Habsburg Kleiner Kreuzer for 1907

[Borys]

Enter ship name, Enter country Enter ship type laid down 1907 (Engine 1909)

Displacement:
   4 291 t light; 4 458 t standard; 4 975 t normal; 5 388 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   380,00 ft / 380,00 ft x 42,00 ft x 19,80 ft (normal load)
   115,82 m / 115,82 m x 12,80 m  x 6,04 m

Armament:
      2 - 6,00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 110,00lbs / 49,90kg shells, 1907 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on side, all forward
      3 - 6,00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 110,00lbs / 49,90kg shells, 1907 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on centreline, all aft
      4 - 0,43" / 11,0 mm guns in single mounts, 0,04lbs / 0,02kg shells, 1907 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 550 lbs / 250 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 200
   6 - 20,0" / 508 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   4,00" / 102 mm   325,00 ft / 99,06 m   8,00 ft / 2,44 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 132% of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   1,00" / 25 mm         -         1,00" / 25 mm
   2nd:   1,00" / 25 mm         -         1,00" / 25 mm

   - Armour deck: 1,50" / 38 mm, Conning tower: 1,50" / 38 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 34 628 shp / 25 832 Kw = 27,00 kts
   Range 6 500nm at 10,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 930 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   296 - 385

Cost:
   £0,447 million / $1,788 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 68 tons, 1,4%
   Armour: 756 tons, 15,2%
      - Belts: 419 tons, 8,4%
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0%
      - Armament: 19 tons, 0,4%
      - Armour Deck: 309 tons, 6,2%
      - Conning Tower: 9 tons, 0,2%
   Machinery: 1 714 tons, 34,5%
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1 693 tons, 34,0%
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 683 tons, 13,7%
   Miscellaneous weights: 60 tons, 1,2%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     4 290 lbs / 1 946 Kg = 39,7 x 6,0 " / 152 mm shells or 0,8 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,21
   Metacentric height 1,9 ft / 0,6 m
   Roll period: 12,7 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,58
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,52

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has low quarterdeck
   Block coefficient: 0,551
   Length to Beam Ratio: 9,05 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19,49 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 62 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 47
   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:      23,00 ft / 7,01 m
      - Forecastle (20%):   22,00 ft / 6,71 m
      - Mid (50%):      22,00 ft / 6,71 m
      - Quarterdeck (40%):   14,00 ft / 4,27 m (22,00 ft / 6,71 m before break)
      - Stern:      14,00 ft / 4,27 m
      - Average freeboard:   18,88 ft / 5,75 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 124,1%
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 120,7%
   Waterplane Area: 11 149 Square feet or 1 036 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 104%
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 73 lbs/sq ft or 356 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,86
      - Longitudinal: 3,97
      - Overall: 1,00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
   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

[Alikchi]

TBH I'm amazed how fast the average light cruiser in Navalism is. I don't really plan on going faster than 27 knots before 1918.

[Desertfox]

At least I have a reason for my ships to be fast, trying to be ahead of the bunch, but again its like big ships, someone builds one and then evryone else has to have one.

[Borys]

Ahoj!
My intention is not to bult anything faster until the world is awash with 31-32 knot cruisers.

Borys