First up the big boys. A battlecruiser capable of running away from Norse battleships and taking on a Selkirkshire. Can't deal with a Wicklow but only so much you can do. Gangut style layout.
Haudenosaunee, Five Guys Battlecruiser laid down 1920 (Engine 1912)
Displacement:
14,581 t light; 15,468 t standard; 16,547 t normal; 17,410 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(554.94 ft / 550.00 ft) x 75.00 ft x (26.00 / 27.06 ft)
(169.14 m / 167.64 m) x 22.86 m x (7.92 / 8.25 m)
Armament:
8 - 11.50" / 292 mm 45.0 cal guns - 766.92lbs / 347.87kg shells, 140 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1920 Model
4 x Twin mounts on centreline, evenly spread
10 - 5.50" / 140 mm 45.0 cal guns - 83.90lbs / 38.05kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1920 Model
10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
14 - 2.50" / 63.5 mm 45.0 cal guns - 7.88lbs / 3.57kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1920 Model
14 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 7,085 lbs / 3,214 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 300.00 ft / 91.44 m 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
Ends: 4.00" / 102 mm 250.00 ft / 76.20 m 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
Upper: 4.00" / 102 mm 300.00 ft / 91.44 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 84 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 5.00" / 127 mm 10.0" / 254 mm
2nd: 5.00" / 127 mm - -
- Armoured deck - multiple decks:
For and Aft decks: 1.50" / 38 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 10.00" / 254 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 46,735 shp / 34,864 Kw = 25.00 kts
Range 6,000nm at 11.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,943 tons (90% coal)
Complement:
729 - 948
Cost:
£3.339 million / $13.358 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,269 tons, 7.7 %
- Guns: 1,269 tons, 7.7 %
Armour: 4,975 tons, 30.1 %
- Belts: 2,801 tons, 16.9 %
- Armament: 1,445 tons, 8.7 %
- Armour Deck: 588 tons, 3.6 %
- Conning Tower: 140 tons, 0.8 %
Machinery: 2,029 tons, 12.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,927 tons, 35.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,966 tons, 11.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 380 tons, 2.3 %
- Hull above water: 150 tons
- On freeboard deck: 100 tons
- Above deck: 130 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
23,528 lbs / 10,672 Kg = 30.9 x 11.5 " / 292 mm shells or 2.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
Metacentric height 3.8 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 16.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.94
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.44
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.540 / 0.546
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.33 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23.45 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 49
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: 30.00 %, 28.00 ft / 8.53 m, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Forward deck: 20.00 %, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Average freeboard: 22.72 ft / 6.93 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 76.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 163.9 %
Waterplane Area: 28,520 Square feet or 2,650 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 108 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 145 lbs/sq ft or 706 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 2.03
- Overall: 1.00
Excellent 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
130t for FC
150t for Torpedo Nets
100t for Stuff
A smaller earlier armored cruiser version, Gangut meets Blucher. Can take on anything short of a Selkirkshire.
Onondaga, Five Guys Armored Cruiser laid down 1910
Displacement:
8,495 t light; 8,939 t standard; 9,778 t normal; 10,449 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(454.06 ft / 450.00 ft) x 65.00 ft x (22.50 / 23.68 ft)
(138.40 m / 137.16 m) x 19.81 m x (6.86 / 7.22 m)
Armament:
8 - 8.50" / 216 mm 45.0 cal guns - 309.68lbs / 140.47kg shells, 135 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1910 Model
4 x Twin mounts on centreline, evenly spread
8 - 5.50" / 140 mm 45.0 cal guns - 83.90lbs / 38.05kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1910 Model
8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
8 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
10 - 2.50" / 63.5 mm 45.0 cal guns - 7.88lbs / 3.57kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1910 Model
10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 3,227 lbs / 1,464 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 8.50" / 216 mm 300.00 ft / 91.44 m 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
Ends: 3.00" / 76 mm 150.00 ft / 45.72 m 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
Upper: 3.00" / 76 mm 300.00 ft / 91.44 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 103 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 8.50" / 216 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 8.50" / 216 mm
2nd: 3.00" / 76 mm - -
- Armoured deck - multiple decks:
For and Aft decks: 1.00" / 25 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 8.50" / 216 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 26,113 ihp / 19,480 Kw = 23.00 kts
Range 6,000nm at 11.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,510 tons (90% coal)
Complement:
491 - 639
Cost:
£0.807 million / $3.227 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 671 tons, 6.9 %
- Guns: 671 tons, 6.9 %
Armour: 2,739 tons, 28.0 %
- Belts: 1,686 tons, 17.2 %
- Armament: 697 tons, 7.1 %
- Armour Deck: 272 tons, 2.8 %
- Conning Tower: 84 tons, 0.9 %
Machinery: 1,724 tons, 17.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,112 tons, 31.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,283 tons, 13.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 250 tons, 2.6 %
- Hull above water: 100 tons
- On freeboard deck: 80 tons
- Above deck: 70 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
12,868 lbs / 5,837 Kg = 41.9 x 8.5 " / 216 mm shells or 1.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.18
Metacentric height 3.6 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 14.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.56
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.44
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.520 / 0.528
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.92 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 21.21 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 49
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: 30.00 %, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Forward deck: 20.00 %, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Average freeboard: 18.60 ft / 5.67 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 84.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 138.6 %
Waterplane Area: 19,850 Square feet or 1,844 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 112 lbs/sq ft or 549 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 2.06
- Overall: 1.00
Adequate 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
70t - for FC
80t - for spare
100t - for Torpedo Nets
Fast and heavily armed cruiser with a shallow draft.
Huron, Five Guys Cruiser laid down 1920 (Engine 1912)
Displacement:
3,982 t light; 4,174 t standard; 4,678 t normal; 5,081 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(450.00 ft / 450.00 ft) x 55.00 ft x (13.50 / 14.36 ft)
(137.16 m / 137.16 m) x 16.76 m x (4.11 / 4.38 m)
Armament:
6 - 7.00" / 178 mm 45.0 cal guns - 172.96lbs / 78.45kg shells, 160 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1920 Model
6 x Single mounts on centreline, evenly spread
8 - 2.50" / 63.5 mm 45.0 cal guns - 7.88lbs / 3.57kg shells, 160 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1920 Model
8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 1,101 lbs / 499 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.50" / 64 mm 320.00 ft / 97.54 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 109 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.50" / 38 mm - 1.50" / 38 mm
- Protected deck - single deck:
For and Aft decks: 1.50" / 38 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 2.50" / 64 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 3 shafts, 28,442 shp / 21,218 Kw = 26.50 kts
Range 6,000nm at 11.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 907 tons (90% coal)
Complement:
282 - 367
Cost:
£0.977 million / $3.907 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 284 tons, 6.1 %
- Guns: 284 tons, 6.1 %
Armour: 579 tons, 12.4 %
- Belts: 263 tons, 5.6 %
- Armament: 30 tons, 0.6 %
- Armour Deck: 270 tons, 5.8 %
- Conning Tower: 15 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 1,235 tons, 26.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,754 tons, 37.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 695 tons, 14.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 130 tons, 2.8 %
- On freeboard deck: 100 tons
- Above deck: 30 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
6,044 lbs / 2,741 Kg = 35.2 x 7.0 " / 178 mm shells or 1.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.29
Metacentric height 3.2 ft / 1.0 m
Roll period: 12.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.41
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.42
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.490 / 0.500
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.18 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 21.21 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 49
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: 35.00 %, 22.50 ft / 6.86 m, 18.50 ft / 5.64 m
- Forward deck: 25.00 %, 18.50 ft / 5.64 m, 18.50 ft / 5.64 m
- Aft deck: 15.00 %, 18.50 ft / 5.64 m, 18.50 ft / 5.64 m
- Quarter deck: 25.00 %, 18.50 ft / 5.64 m, 18.50 ft / 5.64 m
- Average freeboard: 19.06 ft / 5.81 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 106.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 204.2 %
Waterplane Area: 16,342 Square feet or 1,518 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 113 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 76 lbs/sq ft or 370 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.83
- Longitudinal: 1.79
- Overall: 0.90
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
Adequate 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
30t- FC
150t - Stuff
Smaller older design
Oneida, Five Guys Protected Cruiser laid down 1910
Displacement:
3,052 t light; 3,173 t standard; 3,640 t normal; 4,014 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(400.00 ft / 400.00 ft) x 50.00 ft x (13.00 / 13.99 ft)
(121.92 m / 121.92 m) x 15.24 m x (3.96 / 4.26 m)
Armament:
6 - 5.50" / 140 mm 45.0 cal guns - 83.90lbs / 38.05kg shells, 160 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1910 Model
6 x Single mounts on centreline, evenly spread
4 - 2.50" / 63.5 mm 45.0 cal guns - 7.88lbs / 3.57kg shells, 160 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1910 Model
8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 535 lbs / 243 kg
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.50" / 38 mm - -
- Protected deck - single deck:
For and Aft decks: 2.50" / 64 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 2.50" / 64 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 3 shafts, 20,216 ihp / 15,081 Kw = 25.00 kts
Range 6,000nm at 11.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 841 tons (90% coal)
Complement:
233 - 304
Cost:
£0.319 million / $1.277 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 81 tons, 2.2 %
- Guns: 81 tons, 2.2 %
Armour: 401 tons, 11.0 %
- Armament: 24 tons, 0.7 %
- Armour Deck: 364 tons, 10.0 %
- Conning Tower: 13 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 1,334 tons, 36.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,176 tons, 32.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 588 tons, 16.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 60 tons, 1.6 %
- On freeboard deck: 50 tons
- Above deck: 10 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
3,425 lbs / 1,554 Kg = 41.2 x 5.5 " / 140 mm shells or 0.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.56
Metacentric height 3.8 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 10.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.10
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.45
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.490 / 0.502
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20.00 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
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: 35.00 %, 21.00 ft / 6.40 m, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Forward deck: 25.00 %, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Aft deck: 15.00 %, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Quarter deck: 25.00 %, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Average freeboard: 16.70 ft / 5.09 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 126.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 172.7 %
Waterplane Area: 13,206 Square feet or 1,227 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 108 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 61 lbs/sq ft or 297 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.85
- Longitudinal: 1.58
- Overall: 0.90
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
10t- FC
50t - Stuff
Smaller earlier destroyer version.
Tomahawk, Five Guys Destroyer laid down 1910
Displacement:
465 t light; 480 t standard; 538 t normal; 584 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(282.47 ft / 280.00 ft) x 28.00 ft x (6.00 / 6.34 ft)
(86.10 m / 85.34 m) x 8.53 m x (1.83 / 1.93 m)
Armament:
4 - 2.50" / 63.5 mm 45.0 cal guns - 7.88lbs / 3.57kg shells, 200 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1910 Model
4 x Single mounts on centreline, evenly spread
4 - 0.75" / 19.1 mm 45.0 cal guns - 0.21lbs / 0.10kg shells, 300 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1910 Model
4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 32 lbs / 15 kg
Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 8,427 ihp / 6,286 Kw = 26.50 kts
Range 2,800nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 104 tons (90% coal)
Complement:
55 - 72
Cost:
£0.058 million / $0.232 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 7 tons, 1.2 %
- Guns: 7 tons, 1.2 %
Machinery: 285 tons, 53.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 155 tons, 28.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 72 tons, 13.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 18 tons, 3.3 %
- On freeboard deck: 8 tons
- Above deck: 10 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
195 lbs / 88 Kg = 24.9 x 2.5 " / 64 mm shells or 0.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.37
Metacentric height 1.3 ft / 0.4 m
Roll period: 10.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.05
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.04
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.400 / 0.411
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 16.73 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 59 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 68
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: 20.00 %, 14.00 ft / 4.27 m, 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 10.00 ft / 3.05 m, 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 10.00 ft / 3.05 m, 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 10.00 ft / 3.05 m, 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
- Average freeboard: 10.32 ft / 3.15 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 175.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 166.7 %
Waterplane Area: 4,826 Square feet or 448 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 47 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 21 lbs/sq ft or 102 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 0.97
- Overall: 0.53
Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
10t - Stuff
8t - 4 x 18" Torpedoes
Bigger upgraded version adds steam turbines, 2 more knots and bigger guns.
Tomahawk II, Five Guys Destroyer laid down 1920 (Engine 1912)
Displacement:
583 t light; 608 t standard; 669 t normal; 717 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(302.82 ft / 300.00 ft) x 30.00 ft x (6.50 / 6.81 ft)
(92.30 m / 91.44 m) x 9.14 m x (1.98 / 2.07 m)
Armament:
4 - 4.00" / 102 mm 45.0 cal guns - 32.27lbs / 14.64kg shells, 160 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1920 Model
4 x Single mounts on centreline, evenly spread
4 - 0.75" / 19.1 mm 45.0 cal guns - 0.21lbs / 0.10kg shells, 300 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1920 Model
4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 130 lbs / 59 kg
Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 12,618 shp / 9,413 Kw = 28.50 kts
Range 2,800nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 109 tons (90% coal)
Complement:
65 - 85
Cost:
£0.175 million / $0.698 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 23 tons, 3.5 %
- Guns: 23 tons, 3.5 %
Machinery: 336 tons, 50.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 205 tons, 30.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 86 tons, 12.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 18 tons, 2.7 %
- On freeboard deck: 8 tons
- Above deck: 10 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
246 lbs / 112 Kg = 7.7 x 4.0 " / 102 mm shells or 0.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.25
Metacentric height 1.2 ft / 0.4 m
Roll period: 11.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.18
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.00
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.400 / 0.410
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 17.32 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 61 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 70
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: 26.00 %, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m, 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 11.00 ft / 3.35 m, 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
- Aft deck: 29.00 %, 11.00 ft / 3.35 m, 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 11.00 ft / 3.35 m, 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
- Average freeboard: 11.52 ft / 3.51 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 172.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 178.2 %
Waterplane Area: 5,540 Square feet or 515 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 57 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 24 lbs/sq ft or 118 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 1.20
- Overall: 0.54
Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
10t - Stuff
8t - 4 x 18" Torpedoes
Minelayer, can also pull double duty as a gunboat/multi-role ship. Shallow draft and a cleared quarterdeck.
War Club, Five Guys Minelayer laid down 1920 (Engine 1912)
Displacement:
1,421 t light; 1,470 t standard; 1,607 t normal; 1,717 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(350.00 ft / 350.00 ft) x 41.00 ft x (8.00 / 8.41 ft)
(106.68 m / 106.68 m) x 12.50 m x (2.44 / 2.56 m)
Armament:
2 - 5.50" / 140 mm 45.0 cal guns - 83.90lbs / 38.05kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1920 Model
2 x Single mounts on centreline, evenly spread
4 - 2.50" / 63.5 mm 45.0 cal guns - 7.87lbs / 3.57kg shells, 160 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1920 Model
4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 199 lbs / 90 kg
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.50" / 38 mm - -
- Protected deck - single deck:
For and Aft decks: 1.50" / 38 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 2.50" / 64 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 9,301 shp / 6,939 Kw = 23.00 kts
Range 3,000nm at 11.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 248 tons (90% coal)
Complement:
126 - 164
Cost:
£0.274 million / $1.095 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 31 tons, 1.9 %
- Guns: 31 tons, 1.9 %
Armour: 196 tons, 12.2 %
- Armament: 8 tons, 0.5 %
- Armour Deck: 180 tons, 11.2 %
- Conning Tower: 7 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 404 tons, 25.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 625 tons, 38.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 187 tons, 11.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 165 tons, 10.3 %
- On freeboard deck: 150 tons
- Above deck: 15 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
2,957 lbs / 1,341 Kg = 35.6 x 5.5 " / 140 mm shells or 1.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.28
Metacentric height 2.0 ft / 0.6 m
Roll period: 12.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.09
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.23
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck ,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.490 / 0.498
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.54 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 18.71 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 57
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 %, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m, 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Forward deck: 25.00 %, 13.00 ft / 3.96 m, 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Aft deck: 25.00 %, 13.00 ft / 3.96 m, 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Quarter deck: 25.00 %, 10.00 ft / 3.05 m, 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
- Average freeboard: 12.75 ft / 3.89 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 88.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 186.2 %
Waterplane Area: 9,475 Square feet or 880 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 128 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 48 lbs/sq ft or 233 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.87
- Longitudinal: 1.20
- Overall: 0.90
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
Adequate 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
15t- FC and Spare
150t - Mines
Minesweeper, with cleared quarterdeck, can also do patrol boat duties, fits under aux rules.
Wigwam, Five Guys Minesweeper laid down 1920 (Engine 1912)
Displacement:
212 t light; 219 t standard; 251 t normal; 277 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(201.94 ft / 200.00 ft) x 20.00 ft x (5.50 / 5.87 ft)
(61.55 m / 60.96 m) x 6.10 m x (1.68 / 1.79 m)
Armament:
2 - 2.50" / 63.5 mm 45.0 cal guns - 7.88lbs / 3.57kg shells, 200 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1920 Model
2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
4 - 0.75" / 19.1 mm 45.0 cal guns - 0.21lbs / 0.10kg shells, 300 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1920 Model
4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 17 lbs / 8 kg
Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 1,277 shp / 953 Kw = 18.00 kts
Range 2,800nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 58 tons (90% coal)
Complement:
31 - 41
Cost:
£0.038 million / $0.153 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 3 tons, 1.4 %
- Guns: 3 tons, 1.4 %
Machinery: 55 tons, 22.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 113 tons, 45.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 39 tons, 15.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 40 tons, 15.9 %
- On freeboard deck: 30 tons
- Above deck: 10 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
565 lbs / 256 Kg = 72.4 x 2.5 " / 64 mm shells or 0.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 0.6 ft / 0.2 m
Roll period: 11.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.09
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.67
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck ,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.400 / 0.413
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 14.14 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 42
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: 20.00 %, 11.00 ft / 3.35 m, 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 8.00 ft / 2.44 m, 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
- Aft deck: 20.00 %, 8.00 ft / 2.44 m, 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
- Quarter deck: 30.00 %, 6.00 ft / 1.83 m, 6.00 ft / 1.83 m
- Average freeboard: 7.64 ft / 2.33 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 76.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 120.3 %
Waterplane Area: 2,462 Square feet or 229 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 157 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 27 lbs/sq ft or 134 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.93
- Longitudinal: 1.99
- Overall: 1.00
Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent 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
10t - Stuff
30t Minesweeping gear