New New Swiss ships for 1919

[Desertfox]

1919 will see the first of 40 Kidd class destroyers built together with the first of 4 of the Miranda class cruisers below and the 2 Phoenix class heavy cruisers.



Pic by CanisD over at Wesworld for the Columbia class CLs on which this ship is based on. Miranca class will be similar, but with only two big funnels and other detail differences (different stern etc).

NSS Miranda
NSS Ariel
NSS Persephone
NSS Belleraphone

Miranda class, New Switzerland Cruiser laid down 1919

Displacement:
   7,421 t light; 7,777 t standard; 9,221 t normal; 10,376 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   550.00 ft / 550.00 ft x 55.00 ft x 22.70 ft (normal load)
   167.64 m / 167.64 m x 16.76 m  x 6.92 m

Armament:
      10 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (5x2 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1919 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on centreline ends, majority aft, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
      4 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1919 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships
   Weight of broadside 1,208 lbs / 548 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 250
   6 - 19.7" / 500.38 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   4.00" / 102 mm   420.00 ft / 128.02 m   9.00 ft / 2.74 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 117 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   1.00" / 25 mm   0.50" / 13 mm      0.50" / 13 mm

   - Armour deck: 1.00" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Electric motors, 4 shafts, 81,707 shp / 60,953 Kw = 32.00 kts
   Range 10,400nm at 15.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 2,599 tons

Complement:
   469 - 611

Cost:
   £1.730 million / $6.919 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 151 tons, 1.6 %
   Armour: 1,043 tons, 11.3 %
      - Belts: 613 tons, 6.7 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 29 tons, 0.3 %
      - Armour Deck: 363 tons, 3.9 %
      - Conning Tower: 38 tons, 0.4 %
   Machinery: 2,902 tons, 31.5 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,205 tons, 34.8 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,800 tons, 19.5 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 120 tons, 1.3 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     7,928 lbs / 3,596 Kg = 73.4 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.24
   Metacentric height 3.0 ft / 0.9 m
   Roll period: 13.3 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.40
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.20

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.470
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23.45 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
   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:      29.00 ft / 8.84 m
      - Forecastle (30 %):   20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Mid (50 %):      20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Stern:      15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Average freeboard:   19.46 ft / 5.93 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 117.1 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 129.1 %
   Waterplane Area: 19,624 Square feet or 1,823 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 113 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 92 lbs/sq ft or 451 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.94
      - Longitudinal: 1.74
      - 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
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

[Desertfox]

NSS Phoenix
NSS Myra

Phoenix class, New Switzerland Heavy Cruiser laid down 1919

Displacement:
   14,909 t light; 15,578 t standard; 17,924 t normal; 19,801 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   598.57 ft / 590.00 ft x 70.00 ft x 31.00 ft (normal load)
   182.45 m / 179.83 m x 21.34 m  x 9.45 m

Armament:
      8 - 9.00" / 229 mm guns (4x2 guns), 364.50lbs / 165.33kg shells, 1919 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline, evenly spread, 1 raised mount
     Aft Main mounts separated by engine room
      8 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (4x2 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1919 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on side, evenly spread
      2 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (1x2 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1919 Model
     Quick firing guns in a deck mount with hoist
     on centreline aft, all raised guns - superfiring
      12 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1919 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
   Weight of broadside 4,380 lbs / 1,987 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 120
   6 - 19.7" / 500.38 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   7.00" / 178 mm   410.00 ft / 124.97 m   12.00 ft / 3.66 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 107 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   7.00" / 178 mm   4.00" / 102 mm      7.00" / 178 mm
   2nd:   4.00" / 102 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 2.10" / 53 mm, Conning tower: 2.00" / 51 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Electric motors, 4 shafts, 123,996 shp / 92,501 Kw = 32.00 kts
   Range 11,400nm at 15.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 4,224 tons

Complement:
   773 - 1,006

Cost:
   £3.487 million / $13.948 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 548 tons, 3.1 %
   Armour: 3,462 tons, 19.3 %
      - Belts: 1,437 tons, 8.0 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 936 tons, 5.2 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,059 tons, 5.9 %
      - Conning Tower: 30 tons, 0.2 %
   Machinery: 4,403 tons, 24.6 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,226 tons, 34.7 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,015 tons, 16.8 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 270 tons, 1.5 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     16,562 lbs / 7,512 Kg = 45.4 x 9.0 " / 229 mm shells or 1.8 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
   Metacentric height 3.5 ft / 1.1 m
   Roll period: 15.6 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.63
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.05

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.490
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8.43 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 24.29 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 59 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 48
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      32.00 ft / 9.75 m
      - Forecastle (30 %):   24.00 ft / 7.32 m
      - Mid (50 %):      21.00 ft / 6.40 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   21.00 ft / 6.40 m
      - Stern:      21.00 ft / 6.40 m
      - Average freeboard:   23.16 ft / 7.06 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 104.8 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 132.0 %
   Waterplane Area: 27,269 Square feet or 2,533 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 106 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 132 lbs/sq ft or 643 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.92
      - Longitudinal: 2.10
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

[miketr]

Not bad design...

[Valles]

*blink* Wait, what kind of engine tech does New Switzerland have, 1912? How do those work out with the proper engine date?

[Desertfox]

Have 1913, and will have 1917 by the time this ships are layed down. Just realized the Phoenix class will have to be delayed at least a year, cause it will be using 9/50 guns which wont be ready untill then.

[Valles]

Ah, I'd missed the delayed 'start' dates, but, still.

*copy*

*paste*

Naval Propulsion
1895 Baseline(0): Complex Reciprocating Engines, Engine Year 1900
1902 Advanced (+1): Engine year 1905, Max. non-VTE power 5,000 HP/Shaft,
        Direct-drive Turbines
1905 Cutting Edge (+3) Engine year 1909, Max. non-VTE power 12,000 HP/Shaft
1909: Engine year 1912, Max. non-VTE power 20,000 HP/Shaft
1913: Engine year 1916, Max. non-VTE power 35,000 HP/Shaft
1917: Engine year 1920, Max. non-VTE power 40,000 HP/Shaft, Engine year = year laid down.

[Desertfox]

A refit of this lone cruiser. Improved engines and all oil-firing. Goal is to keep the cruiser up-to-date and bring up its CS up to 1.00 from 0.80.


NSS Tiger, New Switzerland Light Cruiser laid down 1904 (Engine 1917)

Displacement:
   2,002 t light; 2,098 t standard; 2,437 t normal; 2,708 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   340.00 ft / 340.00 ft x 34.00 ft x 15.70 ft (normal load)
   103.63 m / 103.63 m x 10.36 m  x 4.79 m

Armament:
      5 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1917 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on centreline, evenly spread, 3 raised mounts
      8 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1917 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
      4 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1904 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 556 lbs / 252 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 150
   6 - 19.7" / 500.38 mm above water torpedoes

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

   - Armour deck: 1.50" / 38 mm, Conning tower: 2.00" / 51 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 22,165 shp / 16,535 Kw = 27.00 kts
   Range 4,900nm at 15.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 610 tons

Complement:
   173 - 225

Cost:
   £0.242 million / $0.969 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 69 tons, 2.9 %
   Armour: 233 tons, 9.6 %
      - Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 18 tons, 0.7 %
      - Armour Deck: 208 tons, 8.5 %
      - Conning Tower: 8 tons, 0.3 %
   Machinery: 812 tons, 33.3 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 862 tons, 35.4 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 435 tons, 17.8 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 25 tons, 1.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     1,722 lbs / 781 Kg = 15.9 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 0.5 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.24
   Metacentric height 1.5 ft / 0.4 m
   Roll period: 11.8 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.49
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.22

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.470
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 18.44 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 60 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
   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:      17.00 ft / 5.18 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Mid (50 %):      14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Stern:      12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Average freeboard:   13.59 ft / 4.14 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 131.0 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 76.2 %
   Waterplane Area: 7,499 Square feet or 697 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 100 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 58 lbs/sq ft or 285 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.90
      - Longitudinal: 2.62
      - Overall: 1.00
   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

[Desertfox]

Same goes for the Polar Bears. Speed up to 27knots and CS from 0.75 to 0.95.


