IJN, Post-1900

[Logi]

Drawing some inspiration from Tan's design.

Asama, Japan Heavy Cruiser laid down 1902 (Engine 1900)

Displacement:
   10,000 t light; 10,488 t standard; 11,150 t normal; 11,680 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (439.63 ft / 439.63 ft) x 57.74 ft x (27.89 / 28.93 ft)
   (134.00 m / 134.00 m) x 17.60 m  x (8.50 / 8.82 m)

Armament:
      6 - 9.84" / 250 mm 45.0 cal guns - 440.92lbs / 200.00kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1902 Model
     3 x Twin mounts on centreline, evenly spread
      12 - 5.98" / 152 mm 45.0 cal guns - 108.07lbs / 49.02kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1902 Model
     12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      6 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
      8 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 40.0 cal guns - 5.42lbs / 2.46kg shells, 200 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1902 Model
     8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      40 - 1.00" / 25.4 mm 35.0 cal guns - 0.46lbs / 0.21kg shells, 400 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1902 Model
     10 x Quad mounts on sides, evenly spread
      40 - 0.43" / 11.0 mm 35.0 cal guns - 0.04lbs / 0.02kg shells, 800 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1902 Model
     4 x 2 row decuple mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 4,006 lbs / 1,817 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   9.06" / 230 mm   337.93 ft / 103.00 m   9.84 ft / 3.00 m
   Ends:   3.94" / 100 mm   101.71 ft / 31.00 m   9.02 ft / 2.75 m
   Upper:   3.94" / 100 mm   337.93 ft / 103.00 m   9.02 ft / 2.75 m
     Main Belt covers 118 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   9.84" / 250 mm   3.94" / 100 mm      4.92" / 125 mm
   2nd:   2.95" / 75 mm   1.97" / 50 mm      1.97" / 50 mm
   3rd:   0.39" / 10 mm         -               -
   4th:   0.20" / 5 mm         -               -

   - Protected deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 1.97" / 50 mm
   Forecastle: 1.97" / 50 mm  Quarter deck: 1.97" / 50 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 9.84" / 250 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 20,017 ihp / 14,933 Kw = 21.00 kts
   Range 4,500nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,192 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   542 - 705

Cost:
   £1.118 million / $4.474 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 874 tons, 7.8 %
      - Guns: 874 tons, 7.8 %
   Armour: 3,153 tons, 28.3 %
      - Belts: 1,863 tons, 16.7 %
      - Armament: 533 tons, 4.8 %
      - Armour Deck: 651 tons, 5.8 %
      - Conning Tower: 106 tons, 0.9 %
   Machinery: 3,097 tons, 27.8 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,775 tons, 24.9 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,150 tons, 10.3 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 102 tons, 0.9 %
      - Hull above water: 52 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 25 tons
      - Above deck: 25 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     7,453 lbs / 3,380 Kg = 15.6 x 9.8 " / 250 mm shells or 1.1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
   Metacentric height 2.9 ft / 0.9 m
   Roll period: 14.3 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.82
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.51

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.551 / 0.557
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7.61 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.97 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 47
   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 %,  17.39 ft / 5.30 m,  16.40 ft / 5.00 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  16.40 ft / 5.00 m,  16.40 ft / 5.00 m
      - Aft deck:   30.00 %,  16.40 ft / 5.00 m,  16.40 ft / 5.00 m
      - Quarter deck:   20.00 %,  16.40 ft / 5.00 m,  16.40 ft / 5.00 m
      - Average freeboard:      16.48 ft / 5.02 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 118.1 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 102.3 %
   Waterplane Area: 17,737 Square feet or 1,648 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 88 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 109 lbs/sq ft or 530 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.92
      - Longitudinal: 2.10
      - Overall: 1.00
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Adequate accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Hull above water: 52 tons
20t Flag facilities
32t Reserve
On freeboard deck: 25 tons
25t Reserve
Above Deck: 25 tons
25t Reserve

[The Rock Doctor]

I think it's an improvement.

[Jefgte]

I agree, exellent design.

Jef  ;)

[Tanthalas]

well rounded Cruiser, a bit heavy for my tastes but all in all a very capable ship.  it would ba a little outguned by my Armoured Frigates but it stacks up well with them.

[Logi]

Laid down time depending on when the tech finish.

