Dutch Ships 1900 on

[Tanthalas]

If I give up on the seriously stupid for the period 25 knot requirement, and add another 500 tons (which I can do if I drop the 25 knot bit) I get what I consider a much more reasonable cruiser.  Definitely a Light cruiser not a Protected one, and my innate personal honesty compels me to admit it is a far superior design.  More or less a knock off of a Brit CL (although from a far later period and at a much reduced speed).

CLX-1905-1, Unified Netherlands Second Class Cruiser laid down 1905

Displacement:
   4,000 t light; 4,145 t standard; 4,751 t normal; 5,236 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (471.00 ft / 464.00 ft) x 45.50 ft x (16.50 / 17.73 ft)
   (143.56 m / 141.43 m) x 13.87 m  x (5.03 / 5.40 m)

Armament:
      6 - 6.00" / 152 mm 45.0 cal guns - 100.00lbs / 45.36kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1905 Model
     6 x Single mounts on centreline, evenly spread
      2 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 600 lbs / 272 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   3.00" / 76 mm   352.00 ft / 107.29 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
   Ends:   1.50" / 38 mm   112.00 ft / 34.14 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 117 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   0.50" / 13 mm   0.25" / 6 mm      0.50" / 13 mm

   - Armoured deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 1.50" / 38 mm
   Forecastle: 1.00" / 25 mm  Quarter deck: 1.00" / 25 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 3.00" / 76 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 18,556 shp / 13,843 Kw = 24.00 kts
   Range 6,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,091 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   285 - 371

Cost:
   £0.416 million / $1.664 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 174 tons, 3.7 %
      - Guns: 174 tons, 3.7 %
   Armour: 784 tons, 16.5 %
      - Belts: 387 tons, 8.1 %
      - Armament: 13 tons, 0.3 %
      - Armour Deck: 365 tons, 7.7 %
      - Conning Tower: 18 tons, 0.4 %
   Machinery: 1,531 tons, 32.2 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,462 tons, 30.8 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 751 tons, 15.8 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 49 tons, 1.0 %
      - On freeboard deck: 49 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     3,675 lbs / 1,667 Kg = 34.0 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 0.8 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.26
   Metacentric height 2.3 ft / 0.7 m
   Roll period: 12.5 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 79 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.30
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.31

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle, rise forward of midbreak, raised quarterdeck ,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.477 / 0.490
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10.20 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 21.54 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 60
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 14.28 degrees
   Stern overhang: -2.00 ft / -0.61 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   15.90 %,  27.50 ft / 8.38 m,  18.00 ft / 5.49 m
      - Forward deck:   17.40 %,  17.50 ft / 5.33 m,  16.50 ft / 5.03 m
      - Aft deck:   51.70 %,  8.50 ft / 2.59 m,  8.50 ft / 2.59 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  9.00 ft / 2.74 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
      - Average freeboard:      12.24 ft / 3.73 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 116.6 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 98.0 %
   Waterplane Area: 13,784 Square feet or 1,281 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 106 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 73 lbs/sq ft or 354 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 1.03
      - Longitudinal: 0.98
      - Overall: 1.00
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Adequate accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

[Kaiser Kirk]

Yes, I'm relooking at my "Draft" folders at my various designs, and my "likely" folder with the Aegis CL (goal : maximum forward 6" fire for anti torpedo attacker work) and they will change modestly if the rules are updated as suggested. 
Of course my build schedule is painfully tight, so there is no immediate effect other than the Mercury class being under the old scheme.

[Jefgte]

The last one is exellent.
...You could use 20 000 shp

Jef

[Tanthalas]

Thanks Jef, you are of course correct I could use 20K SHP... However the weight for it would have to come from somewhere and I am not sure .45 knots is worth it.

The last one is exellent.
...You could use 20 000 shp

Jef

[Jefgte]

Thanks Jef, you are of course correct I could use 20K SHP... However the weight for it would have to come from somewhere and I am not sure .45 knots is worth it.

Increase armament - armor - misc weight ...
20 000shp could be used on a heavier cruiser to maintain 24kts.

:)

[Tanthalas]

Oh I don't exactly disagree with that point Jef, I am still making adjustments (just nothing that is worth posting yet) and likely will right up to the moment I lay down the first one.

Thanks Jef, you are of course correct I could use 20K SHP... However the weight for it would have to come from somewhere and I am not sure .45 knots is worth it.

