Chinese Ship Designs

[Guinness]

For the Heavenly Kingdom's 1912 destroyer design, the Chinese improved on previous Parthian designed destroyers through a reduced profile and enhanced torpedo armament. 8 are to be laid down in each half of 1912, resulting in 2 full flotillas or one squadron. Named Xiniu (犀牛) which means "Rhinoceros". Like all Chinese torpedo craft, the name is the name of the class, and individual ships are referred to as "Class Numeral", for instance Rhinoceros Three is "犀牛三".



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Rhinoceros, China Destroyer laid down 1912

Displacement:
   750 t light; 777 t standard; 928 t normal; 1,049 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (283.53 ft / 278.87 ft) x 27.33 ft x (10.71 / 11.62 ft)
   (86.42 m / 85.00 m) x 8.33 m  x (3.27 / 3.54 m)

Armament:
      1 - 3.54" / 90.0 mm 45.0 cal gun - 22.42lbs / 10.17kg shells, 230 per gun
     Quick firing gun in deck mount, 1909 Model
     1 x Single mount on centreline, forward deck forward
      2 - 3.54" / 90.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 22.42lbs / 10.17kg shells, 230 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1909 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline, aft evenly spread
      1 raised mount
      2 - 0.39" / 10.0 mm 50.0 cal guns - 0.02lbs / 0.01kg shells, 3,000 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1912 Model
     2 x Single mounts on sides amidships
      2 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 67 lbs / 31 kg

Armour:
   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   0.31" / 8 mm         -               -

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 17,500 shp / 13,055 Kw = 29.12 kts
   Range 4,000nm at 12.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 272 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   83 - 109

Cost:
   £0.098 million / $0.394 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 12 tons, 1.3 %
      - Guns: 12 tons, 1.3 %
   Armour: 1 tons, 0.1 %
      - Armament: 1 tons, 0.1 %
   Machinery: 492 tons, 53.0 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 213 tons, 22.9 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 178 tons, 19.2 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 32 tons, 3.4 %
      - Hull below water: 10 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 19 tons
      - Above deck: 3 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     245 lbs / 111 Kg = 11.0 x 3.5 " / 90 mm shells or 0.2 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.39
   Metacentric height 1.3 ft / 0.4 m
   Roll period: 10.2 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.12
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle, rise forward of midbreak,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.398 / 0.415
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10.20 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 16.70 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 65 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 70
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: -3.28 ft / -1.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   9.00 %,  17.39 ft / 5.30 m,  17.72 ft / 5.40 m
      - Forward deck:   9.75 %,  17.39 ft / 5.30 m,  17.39 ft / 5.30 m
      - Aft deck:   66.25 %,  9.51 ft / 2.90 m,  9.51 ft / 2.90 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  9.51 ft / 2.90 m,  9.51 ft / 2.90 m
      - Average freeboard:      11.01 ft / 3.36 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 176.2 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 113.2 %
   Waterplane Area: 4,685 Square feet or 435 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 59 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 25 lbs/sq ft or 120 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.50
      - Longitudinal: 1.49
      - Overall: 0.55
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Adequate accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

Trial speed: 30.5 knots

Armament weight (including torpedoes): 30t
Misc weights:
- Torpedoes: 4+2 reloads 1908 tech: 18t on deck
- Fire control: 3t above deck
- Constructor's reserve: 10t below decks, 1t on deck

SpringSharp file

[TacCovert4]

One shaft....but the picture of the ship clearly shows the shaft is on the starboard side. 

Must be one hellaciously rapid turn to port

[Guinness]

Grr... I thought I'd fixed that long ago. I updated it above. It cost me 3t of on-deck misc weight.

[TacCovert4]

No worries.  Some might call it a feature for torpedo runs.  Struggle to get in there straight....but when you turn, launch, and withdraw it's a power slide.

[snip]

Nice little Destroyer design. Little slow for my tastes, but the mixed fire will do that.

No worries.  Some might call it a feature for torpedo runs.  Struggle to get in there straight....but when you turn, launch, and withdraw it's a power slide.

Fast & Furious: Dalian Drift

[Kaiser Kirk]

For 1911, the Chinese are departing a bit from Parthian designs with a fully indigenously designed DD. This ship incorporates a short forecastle mounting the forward gun, followed by a well deck before the more rearward bridge. The well deck is the home of the forward 2 of 4 50cm torpedoes.

OCC : developing the Nippon-Sino War fleet, China wound up with a bunch of Parthian destroyer designs because Parthia had longer ranged destroyers than most, which met the range requirement for the other side of the China seas. Likewise Parthian and Norse ACs had torpedo nets, which I felt were a required design element (sorry Guinness) in consideration of the success of nets at Port Arthur.

[Guinness]

Draft of 3000t small cruiser. This ship has 2 missions: leading destroyer squadrons, and serving as general purpose scout and signal relay cruisers escorting larger ships. I went back and forth on a number of options:

1. 12x11cm
2. 10x11cm with almost a half knot more speed
3. 10x11cm with a full protective deck
4. 2x15cm, 8x11cm
5. 5x15cm (this one)

In the end, two things won out: the increasing number of very large and very heavily armed destroyers, and fire-control. With FC a uniform armament makes more sense. The argument for the 11cm ships was rate of fire and being able to engage multiple targets (using local control).

This is a draft. As has long been my habit, I like to publish the draft then fully work it out including illustrations. In lieu of a full protective deck, it has protection over the magazines and steering gear.

1911 Light Cruiser, China Scout Cruiser laid down 1911

Displacement:
   3,000 t light; 3,120 t standard; 3,520 t normal; 3,841 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (425.85 ft / 416.67 ft) x 38.06 ft x (15.42 / 16.48 ft)
   (129.80 m / 127.00 m) x 11.60 m  x (4.70 / 5.02 m)

Armament:
      5 - 5.91" / 150 mm 45.0 cal guns - 110.23lbs / 50.00kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1905 Model
     3 x Single mounts on centreline ends, majority aft
      1 raised mount aft - superfiring
     2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck centre
      2 - 2.76" / 70.0 mm 50.0 cal guns - 11.02lbs / 5.00kg shells, 300 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1905 Model
     2 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck centre
      2 raised mounts
      2 - 0.39" / 10.0 mm 70.0 cal guns - 0.03lbs / 0.01kg shells, 3,000 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1905 Model
     2 x Single mounts on sides amidships
      2 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 573 lbs / 260 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   2.36" / 60 mm   416.67 ft / 127.00 m   8.20 ft / 2.50 m
     Main Belt covers 154 % of normal length

   - Hull void:
      0.00" / 0 mm     0.00 ft / 0.00 m   0.00 ft / 0.00 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   0.98" / 25 mm         -         0.98" / 25 mm

   - Box over magazines:
   0.98" / 25 mm
   Forecastle: 0.00" / 0 mm  Quarter deck: 0.98" / 25 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 2.95" / 75 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 31,500 shp / 23,499 Kw = 28.45 kts
   Range 4,500nm at 12.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 721 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   228 - 297

Cost:
   £0.347 million / $1.389 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 143 tons, 4.1 %
      - Guns: 143 tons, 4.1 %
   Armour: 357 tons, 10.1 %
      - Belts: 299 tons, 8.5 %
      - Armament: 15 tons, 0.4 %
      - Armour Deck: 29 tons, 0.8 %
      - Conning Tower: 15 tons, 0.4 %
   Machinery: 1,370 tons, 38.9 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,031 tons, 29.3 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 521 tons, 14.8 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 99 tons, 2.8 %
      - Hull below water: 50 tons
      - Hull void weights: 14 tons
      - Hull above water: 10 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 17 tons
      - Above deck: 8 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     1,748 lbs / 793 Kg = 17.0 x 5.9 " / 150 mm shells or 0.5 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
   Metacentric height 1.4 ft / 0.4 m
   Roll period: 13.5 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.63
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.504 / 0.514
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10.95 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.41 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 70
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: -3.28 ft / -1.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   10.00 %,  19.69 ft / 6.00 m,  19.36 ft / 5.90 m
      - Forward deck:   14.00 %,  19.36 ft / 5.90 m,  19.36 ft / 5.90 m
      - Aft deck:   64.00 %,  11.48 ft / 3.50 m,  11.48 ft / 3.50 m
      - Quarter deck:   12.00 %,  11.48 ft / 3.50 m,  11.48 ft / 3.50 m
      - Average freeboard:      13.39 ft / 4.08 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 141.2 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 114.2 %
   Waterplane Area: 10,603 Square feet or 985 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 95 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 60 lbs/sq ft or 295 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.86
      - Longitudinal: 1.26
      - Overall: 0.90
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Adequate accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

Misc Weights:

12t on deck: 4 torpedo tubes (2 on either beam) for 50cm (1908) torpedoes
24t below water: 8 torpedo reloads stored adjacent to after magazine space
12t below water portion of FCS
8t above deck portion of FCS

Remaining weights: constructor's reserve

[Jefgte]

...5x15cm (this one)

In the end, two things won out: the increasing number of very large and very heavily armed destroyers, and fire-control. With FC a uniform armament makes more sense...

Good choice.

[Desertfox]

Same gun layout as my own cruisers... if our cruisers and destroyers end up in combat again, its going to get confusing fast.

[TacCovert4]

Those 15cm guns worry me slightly, my own 2500t SC is only slightly faster but has twice the range because necessities.  Difference is a broadside of 6 10cm guns vs a broadside of 4 15cm guns.

All in all it's probably a good overall match for my scout cruiser class.  I've got a protected deck that's a bit thicker and full length, and my guns are in fully enclosed mounts with hoists and 7cm face armor.  You've got heavier guns.  So in any combat it'll be a question of whether heavier shells break important things or a lot more shells cause enough cumulative damage.

[Guinness]

Same gun layout as my own cruisers... if our cruisers and destroyers end up in combat again, its going to get confusing fast.

That's what great big battle flags are for.

[Guinness]

China 1911 CL Design. This has a uniform 15cm main armament, torpedos, and fire control. Lead ship named Haiyung (海容), which loosely translates as "Ocean Allow".

The armored belt extends the full length. The ship has no armored deck, but has a box over the magazines and protection over the steering gear.



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1911 Light Cruiser, China Scout Cruiser laid down 1911

Displacement:
   3,000 t light; 3,121 t standard; 3,521 t normal; 3,842 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (426.00 ft / 416.67 ft) x 38.06 ft x (15.42 / 16.48 ft)
   (129.84 m / 127.00 m) x 11.60 m  x (4.70 / 5.02 m)

Armament:
      5 - 5.91" / 150 mm 45.0 cal guns - 110.23lbs / 50.00kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1905 Model
     3 x Single mounts on centreline, evenly spread
      1 raised mount
     2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft
      2 raised mounts
      2 - 2.76" / 70.0 mm 50.0 cal guns - 11.02lbs / 5.00kg shells, 300 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1905 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline, aft deck forward
      2 double raised mounts
      2 - 0.39" / 10.0 mm 70.0 cal guns - 0.02lbs / 0.01kg shells, 3,000 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1905 Model
     2 x Single mounts on sides amidships
      2 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 573 lbs / 260 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   1.97" / 50 mm   416.67 ft / 127.00 m   8.86 ft / 2.70 m
     Main Belt covers 154 % of normal length

   - Hull void:
      0.00" / 0 mm     0.00 ft / 0.00 m   0.00 ft / 0.00 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   0.98" / 25 mm         -         0.98" / 25 mm

   - Box over magazines:
   0.98" / 25 mm
   Forecastle: 0.00" / 0 mm  Quarter deck: 0.98" / 25 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 2.76" / 70 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 31,500 shp / 23,499 Kw = 28.45 kts
   Range 4,500nm at 12.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 721 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   228 - 297

Cost:
   £0.348 million / $1.391 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 143 tons, 4.1 %
      - Guns: 143 tons, 4.1 %
   Armour: 327 tons, 9.3 %
      - Belts: 269 tons, 7.6 %
      - Armament: 15 tons, 0.4 %
      - Armour Deck: 29 tons, 0.8 %
      - Conning Tower: 14 tons, 0.4 %
   Machinery: 1,373 tons, 39.0 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,061 tons, 30.1 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 521 tons, 14.8 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 96 tons, 2.7 %
      - Hull below water: 37 tons
      - Hull void weights: 9 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 35 tons
      - Above deck: 15 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     1,720 lbs / 780 Kg = 16.7 x 5.9 " / 150 mm shells or 0.5 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.05
   Metacentric height 1.3 ft / 0.4 m
   Roll period: 14.0 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.78
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.504 / 0.515
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10.95 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.41 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 71
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: -3.28 ft / -1.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   10.00 %,  20.01 ft / 6.10 m,  19.69 ft / 6.00 m
      - Forward deck:   11.00 %,  19.69 ft / 6.00 m,  19.69 ft / 6.00 m
      - Aft deck:   67.00 %,  11.81 ft / 3.60 m,  11.81 ft / 3.60 m
      - Quarter deck:   12.00 %,  11.81 ft / 3.60 m,  11.81 ft / 3.60 m
      - Average freeboard:      13.48 ft / 4.11 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 140.8 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 114.5 %
   Waterplane Area: 10,604 Square feet or 985 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 95 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 62 lbs/sq ft or 302 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.86
      - Longitudinal: 1.29
      - Overall: 0.90
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Adequate accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

Misc Weights:

8t above deck:  above deck portion of FCS
5t above deck: above deck portion of long range wireless
20t on deck: on deck portion of long range wireless'
12t on deck: 4 torpedo tubes (2 on either beam) for 50cm (1908) torpedoes
12t below water: below deck portion of FCS
12t below water: 8 torpedo reloads stored adjacent to after magazine space

