Protected Cruisers

[TexanCowboy]

The first cruiser of the Romanian fleet. It was considered to be overgunned and outdated when built. It was captured by Vladmir Lenin in 1916 and is now in Ukranian hands.

Elisaveti, Romania Armoured Cruiser laid down 1895

Displacement:
   1,351 t light; 1,404 t standard; 1,457 t normal; 1,500 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   250.00 ft / 250.00 ft x 25.00 ft x 15.00 ft (normal load)
   76.20 m / 76.20 m x 7.62 m  x 4.57 m

Armament:
     4 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns in single mounts, 51.91lbs / 23.55kg shells, 1895 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on centreline ends, evenly spread
     4 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1895 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
     8 - 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, all raised mounts
   Weight of broadside 262 lbs / 119 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 150
   4 - 15.0" / 381 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Armour:
  - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   1.00" / 25 mm   250.00 ft / 76.20 m   11.00 ft / 3.35 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 154 % of normal length
     Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

  - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   3.00" / 76 mm         -               -
   2nd:   1.00" / 25 mm         -               -

  - Armour deck: 1.00" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 5.00" / 127 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 1 shaft, 2,979 ihp / 2,222 Kw = 17.00 kts
   Range 1,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 96 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   117 - 153

Cost:
   £0.144 million / $0.575 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 33 tons, 2.2 %
   Armour: 231 tons, 15.8 %
      - Belts: 102 tons, 7.0 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 37 tons, 2.6 %
      - Armour Deck: 78 tons, 5.3 %
      - Conning Tower: 14 tons, 1.0 %
   Machinery: 492 tons, 33.7 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 586 tons, 40.2 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 106 tons, 7.3 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 10 tons, 0.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     589 lbs / 267 Kg = 11.3 x 4.7 " / 119 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
   Metacentric height 0.8 ft / 0.2 m
   Roll period: 12.0 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.70
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.544
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 15.81 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
   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:      17.39 ft / 5.30 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   11.07 ft / 3.37 m
      - Mid (50 %):      11.07 ft / 3.37 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   11.07 ft / 3.37 m
      - Stern:      11.07 ft / 3.37 m
      - Average freeboard:   11.58 ft / 3.53 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 157.9 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 75.7 %
   Waterplane Area: 4,202 Square feet or 390 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 96 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 60 lbs/sq ft or 291 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 1.18
      - Longitudinal: 5.02
      - Overall: 1.36
   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

[TexanCowboy]

UKN build cruisers. A class of 5, all named on Canadian cities, Norman or French.
The test with a light deck and a light belt isn't conclusive in 1908...  maybe when armed conflict erupts...

This ship was scrapped in 1917, as it was considered too obsolete for active use.

1 Purchased, IRS Masarhi (Scrapped 1917)

Quebec Class, France destroyer Leader laid down 1902 (Engine 1908)

Displacement:
  2.422 t light; 2.571 t standard; 3.193 t normal; 3.690 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
  334,00 ft / 330,00 ft x 37,00 ft x 16,00 ft (normal load)
  101,80 m / 100,58 m x 11,28 m  x 4,88 m

Armament:
     2 - 6,50" / 165 mm guns in single mounts, 145,00lbs / 65,77kg shells, 1902 Model
    Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
    on centreline ends, evenly spread
     4 - 6,50" / 165 mm guns in single mounts, 145,00lbs / 65,77kg shells, 1902 Model
    Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
    on side ends, evenly spread
     8 - 2,76" / 70,0 mm guns in single mounts, 12,00lbs / 5,44kg shells, 1902 Model
    Quick firing guns in deck mounts
    on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
     2 - 0,98" / 25,0 mm guns in single mounts, 0,48lbs / 0,22kg shells, 1902 Model
    Machine guns in deck mounts
    on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
  Weight of broadside 967 lbs / 439 kg
  Shells per gun, main battery: 140
  2 - 20,0" / 508 mm above water torpedoes, 2 - 20,0" / 508 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Armour:
  - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
  Main:   2,00" / 51 mm   330,00 ft / 100,58 m   10,00 ft / 3,05 m
  Ends:   Unarmoured
  Upper:   1,00" / 25 mm   330,00 ft / 100,58 m   6,00 ft / 1,83 m
    Main Belt covers 154% of normal length

  - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
  Main:   2,00" / 51 mm   1,00" / 25 mm            -
  2nd:   1,00" / 25 mm         -               -
  3rd:   1,00" / 25 mm         -               -
  4th:   1,00" / 25 mm         -               -

  - Armour deck: 1,50" / 38 mm

Machinery:
  Coal fired boilers, steam turbines,
  Direct drive, 2 shafts, 12.215 shp / 9.112 Kw = 22,00 kts
  Range 6.300nm at 12,00 kts
  Bunker at max displacement = 1.119 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
  212 - 276