Increase armament - armor - misc weight ...
20 000shp could be used on a heavier cruiser to maintain 24kts.

:)

[Tanthalas]

Newest version, gained another 250 tons added a pair of wing guns (they should fit) giving it a 7 gun broadside and the ability to fire 3 guns directly forward (A definitely cant fire over the trawler bow), and range went up rather substantially.  Build time would be 13.25 months making them available effectively the same HY (although 2 months later in it) as the original 3500 ton design.  It can possibly gain another 250 tons (haven't messed with that yet) then the gain would go mostly into hull modifications (widen them out a touch), and armour (possibly a bit of Misc weight).  Opinions as always welcome.

CLX-1905-2, Unified Netherlands Second Class Cruiser laid down 1905

Displacement:
   4,250 t light; 4,421 t standard; 5,237 t normal; 5,890 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (471.00 ft / 464.00 ft) x 46.00 ft x (17.00 / 18.60 ft)
   (143.56 m / 141.43 m) x 14.02 m  x (5.18 / 5.67 m)

Armament:
      8 - 6.00" / 152 mm 45.0 cal guns - 100.00lbs / 45.36kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1905 Model
     6 x Single mounts on centreline, evenly spread
      3 raised mounts
     2 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck forward
      Weight of broadside 800 lbs / 363 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   3.00" / 76 mm   351.00 ft / 106.98 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
   Ends:   1.50" / 38 mm   113.00 ft / 34.44 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 116 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   0.75" / 19 mm   0.25" / 6 mm      0.50" / 13 mm

   - Armoured deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 1.50" / 38 mm
   Forecastle: 1.00" / 25 mm  Quarter deck: 1.00" / 25 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 3.00" / 76 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 19,896 shp / 14,843 Kw = 24.00 kts
   Range 7,720nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,468 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   307 - 400

Cost:
   £0.461 million / $1.844 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 231 tons, 4.4 %
      - Guns: 231 tons, 4.4 %
   Armour: 805 tons, 15.4 %
      - Belts: 387 tons, 7.4 %
      - Armament: 20 tons, 0.4 %
      - Armour Deck: 379 tons, 7.2 %
      - Conning Tower: 19 tons, 0.4 %
   Machinery: 1,642 tons, 31.3 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,515 tons, 28.9 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 987 tons, 18.8 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 57 tons, 1.1 %
      - On freeboard deck: 57 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     3,993 lbs / 1,811 Kg = 37.0 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 0.9 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.24
   Metacentric height 2.3 ft / 0.7 m
   Roll period: 12.7 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 77 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.40
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.29

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle, rise forward of midbreak, raised quarterdeck ,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.505 / 0.519
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10.09 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 21.54 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 60
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 14.28 degrees
   Stern overhang: -2.00 ft / -0.61 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   15.90 %,  27.50 ft / 8.38 m,  18.00 ft / 5.49 m
      - Forward deck:   17.40 %,  17.50 ft / 5.33 m,  16.50 ft / 5.03 m
      - Aft deck:   51.70 %,  8.50 ft / 2.59 m,  9.50 ft / 2.90 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m,  12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Average freeboard:      12.73 ft / 3.88 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 116.3 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 97.6 %
   Waterplane Area: 14,288 Square feet or 1,327 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 106 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 73 lbs/sq ft or 358 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 1.00
      - Longitudinal: 0.99
      - Overall: 1.00
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Adequate accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

[Tanthalas]

So there I was perving everyone's ships (what it's a thing I do), and I discovered that the latest US CLs are completly unarmoured... this got me thinking "Self what could I do if I didn't bother with armour at all", then I thought to myself "Self what could I do with 5" guns" so I put the 2 concepts together, note I do not currently have a 5" gun available but I could develop one (remember that 4.25 cash that has been annoying me for H105).  So here it is, I proly wont build it (I am rather enamored of the 4K ship actually), but it was interesting enough to post I figured (and lets be honest the .75" deck on some period ships is basically a waste).

What is he thinking, Unified Netherlands Third Class Cruiser (unprotected) laid down 1905

Displacement:
   3,000 t light; 3,107 t standard; 3,540 t normal; 3,886 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (404.00 ft / 400.00 ft) x 40.00 ft x (15.50 / 16.64 ft)
   (123.14 m / 121.92 m) x 12.19 m  x (4.72 / 5.07 m)

Armament:
      8 - 5.00" / 127 mm 50.0 cal guns - 55.01lbs / 24.95kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1905 Model
     6 x Single mounts layout not set
      2 raised mounts
     2 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck centre
      Weight of broadside 440 lbs / 200 kg

Armour:
   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   0.75" / 19 mm   0.25" / 6 mm      0.50" / 13 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 4.00" / 102 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 19,280 shp / 14,383 Kw = 25.00 kts
   Range 5,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 779 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   229 - 298

Cost:
   £0.380 million / $1.519 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 159 tons, 4.5 %
      - Guns: 159 tons, 4.5 %
   Armour: 37 tons, 1.0 %
      - Armament: 17 tons, 0.5 %
      - Conning Tower: 20 tons, 0.6 %
   Machinery: 1,562 tons, 44.1 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,128 tons, 31.9 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 540 tons, 15.3 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 114 tons, 3.2 %
      - On freeboard deck: 114 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     1,500 lbs / 681 Kg = 24.0 x 5.0 " / 127 mm shells or 0.5 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.07
   Metacentric height 1.4 ft / 0.4 m
   Roll period: 14.0 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 74 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.65
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.11

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.500 / 0.511
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.00 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 67
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 9.87 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   15.90 %,  23.00 ft / 7.01 m,  18.00 ft / 5.49 m
      - Forward deck:   14.80 %,  18.00 ft / 5.49 m,  17.00 ft / 5.18 m
      - Aft deck:   54.30 %,  9.50 ft / 2.90 m,  11.00 ft / 3.35 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  11.00 ft / 3.35 m,  12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Average freeboard:      13.06 ft / 3.98 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 156.9 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 104.6 %
   Waterplane Area: 10,657 Square feet or 990 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 91 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 69 lbs/sq ft or 337 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.98
      - Longitudinal: 1.26
      - Overall: 1.00
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Adequate accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

[Walter]

A minor observation...

6 x Single mounts layout not set

[Tanthalas]

Huh Thought I had that set... Oh well minor fix.

A minor observation...

6 x Single mounts layout not set

[Walter]

If it is a minor fix, why hasn't it been fixed ~19 hour later? That ought to be a 10 second job. :)

Another thing. Why bother with "Coal and oil fired boilers" when you use 100% coal?

[Tanthalas]

Oh it's fixed I just haven't bothered posting it (I caught the fuel thing, while fixing the other thing).  Honestly I don't intend to build it (although it is kinda cool), mostly because I don't see the utility in building these kind of over grown destroyers at this point.

If it is a minor fix, why hasn't it been fixed ~19 hour later? That ought to be a 10 second job. :)

Another thing. Why bother with "Coal and oil fired boilers" when you use 100% coal?

[Tanthalas]

Fixed it for Walter ^.^

What is he thinking, Unified Netherlands Third Class Cruiser (unprotected) laid down 1905

Displacement:
   3,000 t light; 3,107 t standard; 3,523 t normal; 3,856 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (404.00 ft / 400.00 ft) x 40.00 ft x (15.50 / 16.59 ft)
   (123.14 m / 121.92 m) x 12.19 m  x (4.72 / 5.06 m)

Armament:
      8 - 5.00" / 127 mm 45.0 cal guns - 55.01lbs / 24.95kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1905 Model
     4 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      2 raised mounts - superfiring
     4 x Single mounts on sides, aft evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 440 lbs / 200 kg

Armour:
   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   0.75" / 19 mm   0.25" / 6 mm      0.50" / 13 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 4.00" / 102 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 19,204 shp / 14,326 Kw = 25.00 kts
   Range 5,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 748 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   228 - 297

Cost:
   £0.368 million / $1.473 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 136 tons, 3.9 %
      - Guns: 136 tons, 3.9 %
   Armour: 37 tons, 1.1 %
      - Armament: 18 tons, 0.5 %
      - Conning Tower: 20 tons, 0.6 %
   Machinery: 1,538 tons, 43.6 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,053 tons, 29.9 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 523 tons, 14.8 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 236 tons, 6.7 %
      - On freeboard deck: 236 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     1,597 lbs / 724 Kg = 25.5 x 5.0 " / 127 mm shells or 0.5 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.13
   Metacentric height 1.6 ft / 0.5 m
   Roll period: 13.3 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 75 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.41
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.18