Remaining weights: constructor's reserve

[Guinness]

To be laid down in 1912H2, more battlecruisers:

1912 BC, China Battlecruiser laid down 1912

Displacement:
   23,000 t light; 24,472 t standard; 26,408 t normal; 27,956 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (651.34 ft / 647.97 ft) x 91.86 ft x (27.73 / 29.02 ft)
   (198.53 m / 197.50 m) x 28.00 m  x (8.45 / 8.85 m)

Armament:
      8 - 12.20" / 310 mm 44.0 cal guns - 914.92lbs / 415.00kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1912 Model
     2 x 2-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
     2 x 2-gun mounts on sides, aft deck centre
      16 - 5.91" / 150 mm 45.0 cal guns - 110.23lbs / 50.00kg shells, 300 per gun
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1912 Model
     16 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      16 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
      8 - 3.54" / 90.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 22.42lbs / 10.17kg shells, 400 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1912 Model
     8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      8 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 9,262 lbs / 4,201 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   11.0" / 280 mm   383.86 ft / 117.00 m   13.78 ft / 4.20 m
   Ends:   3.94" / 100 mm   264.11 ft / 80.50 m   13.12 ft / 4.00 m
   Upper:   5.91" / 150 mm   328.08 ft / 100.00 m   7.87 ft / 2.40 m
     Main Belt covers 91 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
      1.18" / 30 mm   370.73 ft / 113.00 m   24.61 ft / 7.50 m
   Beam between torpedo bulkheads 77.10 ft / 23.50 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   11.0" / 280 mm   8.27" / 210 mm      9.06" / 230 mm
   2nd:   5.91" / 150 mm   3.94" / 100 mm      5.91" / 150 mm
   3rd:   1.97" / 50 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
   For and Aft decks: 3.54" / 90 mm
   Forecastle: 3.54" / 90 mm  Quarter deck: 2.76" / 70 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 11.02" / 280 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 87,000 shp / 64,902 Kw = 27.50 kts
   Range 6,700nm at 12.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 3,484 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   1,035 - 1,346

Cost:
   £2.076 million / $8.303 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1,840 tons, 7.0 %
      - Guns: 1,840 tons, 7.0 %
   Armour: 8,891 tons, 33.7 %
      - Belts: 3,751 tons, 14.2 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 399 tons, 1.5 %
      - Armament: 1,829 tons, 6.9 %
      - Armour Deck: 2,701 tons, 10.2 %
      - Conning Tower: 211 tons, 0.8 %
   Machinery: 3,778 tons, 14.3 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 7,927 tons, 30.0 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,407 tons, 12.9 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 564 tons, 2.1 %
      - Hull below water: 194 tons
      - Hull above water: 244 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 63 tons
      - Above deck: 63 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     35,489 lbs / 16,098 Kg = 39.0 x 12.2 " / 310 mm shells or 5.1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.22
   Metacentric height 6.3 ft / 1.9 m
   Roll period: 15.3 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.40
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.13

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.560 / 0.566
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7.05 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 25.46 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 62
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 7.50 degrees
   Stern overhang: -4.92 ft / -1.50 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   12.00 %,  25.59 ft / 7.80 m,  25.26 ft / 7.70 m
      - Forward deck:   13.00 %,  25.26 ft / 7.70 m,  25.26 ft / 7.70 m
      - Aft deck:   58.00 %,  17.39 ft / 5.30 m,  17.39 ft / 5.30 m
      - Quarter deck:   17.00 %,  17.39 ft / 5.30 m,  17.39 ft / 5.30 m
      - Average freeboard:      19.37 ft / 5.90 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 90.7 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 145.3 %
   Waterplane Area: 41,933 Square feet or 3,896 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 110 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 152 lbs/sq ft or 742 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.97
      - Longitudinal: 1.26
      - Overall: 1.00
   Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Excellent accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

Misc Weights:

45t: 4 50cm TT (1 bow, 1 stern, 1 on each beam) + 11 reloads all below water
194t: Torpedo nets (hull above water)
199t: FC (50t above deck, 149t hull below water)
100t: Flag facilities (50t on deck, 50t hull above water)
25t: Long range radio (12.5t above deck, 12.5t on deck)

[Guinness]

I fixed a couple of obvious issues above. I'm actually quite happy with this, given China is limited to no superfiring, 90% coal-fired, and the largest gun available is the 31cm.

[Desertfox]

Are you sure that's a battlecruisers? It's got more armor than my battleships...