Byzantine Empire - 1910

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DD-400t, Byzantine Empire DD1897 laid down 1897

Displacement:
   400 t light; 411 t standard; 439 t normal; 462 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (229,66 ft / 229,66 ft) x 22,97 ft x (7,28 / 7,53 ft)
   (70,00 m / 70,00 m) x 7,00 m  x (2,22 / 2,29 m)

Armament:
      2 - 3,00" / 76,2 mm 45,0 cal guns - 13,62lbs / 6,18kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1897 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      2 - 0,30" / 7,7 mm 50,0 cal guns - 0,01lbs / 0,01kg shells, 2 000 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1897 Model
     2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft
      Weight of broadside 27 lbs / 12 kg

Armour:
   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   0,20" / 5 mm         -               -
   2nd:   0,20" / 5 mm         -               -

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 7 800 ihp / 5 819 Kw = 26,23 kts
   Range 1 200nm at 10,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 51 tons (100% coal)
     Caution: Delicate, lightweight machinery

Complement:
   47 - 62

Cost:
   £0,054 million / $0,214 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 5 tons, 1,2 %
      - Guns: 5 tons, 1,2 %
   Armour: 2 tons, 0,5 %
      - Armament: 2 tons, 0,5 %
   Machinery: 273 tons, 62,1 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 112 tons, 25,5 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 39 tons, 8,9 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 8 tons, 1,8 %
      - On freeboard deck: 8 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     96 lbs / 43 Kg = 7,1 x 3,0 " / 76 mm shells or 0,1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,40
   Metacentric height 1,0 ft / 0,3 m
   Roll period: 9,7 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,06
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,01

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle,
     a ram bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,400 / 0,407
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10,00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 15,15 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 64 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 70
   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:   24,00 %,  12,63 ft / 3,85 m,  11,32 ft / 3,45 m
      - Forward deck:   30,00 %,  8,69 ft / 2,65 m,  8,37 ft / 2,55 m
      - Aft deck:   26,00 %,  8,37 ft / 2,55 m,  8,04 ft / 2,45 m
      - Quarter deck:   20,00 %,  8,04 ft / 2,45 m,  7,71 ft / 2,35 m
      - Average freeboard:      9,11 ft / 2,78 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 203,4 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 109,8 %
   Waterplane Area: 3 247 Square feet or 302 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 15 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 20 lbs/sq ft or 96 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,50
      - Longitudinal: 1,35
      - Overall: 0,55
   Extremely poor machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Adequate accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

4 TT x 450 + 4 reloads

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DD-500t, Byzantine Empire DD1899 laid down 1899

Displacement:
   500 t light; 519 t standard; 575 t normal; 619 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (255,91 ft / 255,91 ft) x 25,59 ft x (7,68 / 8,06 ft)
   (78,00 m / 78,00 m) x 7,80 m  x (2,34 / 2,46 m)

Armament:
      3 - 4,00" / 102 mm 45,0 cal guns - 32,27lbs / 14,64kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1899 Model
     3 x Single mounts on centreline, evenly spread
      2 - 0,30" / 7,7 mm 50,0 cal guns - 0,01lbs / 0,01kg shells, 2 000 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1899 Model
     2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft
      Weight of broadside 97 lbs / 44 kg

Armour:
   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   0,20" / 5 mm         -               -
   2nd:   0,20" / 5 mm         -               -

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 8 723 ihp / 6 508 Kw = 26,22 kts
   Range 2 200nm at 10,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 99 tons (90% coal)
     Caution: Delicate, lightweight machinery

Complement:
   58 - 76

Cost:
   £0,070 million / $0,280 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 17 tons, 3,0 %
      - Guns: 17 tons, 3,0 %
   Armour: 2 tons, 0,4 %
      - Armament: 2 tons, 0,4 %
   Machinery: 341 tons, 59,3 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 132 tons, 22,9 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 75 tons, 13,0 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 8 tons, 1,4 %
      - On freeboard deck: 8 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     128 lbs / 58 Kg = 4,0 x 4,0 " / 102 mm shells or 0,2 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,49
   Metacentric height 1,3 ft / 0,4 m
   Roll period: 9,5 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,15
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle,
     a ram bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,400 / 0,410
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10,00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 16,00 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 62 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 70
   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:   24,00 %,  12,80 ft / 3,90 m,  11,48 ft / 3,50 m
      - Forward deck:   30,00 %,  8,86 ft / 2,70 m,  8,53 ft / 2,60 m
      - Aft deck:   26,00 %,  8,53 ft / 2,60 m,  8,20 ft / 2,50 m
      - Quarter deck:   20,00 %,  8,20 ft / 2,50 m,  7,87 ft / 2,40 m
      - Average freeboard:      9,27 ft / 2,83 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 199,4 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 112,8 %
   Waterplane Area: 4 031 Square feet or 375 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 21 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 21 lbs/sq ft or 103 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,50
      - Longitudinal: 0,98
      - Overall: 0,54
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Adequate accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

4  TT x 450 + 4 reloads

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Byzantine Plan general ideas

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Akaba 125t PB
Cost 0.075$ & 0.075BP

Akaba, Byzantine Empire PB laid down 1890

Displacement:
   125 t light; 128 t standard; 135 t normal; 140 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (124,67 ft / 124,67 ft) x 19,69 ft x (4,33 / 4,45 ft)
   (38,00 m / 38,00 m) x 6,00 m  x (1,32 / 1,36 m)

Armament:
      2 - 1,85" / 47,0 mm 45,0 cal guns - 3,19lbs / 1,45kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1890 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      2 - 0,30" / 7,7 mm 50,0 cal guns - 0,01lbs / 0,01kg shells, 2 000 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1890 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 6 lbs / 3 kg

Armour:
   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   0,25" / 6 mm         -               -
   2nd:   0,25" / 6 mm         -               -

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 190 ihp / 141 Kw = 11,44 kts
   Range 850nm at 8,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 12 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   19 - 25

Cost:
   £0,010 million / $0,040 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 2 tons, 1,1 %
      - Guns: 2 tons, 1,1 %
   Armour: 3 tons, 1,9 %
      - Armament: 3 tons, 1,9 %
   Machinery: 37 tons, 27,3 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 60 tons, 44,3 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 10 tons, 7,5 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 24 tons, 17,8 %
      - On freeboard deck: 14 tons
      - Above deck: 10 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     266 lbs / 121 Kg = 83,9 x 1,9 " / 47 mm shells or 0,3 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,27
   Metacentric height 0,7 ft / 0,2 m
   Roll period: 10,1 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 96 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,04
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 2,00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a ram bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,444 / 0,449
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6,33 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 11,17 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 43 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 48
   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 %,  8,53 ft / 2,60 m,  7,22 ft / 2,20 m
      - Forward deck:   32,00 %,  7,22 ft / 2,20 m,  6,56 ft / 2,00 m
      - Aft deck:   30,00 %,  6,56 ft / 2,00 m,  6,56 ft / 2,00 m
      - Quarter deck:   18,00 %,  6,56 ft / 2,00 m,  6,56 ft / 2,00 m
      - Average freeboard:      6,90 ft / 2,10 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 92,1 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 105,1 %
   Waterplane Area: 1 558 Square feet or 145 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 130 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 25 lbs/sq ft or 124 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,89
      - Longitudinal: 2,98
      - Overall: 1,00
   Adequate 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

This ship is also equipped with sails
10 t for Marconi
14t reserved for sails or different materials

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1899 Alexandria 333T GB
cost 0,25$ & 0,25BP

Alexandria, Byzantine Empire Gunboat laid down 1899

Displacement:
   333 t light; 348 t standard; 394 t normal; 430 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (183,73 ft / 183,73 ft) x 22,97 ft x (6,10 / 6,55 ft)
   (56,00 m / 56,00 m) x 7,00 m  x (1,86 / 2,00 m)

Armament:
      2 - 4,00" / 102 mm 45,0 cal guns - 32,27lbs / 14,64kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1899 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      1 - 3,00" / 76,2 mm 45,0 cal gun - 13,62lbs / 6,18kg shells, 200 per gun
     Breech loading gun in deck mount, 1899 Model
     1 x Single mount on centreline, aft deck forward
      4 - 0,30" / 7,7 mm 93,0 cal guns - 0,02lbs / 0,01kg shells, 4 000 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1899 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides, forward evenly spread
      4 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 78 lbs / 35 kg

Armour:
   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   0,39" / 10 mm         -               -
   2nd:   0,39" / 10 mm         -               -
   3rd:   0,39" / 10 mm         -               -

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 949 ihp / 708 Kw = 15,10 kts
   Range 2 300nm at 10,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 83 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   43 - 57

Cost:
   £0,036 million / $0,146 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 14 tons, 3,6 %
      - Guns: 14 tons, 3,6 %
   Armour: 7 tons, 1,8 %
      - Armament: 7 tons, 1,8 %
   Machinery: 149 tons, 37,9 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 128 tons, 32,6 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 61 tons, 15,5 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 34 tons, 8,6 %
      - On freeboard deck: 24 tons
      - Above deck: 10 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     307 lbs / 139 Kg = 9,6 x 4,0 " / 102 mm shells or 0,3 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,34
   Metacentric height 0,9 ft / 0,3 m
   Roll period: 10,0 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 84 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,22
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,49

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle,
     a ram bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,535 / 0,545
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8,00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 13,55 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 56
   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 %,  10,50 ft / 3,20 m,  10,50 ft / 3,20 m
      - Forward deck:   30,00 %,  6,56 ft / 2,00 m,  6,56 ft / 2,00 m
      - Aft deck:   30,00 %,  6,56 ft / 2,00 m,  6,56 ft / 2,00 m
      - Quarter deck:   20,00 %,  6,56 ft / 2,00 m,  6,56 ft / 2,00 m
      - Average freeboard:      7,35 ft / 2,24 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 133,0 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 74,8 %
   Waterplane Area: 2 904 Square feet or 270 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 105 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 32 lbs/sq ft or 154 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,95
      - Longitudinal: 1,55
      - Overall: 1,00
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Cramped accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

2 tons for 2TTx450
10t for short Marconi
22t reserved

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Mansoura, Byzantine Empire Gunboat laid down 1905

Displacement:
   500 t light; 538 t standard; 608 t normal; 664 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (209,97 ft / 209,97 ft) x 26,25 ft x (7,21 / 7,73 ft)
   (64,00 m / 64,00 m) x 8,00 m  x (2,20 / 2,36 m)

Armament:
      2 - 6,00" / 152 mm 45,0 cal guns - 108,93lbs / 49,41kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1905 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      2 - 4,00" / 102 mm 45,0 cal guns - 32,28lbs / 14,64kg shells, 200 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1905 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline, aft deck forward
      4 - 0,30" / 7,7 mm 93,0 cal guns - 0,02lbs / 0,01kg shells, 3 000 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1905 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides, forward evenly spread
      4 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 283 lbs / 128 kg

Armour:
   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   0,39" / 10 mm         -               -
   2nd:   0,39" / 10 mm         -               -
   3rd:   0,39" / 10 mm         -               -

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 1 170 ihp / 873 Kw = 15,04 kts
   Range 3 000nm at 10,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 126 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   60 - 79

Cost:
   £0,065 million / $0,259 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 68 tons, 11,2 %
      - Guns: 68 tons, 11,2 %
   Armour: 9 tons, 1,4 %
      - Armament: 9 tons, 1,4 %
   Machinery: 168 tons, 27,6 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 226 tons, 37,1 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 108 tons, 17,7 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 30 tons, 4,9 %
      - On freeboard deck: 20 tons
      - Above deck: 10 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     466 lbs / 211 Kg = 4,3 x 6,0 " / 152 mm shells or 0,3 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,22
   Metacentric height 1,0 ft / 0,3 m
   Roll period: 11,2 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 83 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,78
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,48

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle,
     a ram bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,535 / 0,545
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8,00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 14,49 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 45 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 56
   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 %,  11,48 ft / 3,50 m,  10,83 ft / 3,30 m
      - Forward deck:   30,00 %,  6,89 ft / 2,10 m,  6,89 ft / 2,10 m
      - Aft deck:   30,00 %,  6,89 ft / 2,10 m,  6,89 ft / 2,10 m
      - Quarter deck:   20,00 %,  6,89 ft / 2,10 m,  6,89 ft / 2,10 m
      - Average freeboard:      7,73 ft / 2,36 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 126,5 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 82,7 %
   Waterplane Area: 3 793 Square feet or 352 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 101 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 47 lbs/sq ft or 231 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,94
      - Longitudinal: 1,66
      - Overall: 1,00
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Cramped accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

4t for 2TTx450 + 2 reloads
10t Marconi
14t reserved

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T1- 38m 125t (not the 140t)
cost 0.1125$ - 0.075BP

T1, Byzantine Empire 38m-125tonnes laid down 1891

Displacement:
   125 t light; 129 t standard; 132 t normal; 135 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (124,67 ft / 124,67 ft) x 15,29 ft x (6,07 / 6,16 ft)
   (38,00 m / 38,00 m) x 4,66 m  x (1,85 / 1,88 m)

Armament:
      2 - 1,85" / 47,0 mm 45,0 cal guns - 3,19lbs / 1,45kg shells, 200 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1891 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      1 raised mount - superfiring
      2 - 0,30" / 7,7 mm 50,0 cal guns - 0,01lbs / 0,01kg shells, 1 000 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1891 Model
     2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck forward
      Weight of broadside 6 lbs / 3 kg

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

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 2 100 ihp / 1 567 Kw = 21,06 kts
   Range 250nm at 10,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 7 tons (100% coal)
     Caution: Delicate, lightweight machinery

Complement:
   19 - 25

Cost:
   £0,016 million / $0,065 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 2 tons, 1,1 %
      - Guns: 2 tons, 1,1 %
   Armour: 1 tons, 0,7 %
      - Armament: 1 tons, 0,7 %
   Machinery: 82 tons, 61,7 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 39 tons, 29,7 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 7 tons, 5,3 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 2 tons, 1,5 %
      - On freeboard deck: 2 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     30 lbs / 14 Kg = 9,6 x 1,9 " / 47 mm shells or 0,1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,23
   Metacentric height 0,4 ft / 0,1 m
   Roll period: 9,7 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,11
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,01

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle,
     a ram bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,400 / 0,403
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8,15 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 11,17 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 71 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 70
   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 %,  8,37 ft / 2,55 m,  9,35 ft / 2,85 m
      - Forward deck:   25,00 %,  7,38 ft / 2,25 m,  6,89 ft / 2,10 m
      - Aft deck:   25,00 %,  6,89 ft / 2,10 m,  6,56 ft / 2,00 m
      - Quarter deck:   25,00 %,  6,56 ft / 2,00 m,  6,23 ft / 1,90 m
      - Average freeboard:      7,30 ft / 2,23 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 202,0 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 81,0 %
   Waterplane Area: 1 173 Square feet or 109 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 16 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 15 lbs/sq ft or 75 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,50
      - Longitudinal: 4,05
      - Overall: 0,62
   Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
   Extremely poor machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Cramped accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

2t for 2TTx15''

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the older scout cruisers used in the Imperial Byzantine Navy
cost 2,34$ & 2,34BP

Bozcaada-Gokceada, Byzantine Empire SC1 laid down 1893

Displacement:
   3 900 t light; 4 021 t standard; 4 415 t normal; 4 731 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (398,70 ft / 393,70 ft) x 48,56 ft x (14,31 / 15,12 ft)
   (121,52 m / 120,00 m) x 14,80 m  x (4,36 / 4,61 m)

Armament:
      2 - 6,00" / 152 mm 40,0 cal guns - 103,51lbs / 46,95kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1893 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      4 - 4,00" / 102 mm 45,0 cal guns - 32,27lbs / 14,64kg shells, 220 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1893 Model
     4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      4 - 0,30" / 7,7 mm 50,0 cal guns - 0,01lbs / 0,01kg shells, 2 000 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1893 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 336 lbs / 152 kg

Armour:
   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   0,79" / 20 mm         -         0,79" / 20 mm
   3rd:   0,39" / 10 mm         -               -
   4th:   0,39" / 10 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
   For and Aft decks: 1,00" / 25 mm
   Forecastle: 0,79" / 20 mm  Quarter deck: 0,79" / 20 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 1,38" / 35 mm, Aft 0,00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 12 000 ihp / 8 952 Kw = 21,08 kts
   Range 4 000nm at 10,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 710 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   270 - 352

