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RFSD Peter Wolf, HOLLAND/MK  Monitor laid down 1920

Displacement:
   4,107 t light; 4,368 t standard; 4,560 t normal; 4,713 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   350.00 ft / 350.00 ft x 50.00 ft x 15.00 ft (normal load)
   106.68 m / 106.68 m x 15.24 m  x 4.57 m

Armament:
      4 - 9.45" / 240 mm guns (2x2 guns), 421.80lbs / 191.32kg shells, 1920 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, evenly spread
     Main guns limited to end-on fire
      8 - 4.13" / 105 mm guns (4x2 guns), 35.32lbs / 16.02kg shells, 1920 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on side, all amidships
      8 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns (2x4 guns), 0.48lbs / 0.22kg shells, 1920 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on centreline ends, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 1,974 lbs / 895 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 150
   4 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   5.91" / 150 mm   227.50 ft / 69.34 m   8.49 ft / 2.59 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   5.91" / 150 mm   2.95" / 75 mm      2.95" / 75 mm
   2nd:   2.17" / 55 mm   0.98" / 25 mm      0.98" / 25 mm

   - Armour deck: 2.95" / 75 mm, Conning tower: 6.10" / 155 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Geared drive, 2 shafts, 3,594 shp / 2,681 Kw = 15.00 kts
   Range 5,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 345 tons

Complement:
   276 - 360

Cost:
   £0.871 million / $3.484 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 247 tons, 5.4 %
   Armour: 1,450 tons, 31.8 %
      - Belts: 495 tons, 10.8 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 215 tons, 4.7 %
      - Armour Deck: 704 tons, 15.4 %
      - Conning Tower: 36 tons, 0.8 %
   Machinery: 126 tons, 2.8 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,784 tons, 39.1 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 453 tons, 9.9 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 500 tons, 11.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     7,511 lbs / 3,407 Kg = 17.8 x 9.4 " / 240 mm shells or 1.9 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.03
   Metacentric height 1.9 ft / 0.6 m
   Roll period: 15.3 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 87 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 1.01
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.73

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.608
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 18.71 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 37 %
   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:      20.58 ft / 6.27 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   13.10 ft / 3.99 m
      - Mid (50 %):      13.10 ft / 3.99 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   13.10 ft / 3.99 m
      - Stern:      13.10 ft / 3.99 m
      - Average freeboard:   13.70 ft / 4.18 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 63.4 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 98.2 %
   Waterplane Area: 12,895 Square feet or 1,198 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 95 lbs/sq ft or 464 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.93
      - Longitudinal: 1.98
      - 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

500 tons misc.
250 tons fire control
  50 tons radios.
  50 tons torpedoes
150 tons misc. leftover

Holland is submitting a request for tender for four of these type ships or better for Riverine service. Completion to be NLT 1H1921