Khazaria Ships

[Guinness]

So, I'm fleshing out the Khazaks (or as Rocky would refer to them as, the Boratistanis). Here's the entire current component of their Navy. For this purpose I've assumed the 47mm hotchkiss qf gun is ubiquitous so even the Khazaks have it, and the 75mm is the Russian model from 1892.

I haven't posted any reports from them yet, but by my numbers they have 5 of these in service.

Gunboat Number 1, Khazaria Gunboat laid down 1908 (Engine 1895)

Displacement:
   300 t light; 311 t standard; 336 t normal; 355 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   160.76 ft / 155.84 ft x 19.69 ft x 6.56 ft (normal load)
   49.00 m / 47.50 m x 6.00 m  x 2.00 m

Armament:
      2 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm guns in single mounts, 10.80lbs / 4.90kg shells, 1892 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on centreline, evenly spread
      2 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm guns in single mounts, 3.17lbs / 1.44kg shells, 1890 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships
      4 - 0.30" / 7.6 mm guns in single mounts, 0.01lbs / 0.01kg shells, 1888 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 28 lbs / 13 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 250

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

   - Conning tower: 0.98" / 25 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 650 ihp / 485 Kw = 13.81 kts
   Range 2,000nm at 8.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 44 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   38 - 50

Cost:
   £0.029 million / $0.117 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 4 tons, 1.2 %
   Armour: 4 tons, 1.2 %
      - Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 3 tons, 0.9 %
      - Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Conning Tower: 1 tons, 0.3 %
   Machinery: 110 tons, 32.8 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 138 tons, 41.1 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 36 tons, 10.6 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 44 tons, 13.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     325 lbs / 147 Kg = 25.2 x 3.0 " / 75 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
   Metacentric height 0.5 ft / 0.2 m
   Roll period: 11.4 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.20
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0.584
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7.92 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 12.48 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 35
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 4.92 ft / 1.50 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      16.40 ft / 5.00 m
      - Forecastle (10 %):   16.40 ft / 5.00 m
      - Mid (40 %):      16.40 ft / 5.00 m (8.20 ft / 2.50 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (10 %):   8.20 ft / 2.50 m
      - Stern:      8.20 ft / 2.50 m
      - Average freeboard:   11.48 ft / 3.50 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 130.3 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 125.0 %
   Waterplane Area: 2,210 Square feet or 205 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 112 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 26 lbs/sq ft or 126 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.77
      - Longitudinal: 10.23
      - 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

Misc Weight:
32t: Accommodation for up to 16 troops
12t: Misc equipment and reserve

[TexanCowboy]

Thank you. I must note that I was going to gift them and the Nigerians a 8'' single turret. I can design a ship with it for them if you want.

[Guinness]

I'm not sure Khazaria's neighbors (and former rulers) the Russians would be down with that. About all it would be useful for is shelling Russian towns.

EDIT: It also occurs to me that just getting an 8" armed ship to Khazaria would be a major undertaking.

[TexanCowboy]

Ok... thats bad.... Meanwhile, I think that Bushranger fleshed out a Nigerian fleet a while back at this link http://www.navalism.org/index.php?topic=1183.0

[ledeper]

the Boratistanis

I just love it LOL :D :D :D :D

[Kaiser Kirk]

EDIT: It also occurs to me that just getting an 8" armed ship to Khazaria would be a major undertaking.

Step 1.
Build really big crane.

Step 2.
Build really big net.

Step 3.
Build really big catapult.

Step 4.
Load ship on catapult with crane, aim at net...

[TexanCowboy]

They have a type 1 port, I think. Transfer through land the plans, bribe Persia with the plans as well.