Cost:
  £0,275 million / $1,100 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
  Armament: 113 tons, 3,6%
  Armour: 602 tons, 18,8%
     - Belts: 317 tons, 9,9%
     - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0%
     - Armament: 43 tons, 1,3%
     - Armour Deck: 241 tons, 7,6%
     - Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0,0%
  Machinery: 679 tons, 21,3%
  Hull, fittings & equipment: 979 tons, 30,7%
  Fuel, ammunition & stores: 770 tons, 24,1%
  Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 1,6%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
  Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
    3.246 lbs / 1.472 Kg = 23,7 x 6,5 " / 165 mm shells or 0,8 torpedoes
  Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,28
  Metacentric height 1,8 ft / 0,5 m
  Roll period: 11,7 seconds
  Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 72 %
        - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,65
  Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,44

Hull form characteristics:
  Hull has a flush deck
  Block coefficient: 0,572
  Length to Beam Ratio: 8,92 : 1
  'Natural speed' for length: 18,17 kts
  Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
  Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
  Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -5,00 degrees
  Stern overhang: 4,00 ft / 1,22 m
  Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
     - Stem:      20,00 ft / 6,10 m
     - Forecastle (20%):   16,00 ft / 4,88 m
     - Mid (50%):      12,00 ft / 3,66 m
     - Quarterdeck (15%):   12,00 ft / 3,66 m
     - Stern:      12,00 ft / 3,66 m
     - Average freeboard:   13,72 ft / 4,18 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
  Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 105,6%
     - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 90,7%
  Waterplane Area: 8.699 Square feet or 808 Square metres
  Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109%
  Structure weight / hull surface area: 63 lbs/sq ft or 308 Kg/sq metre
  Hull strength (Relative):
     - Cross-sectional: 0,91
     - Longitudinal: 2,26
     - Overall: 1,00
  Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
  Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
  Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
  Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

[TexanCowboy]

A light cruiser built during the year 1918, as a reenforcement of the Romanian screening fleet.

Nava, Romania Kliener Kruezer laid down 1918 (Engine 1912)

Displacement:
   4,998 t light; 5,219 t standard; 5,735 t normal; 6,147 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   498.70 ft / 492.78 ft x 49.28 ft x 16.40 ft (normal load)
   152.00 m / 150.20 m x 15.02 m  x 5.00 m

Armament:
      4 - 4.72" / 120 mm guns in single mounts, 63.87lbs / 28.97kg shells, 1902 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
      6 - 4.72" / 120 mm guns in single mounts, 63.87lbs / 28.97kg shells, 1902 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
      2 - 2.76" / 70.0 mm guns in single mounts, 12.00lbs / 5.44kg shells, 1917 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on centreline, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
      4 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns in single mounts, 2.00lbs / 0.91kg shells, 1917 Model
     Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
     on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
      4 - 0.31" / 8.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.02lbs / 0.01kg shells, 1917 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
   Weight of broadside 671 lbs / 304 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 250
   4 - 19.7" / 500 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   1.97" / 50 mm   407.41 ft / 124.18 m   14.76 ft / 4.50 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 127 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   1.97" / 50 mm   0.98" / 25 mm            -
   2nd:   1.97" / 50 mm   0.98" / 25 mm            -

   - Armour deck: 0.98" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 2.95" / 75 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 50,000 shp / 37,300 Kw = 30.02 kts
   Range 6,000nm at 12.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 928 tons

Complement:
   329 - 428

Cost:
   £0.932 million / $3.727 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 70 tons, 1.2 %
   Armour: 840 tons, 14.6 %
      - Belts: 476 tons, 8.3 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 48 tons, 0.8 %
      - Armour Deck: 296 tons, 5.2 %
      - Conning Tower: 20 tons, 0.4 %
   Machinery: 1,994 tons, 34.8 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,937 tons, 33.8 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 737 tons, 12.8 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 159 tons, 2.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     4,634 lbs / 2,102 Kg = 87.9 x 4.7 " / 120 mm shells or 0.9 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.29
   Metacentric height 2.7 ft / 0.8 m
   Roll period: 12.5 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.15
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.11

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle, rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0.504
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 22.20 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 63
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 14.45 degrees
   Stern overhang: -4.10 ft / -1.25 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      22.97 ft / 7.00 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   21.33 ft / 6.50 m (20.34 ft / 6.20 m aft of break)
      - Mid (50 %):      20.01 ft / 6.10 m (12.01 ft / 3.66 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   12.01 ft / 3.66 m
      - Stern:      12.01 ft / 3.66 m
      - Average freeboard:   16.45 ft / 5.02 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 126.2 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 133.5 %
   Waterplane Area: 16,237 Square feet or 1,508 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 103 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 74 lbs/sq ft or 362 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.97
      - Longitudinal: 1.27
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

100t FC
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30t Mines x 30
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