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.497 / 0.508
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.00 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 64
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 9.87 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   15.90 %,  23.00 ft / 7.01 m,  18.00 ft / 5.49 m
      - Forward deck:   14.80 %,  18.00 ft / 5.49 m,  17.00 ft / 5.18 m
      - Aft deck:   54.30 %,  9.50 ft / 2.90 m,  11.00 ft / 3.35 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  11.00 ft / 3.35 m,  12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Average freeboard:      13.06 ft / 3.98 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 153.6 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 104.8 %
   Waterplane Area: 10,633 Square feet or 988 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 90 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 64 lbs/sq ft or 313 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
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

[Walter]

Fixed it for Walter

Well, if you want to show off a design, you should still post a correct one, even if you do not build it. :D


Having missed the name of the design, I would think that if you removed the mount armor and CT armor, "Armor? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Armor!" would be an excellent name for a sister ship. ;D

[Tanthalas]

HA I tend to agree walter, but as I said it was more of a curiosity than anything.  Now this on the other hand might see production (might actually see mass production).  Sort of a Omaha Light 8X6" broadside with 6 guns able to fire forward and 6 aft (just like the Omaha Class could OTL) on 4250 light.  the massive range would make them useful as escorts and for colonial use (although the limited misc weight restricts their long term utility).

Honestly this is the most "period appropriate" ship I have proposed IMHO.

CLX-1905-3, Unified Netherlands Second Class Cruiser laid down 1905

Displacement:
   4,250 t light; 4,457 t standard; 5,346 t normal; 6,057 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (476.00 ft / 469.00 ft) x 46.00 ft x (17.50 / 19.24 ft)
   (145.08 m / 142.95 m) x 14.02 m  x (5.33 / 5.86 m)

Armament:
      4 - 6.00" / 152 mm 45.0 cal guns - 100.00lbs / 45.36kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1905 Model
     4 x Single mounts on centreline, evenly spread
      2 raised mounts
      8 - 6.00" / 152 mm 45.0 cal guns - 100.00lbs / 45.36kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1905 Model
     8 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      4 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 1,200 lbs / 544 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   3.00" / 76 mm   351.00 ft / 106.98 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
   Ends:   1.33" / 34 mm   118.00 ft / 35.97 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 115 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   0.75" / 19 mm   0.25" / 6 mm      0.50" / 13 mm
   2nd:   0.75" / 19 mm   0.25" / 6 mm      0.50" / 13 mm

   - Armoured deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 1.33" / 34 mm
   Forecastle: 1.00" / 25 mm  Quarter deck: 1.00" / 25 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 3.00" / 76 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 19,985 shp / 14,909 Kw = 24.00 kts
   Range 8,300nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,600 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   312 - 406

Cost:
   £0.462 million / $1.848 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 246 tons, 4.6 %
      - Guns: 246 tons, 4.6 %
   Armour: 771 tons, 14.4 %
      - Belts: 384 tons, 7.2 %
      - Armament: 26 tons, 0.5 %
      - Armour Deck: 341 tons, 6.4 %
      - Conning Tower: 20 tons, 0.4 %
   Machinery: 1,649 tons, 30.8 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,560 tons, 29.2 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,096 tons, 20.5 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 25 tons, 0.5 %
      - On freeboard deck: 25 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     4,283 lbs / 1,943 Kg = 39.7 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 0.9 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.34
   Metacentric height 2.6 ft / 0.8 m
   Roll period: 12.0 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 75 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.41
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.34

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle, rise forward of midbreak, raised quarterdeck ,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.496 / 0.511
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10.20 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 21.66 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 56
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 14.28 degrees
   Stern overhang: -2.00 ft / -0.61 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   15.90 %,  27.50 ft / 8.38 m,  18.00 ft / 5.49 m
      - Forward deck:   17.40 %,  17.50 ft / 5.33 m,  16.50 ft / 5.03 m
      - Aft deck:   51.70 %,  8.50 ft / 2.59 m,  9.50 ft / 2.90 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m,  12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Average freeboard:      12.73 ft / 3.88 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 115.0 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 96.3 %
   Waterplane Area: 14,317 Square feet or 1,330 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 110 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 75 lbs/sq ft or 367 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.99
      - Longitudinal: 1.05
      - Overall: 1.00
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Adequate accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily