New World Ships...

[Logi]

Increased freeboard a bit, raised survivability from 2,843 kg to 3,189 kg. It's difficult to get more survivability without reducing the armament or speed. More survivability will require significant reworking of the ship.

001 Class, New World Armored Cruiser laid down 1900

Displacement:
   8,709 t light; 9,146 t standard; 10,000 t normal; 10,683 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (480.00 ft / 480.00 ft) x 53.00 ft x (24.00 / 25.32 ft)
   (146.30 m / 146.30 m) x 16.15 m  x (7.32 / 7.72 m)

Armament:
      6 - 9.84" / 250 mm 50.0 cal guns - 504.32lbs / 228.75kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1900 Model
     3 x 2-gun mounts on centreline ends, majority aft
      12 - 5.00" / 127 mm 50.0 cal guns - 66.16lbs / 30.01kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1900 Model
     6 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
      10 - 1.00" / 25.4 mm 60.0 cal guns - 0.55lbs / 0.25kg shells, 1,000 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1900 Model
     10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      10 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 3,825 lbs / 1,735 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   7.49" / 190 mm   350.00 ft / 106.68 m   13.00 ft / 3.96 m
   Ends:   2.00" / 51 mm   130.00 ft / 39.62 m   13.00 ft / 3.96 m
     Main Belt covers 112 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   8.00" / 203 mm   3.50" / 89 mm      5.00" / 127 mm
   2nd:   2.00" / 51 mm   1.00" / 25 mm      1.50" / 38 mm
   3rd:   0.50" / 13 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
   For and Aft decks: 2.00" / 51 mm
   Forecastle: 2.00" / 51 mm  Quarter deck: 2.00" / 51 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 7.00" / 178 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 15,071 ihp / 11,243 Kw = 20.00 kts
   Range 6,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,537 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   499 - 650

Cost:
   £1.034 million / $4.134 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1,139 tons, 11.4 %
      - Guns: 1,139 tons, 11.4 %
   Armour: 2,737 tons, 27.4 %
      - Belts: 1,517 tons, 15.2 %
      - Armament: 473 tons, 4.7 %
      - Armour Deck: 677 tons, 6.8 %
      - Conning Tower: 70 tons, 0.7 %
   Machinery: 2,355 tons, 23.5 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,478 tons, 24.8 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,291 tons, 12.9 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     7,031 lbs / 3,189 Kg = 14.8 x 9.8 " / 250 mm shells or 1.1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.13
   Metacentric height 2.4 ft / 0.7 m
   Roll period: 14.3 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.87
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.21

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.573 / 0.581
   Length to Beam Ratio: 9.06 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 21.91 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 41 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 42
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   25.00 %,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m,  13.00 ft / 3.96 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  13.00 ft / 3.96 m,  13.00 ft / 3.96 m
      - Aft deck:   30.00 %,  13.00 ft / 3.96 m,  13.00 ft / 3.96 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  13.00 ft / 3.96 m,  13.00 ft / 3.96 m
      - Average freeboard:      13.20 ft / 4.02 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 112.2 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 90.0 %
   Waterplane Area: 18,146 Square feet or 1,686 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 89 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 108 lbs/sq ft or 529 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.97
      - Longitudinal: 1.28
      - Overall: 1.00
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Adequate accommodation and workspace room
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

[Jefgte]

Recoil: 0.87 ,
Hull is stressed. too much mechanical constraints:

Reduce lenght & increase beam to about 18m
Reduce draught.


Jef

[Carthaginian]

Logi- if you don't understand... ASK! Here or in PM, and I'll be happy to try to explain. The gun caliber restrictions were to make sure that 'British' style cruisers (massive QF batteries with 'Closers') got classified in the right spots.

Now, for something ugly:
People are getting very liberal with A-Q-Y layouts.
I hoped that wouldn't happen... now I know why Rocky restricted it a bit in N-verse 3. Guys- as of now- if there isn't a bit more restraint in the use of the A-Q-Y layout, I'm going to post some more restrictions (which I had hoped to avoid), making it available only to Battleships, Heavy and Medium cruisers.

I want this to be as 'restriction free' as it can be... but I also don't want 'clustering' of designs to only a single pattern. Even with the Treaty restrictions, there is a lot we can do to be creative. I don't know why A-Q-Y seems to be the prefered choice.

[Logi]

Ok Carth, a few questions:
1) What does my current simmed cruiser classify as?
2) What does it matter if a ship is by treaty classified as heavy, medium, or light cruiser? Are they restricted in total allocated tonnage (aka only 50k total tonnage worth of heavy cruisers).
3) What is the tech level here? No superfiring, all centerline, triples/quadruples, etc.

I'm treading towards A-Q-Y for the time being because I design ships with a huge emphasis on firepower. Since A-Q-Y allows more firepower to bear, naturally that is the design I am inclined to go towards until I find a better one.

Reduced length and increased beam, lowered recoil to 0.68 from 0.87

001 Class, New World Armored Cruiser laid down 1900

Displacement:
   8,718 t light; 9,155 t standard; 10,000 t normal; 10,676 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (460.00 ft / 460.00 ft) x 56.00 ft x (24.00 / 25.30 ft)
   (140.21 m / 140.21 m) x 17.07 m  x (7.32 / 7.71 m)

Armament:
      6 - 9.84" / 250 mm 50.0 cal guns - 504.33lbs / 228.76kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1900 Model
     3 x 2-gun mounts on centreline ends, majority aft
      12 - 5.00" / 127 mm 50.0 cal guns - 66.16lbs / 30.01kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1900 Model
     6 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
      10 - 1.00" / 25.4 mm 60.0 cal guns - 0.55lbs / 0.25kg shells, 1,000 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1900 Model
     10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      10 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 3,825 lbs / 1,735 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   7.56" / 192 mm   340.00 ft / 103.63 m   13.00 ft / 3.96 m
   Ends:   2.00" / 51 mm   120.00 ft / 36.58 m   13.00 ft / 3.96 m
     Main Belt covers 114 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   8.00" / 203 mm   3.50" / 89 mm      5.00" / 127 mm
   2nd:   2.00" / 51 mm   1.00" / 25 mm      1.50" / 38 mm
   3rd:   0.50" / 13 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
   For and Aft decks: 2.00" / 51 mm
   Forecastle: 2.00" / 51 mm  Quarter deck: 2.00" / 51 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 7.00" / 178 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 15,296 ihp / 11,411 Kw = 20.00 kts
   Range 6,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,520 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   499 - 650

Cost:
   £1.039 million / $4.155 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1,139 tons, 11.4 %
      - Guns: 1,139 tons, 11.4 %
   Armour: 2,713 tons, 27.1 %
      - Belts: 1,489 tons, 14.9 %
      - Armament: 473 tons, 4.7 %
      - Armour Deck: 681 tons, 6.8 %
      - Conning Tower: 70 tons, 0.7 %
   Machinery: 2,390 tons, 23.9 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,476 tons, 24.8 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,282 tons, 12.8 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     7,164 lbs / 3,250 Kg = 15.0 x 9.8 " / 250 mm shells or 1.1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.21
   Metacentric height 3.0 ft / 0.9 m
   Roll period: 13.6 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.68
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.27

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.566 / 0.573
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8.21 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 21.45 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 43 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 39
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   25.00 %,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m,  13.00 ft / 3.96 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  13.00 ft / 3.96 m,  13.00 ft / 3.96 m
      - Aft deck:   30.00 %,  13.00 ft / 3.96 m,  13.00 ft / 3.96 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  13.00 ft / 3.96 m,  13.00 ft / 3.96 m
      - Average freeboard:      13.20 ft / 4.02 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 113.3 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 90.6 %
   Waterplane Area: 18,252 Square feet or 1,696 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 89 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 110 lbs/sq ft or 539 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.96
      - Longitudinal: 1.40
      - Overall: 1.00
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Adequate accommodation and workspace room
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

[Carthaginian]

Logi - first off, wing turrets were in common use during this time period, and would give even more firepower.
Additionally, your ship is A-Q-Y- and turreted secondaries; that isn't on the list of choices. You can have A-Q-Y, you can have 'intermediate battery' or you can have QF secondaries... you can't have them all in one ship.

5.) All ships are to  be of pre-dread type- with twin main gun turrets and either 'secondary battery', 'intermediate battery' OR 'AQY twins' layouts. Ships must have main and end belts- AoN armor is not allowed; upper belts are optional, but wise in some designs.

You can't have the ships combining both features... A-Q-Y has to have casemated secondaries, if it has 'secondaries' at all (no historic A-Q-Y had any that i can recall).

Next:
1.) This ship would classify as a HEAVY CRUISER, because in spite of tonnage, it mounts a gun caliber that is restricted to Heavy Cruiser. Similarly, my 7.5" cruiser posted HERE is a HEAVY CRUISER because of her tonnage, in spite of mounting a gun caliber allowed by a Medium Cruiser.
2.) Originally, they were to be restricted in tonnage; they may still be so restricted- though not at startup. The classifications were to make any WNT/LNT-style limitations easier in the future. ALSO, it gives more types of cruisers, so we aren't as restricted in design options as we would have been under the WNT treaty standards.
3.) Tech level as it previously existed in N3 isn't being used here. The allowable ship layouts for startup are detailed IN THIS POST in the rules thread: . Twin turrets are all that are allowed ATM.

The Treaty will be up for amendment after two in-game years... meaning if you want bigger guns, triple turrets, etc, then you have to stump for the rule changes in-game in a Conference and convince everyone that your changes won't break the game.

[Logi]

Just so I understand properly - If you have AQY layout you can't have intermediate battery. If you have intermediate and QF secondaries you are restricted to two twin main gun turrets. Is that the case?

I used turreted secondaries mainly because I partially based the secondaries on Snip's Faith class. I decreased from 6" to 5" so I thought it should be predesignated as Quickfire. So the designation Quick Fire has weight in N4.5 now? - previously it was just fluff.

I struck off wing turrets immediately in design for 2 reasons: 1) They are extremely ugly IMO, 2) They drain excessive composite strength. Or rather would in a real design.

Also there is currently no consequence to the classifications except for capital ships?

[Logi]

Funky gun arrangement. A-Q-Y with staggered wing turrets. Since it's officially a heavy cruiser, I lifted my hard cap of 10,000 tons to allow more firepower and survivability.

001 Class, New World Armored Cruiser laid down 1900

Displacement:
   11,066 t light; 11,680 t standard; 13,000 t normal; 14,056 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (520.00 ft / 520.00 ft) x 62.00 ft x (25.00 / 26.62 ft)
   (158.50 m / 158.50 m) x 18.90 m  x (7.62 / 8.11 m)

Armament:
      10 - 9.84" / 250 mm 50.0 cal guns - 530.00lbs / 240.40kg shells, 120 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1900 Model
     3 x 2-gun mounts on centreline, evenly spread
     2 x 2-gun mounts on sides amidships
      Weight of broadside 5,300 lbs / 2,404 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   9.00" / 229 mm   355.00 ft / 108.20 m   13.00 ft / 3.96 m
   Ends:   3.00" / 76 mm   165.00 ft / 50.29 m   13.00 ft / 3.96 m
     Main Belt covers 105 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   10.0" / 254 mm   4.00" / 102 mm      6.00" / 152 mm

   - Armoured deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 2.00" / 51 mm
   Forecastle: 2.00" / 51 mm  Quarter deck: 2.00" / 51 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 8.78" / 223 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 17,406 ihp / 12,985 Kw = 20.00 kts
   Range 8,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 2,376 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   608 - 791

Cost:
   £1.292 million / $5.168 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1,556 tons, 12.0 %
      - Guns: 1,556 tons, 12.0 %
   Armour: 3,633 tons, 27.9 %
      - Belts: 1,967 tons, 15.1 %
      - Armament: 711 tons, 5.5 %
      - Armour Deck: 851 tons, 6.5 %
      - Conning Tower: 105 tons, 0.8 %
   Machinery: 2,720 tons, 20.9 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,157 tons, 24.3 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,934 tons, 14.9 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     10,665 lbs / 4,837 Kg = 22.4 x 9.8 " / 250 mm shells or 1.5 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.19
   Metacentric height 3.4 ft / 1.0 m
   Roll period: 14.2 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.65
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.14

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.565 / 0.573
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8.39 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 22.80 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 40 %
   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 (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m,  13.00 ft / 3.96 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  13.00 ft / 3.96 m,  13.00 ft / 3.96 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  13.00 ft / 3.96 m,  13.00 ft / 3.96 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  13.00 ft / 3.96 m,  13.00 ft / 3.96 m
      - Average freeboard:      13.16 ft / 4.01 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 104.5 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 92.9 %
   Waterplane Area: 22,808 Square feet or 2,119 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 92 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 119 lbs/sq ft or 582 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.98
      - Longitudinal: 1.13
      - Overall: 1.00
   Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Adequate accommodation and workspace room

[snip]

more then six main caliber guns, so no. This design will not be allowed.

[Logi]

So there's a hard cap on 6 main caliber guns?  Don't really see how much creative process can be put then. It seems to me everything is limited. Or perhaps - it's just my style of designing ships that is in fierce conflict with these limits.

With a 6 max cap you can't even design a ship to have 2 centerline twins and wing turrets - because that's 8 main guns.

[Nobody]

So there's a hard cap on 6 main caliber guns?  Don't really see how much creative process can be put then. It seems to me everything is limited. Or perhaps - it's just my style of designing ships that is in fierce conflict with these limits.

With a 6 max cap you can't even design a ship to have 2 centerline twins and wing turrets - because that's 8 main guns.

True, but you can build it if the wing turrets have a slightly smaller caliber, because than it would be a design with 'intermediate' guns, right? Otherwise it would be dreadnought.

[snip]

So there's a hard cap on 6 main caliber guns?  Don't really see how much creative process can be put then. It seems to me everything is limited. Or perhaps - it's just my style of designing ships that is in fierce conflict with these limits.

With a 6 max cap you can't even design a ship to have 2 centerline twins and wing turrets - because that's 8 main guns.

True, but you can build it if the wing turrets have a slightly smaller caliber, because than it would be a design with 'intermediate' guns, right? Otherwise it would be dreadnought.

Correct, tho Carth would have more on this then I do This limit only applies for pre-start ships. Dreadnaughts will be available right of the bat for construction at game start.

[Carthaginian]

I have little to say that hasn't already been said. If you want to arrive at dreadnought level tech via the 'heavier weight of shell' route- which is, coincidentally, the route I am taking- then a Satsuma type layout with 2x2x12" with 4x2x10" intermediate secondaries would be the way to go. For those seeking the 'long rang gunnary' route, the A-Q-Y layout was put into play. The 'quick fire secondaries' (which doesnt nesessarially mean QF guns per se) is just the status quo. Alternate layouts that are more restrictive- like six single main gun turrets, three on either beam which cannot cross-deck- may be proposed for use and if there are no arguments, may be allowed.

[Logi]

Ok I got an understanding. So the old ships start at 1895 and the sim starts at 1910 - already into dreadnought tech?

[snip]

all ships layed down prior to the start of the game must be pre-dreads. Dreadnaughts will be able to have there keels layed on 1/1/3910

[Desertfox]

Got invited and with a free summer ahead figured I might give this iteration of N-verse a shot. Haven't downloaded SS3 yet so trying out the rules on SS2.

Hound, Wolfistan Battleship laid down 1905

Displacement:
   9,999 t light; 10,693 t standard; 11,411 t normal; 11,986 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   420.00 ft / 420.00 ft x 70.00 ft x 24.70 ft (normal load)
   128.02 m / 128.02 m x 21.34 m  x 7.53 m

Armament:
      4 - 13.00" / 330 mm guns (2x2 guns), 1,098.50lbs / 498.27kg shells, 1905 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, evenly spread
      4 - 7.00" / 178 mm guns (2x2 guns), 171.50lbs / 77.79kg shells, 1905 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
      10 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1905 Model
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
     on side, evenly spread
      20 - 1.00" / 25.4 mm guns (10x2 guns), 0.50lbs / 0.23kg shells, 1905 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 5,410 lbs / 2,454 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   13.0" / 330 mm   250.00 ft / 76.20 m   9.00 ft / 2.74 m
   Ends:   5.00" / 127 mm   170.00 ft / 51.82 m   9.00 ft / 2.74 m
     Main Belt covers 92 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   13.0" / 330 mm   7.00" / 178 mm      13.0" / 330 mm
   2nd:   7.00" / 178 mm   3.00" / 76 mm      3.00" / 76 mm
   3rd:   3.00" / 76 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 17,451 shp / 13,018 Kw = 20.00 kts
   Range 4,300nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,292 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   551 - 717

Cost:
   £1.120 million / $4.478 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 676 tons, 5.9 %
   Armour: 3,493 tons, 30.6 %
      - Belts: 1,596 tons, 14.0 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 1,138 tons, 10.0 %
      - Armour Deck: 759 tons, 6.7 %
      - Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
   Machinery: 1,440 tons, 12.6 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,289 tons, 37.6 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,413 tons, 12.4 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 0.9 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     11,666 lbs / 5,292 Kg = 10.6 x 13.0 " / 330 mm shells or 1.9 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.03
   Metacentric height 3.1 ft / 1.0 m
   Roll period: 16.6 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 69 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.74
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.23

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.550
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.49 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
   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 %):   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Mid (50 %):      15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Stern:      11.00 ft / 3.35 m
      - Average freeboard:   14.86 ft / 4.53 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 88.0 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 106.4 %
   Waterplane Area: 20,518 Square feet or 1,906 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 96 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 144 lbs/sq ft or 702 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.93
      - Longitudinal: 2.08
      - Overall: 1.01
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily