4 m
   Roll period: 9.3 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 44 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.05
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 0.71

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.599
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8.33 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 14.14 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 70 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 55
   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:      15.36 ft / 4.68 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   9.77 ft / 2.98 m
      - Mid (50 %):      9.77 ft / 2.98 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   9.77 ft / 2.98 m
      - Stern:      9.77 ft / 2.98 m
      - Average freeboard:   10.22 ft / 3.11 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 202.6 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 112.9 %
   Waterplane Area: 3,430 Square feet or 319 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 19 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 20 lbs/sq ft or 96 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.50
      - Longitudinal: 1.86
      - Overall: 0.57
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is extremely poor
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
   Poor seaboat, wet and uncomfortable, reduced performance in heavy weather

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One of the first generation korvette leaders made by Orange. It has a radio, unlike most destroyers of this size, and it appears to be a effective ship.

Matrocitisve, Romania/ ex-Orange Torpedo Korvette laid down 1905

Displacement:
  750 t light; 775 t standard; 883 t normal; 970 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   278.87 ft / 277.87 ft x 27.88 ft x 7.87 ft
   85.00 m / 85.00 m x 8.50 m  x 2.40 m

Armament:
     2 - 3.94'' / 100 mm guns in single mounts, 30.51lbs / 13.84kg shells, 1905 Model
    Quick firing guns in deck mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
     4 - 0.39'' / 10.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.03lbs / 0.01kg shells, 1905 Model
    Machine guns in deck mounts  on centreline, all amidships
  Weight of broadside 61 lbs / 28 kg
  Shells per gun, main battery: 200
     4 - 17.7'' / 450 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
  - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
  Main:   0.39" / 10 mm         -               -

Machinery:
  Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
  Direct drive, 3 shafts, 13,223 shp / 9,864 Kw = 27.00 kts
  Range 3,000nm at 10.00 kts
  Bunker at max displacement = 195 tons (90% coal)
  Calculater adjusted speed 28.5 knots

Complement: 80 - 105

Cost:   £0.103 million / $0.413 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
  Armament: 8 tons, 0.9 %
  Armour: 2 tons, 0.2 %
           - Armament: 2 tons, 0.2 %
   Machinery: 504 tons, 57.1 %
  Hull, fittings & equipment: 227 tons, 25.8 %
  Fuel, ammunition & stores: 133 tons, 15.1 %
  Miscellaneous weights: 9 tons, 1.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
  Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
    249 lbs / 113 Kg = 8.2 x 3.9 " / 100 mm shells or 0.2 torpedoes
  Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.61
  Metacentric height 1.6 ft / 0.5 m
  Roll period: 9.2 seconds
  Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
        - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.08
  Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.29

Hull form characteristics:
  Hull has rise forward of midbreak
  Block coefficient: 0.505
  Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
  'Natural speed' for length: 16.70 kts
  Power going to wave formation at top speed: 65 %
  Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 54
  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:      21.33 ft / 6.50 m
     - Forecastle (20 %):   16.73 ft / 5.10 m
     - Mid (35 %):      16.73 ft / 5.10 m (9.84 ft / 3.00 m aft of break)
     - Quarterdeck (15 %):   9.84 ft / 3.00 m
     - Stern:      9.84 ft / 3.00 m
     - Average freeboard:   12.62 ft / 3.85 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
  Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 192.2 %
     - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 104.8 %
  Waterplane Area: 5,204 Square feet or 483 Square metres
  Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 39 %
  Structure weight / hull surface area: 23 lbs/sq ft or 111 Kg/sq metre
  Hull strength (Relative):
     - Cross-sectional: 0.50
     - Longitudinal: 1.76
     - Overall: 0.56
  Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
  Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
  Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
  Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

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Shmavani, Romania Medium Destroyer laid down 1917 (Engine 1912)
Shmavani
Mastron

Displacement:
  999 t light; 1,058 t standard; 1,242 t normal; 1,389 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
  336.40 ft / 330.00 ft x 28.00 ft x 12.00 ft (normal load)
  102.53 m / 100.58 m x 8.53 m  x 3.66 m

Armament:
     4 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1917 Model
    Breech loading guns in deck mounts
    on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
     2 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1917 Model
    Breech loading guns in deck mounts
    on side, all amidships
     2 - 1.00" / 25.4 mm guns in single mounts, 0.50lbs / 0.23kg shells, 1917 Model
    Anti-aircraft guns in deck mount
    on centreline, evenly spread
     6 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1917 Model
    Breech loading guns in deck mounts
    on side, evenly spread
  Weight of broadside 376 lbs / 171 kg
  Shells per gun, main battery: 150
  6 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
  - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
  Main:   0.50" / 13 mm         -               -
  2nd:   0.50" / 13 mm         -               -

Machinery:
  Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
  Direct drive, 2 shafts, 21,325 shp / 15,908 Kw = 30.00 kts
  Range 5,400nm at 12.00 kts
  Bunker at max displacement = 332 tons
Calculator Adjusted Speed 31 Knots

Complement:
  103 - 135

Cost:
  £0.282 million / $1.126 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
  Armament: 47 tons, 3.8 %
  Armour: 8 tons, 0.7 %
     - Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
     - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
     - Armament: 8 tons, 0.7 %
     - Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
     - Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
  Machinery: 574 tons, 46.2 %
  Hull, fittings & equipment: 360 tons, 29.0 %
  Fuel, ammunition & stores: 243 tons, 19.5 %
  Miscellaneous weights: 10 tons, 0.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
  Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
    357 lbs / 162 Kg = 5.7 x 5.0 " / 127 mm shells or 0.2 torpedoes
  Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.48
  Metacentric height 1.4 ft / 0.4 m
  Roll period: 9.8 seconds
  Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
        - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.56
  Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.43

Hull form characteristics:
  Hull has a flush deck
  Block coefficient: 0.392
  Length to Beam Ratio: 11.79 : 1
  'Natural speed' for length: 18.17 kts
  Power going to wave formation at top speed: 60 %
  Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
  Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5.00 degrees
  Stern overhang: 5.00 ft / 1.52 m
  Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
     - Stem:      16.00 ft / 4.88 m
     - Forecastle (20 %):   16.00 ft / 4.88 m
     - Mid (50 %):      14.00 ft / 4.27 m
     - Quarterdeck (15 %):   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
     - Stern:      8.00 ft / 2.44 m
     - Average freeboard:   12.75 ft / 3.89 m
  Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
  Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 179.1 %
     - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 74.3 %
  Waterplane Area: 5,664 Square feet or 526 Square metres
  Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 59 %
  Structure weight / hull surface area: 29 lbs/sq ft or 143 Kg/sq metre
  Hull strength (Relative):
     - Cross-sectional: 0.50
     - Longitudinal: 1.93
     - Overall: 0.57
  Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
  Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
  Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
  Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

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Originaly 13 of this class where built, however they were heavily used during the Asian Wars and 9 failed to return. The remainder, most with battle damage where rebuilt to "Black Cat" status. The rebuilt gave them electric "creeping" motors, experimental wakeless torpedoes, flashless gunpowder, flash suppresors, spark screen, paravanes, cut down hull, special low visibility paint, and other goodies. They form a special squadron tasked with non-existant missions, and are officialy listed as MIA.

NSS James Watt SOLD to Rumania

Johann Wys class (Black Cats mod), New Switzerland/Romania Destroyer laid down 1899 (Engine 1905)

Displacement:
  794 t light; 824 t standard; 1,014 t normal; 1,166 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
  240.00 ft / 240.00 ft x 24.00 ft x 14.00 ft (normal load)
  73.15 m / 73.15 m x 7.32 m  x 4.27 m

Armament:
     2 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1899 Model
    Breech loading guns in deck mounts
    on centreline ends, evenly spread
     8 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1899 Model
    Quick firing guns in deck mounts
    on side, evenly spread
     4 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns (2x2 guns), 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1899 Model
    Machine guns in deck mounts
    on centreline, evenly spread
  Weight of broadside 80 lbs / 36 kg
  Shells per gun, main battery: 200
  4 - 19.7" / 500.38 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
  - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
  Main:   0.50" / 13 mm         -               -

  - Conning tower: 0.50" / 13 mm

Machinery:
  Coal fired boilers, steam turbines,
  Electric motors, 4 shafts, 9,248 shp / 6,899 Kw = 24.00 kts
  Range 5,900nm at 9.00 kts
  Bunker at max displacement = 342 tons (100% coal)
Calculator Adjusted Speed 25 Knots

Complement:
  89 - 116

Cost:
  £0.108 million / $0.434 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
  Armament: 10 tons, 1.0 %
  Armour: 3 tons, 0.3 %
     - Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
     - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
     - Armament: 2 tons, 0.2 %
     - Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
     - Conning Tower: 1 tons, 0.1 %
  Machinery: 517 tons, 51.0 %
  Hull, fittings & equipment: 214 tons, 21.1 %
  Fuel, ammunition & stores: 220 tons, 21.7 %
  Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 4.9 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
  Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
    244 lbs / 111 Kg = 7.6 x 4.0 " / 102 mm shells or 0.2 torpedoes
  Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.32
  Metacentric height 1.0 ft / 0.3 m
  Roll period: 10.3 seconds
  Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
        - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.18
  Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.60

Hull form characteristics:
  Hull has a flush deck
  Block coefficient: 0.440
  Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
  'Natural speed' for length: 15.49 kts
  Power going to wave formation at top speed: 61 %
  Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 44
  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:      14.00 ft / 4.27 m
     - Forecastle (20 %):   12.00 ft / 3.66 m
     - Mid (50 %):      12.00 ft / 3.66 m
     - Quarterdeck (15 %):   10.00 ft / 3.05 m
     - Stern:      10.00 ft / 3.05 m
     - Average freeboard:   11.51 ft / 3.51 m
  Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
  Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 177.8 %
     - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 51.8 %
  Waterplane Area: 3,645 Square feet or 339 Square metres
  Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 61 %
  Structure weight / hull surface area: 24 lbs/sq ft or 118 Kg/sq metre
  Hull strength (Relative):
     - Cross-sectional: 0.51
     - Longitudinal: 2.88
     - Overall: 0.61
  Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
  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