Auxiliaries

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Korpen

And finally, i have come around to post my revised auxiliaries.
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#1
Zeehond Class , Netherlands Transport laid down 1895

One ship

Displacement:
   9 512 t light; 9 770 t standard; 12 793 t normal; 15 212 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   449,95 ft / 442,91 ft x 72,18 ft x 27,89 ft (normal load)
   137,14 m / 135,00 m x 22,00 m  x 8,50 m

Armament:
      1 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm guns in single mounts, 19,84lbs / 9,00kg shells, 1895 Model
     Quick firing gun in deck mount
     on centreline forward
   Weight of broadside 20 lbs / 9 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   0,39" / 10 mm         -               -

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 18 045 ihp / 13 462 Kw = 20,00 kts
   Range 12 000nm at 12,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 5 442 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   600 - 781

Cost:
   £0,763 million / $3,053 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 3 tons, 0,0 %
   Armour: 1 tons, 0,0 %
      - Belts: 0 tons, 0,0 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0 %
      - Armament: 1 tons, 0,0 %
      - Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0,0 %
      - Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0,0 %
   Machinery: 3 058 tons, 23,9 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3 400 tons, 26,6 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3 281 tons, 25,6 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 3 050 tons, 23,8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     13 075 lbs / 5 931 Kg = 628,8 x 3,5 " / 88 mm shells or 1,7 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,11
   Metacentric height 3,8 ft / 1,1 m
   Roll period: 15,7 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
   Block coefficient: 0,502
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6,14 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 21,05 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      26,25 ft / 8,00 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   22,97 ft / 7,00 m
      - Mid (50 %):      22,97 ft / 7,00 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   22,97 ft / 7,00 m
      - Stern:      22,97 ft / 7,00 m
      - Average freeboard:   23,23 ft / 7,08 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 103,9 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 155,6 %
   Waterplane Area: 21 344 Square feet or 1 983 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 139 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 96 lbs/sq ft or 471 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,89
      - Longitudinal: 2,86
      - Overall: 1,00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

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Korpen

#2
Moved
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#3


Callisto, Holland Landing ship (Converted freighter) laid down 1910

Displacement:
   3,713 t light; 3,799 t standard; 4,050 t normal; 4,251 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   450.00 ft / 450.00 ft x 45.00 ft x 10.00 ft (normal load)
   137.16 m / 137.16 m x 13.72 m  x 3.05 m

Armament:
     4 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 12.87lbs / 5.84kg shells, 1910 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on centreline ends, evenly spread
     16 - 0.59" / 15.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 0.10lbs / 0.05kg shells, 1910 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 53 lbs / 24 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Machinery:
   Diesel Internal combustion generators,
   Electric motors, 2 shafts, 1,641 shp / 1,224 Kw = 12.00 kts
   Range 7,000nm at 8.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 452 tons

Complement:
   253 - 329

Cost:
   £0.145 million / $0.580 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 7 tons, 0.2 %
   Machinery: 68 tons, 1.7 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,539 tons, 38.0 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 337 tons, 8.3 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 2,100 tons, 51.9 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     7,166 lbs / 3,250 Kg = 556.7 x 3.0 " / 75 mm shells or 1.6 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 0.98
   Metacentric height 1.4 ft / 0.4 m
   Roll period: 15.7 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 67 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.02
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.33

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.700
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 21.21 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 (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      26.00 ft / 7.92 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   13.00 ft / 3.96 m
      - Mid (50 %):      13.00 ft / 3.96 m
      - Quarterdeck (10 %):   13.00 ft / 3.96 m
      - Stern:      13.00 ft / 3.96 m
      - Average freeboard:   14.04 ft / 4.28 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 63.9 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 158.9 %
   Waterplane Area: 16,231 Square feet or 1,508 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 177 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 68 lbs/sq ft or 332 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 1.25
      - Longitudinal: 0.92
      - Overall: 1.00
   Caution: Poor stability - excessive risk of capsizing
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Notes

2100 tons Misc.,
2 x 100 ton capacity cranes fore and aft..................50 tons.
10 x 100 ton motorized landing craft.barges...........1000 tons
(each barge holds 40 men or 8 horses)  
2000 men@ 4 men/ton  barracks capacity...............500 tons
100 horses @ 1 horse/ton  livery...........................100 tons
10 field guns (1908 100 mm howitizer).....................50 tons
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subtotal..........................................................1700 tons  
supplies............................................................400 tons
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.....................................................................2100 tons    
 
                                                       
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Ships in class:

KMM Callisto
KMM Hyperion
KMM Iapetus
KMM Miranda
KMM Oberon
KMM Philomede
KMM Titania
KMM Triton
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#4
Moved

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#5
Reiger Class, Netherlands Transport laid down 1889
One ship