NSS Polar Bear, New Switzerland Light Cruiser laid down 1903 (Engine 1917)

Displacement:
   1,701 t light; 1,791 t standard; 2,052 t normal; 2,260 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   310.00 ft / 310.00 ft x 31.00 ft x 15.90 ft (normal load)
   94.49 m / 94.49 m x 9.45 m  x 4.85 m

Armament:
      4 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1903 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
      4 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1903 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships
      4 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1903 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 440 lbs / 200 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 200
   6 - 19.7" / 500.38 mm above water torpedoes

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

   - Armour deck: 1.50" / 38 mm, Conning tower: 2.00" / 51 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 20,887 shp / 15,582 Kw = 27.00 kts
   Range 4,100nm at 15.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 469 tons

Complement:
   152 - 198

Cost:
   £0.209 million / $0.836 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 55 tons, 2.7 %
   Armour: 194 tons, 9.5 %
      - Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 14 tons, 0.7 %
      - Armour Deck: 173 tons, 8.4 %
      - Conning Tower: 7 tons, 0.3 %
   Machinery: 737 tons, 35.9 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 690 tons, 33.6 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 351 tons, 17.1 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 25 tons, 1.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     1,198 lbs / 543 Kg = 11.1 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 0.4 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.19
   Metacentric height 1.2 ft / 0.4 m
   Roll period: 11.9 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.55
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.26

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.470
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 17.61 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 62 %
   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:      17.00 ft / 5.18 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Mid (50 %):      14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Stern:      12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Average freeboard:   13.59 ft / 4.14 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 138.8 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 65.3 %
   Waterplane Area: 6,234 Square feet or 579 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 94 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 51 lbs/sq ft or 250 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.83
      - Longitudinal: 3.35
      - Overall: 0.95
   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

[Desertfox]

And the Launcestons, more speed and range.

NSS Launceston, New Switzerland  Cruiser laid down 1904 (Engine 1917)

Displacement:
   4,702 t light; 4,943 t standard; 6,000 t normal; 6,845 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   470.00 ft / 470.00 ft x 49.00 ft x 19.40 ft (normal load)
   143.26 m / 143.26 m x 14.94 m  x 5.91 m

Armament:
      4 - 8.00" / 203 mm guns in single mounts, 256.00lbs / 116.12kg shells, 1904 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
      10 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1904 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships
      8 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1904 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
      4 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1904 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 1,360 lbs / 617 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 150
   6 - 19.7" / 500.38 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   4.00" / 102 mm   400.00 ft / 121.92 m   9.00 ft / 2.74 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 131 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   4.00" / 102 mm   2.00" / 51 mm      2.00" / 51 mm
   2nd:   1.00" / 25 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 1.00" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 33,867 shp / 25,265 Kw = 27.00 kts
   Range 9,200nm at 15.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,902 tons

Complement:
   340 - 443

Cost:
   £0.481 million / $1.925 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 170 tons, 2.8 %
   Armour: 978 tons, 16.3 %
      - Belts: 576 tons, 9.6 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 98 tons, 1.6 %
      - Armour Deck: 276 tons, 4.6 %
      - Conning Tower: 28 tons, 0.5 %
   Machinery: 1,241 tons, 20.7 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,173 tons, 36.2 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,298 tons, 21.6 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 140 tons, 2.3 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     7,364 lbs / 3,340 Kg = 28.8 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 1.3 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.17
   Metacentric height 2.3 ft / 0.7 m
   Roll period: 13.6 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.61
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.28

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.470
   Length to Beam Ratio: 9.59 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 21.68 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
   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:      24.00 ft / 7.32 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   17.00 ft / 5.18 m
      - Mid (50 %):      15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Stern:      15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Average freeboard:   16.26 ft / 4.96 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 92.1 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 109.0 %
   Waterplane Area: 14,940 Square feet or 1,388 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 121 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 86 lbs/sq ft or 420 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.94
      - Longitudinal: 1.64
      - 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

[Sachmle]

1) Where do you get engine year 1917? Don't you mean 1916?

2) What's it cost?

[Tanthalas]

1) Where do you get engine year 1917? Don't you mean 1916?

2) What's it cost?

Or 1920? AFAIK Rohan is the only Nation with that engine tech, and I can say I havnt been aproached and asked to build plants for them. (Besides the Powers that Be within The Mark are rather Peaved with the NS for selling the I's to the Russian instead of us without even giving us a chance to match the offer) 

[Desertfox]

Ah hell... Can't wait to get the next engine tech so I can stop worrying about engine years. Should be 1916.

Approximately 25% of original cost.

Also, not a new ship per say, but I will be adding a Tiger class cruiser to the OOB. I noticed that there are still quite a few ships missing from the Swiss OOB (10+ Russian built minesweepers, ? French built 1.5k destroyers, and a modified Cod class cruiser), but rather than hunting them all down, I'll just consider them lost and add the Tiger class ship to keep everything neat and tidy.

[Desertfox]

Rohan already has like a million battleships (at least more than everyone else in the Pacific combined...) and no nearby enemies. Also there were non-monetary incentives in the offer (of which I am not at a liberty to speak of) that Rohan could not match.

[Tanthalas]

Rohan already has like a million battleships (at least more than everyone else in the Pacific combined...) and no nearby enemies. Also there were non-monetary incentives in the offer (of which I am not at a liberty to speak of) that Rohan could not match.

But the King is Crazy remember he Demands MORE MORE always MORE Capital ships (and they were my Idea so I would have liked to have all 3 of them back in my protective embrace)

[Desertfox]

The money just wasn't good enough to let such powerful ships so near to my shores.


pic by BigMikeL (Warship Project) of an Alternate Verion of the US Omaha class cruisers

A dedicated Special Ops cruiser to replace the previous Cod clas cruiser (which dissapeared). Based on an improve Aurora, this cruiser losses the third 6" mount which is replaced with both aircraft facilities, and special ops stuff. This ship will also serve as the testbed for the 1919 engines.

NSS Manta
NSS Lotus

Manta class, New Switzerland Special Ops Cruiser laid down 1919

Displacement:
   5,901 t light; 6,162 t standard; 7,440 t normal; 8,463 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   540.00 ft / 540.00 ft x 54.00 ft x 19.00 ft (normal load)
   164.59 m / 164.59 m x 16.46 m  x 5.79 m

Armament:
     6 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (3x2 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1919 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
     4 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1919 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships
   Weight of broadside 776 lbs / 352 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 250
   6 - 19.7" / 500.38 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
  - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   4.00" / 102 mm   354.00 ft / 107.90 m   10.00 ft / 3.05 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 101 % of normal length

  - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   1.00" / 25 mm   0.50" / 13 mm      0.50" / 13 mm

  - Armour deck: 1.00" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Electric motors, 4 shafts, 55,481 shp / 41,389 Kw = 30.00 kts
   Range 10,500nm at 15.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 2,301 tons

Complement:
   399 - 520

Cost:
   £1.230 million / $4.921 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 97 tons, 1.3 %
   Armour: 988 tons, 13.3 %
      - Belts: 588 tons, 7.9 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 17 tons, 0.2 %
      - Armour Deck: 350 tons, 4.7 %
      - Conning Tower: 33 tons, 0.4 %
   Machinery: 1,970 tons, 26.5 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,596 tons, 34.9 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,539 tons, 20.7 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 250 tons, 3.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     8,967 lbs / 4,067 Kg = 83.0 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.3 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.28
   Metacentric height 3.1 ft / 0.9 m
   Roll period: 12.9 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.23
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.20

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.470
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23.24 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
   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:      25.00 ft / 7.62 m
      - Forecastle (30 %):   17.00 ft / 5.18 m
      - Mid (50 %):      17.00 ft / 5.18 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Stern:      14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Average freeboard:   16.99 ft / 5.18 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 100.7 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 126.8 %
   Waterplane Area: 18,917 Square feet or 1,757 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 125 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 85 lbs/sq ft or 415 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.97
      - Longitudinal: 1.28
      - 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
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily