Maybes for the Royal Navy

[Earl822]

These 3 Large Armoured cruisers are intended primarily to hunt light and protected Cruisers. Despite this, they have a large complement of Marines for use in landings on small Islands in order to put down local trouble. These are still maybe's, as I'm still not certain I want triples not twins, though it does give me a potent ship.

Cressy Class, United Kingdom Armoured Cruiser laid down 1907 (Engine 1909)

Displacement:
   13,251 t light; 14,004 t standard; 15,784 t normal; 17,208 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   554.76 ft / 550.00 ft x 75.00 ft x 24.35 ft (normal load)
   169.09 m / 167.64 m x 22.86 m  x 7.42 m

Armament:
      9 - 9.20" / 234 mm guns (3x3 guns), 389.34lbs / 176.60kg shells, 1907 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
      8 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1907 Model
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
     on side, all forward
     8 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
      4 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1907 Model
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
     on side, all aft
      12 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1907 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
      12 - 1.00" / 25.4 mm guns in single mounts, 0.50lbs / 0.23kg shells, 1907 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
   Weight of broadside 4,968 lbs / 2,253 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 150
   4 - 20.0" / 508 mm above water torpedoes, 2 - 20.0" / 508 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   9.00" / 229 mm   350.00 ft / 106.68 m   10.00 ft / 3.05 m
   Ends:   4.00" / 102 mm   200.00 ft / 60.96 m   10.00 ft / 3.05 m
   Upper:   4.00" / 102 mm   350.00 ft / 106.68 m   7.50 ft / 2.29 m
     Main Belt covers 98 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   8.00" / 203 mm   7.00" / 178 mm      7.00" / 178 mm
   2nd:   3.00" / 76 mm         -               -
   3rd:   0.50" / 13 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 10.00" / 254 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 47,481 shp / 35,421 Kw = 25.25 kts
   Range 10,090nm at 12.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 3,204 tons

Complement:
   703 - 915

Cost:
   £1.288 million / $5.150 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 621 tons, 3.9 %
   Armour: 4,380 tons, 27.8 %
      - Belts: 2,109 tons, 13.4 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 1,070 tons, 6.8 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,065 tons, 6.7 %
      - Conning Tower: 136 tons, 0.9 %
   Machinery: 2,158 tons, 13.7 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,542 tons, 35.1 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,533 tons, 16.0 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 550 tons, 3.5 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     18,697 lbs / 8,481 Kg = 48.0 x 9.2 " / 234 mm shells or 2.4 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
   Metacentric height 3.8 ft / 1.2 m
   Roll period: 16.1 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 72 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.50
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.33

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0.550
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7.33 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23.45 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 54
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      27.00 ft / 8.23 m
      - Forecastle (40 %):   26.00 ft / 7.92 m
      - Mid (40 %):      26.00 ft / 7.92 m (16.00 ft / 4.88 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   16.00 ft / 4.88 m
      - Stern:      16.00 ft / 4.88 m
      - Average freeboard:   20.16 ft / 6.14 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 80.8 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 117.2 %
   Waterplane Area: 28,788 Square feet or 2,674 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 111 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 129 lbs/sq ft or 629 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.96
      - Longitudinal: 1.60
      - Overall: 1.01
   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
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

3 Ships Built-HMS Cressy, Hogue & Aboukir

550tons Misc weight is:-

50tons Full WT setup
450tons 3 Marine Companies (3*100men @1.5t each)
50tons Extra Launches

[P3D]

Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate

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And that's without extra 300 men. Even warship crew usually slept where there was place to hang the hammock, for example on the gun deck.

[Borys]

Ahoj!
No problem with that half battalion - misc weight solves most congestation problems.
Makes me think a bit of the MN Jao d'Arc from the 60s.

Borys

[Earl822]

The extra marines is actually a policy from the ACM

[P3D]

The reserve mist weight does not give any more rooms. High forecastle should be extended an additional 100' back.

[Earl822]

no, that costs in strength, dramatically

[P3D]

Then they are cramped like German or Austrian ships, barely habitable for any cruise taking longer than a few  (2-3) days.

[Earl822]

And most RN Cruisers from WW2.

[P3D]

And you are just cramming an additional 300 men inside.