Refited as hospital ship in 1913
Displacement:
   5 052 t light; 5 230 t standard; 8 700 t normal; 11 476 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   403,14 ft / 393,70 ft x 45,93 ft x 26,25 ft (normal load)
   122,88 m / 120,00 m x 14,00 m  x 8,00 m

Armament:
      4 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm guns in single mounts, 19,84lbs / 9,00kg shells, 1889 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side ends, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 79 lbs / 36 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 80

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 10 100 ihp / 7 534 Kw = 18,00 kts
   Range 6 300nm at 17,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 6 246 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   449 - 585

Cost:
   £0,450 million / $1,798 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 10 tons, 0,1 %
   Machinery: 1 887 tons, 21,7 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2 155 tons, 24,8 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3 648 tons, 41,9 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 1 000 tons, 11,5 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     10 372 lbs / 4 705 Kg = 506,4 x 3,5 " / 88 mm shells or 1,4 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,18
   Metacentric height 2,1 ft / 0,6 m
   Roll period: 13,2 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,03
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 2,00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0,642
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8,57 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19,84 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 43 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 3,28 ft / 1,00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      22,97 ft / 7,00 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   19,69 ft / 6,00 m
      - Mid (50 %):      19,69 ft / 6,00 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   19,69 ft / 6,00 m
      - Stern:      19,69 ft / 6,00 m
      - Average freeboard:   19,95 ft / 6,08 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 84,4 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 114,8 %
   Waterplane Area: 13 746 Square feet or 1 277 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 179 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 76 lbs/sq ft or 372 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,87
      - Longitudinal: 3,30
      - Overall: 1,00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Card-carrying member of the Battlecruiser Fan Club.

Korpen

Pelikaan Class, Netherlands Small supply ships laid down 1894
Five ships

Displacement:
   480 t light; 497 t standard; 813 t normal; 1 066 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   145,47 ft / 137,80 ft x 26,25 ft x 11,48 ft (normal load)
   44,34 m / 42,00 m x 8,00 m  x 3,50 m

Armament:
      1 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm guns in single mounts, 20,79lbs / 9,43kg shells, 1894 Model
     Breech loading gun in deck mounts
     on centreline, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 21 lbs / 9 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 80

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 1 shaft, 1 378 ihp / 1 028 Kw = 14,00 kts
   Range 5 000nm at 12,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 569 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   75 - 98

Cost:
   £0,052 million / $0,209 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 3 tons, 0,3 %
   Machinery: 238 tons, 29,2 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 182 tons, 22,3 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 333 tons, 41,0 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 58 tons, 7,1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     872 lbs / 396 Kg = 41,9 x 3,5 " / 88 mm shells or 0,5 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,45
   Metacentric height 1,3 ft / 0,4 m
   Roll period: 9,7 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 78 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,03
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,56

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0,685
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5,25 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 11,74 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 64 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 3,28 ft / 1,00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      16,40 ft / 5,00 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   9,84 ft / 3,00 m
      - Mid (50 %):      9,84 ft / 3,00 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   9,84 ft / 3,00 m
      - Stern:      9,84 ft / 3,00 m
      - Average freeboard:   10,37 ft / 3,16 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 105,3 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 70,9 %
   Waterplane Area: 2 835 Square feet or 263 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 147 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 36 lbs/sq ft or 174 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,83
      - Longitudinal: 5,31
      - Overall: 1,00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Card-carrying member of the Battlecruiser Fan Club.

Korpen

Deneb Class, Netherlands Surveying Ship laid down 1888
Four ships

Displacement:
   312 t light; 323 t standard; 495 t normal; 632 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   132,35 ft / 124,67 ft x 21,00 ft x 11,48 ft (normal load)
   40,34 m / 38,00 m x 6,40 m  x 3,50 m

Armament:
      1 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm guns in single mounts, 20,17lbs / 9,15kg shells, 1888 Model
     Breech loading gun in deck mount
     on centreline
   Weight of broadside 20 lbs / 9 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 80

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 1 shaft, 540 ihp / 403 Kw = 12,00 kts
   Range 10 000nm at 8,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 309 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   52 - 68

Cost:
   £0,027 million / $0,109 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 3 tons, 0,5 %
   Machinery: 102 tons, 20,6 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 138 tons, 27,9 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 183 tons, 36,9 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 70 tons, 14,1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     580 lbs / 263 Kg = 28,8 x 3,5 " / 88 mm shells or 0,4 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,05
   Metacentric height 0,5 ft / 0,2 m
   Roll period: 12,1 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,12
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 2,00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0,576
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5,94 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 11,17 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 3,28 ft / 1,00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      16,40 ft / 5,00 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   9,84 ft / 3,00 m
      - Mid (50 %):      9,84 ft / 3,00 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   9,84 ft / 3,00 m
      - Stern:      9,84 ft / 3,00 m
      - Average freeboard:   10,37 ft / 3,16 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 86,4 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 65,8 %
   Waterplane Area: 1 824 Square feet or 170 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 169 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 32 lbs/sq ft or 158 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,78
      - Longitudinal: 9,68
      - Overall: 1,00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Card-carrying member of the Battlecruiser Fan Club.

Korpen

#8
Moved
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#9
Moved to tankers
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#10

Den Bosh, Netherlands Tarnsport laid down 1911 (Engine 1909)

Johannes van den Bosch
van Loon Slip
Nassau Slip

Displacement:
   2 534 t light; 2 605 t standard; 3 081 t normal; 3 462 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   393,70 ft / 393,70 ft x 45,93 ft x 10,84 ft (normal load)
   120,00 m / 120,00 m x 14,00 m  x 3,31 m

Armament:
      6 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm guns in single mounts, 19,84lbs / 9,00kg shells, 1911 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 119 lbs / 54 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   0,20" / 5 mm         -               -

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 9 512 shp / 7 096 Kw = 21,00 kts
   Range 7 000nm at 12,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 857 tons

Complement:
   206 - 268

Cost:
   £0,162 million / $0,649 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 16 tons, 0,5 %
   Armour: 2 tons, 0,1 %
      - Belts: 0 tons, 0,0 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0 %
      - Armament: 2 tons, 0,1 %
      - Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0,0 %
      - Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0,0 %
   Machinery: 432 tons, 14,0 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1 124 tons, 36,5 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 548 tons, 17,8 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 960 tons, 31,2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     5 730 lbs / 2 599 Kg = 275,6 x 3,5 " / 88 mm shells or 1,3 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,21
   Metacentric height 2,2 ft / 0,7 m
   Roll period: 13,0 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 67 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,04
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,90

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle
   Block coefficient: 0,550
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8,57 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19,84 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 35
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      19,69 ft / 6,00 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   17,06 ft / 5,20 m (15,75 ft / 4,80 m aft of break)
      - Mid (50 %):      15,75 ft / 4,80 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   15,75 ft / 4,80 m
      - Stern:      15,75 ft / 4,80 m
      - Average freeboard:   16,22 ft / 4,94 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 83,8 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 183,8 %
   Waterplane Area: 12 620 Square feet or 1 172 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 158 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 58 lbs/sq ft or 283 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,95
      - Longitudinal: 1,57
      - Overall: 1,00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Designed to carry a reinforced Marine battalion combat loaded.
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Korpen

#11
Moved
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#12
Moved
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#13
Moved
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#14
Tun Fatimah, Netherlands Subsidised liner laid down 1915 (Engine 1912)


Displacement:
   20 000 t light; 20 643 t standard; 30 611 t normal; 38 586 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   715,22 ft / 715,22 ft x 82,02 ft x 29,53 ft (normal load)
   218,00 m / 218,00 m x 25,00 m  x 9,00 m

Armament:
      2 - 5,91" / 150 mm guns in single mounts, 102,98lbs / 46,71kg shells, 1915 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on centreline ends, evenly spread
      6 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm guns in single mounts, 20,79lbs / 9,43kg shells, 1915 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships
   Weight of broadside 331 lbs / 150 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Geared drive, 4 shafts, 80 000 shp / 59 680 Kw = 26,57 kts
   Range 7 513nm at 25,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 17 943 tons

Complement:
   1 156 - 1 504

Cost:
   £1,718 million / $6,873 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 41 tons, 0,1 %
   Machinery: 3 190 tons, 10,4 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 7 769 tons, 25,4 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 10 611 tons, 34,7 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 9 000 tons, 29,4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     51 382 lbs / 23 306 Kg = 499,0 x 5,9 " / 150 mm shells or 3,9 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,20
   Metacentric height 5,2 ft / 1,6 m
   Roll period: 15,1 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 59 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,01
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,97

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0,619
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8,72 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 26,74 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 30
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      34,45 ft / 10,50 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   29,53 ft / 9,00 m
      - Mid (34 %):      26,25 ft / 8,00 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   26,25 ft / 8,00 m
      - Stern:      26,25 ft / 8,00 m
      - Average freeboard:   27,53 ft / 8,39 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 67,7 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 191,3 %
   Waterplane Area: 43 652 Square feet or 4 055 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 195 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 112 lbs/sq ft or 546 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,96
      - Longitudinal: 1,38
      - Overall: 1,00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather


  - 940 cabin passengers (6t) 5640ton
  - Cargo 3000 ton
  - Radio 25 ton
  - Anti-collision device (Radar) 25 ton
  - 150 ton Refridgerated cargo 300 ton
  - reserve 10 ton
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