Bulkers / Navy coallers

olekit24 · January 21, 2017, 04:37:27 PM

Type Labrador

Name Laid down Complete Last refit End of Service Comments
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RCNE Labrador, Spain Merchant laid down 1907 (Engine 1900)

Displacement:
   5 725 t light; 5 858 t standard; 6 676 t normal; 7 330 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (229,65 ft / 218,96 ft) x 60,37 ft x (19,69 / 21,48 ft)
   (70,00 m / 66,74 m) x 18,40 m x (6,00 / 6,55 m)

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 8 978 ihp / 6 697 Kw = 16,25 kts
   Range 4 000nm at 12,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1 472 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   369 - 480

Cost:
   £0,397 million / $1,587 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 0 tons, 0,0%
   Machinery: 1 403 tons, 21,0%
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1 142 tons, 17,1%
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 951 tons, 14,2%
   Miscellaneous weights: 3 180 tons, 47,6%
     - Hull below water: 1 500 tons
     - Hull above water: 1 500 tons
     - On freeboard deck: 140 tons
     - Above deck: 40 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     5 465 lbs / 2 479 Kg = 50,6 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 1,0 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,64
   Metacentric height 5,3 ft / 1,6 m
   Roll period: 11,0 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,00
   Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,14

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle, raised quarterdeck ,
     a normal bow and a round stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,898 / 0,903
   Length to Beam Ratio: 3,63 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 14,80 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 69 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 62
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 2,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 9,84 ft / 3,00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
     - Forecastle:   20,00%, 24,11 ft / 7,35 m, 20,83 ft / 6,35 m
     - Forward deck:   30,00%, 13,78 ft / 4,20 m, 13,78 ft / 4,20 m
     - Aft deck:   35,00%, 13,78 ft / 4,20 m, 13,78 ft / 4,20 m
     - Quarter deck:   15,00%, 16,40 ft / 5,00 m, 20,67 ft / 6,30 m
     - Average freeboard:      16,17 ft / 4,93 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 117,0%
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 90,5%
   Waterplane Area: 12 722 Square feet or 1 182 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 112%
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 66 lbs/sq ft or 320 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,86
      - Longitudinal: 3,90
      - Overall: 1,00
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Adequate accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

Miscellaneous weights: 3 180 tons:

Cargo – 3140 tons (1500 tons may be converted for transporting of 375 soldiers)
Cargos: coal, packets, bulk cargo, armament
Long range radio – 25 tons
Flag facilities – 10 ton
Embarkation ladders and ramps – 4 tons

Bulkers / Navy coallers

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