Katori/Satsuma, Japanese Battlecruiser laid down 1904 (Engine 1905)

Displacement:
   17,000 t light; 17,829 t standard; 18,610 t normal; 19,235 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (557.74 ft / 557.74 ft) x 78.08 ft x (29.92 / 30.68 ft)
   (170.00 m / 170.00 m) x 23.80 m  x (9.12 / 9.35 m)

Armament:
      8 - 12.01" / 305 mm 45.0 cal guns - 881.85lbs / 400.00kg shells, 80 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1904 Model
     4 x Twin mounts on centreline, evenly spread
      2 raised mounts
      12 - 5.98" / 152 mm 45.0 cal guns - 108.07lbs / 49.02kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1904 Model
     12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      16 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 12.98lbs / 5.89kg shells, 300 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1904 Model
     16 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 8,559 lbs / 3,882 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   9.06" / 230 mm   452.76 ft / 138.00 m   9.84 ft / 3.00 m
   Ends:   2.95" / 75 mm   104.99 ft / 32.00 m   6.56 ft / 2.00 m
   Upper:   2.95" / 75 mm   229.66 ft / 70.00 m   6.56 ft / 2.00 m
     Main Belt covers 125 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   11.0" / 280 mm   2.95" / 75 mm      6.89" / 175 mm
   2nd:   2.76" / 70 mm   0.98" / 25 mm      0.98" / 25 mm

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
   For and Aft decks: 1.97" / 50 mm
   Forecastle: 1.50" / 38 mm  Quarter deck: 1.50" / 38 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 6.89" / 175 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, reciprocating cruising steam engines and steam turbines
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 49,317 ihp / 36,790 Kw = 25.00 kts
   Range 4,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,406 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   796 - 1,035

Cost:
   £2.042 million / $8.168 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1,469 tons, 7.9 %
      - Guns: 1,469 tons, 7.9 %
   Armour: 4,032 tons, 21.7 %
      - Belts: 1,927 tons, 10.4 %
      - Armament: 1,018 tons, 5.5 %
      - Armour Deck: 983 tons, 5.3 %
      - Conning Tower: 104 tons, 0.6 %
   Machinery: 5,167 tons, 27.8 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,332 tons, 34.0 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,610 tons, 8.6 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     11,241 lbs / 5,099 Kg = 13.0 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 1.5 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
   Metacentric height 4.2 ft / 1.3 m
   Roll period: 16.1 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.90
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.20

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.500 / 0.504
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7.14 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23.62 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
   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 %,  19.69 ft / 6.00 m,  19.69 ft / 6.00 m
      - Forward deck:   35.00 %,  19.69 ft / 6.00 m,  19.03 ft / 5.80 m
      - Aft deck:   15.00 %,  14.76 ft / 4.50 m,  14.76 ft / 4.50 m
      - Quarter deck:   25.00 %,  14.76 ft / 4.50 m,  14.76 ft / 4.50 m
      - Average freeboard:      17.60 ft / 5.37 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 124.9 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 124.8 %
   Waterplane Area: 29,013 Square feet or 2,695 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 88 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 157 lbs/sq ft or 768 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.93
      - Longitudinal: 1.77
      - Overall: 1.00
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Excellent accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

[The Rock Doctor]

I'd assume that when SS encounters a design with both VTE and turbines, it would assign half the horsepower to each type of machinery - which would be a problem here, as you'd be getting ~12,000 hp per shaft instead of 5,000.

[Logi]

I'm not sure how S decides things on mixed propulsion.

I would have thought it would be more similar to a CODAG system rather than 1 engine-type per shaft. Edit: I forgot about Direct-Drives.

I don't think it would be quite 12,000 hp per shaft for the Turbines though... that would be equivalent to an all-turbine system of the same tech year (ignoring our sim's rules for the moment).

In other words, there would be no benefit at all to using mixed propulsion instead of an all-turbine system. The requirements on the SHP would be the exact same.

[eltf177]

I'm not sure how S decides things on mixed propulsion.

I would have thought it would be more similar to a CODAG system rather than 1 engine-type per shaft. Edit: I forgot about Direct-Drives.

I don't think it would be quite 12,000 hp per shaft for the Turbines though... that would be equivalent to an all-turbine system of the same tech year (ignoring our sim's rules for the moment).

In other words, there would be no benefit at all to using mixed propulsion instead of an all-turbine system. The requirements on the SHP would be the exact same.

How about turbines for speed and diesel for cruising?

[Logi]

Diesel is 1912 tech, Turbines at limited to 5,000 hp per shaft at 1902 tech.

[Logi]

Alternatively, an all-turbine Asama-refresh.

Tsukuba, Japanese Battlecruiser laid down 1904 (Engine 1905)

Displacement:
   12,000 t light; 12,699 t standard; 13,560 t normal; 14,249 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (524.93 ft / 524.93 ft) x 73.36 ft x (24.67 / 25.61 ft)
   (160.00 m / 160.00 m) x 22.36 m  x (7.52 / 7.81 m)

Armament:
      10 - 10.00" / 254 mm 50.0 cal guns - 529.11lbs / 240.00kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1904 Model
     5 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, majority aft
      2 raised mounts - superfiring
      12 - 5.98" / 152 mm 45.0 cal guns - 108.07lbs / 49.02kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1904 Model
     12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      12 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
      12 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 12.99lbs / 5.89kg shells, 300 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1904 Model
     12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 6,744 lbs / 3,059 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   9.84" / 250 mm   278.87 ft / 85.00 m   9.84 ft / 3.00 m
   Ends:   3.94" / 100 mm   246.06 ft / 75.00 m   9.02 ft / 2.75 m
   Upper:   4.92" / 125 mm   164.04 ft / 50.00 m   9.02 ft / 2.75 m
     Main Belt covers 82 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   9.84" / 250 mm   3.94" / 100 mm      6.89" / 175 mm
   2nd:   2.95" / 75 mm   0.98" / 25 mm      0.98" / 25 mm

   - Armoured deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 1.97" / 50 mm
   Forecastle: 1.97" / 50 mm  Quarter deck: 1.97" / 50 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 9.06" / 230 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 20,000 shp / 14,920 Kw = 20.66 kts
   Range 4,500nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,549 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   627 - 816

Cost:
   £1.270 million / $5.080 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1,525 tons, 11.2 %
      - Guns: 1,525 tons, 11.2 %
   Armour: 4,054 tons, 29.9 %
      - Belts: 1,903 tons, 14.0 %
      - Armament: 1,099 tons, 8.1 %
      - Armour Deck: 940 tons, 6.9 %
      - Conning Tower: 111 tons, 0.8 %
   Machinery: 1,650 tons, 12.2 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,746 tons, 35.0 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,560 tons, 11.5 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 25 tons, 0.2 %
      - Above deck: 25 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     17,249 lbs / 7,824 Kg = 34.5 x 10.0 " / 254 mm shells or 2.3 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
   Metacentric height 3.8 ft / 1.2 m
   Roll period: 15.8 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.90
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.52

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.500 / 0.506
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7.16 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 22.91 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 41 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 46
   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 %,  19.36 ft / 5.90 m,  18.04 ft / 5.50 m
      - Forward deck:   35.00 %,  18.04 ft / 5.50 m,  18.04 ft / 5.50 m
      - Aft deck:   15.00 %,  18.04 ft / 5.50 m,  18.04 ft / 5.50 m
      - Quarter deck:   25.00 %,  18.04 ft / 5.50 m,  18.04 ft / 5.50 m
      - Average freeboard:      18.18 ft / 5.54 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 81.3 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 140.6 %
   Waterplane Area: 25,647 Square feet or 2,383 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 102 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 144 lbs/sq ft or 704 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.93
      - Longitudinal: 1.75
      - 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, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

[Jefgte]

LD in 1904 & just 20kts...
Too slow I think.

Jef  ;)

[snip]

I split the Mixed propulsion talk off to here.

[Logi]

It is 20.66 kn  ;)

The fastest Japanese cruiser will be 21 kn (Asama). It is more armored with heavier firepower. In the Japanese fleet it would be considered fast.

Alternatively, it would have to be very light, like the following tentative design:

Yubari, Japanese Light Cruiser laid down 1904 (Engine 1905)

Displacement:
   8,500 t light; 8,901 t standard; 9,620 t normal; 10,195 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (557.74 ft / 557.74 ft) x 59.38 ft x (20.24 / 21.15 ft)
   (170.00 m / 170.00 m) x 18.10 m  x (6.17 / 6.45 m)

Armament:
      8 - 7.87" / 200 mm 50.0 cal guns - 264.55lbs / 120.00kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1904 Model
     4 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      2 raised mounts - superfiring
      16 - 4.72" / 120 mm 50.0 cal guns - 55.12lbs / 25.00kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1904 Model
     16 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      8 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
      8 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm 50.0 cal guns - 13.23lbs / 6.00kg shells, 300 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1904 Model
     8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 3,104 lbs / 1,408 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   6.89" / 175 mm   298.56 ft / 91.00 m   9.84 ft / 3.00 m
   Ends:   3.94" / 100 mm   259.19 ft / 79.00 m   6.56 ft / 2.00 m
   Upper:   3.94" / 100 mm   131.23 ft / 40.00 m   6.56 ft / 2.00 m
     Main Belt covers 82 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   8.86" / 225 mm   3.94" / 100 mm      4.92" / 125 mm
   2nd:   2.95" / 75 mm   0.98" / 25 mm      0.98" / 25 mm

   - Armoured deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 1.97" / 50 mm
   Forecastle: 0.98" / 25 mm  Quarter deck: 0.98" / 25 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 5.91" / 150 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 19,931 shp / 14,868 Kw = 22.00 kts
   Range 4,500nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,293 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   485 - 631

Cost:
   £0.797 million / $3.187 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 688 tons, 7.1 %
      - Guns: 688 tons, 7.1 %
   Armour: 2,637 tons, 27.4 %
      - Belts: 1,290 tons, 13.4 %
      - Armament: 608 tons, 6.3 %
      - Armour Deck: 682 tons, 7.1 %
      - Conning Tower: 58 tons, 0.6 %
   Machinery: 1,644 tons, 17.1 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,527 tons, 36.7 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,120 tons, 11.6 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 4 tons, 0.0 %
      - On freeboard deck: 4 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     13,379 lbs / 6,069 Kg = 54.8 x 7.9 " / 200 mm shells or 1.9 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
   Metacentric height 2.6 ft / 0.8 m
   Roll period: 15.4 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.89
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.50

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.502 / 0.509
   Length to Beam Ratio: 9.39 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23.62 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 39 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 47
   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 %,  20.34 ft / 6.20 m,  18.70 ft / 5.70 m
      - Forward deck:   35.00 %,  18.70 ft / 5.70 m,  18.04 ft / 5.50 m
      - Aft deck:   15.00 %,  18.04 ft / 5.50 m,  18.04 ft / 5.50 m
      - Quarter deck:   25.00 %,  18.04 ft / 5.50 m,  18.04 ft / 5.50 m
      - Average freeboard:      18.49 ft / 5.64 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 81.7 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 158.7 %
   Waterplane Area: 22,112 Square feet or 2,054 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 113 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 111 lbs/sq ft or 542 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.96
      - Longitudinal: 1.33
      - 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, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Misc Weight:
   4 tons - 2 x 457mm x single TT amidships overhanging the sides above deck with 1 reload each

It is possible to go to 24 kn with this hull, but that drops 2x200mm guns and a whole bunch of secondary/tertiary guns. It also drops absolutely all armor in that case.

Is it worth it? IMO probably not.

[Kaiser Kirk]

on the battlecruiser, it doesn't appear that any of the casement mounts are in hull casements, which means you're sticking ..28 guns - in at deck level.
Don't care for the block coefficient of 0.5, but lack the resources to actually have a solid foundation to say that's too low....
Very little miscellaneous weight - no allowance for subsurface tubes typical of the period, no torpedo netting either.
I'm guessing the 75mm and 120mm are QF, but not important weight wise.
Speed seems just fine to me.
Also, ranges of 4,000 or 4,500nm seem a bit short. Presuming basing out of Tokyo, and your concern is either the Chinese Coast, or patrolling the Phillipines- and returning,
you need to reinforce General Santos on Mindano, that's nearly1900nm right there. Considering fuel restrictions at ports, I would think working in the return trip...which you did, and then an allowance for patrolling - which isn't there, might be good. So...6,000 ?

[Logi]

You'll notice

12 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas

The secondaries are all below deck. It is 12 below deck, 12 above deck.

I don't think torpedo netting is necessary, especially for a ship that is supposed to be fast. Torpedo netting increases drag tremendously and defeat the purpose of having a high max speed. Perhaps if it's speed was 18 kn like the rest of the battleline torpedo netting would make sense.

Japan has 2 colliers as of 1902/H1 and will have 4 in 1902/H2... and a total of 12 in 1904. I intend for Japan to practice UNREP very frequently. Perhaps range should still be bumped up a little though.