King Leopold I class, Netherlands Battleship laid down 1891
Former King Leopold I - Renamed BB 01 HMM Akbar the Great
Refited 1916 - 1st Generation Fire Control.
Displacement:
13 704 t light; 14 423 t standard; 16 441 t normal; 18 056 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
360,89 ft / 360,89 ft x 82,02 ft x 28,22 ft (normal load)
110,00 m / 110,00 m x 25,00 m x 8,60 m
Armament:
4 - 12,01" / 305 mm guns (2x2 guns), 881,85lbs / 400,00kg shells, 1891 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
10 - 8,27" / 210 mm guns in single mounts, 264,55lbs / 120,00kg shells, 1891 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships
10 - 5,91" / 150 mm guns in single mounts, 99,21lbs / 45,00kg shells, 1905 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread
10 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in all but light seas
6 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm guns in single mounts, 19,84lbs / 9,00kg shells, 1905 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 7 284 lbs / 3 304 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 90
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 12,6" / 320 mm 262,47 ft / 80,00 m 13,12 ft / 4,00 m
Ends: 5,91" / 150 mm 98,43 ft / 30,00 m 9,84 ft / 3,00 m
Upper: 5,91" / 150 mm 229,66 ft / 70,00 m 9,84 ft / 3,00 m
Main Belt covers 112 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 12,6" / 320 mm 4,72" / 120 mm 7,09" / 180 mm
2nd: 5,91" / 150 mm 2,95" / 75 mm 2,95" / 75 mm
3rd: 5,91" / 150 mm - -
- Armour deck: 2,17" / 55 mm, Conning tower: 11,81" / 300 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 11 785 ihp / 8 792 Kw = 16,50 kts
Range 6 000nm at 12,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3 633 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
725 - 943
Cost:
£1,561 million / $6,245 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 930 tons, 5,7 %
Armour: 5 094 tons, 31,0 %
- Belts: 2 764 tons, 16,8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0 %
- Armament: 1 224 tons, 7,4 %
- Armour Deck: 941 tons, 5,7 %
- Conning Tower: 165 tons, 1,0 %
Machinery: 2 143 tons, 13,0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 5 237 tons, 31,9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2 738 tons, 16,7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 300 tons, 1,8 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
16 436 lbs / 7 455 Kg = 19,0 x 12,0 " / 305 mm shells or 2,2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,17
Metacentric height 5,0 ft / 1,5 m
Roll period: 15,4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,43
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,36
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0,689
Length to Beam Ratio: 4,40 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19,00 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 52
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: 16,40 ft / 5,00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 14,76 ft / 4,50 m
- Mid (50 %): 14,76 ft / 4,50 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 13,12 ft / 4,00 m (14,76 ft / 4,50 m before break)
- Stern: 13,12 ft / 4,00 m
- Average freeboard: 14,65 ft / 4,47 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 86,7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 91,1 %
Waterplane Area: 23 493 Square feet or 2 183 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 96 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 163 lbs/sq ft or 798 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,98
- Longitudinal: 2,85
- Overall: 1,09
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
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
3 Ex French Quebec Class Cruisers Purchased at the End of 1916.
They will be renamed HMM Punjab, HMM Sindh, HMM Rajashan in HY1 1917
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Quebec Class, France destroyer Leader laid down 1902 (Engine 1908)
Displacement:
2.422 t light; 2.571 t standard; 3.193 t normal; 3.690 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
334,00 ft / 330,00 ft x 37,00 ft x 16,00 ft (normal load)
101,80 m / 100,58 m x 11,28 m x 4,88 m
Armament:
2 - 6,50" / 165 mm guns in single mounts, 145,00lbs / 65,77kg shells, 1902 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread
4 - 6,50" / 165 mm guns in single mounts, 145,00lbs / 65,77kg shells, 1902 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side ends, evenly spread
8 - 2,76" / 70,0 mm guns in single mounts, 12,00lbs / 5,44kg shells, 1902 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
2 - 0,98" / 25,0 mm guns in single mounts, 0,48lbs / 0,22kg shells, 1902 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 967 lbs / 439 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 140
2 - 20,0" / 508 mm above water torpedoes, 2 - 20,0" / 508 mm submerged torpedo tubes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2,00" / 51 mm 330,00 ft / 100,58 m 10,00 ft / 3,05 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 1,00" / 25 mm 330,00 ft / 100,58 m 6,00 ft / 1,83 m
Main Belt covers 154% of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2,00" / 51 mm 1,00" / 25 mm -
2nd: 1,00" / 25 mm - -
3rd: 1,00" / 25 mm - -
4th: 1,00" / 25 mm - -
- Armour deck: 1,50" / 38 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 12.215 shp / 9.112 Kw = 22,00 kts
Range 6.300nm at 12,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1.119 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
212 - 276
Cost:
£0,275 million / $1,100 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 113 tons, 3,6%
Armour: 602 tons, 18,8%
- Belts: 317 tons, 9,9%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Armament: 43 tons, 1,3%
- Armour Deck: 241 tons, 7,6%
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0,0%
Machinery: 679 tons, 21,3%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 979 tons, 30,7%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 770 tons, 24,1%
Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 1,6%
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
3.246 lbs / 1.472 Kg = 23,7 x 6,5 " / 165 mm shells or 0,8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,28
Metacentric height 1,8 ft / 0,5 m
Roll period: 11,7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 72 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,65
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,44
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0,572
Length to Beam Ratio: 8,92 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 18,17 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -5,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 4,00 ft / 1,22 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 20,00 ft / 6,10 m
- Forecastle (20%): 16,00 ft / 4,88 m
- Mid (50%): 12,00 ft / 3,66 m
- Quarterdeck (15%): 12,00 ft / 3,66 m
- Stern: 12,00 ft / 3,66 m
- Average freeboard: 13,72 ft / 4,18 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 105,6%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 90,7%
Waterplane Area: 8.699 Square feet or 808 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 63 lbs/sq ft or 308 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,91
- Longitudinal: 2,26
- 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
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily