Ottomania runs wild...

[The Rock Doctor]

A smaller harbour tug.  The other guy can be an ocean-going and salvage type.


Enter ship name, Enter country Enter ship type laid down 1885 (Engine 1890)

Displacement:
   209 t light; 214 t standard; 236 t normal; 254 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (110.96 ft / 98.43 ft) x 19.69 ft x (6.56 / 6.98 ft)
   (33.82 m / 30.00 m) x 6.00 m  x (2.00 / 2.13 m)

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 201 ihp / 150 Kw = 10.19 kts
   Range 1,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 39 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   29 - 39

Cost:
   £0.013 million / $0.051 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
   Machinery: 39 tons, 16.6 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 120 tons, 51.0 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 27 tons, 11.3 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 21.2 %
      - On freeboard deck: 50 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     615 lbs / 279 Kg = 174.3 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 0.7 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.19
   Metacentric height 0.6 ft / 0.2 m
   Roll period: 10.7 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
         - 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 round stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.650 / 0.657
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 9.92 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 25
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   25.00 %,  16.40 ft / 5.00 m,  11.81 ft / 3.60 m
      - Forward deck:   25.00 %,  11.81 ft / 3.60 m,  9.84 ft / 3.00 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  9.84 ft / 3.00 m,  9.84 ft / 3.00 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  9.84 ft / 3.00 m,  9.84 ft / 3.00 m
      - Average freeboard:      11.04 ft / 3.37 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 55.0 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 99.9 %
   Waterplane Area: 1,484 Square feet or 138 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 184 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 36 lbs/sq ft or 176 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 1.00
      - Longitudinal: 24.02
      - Overall: 1.37
   Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Adequate accommodation and workspace room
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

[The Rock Doctor]

The Ottoman hospital ship Merhamet.

Enter ship name, Enter country Enter ship type laid down 1885 (Engine 1890)

Displacement:
   4,083 t light; 4,172 t standard; 4,432 t normal; 4,641 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (321.52 ft / 314.96 ft) x 52.49 ft x (14.44 / 15.01 ft)
   (98.00 m / 96.00 m) x 16.00 m  x (4.40 / 4.58 m)

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 804 ihp / 600 Kw = 9.71 kts
   Range 4,000nm at 8.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 469 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   271 - 353

Cost:
   £0.165 million / $0.659 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
   Machinery: 156 tons, 3.5 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,611 tons, 36.4 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 349 tons, 7.9 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 2,316 tons, 52.3 %
      - Hull below water: 300 tons
      -300 t:  Stores and supplies
      - Hull above water: 1,000 tons
      -100 t:  Four operating table and emergency/trauma centre
      -900 t:  Patient beds for 300 @ 3 t each.
      - On freeboard deck: 1,016 tons
      -750 t:  Medical staff quarters for 200 @ 2.5 t each.
      -250 t:  Casaulty receiving & triage, boats and davits

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     14,124 lbs / 6,407 Kg = 4,003.6 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 3.1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
   Metacentric height 2.5 ft / 0.8 m
   Roll period: 14.0 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - 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 round stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.650 / 0.654
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 17.75 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 22 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 35
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -5.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   25.00 %,  22.97 ft / 7.00 m,  22.97 ft / 7.00 m
      - Forward deck:   25.00 %,  22.97 ft / 7.00 m,  22.97 ft / 7.00 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  22.97 ft / 7.00 m,  22.97 ft / 7.00 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  22.97 ft / 7.00 m,  22.97 ft / 7.00 m
      - Average freeboard:      22.97 ft / 7.00 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 44.6 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 204.4 %
   Waterplane Area: 12,666 Square feet or 1,177 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 169 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 72 lbs/sq ft or 352 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.83
      - Longitudinal: 5.26
      - Overall: 1.00
   Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Excellent accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

[The Rock Doctor]

I get the impression I'm the only person who will be starting out with a fleet train.

[Kaiser Kirk]

You may inspire others.
I recall in Wesworld, when I joined, I was informed fleet trains and such were all handwaved in.
Later, esp after the mercantile construction rule, folks were making them.
This kinda shows the use from the get go.

[snip]

Well, seeing as the USN really didn't need to go anywhere more then a few hours from a base until recently, I think an underdeveloped fleet train is period. Given that I still dont really have major places to go, I don't think it has to get to big. Maybe any intervention in Panama *ahem* Columbia will change that line of thought.

[Logi]

I'll have to consider moving the Miho, etc. into the Startup section...