Civilian vessels

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A civilian vessel designed to carry both passengers (above the waterline, 3000 tons) and cargo (below the waterline, 2500 tons) to ports where both are profitable.  Particularly intended for the Pacific trade to Alaska, Hawaii, and other ports.

SS North Wind, United States Packet laid down 1901

Displacement:
   10,763 t light; 11,020 t standard; 12,590 t normal; 13,845 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (528.53 ft / 525.00 ft) x 70.00 ft x (22.00 / 23.72 ft)
   (161.09 m / 160.02 m) x 21.34 m  x (6.71 / 7.23 m)

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 11,705 ihp / 8,732 Kw = 18.00 kts
   Range 4,000nm at 15.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 2,825 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   593 - 772

Cost:
   £0.632 million / $2.530 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
   Machinery: 1,801 tons, 14.3 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,049 tons, 24.2 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,827 tons, 14.5 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 5,900 tons, 46.9 %
      - Hull below water: 2,500 tons
      - Hull above water: 1,000 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 1,000 tons
      - Above deck: 1,400 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     16,635 lbs / 7,545 Kg = 519.8 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 2.3 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.26
   Metacentric height 4.4 ft / 1.3 m
   Roll period: 14.0 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 80 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.59

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.545 / 0.556
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7.50 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 22.91 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 34 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 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 %,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m,  16.00 ft / 4.88 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  16.00 ft / 4.88 m,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Average freeboard:      15.02 ft / 4.58 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 77.6 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 118.4 %
   Waterplane Area: 25,528 Square feet or 2,372 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 132 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 85 lbs/sq ft or 413 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.99
      - Longitudinal: 1.03
      - Overall: 1.00
   Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Adequate accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

Cruiser range at 10 knots is 10000 nm

Carries an additional 200 tons of lifeboats in davits above the main deck (400 tons total).


Designed as passenger & cargo packets, especially for the Pacific trade to Alaska, Hawaii, and points beyond.

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Large Freighter, Civillian Freighter laid down 1899

Displacement:
   9,729 t light; 9,934 t standard; 10,255 t normal; 10,512 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (380.00 ft / 380.00 ft) x 65.00 ft x (23.25 / 23.75 ft)
   (115.82 m / 115.82 m) x 19.81 m  x (7.09 / 7.24 m)

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 1 shaft, 1,006 ihp / 750 Kw = 9.00 kts
   Range 6,000nm at 6.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 578 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   509 - 662

Cost:
   £0.363 million / $1.451 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
   Machinery: 160 tons, 1.6 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,969 tons, 19.2 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 526 tons, 5.1 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 7,600 tons, 74.1 %
      - Hull below water: 5,000 tons
      - Hull above water: 2,500 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 100 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     11,266 lbs / 5,110 Kg = 2,953.9 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 1.8 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.53
   Metacentric height 5.4 ft / 1.7 m
   Roll period: 11.7 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 90 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.80

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle, raised quarterdeck ,
     a normal bow and a round stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.625 / 0.627
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.85 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19.49 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 18 %
   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 (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  21.00 ft / 6.40 m,  17.00 ft / 5.18 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  17.00 ft / 5.18 m,  17.00 ft / 5.18 m
      - Average freeboard:      12.77 ft / 3.89 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 84.9 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 67.8 %
   Waterplane Area: 18,160 Square feet or 1,687 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 129 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 76 lbs/sq ft or 369 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.97
      - Longitudinal: 1.45
      - Overall: 1.01
   Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Cramped accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

On-deck miscellaneous weight simulates loading/unloading cranes.

Below-decks miscellaneous weight (7500 tons) is cargo.

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Small Freighter, Civillian Freighter laid down 1898

Displacement:
   4,934 t light; 5,037 t standard; 5,181 t normal; 5,297 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (300.00 ft / 300.00 ft) x 50.00 ft x (19.50 / 19.87 ft)
   (91.44 m / 91.44 m) x 15.24 m  x (5.94 / 6.06 m)

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 1 shaft, 453 ihp / 338 Kw = 8.00 kts
   Range 4,000nm at 6.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 259 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   304 - 396

Cost:
   £0.183 million / $0.732 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
   Machinery: 73 tons, 1.4 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,011 tons, 19.5 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 248 tons, 4.8 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 3,850 tons, 74.3 %
      - Hull below water: 2,500 tons
      - Hull above water: 1,250 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 100 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     5,663 lbs / 2,569 Kg = 1,484.9 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 1.3 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.40
   Metacentric height 3.2 ft / 1.0 m
   Roll period: 11.8 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 97 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.95

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak, raised quarterdeck ,
     a normal bow and a round stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.620 / 0.622
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 17.32 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 17 %
   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 (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  19.50 ft / 5.94 m,  16.00 ft / 4.88 m
      - Forward deck:   0.00 %,  16.00 ft / 4.88 m,  16.00 ft / 4.88 m
      - Aft deck:   65.00 %,  9.00 ft / 2.74 m,  9.00 ft / 2.74 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  16.00 ft / 4.88 m,  16.00 ft / 4.88 m
      - Average freeboard:      11.73 ft / 3.58 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 83.6 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 61.7 %
   Waterplane Area: 10,969 Square feet or 1,019 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 130 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 61 lbs/sq ft or 297 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.95
      - Longitudinal: 1.76
      - Overall: 1.01
   Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Cramped accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

On-deck miscellaneous weight simulates loading/unloading cranes.

Below-decks miscellaneous weight (3750 tons) is cargo.

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Tramp Freighter, Civillian Freighter laid down 1896

Displacement:
   1,371 t light; 1,401 t standard; 1,463 t normal; 1,512 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (180.00 ft / 180.00 ft) x 35.00 ft x (13.00 / 13.37 ft)
   (54.86 m / 54.86 m) x 10.67 m  x (3.96 / 4.08 m)

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 1 shaft, 213 ihp / 159 Kw = 8.00 kts
   Range 4,000nm at 6.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 111 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   117 - 153

Cost:
   £0.053 million / $0.214 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
   Machinery: 39 tons, 2.7 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 307 tons, 21.0 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 91 tons, 6.2 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 1,025 tons, 70.1 %
      - Hull below water: 750 tons
      - Hull above water: 250 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 25 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     1,878 lbs / 852 Kg = 492.4 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 0.8 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.54
   Metacentric height 2.2 ft / 0.7 m
   Roll period: 10.0 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle, raised quarterdeck ,
     a normal bow and a round stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.625 / 0.628
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.14 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 13.42 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 28 %
   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 (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  17.00 ft / 5.18 m,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Forward deck:   20.00 %,  8.00 ft / 2.44 m,  8.00 ft / 2.44 m
      - Aft deck:   45.00 %,  8.00 ft / 2.44 m,  8.00 ft / 2.44 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Average freeboard:      10.61 ft / 3.23 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 83.4 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 59.9 %
   Waterplane Area: 4,632 Square feet or 430 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 133 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 42 lbs/sq ft or 205 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.89
      - Longitudinal: 2.95
      - Overall: 1.01
   Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Cramped accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

On-deck miscellaneous weight simulates the loading/unloading cranes.

Below-decks miscellaneous weight (1000 tons) is cargo.

(1345 - 1000 tons of actual structure.  345 / 4 = 86.25 tons to actually build, as she's built to merchant standards.)

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A steam launch, used in harbors or carried by various vessels.

Steam launch, United States Steam launch laid down 1901 (Engine 1900)

Displacement:
   18 t light; 18 t standard; 19 t normal; 19 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (50.00 ft / 50.00 ft) x 8.00 ft x (3.00 / 3.04 ft)
   (15.24 m / 15.24 m) x 2.44 m  x (0.91 / 0.93 m)

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 1 shaft, 7 ihp / 5 Kw = 6.00 kts
   Range 300nm at 6.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   3 - 5

Cost:
   £0.001 million / $0.003 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
   Machinery: 1 tons, 5.4 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 5 tons, 26.8 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1 tons, 4.1 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 12 tons, 63.6 %
      - Hull below water: 12 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     31 lbs / 14 Kg = 5.5 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 0.2 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.66
   Metacentric height 0.3 ft / 0.1 m
   Roll period: 6.6 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.550 / 0.552
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.25 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 7.07 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 (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  4.00 ft / 1.22 m,  3.00 ft / 0.91 m
      - Forward deck:   25.00 %,  3.00 ft / 0.91 m,  3.00 ft / 0.91 m
      - Aft deck:   40.00 %,  3.00 ft / 0.91 m,  3.00 ft / 0.91 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  3.00 ft / 0.91 m,  3.00 ft / 0.91 m
      - Average freeboard:      3.08 ft / 0.94 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 87.1 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 51.6 %
   Waterplane Area: 271 Square feet or 25 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 134 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 10 lbs/sq ft or 50 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.89
      - Longitudinal: 3.92
      - Overall: 1.03
   Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Cramped accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

The miscellaneous weight is the amount of cargo or personnel that can be carried by the launch.