Cost:
   £0,472 million / $1,889 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 72 tons, 1,6 %
      - Guns: 72 tons, 1,6 %
   Armour: 265 tons, 6,0 %
      - Armament: 13 tons, 0,3 %
      - Armour Deck: 244 tons, 5,5 %
      - Conning Tower: 8 tons, 0,2 %
   Machinery: 2 229 tons, 50,5 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1 311 tons, 29,7 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 516 tons, 11,7 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 22 tons, 0,5 %
      - Hull below water: 8 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 4 tons
      - Above deck: 10 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     2 155 lbs / 978 Kg = 20,0 x 6,0 " / 152 mm shells or 0,5 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,89
   Metacentric height 4,7 ft / 1,4 m
   Roll period: 9,4 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 72 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,07
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,44

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has low forecastle, rise forward of midbreak,
     a ram bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,565 / 0,573
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8,11 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19,84 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -15,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 1,00 ft / 0,30 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   15,00 %,  13,12 ft / 4,00 m,  13,12 ft / 4,00 m
      - Forward deck:   8,00 %,  15,09 ft / 4,60 m,  15,09 ft / 4,60 m
      - Aft deck:   62,00 %,  11,15 ft / 3,40 m,  11,15 ft / 3,40 m
      - Quarter deck:   15,00 %,  11,15 ft / 3,40 m,  11,15 ft / 3,40 m
      - Average freeboard:      11,77 ft / 3,59 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 168,6 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 110,8 %
   Waterplane Area: 13 530 Square feet or 1 257 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 88 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 70 lbs/sq ft or 343 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 1,00
      - Longitudinal: 1,04
      - 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

8t for 8subTT x 15''

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BB1 class - 10300t
cost 6.18$ & 6.18BP

Abdul Kadir, Byzantine Empire BB1 laid down 1892

Displacement:
   10 300 t light; 10 948 t standard; 11 744 t normal; 12 380 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (404,70 ft / 393,70 ft) x 65,61 ft x (25,02 / 26,16 ft)
   (123,35 m / 120,00 m) x 20,00 m  x (7,63 / 7,97 m)

Armament:
      4 - 12,00" / 305 mm 40,0 cal guns - 828,07lbs / 375,60kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1904 Model
     2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      12 - 7,50" / 191 mm 45,0 cal guns - 212,74lbs / 96,50kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1892 Model
     12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      8 - 3,00" / 76,2 mm 45,0 cal guns - 13,62lbs / 6,18kg shells, 220 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1892 Model
     8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      8 raised mounts
      8 - 1,46" / 37,1 mm 45,0 cal guns - 1,57lbs / 0,71kg shells, 400 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1892 Model
     8 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      8 raised mounts
      4 - 0,30" / 7,7 mm 80,0 cal guns - 0,02lbs / 0,01kg shells, 2 000 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1892 Model
     4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      4 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 5 987 lbs / 2 716 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   10,0" / 254 mm   253,00 ft / 77,11 m   10,00 ft / 3,05 m
   Ends:   5,00" / 127 mm   140,00 ft / 42,67 m   8,00 ft / 2,44 m
     0,70 ft / 0,21 m Unarmoured ends
   Upper:   5,00" / 127 mm   253,00 ft / 77,11 m   9,00 ft / 2,74 m
     Main Belt covers 99 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   10,0" / 254 mm   4,00" / 102 mm      8,00" / 203 mm
   2nd:   4,00" / 102 mm   2,00" / 51 mm      2,00" / 51 mm
   3rd:   1,00" / 25 mm         -               -
   4th:   0,50" / 13 mm         -               -
   5th:   0,50" / 13 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
   For and Aft decks: 2,50" / 64 mm
   Forecastle: 1,50" / 38 mm  Quarter deck: 1,50" / 38 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 10,00" / 254 mm, Aft 5,00" / 127 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 12 600 ihp / 9 400 Kw = 18,08 kts
   Range 4 500nm at 10,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1 432 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   563 - 733

Cost:
   £1,098 million / $4,390 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 920 tons, 7,8 %
      - Guns: 920 tons, 7,8 %
   Armour: 3 495 tons, 29,8 %
      - Belts: 1 838 tons, 15,7 %
      - Armament: 649 tons, 5,5 %
      - Armour Deck: 841 tons, 7,2 %
      - Conning Towers: 167 tons, 1,4 %
   Machinery: 2 400 tons, 20,4 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3 328 tons, 28,3 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1 444 tons, 12,3 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 158 tons, 1,3 %
      - Hull below water: 8 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 50 tons
      - Above deck: 100 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     11 503 lbs / 5 218 Kg = 13,3 x 12,0 " / 305 mm shells or 1,6 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,29
   Metacentric height 4,2 ft / 1,3 m
   Roll period: 13,5 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 76 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,68
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,52

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a ram bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,636 / 0,641
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6,00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19,84 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -10,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 1,00 ft / 0,30 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   17,50 %,  16,00 ft / 4,88 m,  15,00 ft / 4,57 m
      - Forward deck:   30,00 %,  15,00 ft / 4,57 m,  15,00 ft / 4,57 m
      - Aft deck:   35,00 %,  15,00 ft / 4,57 m,  15,00 ft / 4,57 m
      - Quarter deck:   17,50 %,  15,00 ft / 4,57 m,  15,00 ft / 4,57 m
      - Average freeboard:      15,07 ft / 4,59 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 98,8 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 99,1 %
   Waterplane Area: 19 535 Square feet or 1 815 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 96 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 131 lbs/sq ft or 639 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,91
      - Longitudinal: 2,22
      - Overall: 1,00
   Adequate 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

4TT x15'' + 4 reloads

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AC1 class - Hydra - Psara
8700t - 12x191
Cost 5.22$ & 5.22BP

Hydra - Psara, Byzantine Empire AC1 laid down 1895

Displacement:
   8 700 t light; 9 028 t standard; 9 707 t normal; 10 250 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (410,00 ft / 410,00 ft) x 62,00 ft x (21,35 / 22,35 ft)
   (124,97 m / 124,97 m) x 18,90 m  x (6,51 / 6,81 m)

Armament:
      2 - 7,50" / 191 mm 45,0 cal guns - 212,74lbs / 96,50kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1895 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      8 - 7,50" / 191 mm 45,0 cal guns - 212,74lbs / 96,50kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1895 Model
     8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      8 - 3,00" / 76,2 mm 45,0 cal guns - 13,62lbs / 6,18kg shells, 250 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1895 Model
     8 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      8 raised mounts
      4 - 0,30" / 7,7 mm 50,0 cal guns - 0,01lbs / 0,01kg shells, 2 000 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1895 Model
     4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      4 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 2 236 lbs / 1 014 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   6,00" / 152 mm   363,00 ft / 110,64 m   7,00 ft / 2,13 m
   Ends:   2,00" / 51 mm     46,00 ft / 14,02 m   5,00 ft / 1,52 m
     1,00 ft / 0,30 m Unarmoured ends
   Upper:   4,35" / 110 mm   363,00 ft / 110,64 m   12,00 ft / 3,66 m
     Main Belt covers 136 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   4,00" / 102 mm   2,00" / 51 mm      2,00" / 51 mm
   2nd:   4,00" / 102 mm   2,00" / 51 mm      2,00" / 51 mm
   4th:   0,50" / 13 mm         -               -
   5th:   0,50" / 13 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 1,25" / 32 mm
   Forecastle: 1,00" / 25 mm  Quarter deck: 1,00" / 25 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 5,00" / 127 mm, Aft 4,00" / 102 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 20 000 ihp / 14 920 Kw = 21,08 kts
   Range 4 500nm at 10,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1 222 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   488 - 635

Cost:
   £0,948 million / $3,794 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 381 tons, 3,9 %
      - Guns: 381 tons, 3,9 %
   Armour: 2 095 tons, 21,6 %
      - Belts: 1 408 tons, 14,5 %
      - Armament: 172 tons, 1,8 %
      - Armour Deck: 428 tons, 4,4 %
      - Conning Towers: 88 tons, 0,9 %
   Machinery: 3 704 tons, 38,2 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2 391 tons, 24,6 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1 006 tons, 10,4 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 130 tons, 1,3 %
      - Hull below water: 6 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 24 tons
      - Above deck: 100 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     6 034 lbs / 2 737 Kg = 28,6 x 7,5 " / 191 mm shells or 1,0 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,51
   Metacentric height 5,0 ft / 1,5 m
   Roll period: 11,7 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 72 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,22
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,45

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a ram bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,626 / 0,632
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6,61 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20,25 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -10,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   18,00 %,  17,60 ft / 5,36 m,  15,60 ft / 4,75 m
      - Forward deck:   33,00 %,  15,60 ft / 4,75 m,  15,60 ft / 4,75 m
      - Aft deck:   33,00 %,  15,60 ft / 4,75 m,  15,60 ft / 4,75 m
      - Quarter deck:   16,00 %,  15,60 ft / 4,75 m,  15,60 ft / 4,75 m
      - Average freeboard:      15,74 ft / 4,80 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 135,9 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 116,0 %
   Waterplane Area: 19 047 Square feet or 1 770 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 90 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 94 lbs/sq ft or 457 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,94
      - Longitudinal: 1,73
      - 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

3 TT x 450 with 3 reloads

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Probably Byzantine Shipyards lenghts
75m
125m
175m
225m
275m

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333t-23kts-1500nm
cost 0.25$ & 0.2BP

D2, Byzantine Empire DD 333t laid down 1894

Displacement:
   333 t light; 344 t standard; 378 t normal; 404 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (229,66 ft / 229,66 ft) x 22,97 ft x (6,27 / 6,55 ft)
   (70,00 m / 70,00 m) x 7,00 m  x (1,91 / 2,00 m)

Armament:
      2 - 3,00" / 76,2 mm 45,0 cal guns - 13,62lbs / 6,18kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1894 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      1 - 3,00" / 76,2 mm 45,0 cal gun - 13,62lbs / 6,18kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading gun in deck mount, 1894 Model
     1 x Single mount on centreline, aft deck forward
      2 - 0,30" / 7,7 mm 50,0 cal guns - 0,01lbs / 0,01kg shells, 4 000 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1894 Model
     2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck centre
      Weight of broadside 41 lbs / 19 kg

Armour:
   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   0,39" / 10 mm         -               -
   2nd:   0,39" / 10 mm         -               -
   3rd:   0,39" / 10 mm         -               -

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 4 256 ihp / 3 175 Kw = 23,19 kts
   Range 1 500nm at 10,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 60 tons (100% coal)
     Caution: Delicate, lightweight machinery

Complement:
   42 - 55

Cost:
   £0,045 million / $0,178 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 7 tons, 2,0 %
      - Guns: 7 tons, 2,0 %
   Armour: 5 tons, 1,3 %
      - Armament: 5 tons, 1,3 %
   Machinery: 220 tons, 58,2 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 87 tons, 23,1 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 44 tons, 11,7 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 14 tons, 3,7 %
      - On freeboard deck: 4 tons
      - Above deck: 10 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     88 lbs / 40 Kg = 6,5 x 3,0 " / 76 mm shells or 0,1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,45
   Metacentric height 1,0 ft / 0,3 m
   Roll period: 9,4 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,08
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle,
     a ram bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,400 / 0,409
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10,00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 15,15 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 70
   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 %,  10,83 ft / 3,30 m,  9,51 ft / 2,90 m
      - Forward deck:   30,00 %,  7,55 ft / 2,30 m,  7,22 ft / 2,20 m
      - Aft deck:   30,00 %,  7,22 ft / 2,20 m,  6,89 ft / 2,10 m
      - Quarter deck:   20,00 %,  6,89 ft / 2,10 m,  6,56 ft / 2,00 m
      - Average freeboard:      7,68 ft / 2,34 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 193,2 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 95,4 %
   Waterplane Area: 3 247 Square feet or 302 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 23 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 18 lbs/sq ft or 89 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,50
      - Longitudinal: 0,72
      - Overall: 0,52
   Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Adequate accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

2 tons for 2TTx450 + 2 reloads
10t for short Marconi

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Probably too big to be in the Plan (?)
cost: 9.22$ & 9,22BP

AC2, Byzantine Empire AC2 laid down 1900

Displacement:
   12 300 t light; 12 861 t standard; 13 627 t normal; 14 241 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (510,00 ft / 510,00 ft) x 68,00 ft x (21,97 / 22,80 ft)
   (155,45 m / 155,45 m) x 20,73 m  x (6,70 / 6,95 m)

Armament:
      2 - 9,20" / 234 mm 45,0 cal guns - 392,66lbs / 178,11kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1900 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      8 - 9,20" / 234 mm 45,0 cal guns - 392,66lbs / 178,11kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1900 Model
     8 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      6 - 6,00" / 152 mm 45,0 cal guns - 108,92lbs / 49,41kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1900 Model
     6 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck forward
      8 - 3,00" / 76,2 mm 45,0 cal guns - 13,62lbs / 6,18kg shells, 250 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1900 Model
     8 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      8 raised mounts
      4 - 0,30" / 7,7 mm 70,0 cal guns - 0,02lbs / 0,01kg shells, 2 000 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1900 Model
     4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      4 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 4 689 lbs / 2 127 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   6,00" / 152 mm   471,00 ft / 143,56 m   7,00 ft / 2,13 m
   Ends:   2,00" / 51 mm     30,00 ft / 9,14 m   5,00 ft / 1,52 m
     9,00 ft / 2,74 m Unarmoured ends
   Upper:   4,35" / 110 mm   471,00 ft / 143,56 m   12,00 ft / 3,66 m
     Main Belt covers 142 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   4,00" / 102 mm   2,00" / 51 mm      2,00" / 51 mm
   2nd:   4,00" / 102 mm   2,00" / 51 mm      2,00" / 51 mm
   3rd:   4,00" / 102 mm   2,00" / 51 mm      2,00" / 51 mm
   4th:   0,50" / 13 mm         -               -
   5th:   0,50" / 13 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 1,25" / 32 mm
   Forecastle: 1,00" / 25 mm  Quarter deck: 1,00" / 25 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 5,00" / 127 mm, Aft 4,00" / 102 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 31 730 ihp / 23 670 Kw = 23,00 kts
   Range 4 500nm at 10,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1 380 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   629 - 819

Cost:
   £1,417 million / $5,670 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 787 tons, 5,8 %
      - Guns: 787 tons, 5,8 %
   Armour: 2 749 tons, 20,2 %
      - Belts: 1 777 tons, 13,0 %
      - Armament: 278 tons, 2,0 %
      - Armour Deck: 584 tons, 4,3 %
      - Conning Towers: 111 tons, 0,8 %
   Machinery: 5 214 tons, 38,3 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3 379 tons, 24,8 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1 327 tons, 9,7 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 171 tons, 1,3 %
      - Hull below water: 6 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 40 tons
      - Above deck: 125 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     7 656 lbs / 3 473 Kg = 19,7 x 9,2 " / 234 mm shells or 1,1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,46
   Metacentric height 5,4 ft / 1,6 m
   Roll period: 12,3 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 80 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,34
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,42

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a ram bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,626 / 0,630
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7,50 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 22,58 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 56
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -10,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   18,00 %,  18,00 ft / 5,49 m,  16,00 ft / 4,88 m
      - Forward deck:   33,00 %,  16,00 ft / 4,88 m,  16,00 ft / 4,88 m
      - Aft deck:   33,00 %,  16,00 ft / 4,88 m,  16,00 ft / 4,88 m
      - Quarter deck:   16,00 %,  16,00 ft / 4,88 m,  16,00 ft / 4,88 m
      - Average freeboard:      16,14 ft / 4,92 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 141,8 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 125,9 %
   Waterplane Area: 25 986 Square feet or 2 414 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 86 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 104 lbs/sq ft or 507 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,98
      - Longitudinal: 1,30
      - 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

3 TT x 450 with 3 reloads

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AC2, Byzantine Empire AC2 laid down 1900

Armament:

      8 - 9,20" / 234 mm 45,0 cal guns - 392,66lbs / 178,11kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1900 Model
     8 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      6 - 6,00" / 152 mm 45,0 cal guns - 108,92lbs / 49,41kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1900 Model
     6 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck forward

That's an awful lot of casemates at main deck level. I'm thinking either the casemated 9.2-inch battery or the 6-inch guns should be wet...