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Changzhang, Chinese Intermediate Cruiser laid down 1921 (Engine 1916)

Displacement:
   13,000 t light; 13,640 t standard; 14,412 t normal; 15,030 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   557.00 ft / 550.00 ft x 75.50 ft x 24.00 ft (normal load)
   169.77 m / 167.64 m x 23.01 m  x 7.32 m

Armament:
      8 - 11.00" / 279 mm guns (4x2 guns), 800.00lbs / 362.87kg shells, 1921 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
      12 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1921 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on centreline, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
      4 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns (2x2 guns), 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1921 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
   Weight of broadside 7,696 lbs / 3,491 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 80
   6 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   8.00" / 203 mm   350.00 ft / 106.68 m   12.77 ft / 3.89 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 98 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   8.00" / 203 mm   6.00" / 152 mm      7.00" / 178 mm
   2nd:   2.00" / 51 mm   1.00" / 25 mm            -
   3rd:   1.00" / 25 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 1.50" / 38 mm, Conning tower: 5.00" / 127 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 57,557 shp / 42,938 Kw = 27.00 kts
   Range 6,000nm at 12.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,390 tons

Complement:
   656 - 854

Cost:
   £3.692 million / $14.767 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 828 tons, 5.7 %
   Armour: 3,504 tons, 24.3 %
      - Belts: 1,540 tons, 10.7 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 1,129 tons, 7.8 %
      - Armour Deck: 772 tons, 5.4 %
      - Conning Tower: 64 tons, 0.4 %
   Machinery: 2,144 tons, 14.9 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,207 tons, 43.1 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,412 tons, 9.8 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 317 tons, 2.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     15,553 lbs / 7,055 Kg = 23.4 x 11.0 " / 279 mm shells or 2.0 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
   Metacentric height 3.9 ft / 1.2 m
   Roll period: 16.1 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.79
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.02

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0.506
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7.28 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23.45 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 49
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 12.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 1.90 ft / 0.58 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      24.00 ft / 7.32 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   22.00 ft / 6.71 m
      - Mid (60 %):      20.00 ft / 6.10 m (11.00 ft / 3.35 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   11.00 ft / 3.35 m
      - Stern:      12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Average freeboard:   17.44 ft / 5.31 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 93.6 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 124.8 %
   Waterplane Area: 27,823 Square feet or 2,585 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 98 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 154 lbs/sq ft or 750 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.94
      - Longitudinal: 1.61
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

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Gummoun, Chinese Battleship laid down 1921 (Engine 1916)

Displacement:
   30,000 t light; 31,364 t standard; 32,669 t normal; 33,713 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   650.00 ft / 639.00 ft x 104.00 ft x 30.50 ft (normal load)
   198.12 m / 194.77 m x 31.70 m  x 9.30 m

Armament:
      8 - 14.96" / 380 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1,951.09lbs / 885.00kg shells, 1921 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
      2 - 14.96" / 380 mm guns (1x2 guns), 1,951.09lbs / 885.00kg shells, 1921 Model
     Breech loading guns in a turret (on a barbette)
     on centreline amidships
      24 - 4.72" / 120 mm guns (12x2 guns), 52.72lbs / 23.92kg shells, 1921 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
      4 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1921 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 20,777 lbs / 9,424 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 60

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   14.0" / 356 mm   410.00 ft / 124.97 m   16.64 ft / 5.07 m
   Ends:   2.00" / 51 mm   229.00 ft / 69.80 m   16.64 ft / 5.07 m
     Main Belt covers 99 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
      2.00" / 51 mm   410.00 ft / 124.97 m   29.00 ft / 8.84 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   14.0" / 356 mm   10.0" / 254 mm      13.0" / 330 mm
   2nd:   14.0" / 356 mm   10.0" / 254 mm      13.0" / 330 mm
   3rd:   2.00" / 51 mm   1.00" / 25 mm      1.00" / 25 mm
   4th:   1.00" / 25 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 5.00" / 127 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 59,464 shp / 44,360 Kw = 24.00 kts
   Range 6,000nm at 12.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 2,349 tons

Complement:
   1,214 - 1,579

Cost:
   £8.275 million / $33.101 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 2,251 tons, 6.9 %
   Armour: 11,509 tons, 35.2 %
      - Belts: 4,483 tons, 13.7 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 880 tons, 2.7 %
      - Armament: 3,428 tons, 10.5 %
      - Armour Deck: 2,608 tons, 8.0 %
      - Conning Tower: 110 tons, 0.3 %
   Machinery: 2,215 tons, 6.8 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 13,700 tons, 41.9 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,669 tons, 8.2 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 325 tons, 1.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     37,743 lbs / 17,120 Kg = 22.5 x 15.0 " / 380 mm shells or 6.6 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
   Metacentric height 6.2 ft / 1.9 m
   Roll period: 17.5 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.59
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.01

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0.564
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.14 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 25.28 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 49
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.17 degrees
   Stern overhang: 2.55 ft / 0.78 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      23.00 ft / 7.01 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Mid (50 %):      18.00 ft / 5.49 m (13.00 ft / 3.96 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   13.00 ft / 3.96 m
      - Stern:      14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Average freeboard:   16.52 ft / 5.03 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 91.7 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 116.3 %
   Waterplane Area: 46,997 Square feet or 4,366 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 95 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 221 lbs/sq ft or 1,080 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.96
      - Longitudinal: 1.36
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate

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CA20, Republic of China Armoured Cruiser laid down 1921 (Engine 1916)

Displacement:
   13,000 t light; 13,623 t standard; 14,638 t normal; 15,450 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   557.00 ft / 550.00 ft x 76.10 ft x 24.00 ft (normal load)
   169.77 m / 167.64 m x 23.20 m  x 7.32 m

Armament:
     8 - 11.02" / 280 mm guns (4x2 guns), 800.00lbs / 362.87kg shells, 1921 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
     16 - 4.72" / 120 mm guns (8x2 guns), 52.72lbs / 23.92kg shells, 1921 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
     4 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns (2x2 guns), 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1921 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 7,244 lbs / 3,286 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 80
   6 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
  - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   8.00" / 203 mm   382.00 ft / 116.43 m   12.77 ft / 3.89 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 107 % of normal length

  - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   8.00" / 203 mm   4.00" / 102 mm      7.00" / 178 mm
   2nd:   2.00" / 51 mm   1.00" / 25 mm      1.00" / 25 mm
   3rd:   1.00" / 25 mm         -               -

  - Armour deck: 1.50" / 38 mm, Conning tower: 5.00" / 127 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 58,284 shp / 43,480 Kw = 27.00 kts
   Range 8,000nm at 12.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,827 tons

Complement:
   665 - 865

Cost:
   £3.590 million / $14.359 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 775 tons, 5.3 %
   Armour: 3,521 tons, 24.1 %
      - Belts: 1,652 tons, 11.3 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 1,023 tons, 7.0 %
      - Armour Deck: 781 tons, 5.3 %
      - Conning Tower: 64 tons, 0.4 %
   Machinery: 2,172 tons, 14.8 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,221 tons, 42.5 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,638 tons, 11.2 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 312 tons, 2.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     16,343 lbs / 7,413 Kg = 24.4 x 11.0 " / 280 mm shells or 2.1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
   Metacentric height 3.9 ft / 1.2 m
   Roll period: 16.2 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.77
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.01

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0.510
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7.23 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23.45 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 12.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 1.90 ft / 0.58 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      24.00 ft / 7.32 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   22.00 ft / 6.71 m
      - Mid (60 %):      20.00 ft / 6.10 m (11.00 ft / 3.35 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   11.00 ft / 3.35 m
      - Stern:      11.00 ft / 3.35 m
      - Average freeboard:   17.36 ft / 5.29 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 90.2 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 124.6 %
   Waterplane Area: 28,144 Square feet or 2,615 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 102 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 153 lbs/sq ft or 747 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.94
      - Longitudinal: 1.59
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

20 Degrees Incline for Belt (External), vertical height is 12ft

Misc Weight: 325 Tons
250t Fire Control System
25t Radar
25t Long-Range Wireless
15t Flagship Facilities
10t Medical Facilities

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CA21, Republic of China Armoured Cruiser laid down 1921 (Engine 1916)

Displacement:
   13,000 t light; 13,599 t standard; 14,370 t normal; 14,987 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   557.00 ft / 550.00 ft x 75.50 ft x 24.00 ft (normal load)
   169.77 m / 167.64 m x 23.01 m  x 7.32 m

Armament:
      9 - 11.00" / 279 mm guns (3x3 guns), 665.50lbs / 301.87kg shells, 1921 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
      16 - 4.72" / 120 mm guns (8x2 guns), 52.72lbs / 23.92kg shells, 1921 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
      24 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns (12x2 guns), 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1921 Model
     Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 6,835 lbs / 3,100 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 80
   6 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   9.00" / 229 mm   360.00 ft / 109.73 m   10.64 ft / 3.24 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 101 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   9.00" / 229 mm   5.00" / 127 mm      8.00" / 203 mm
   2nd:   2.00" / 51 mm   1.00" / 25 mm      1.00" / 25 mm
   3rd:   1.00" / 25 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 1.50" / 38 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 57,413 shp / 42,830 Kw = 27.00 kts
   Range 6,000nm at 12.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,387 tons

Complement:
   656 - 853

Cost:
   £3.747 million / $14.989 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 854 tons, 5.9 %
   Armour: 3,454 tons, 24.0 %
      - Belts: 1,476 tons, 10.3 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 1,156 tons, 8.0 %
      - Armour Deck: 771 tons, 5.4 %
      - Conning Tower: 51 tons, 0.4 %
   Machinery: 2,139 tons, 14.9 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,241 tons, 43.4 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,370 tons, 9.5 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 312 tons, 2.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     15,422 lbs / 6,995 Kg = 23.2 x 11.0 " / 279 mm shells or 2.0 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
   Metacentric height 3.8 ft / 1.2 m
   Roll period: 16.3 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.73
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.03

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0.505
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7.28 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23.45 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 48
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 12.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 1.90 ft / 0.58 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      24.00 ft / 7.32 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   22.00 ft / 6.71 m
      - Mid (60 %):      20.00 ft / 6.10 m (12.00 ft / 3.66 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Stern:      13.00 ft / 3.96 m
      - Average freeboard:   17.84 ft / 5.44 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 94.7 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 127.4 %
   Waterplane Area: 27,785 Square feet or 2,581 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 97 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 154 lbs/sq ft or 752 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.94
      - Longitudinal: 1.62
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

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CA21, Republic of China Armoured Cruiser laid down 1921

Displacement:
   13,000 t light; 13,597 t standard; 14,265 t normal; 14,799 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   557.00 ft / 550.00 ft x 78.00 ft x 23.50 ft (normal load)
   169.77 m / 167.64 m x 23.77 m  x 7.16 m

Armament:
      9 - 11.00" / 279 mm guns (3x3 guns), 665.50lbs / 301.87kg shells, 1921 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
      16 - 4.72" / 120 mm guns (8x2 guns), 52.72lbs / 23.92kg shells, 1921 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
      24 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns (12x2 guns), 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1921 Model
     Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 6,835 lbs / 3,100 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 80
   6 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   9.00" / 229 mm   371.00 ft / 113.08 m   10.64 ft / 3.24 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 104 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   9.00" / 229 mm   5.00" / 127 mm      8.00" / 203 mm
   2nd:   2.00" / 51 mm   1.00" / 25 mm      1.00" / 25 mm
   3rd:   1.00" / 25 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 1.50" / 38 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 57,197 shp / 42,669 Kw = 27.00 kts
   Range 6,000nm at 12.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,202 tons

Complement:
   652 - 848

Cost:
   £3.687 million / $14.747 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 854 tons, 6.0 %
   Armour: 3,511 tons, 24.6 %
      - Belts: 1,515 tons, 10.6 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 1,156 tons, 8.1 %
      - Armour Deck: 790 tons, 5.5 %
      - Conning Tower: 51 tons, 0.4 %
   Machinery: 1,970 tons, 13.8 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,353 tons, 44.5 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,265 tons, 8.9 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 312 tons, 2.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     16,209 lbs / 7,352 Kg = 24.4 x 11.0 " / 279 mm shells or 2.2 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
   Metacentric height 4.1 ft / 1.2 m
   Roll period: 16.2 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.66
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.04

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0.495
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7.05 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23.45 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 48
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 12.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 1.90 ft / 0.58 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      24.00 ft / 7.32 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   22.00 ft / 6.71 m
      - Mid (60 %):      20.00 ft / 6.10 m (12.00 ft / 3.66 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Stern:      12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Average freeboard:   17.76 ft / 5.41 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 91.6 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 131.8 %
   Waterplane Area: 28,460 Square feet or 2,644 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 98 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 156 lbs/sq ft or 762 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.94
      - Longitudinal: 1.63
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

[Logi]

Just 7ktons over the Treaty limit. What a good treaty breaker, haha.

Maximum Design, ??? Battleship laid down 1920

Displacement:
   47,000 t light; 49,537 t standard; 51,528 t normal; 53,121 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   714.00 ft / 700.00 ft x 115.00 ft x 36.00 ft (normal load)
   217.63 m / 213.36 m x 35.05 m  x 10.97 m

Armament:
      12 - 16.00" / 406 mm guns (3x4 guns), 2,700.00lbs / 1,224.70kg shells, 1920 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
      20 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (10x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1920 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on side, all amidships
   Weight of broadside 33,650 lbs / 15,263 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 80

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   15.0" / 381 mm   455.00 ft / 138.68 m   21.90 ft / 6.68 m
   Ends:   3.00" / 76 mm   245.00 ft / 74.68 m   21.90 ft / 6.68 m
     Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
      2.50" / 64 mm   455.00 ft / 138.68 m   40.00 ft / 12.19 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   15.0" / 381 mm   10.0" / 254 mm      15.0" / 381 mm
   2nd:   2.00" / 51 mm   1.00" / 25 mm      1.00" / 25 mm

   - Armour deck: 7.00" / 178 mm, Conning tower: 15.00" / 381 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 77,889 shp / 58,105 Kw = 24.00 kts
   Range 8,000nm at 12.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 3,584 tons

Complement:
   1,709 - 2,223

Cost:
   £11.199 million / $44.796 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 3,228 tons, 6.3 %
   Armour: 20,774 tons, 40.3 %
      - Belts: 7,185 tons, 13.9 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,684 tons, 3.3 %
      - Armament: 3,673 tons, 7.1 %
      - Armour Deck: 7,785 tons, 15.1 %
      - Conning Tower: 447 tons, 0.9 %
   Machinery: 2,723 tons, 5.3 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 19,800 tons, 38.4 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,528 tons, 8.8 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 474 tons, 0.9 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     67,926 lbs / 30,811 Kg = 33.2 x 16.0 " / 406 mm shells or 12.1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
   Metacentric height 7.3 ft / 2.2 m
   Roll period: 17.9 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 62 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.82
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.22

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.622
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.09 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 26.46 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 51
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 35.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Mid (50 %):      20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Stern:      20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Average freeboard:   20.00 ft / 6.10 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 79.6 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 134.0 %
   Waterplane Area: 60,113 Square feet or 5,585 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 98 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 245 lbs/sq ft or 1,196 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.94
      - Longitudinal: 1.62
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

[Sachmle]

Small Montana or a Uparmed/armored short Iowa. Now to add ~40-60 40mm and ~70-80 20mm AA.  :P

[Logi]

Curiously enough, you got close. This design started as a Colorado copy then I tried to fit the Montana armament onto it (four triple 16"s) and then I tweaked and tweaked and came out like an Alsace.

[Logi]

Now a actual idea. Aircraft power has been proven during war and is thus enticing to have a presence always at sea when out of range of Republican Air Bases.

However, the real reason the idea is offered up is to have scouting of enemy forces occur. This would allow sighting enemy ships movements while at sea and thus maneuver to avoid. If the Flying Fish Y.II is used it would take barely over ten minutes to reach a target 20,000 yds away and report back.

That sort of time loss is acceptable. Having a heads up will allow greater chance of evading the torpedo attacks of enemy ships as well as keeping out of range of the enemy and just within range of the 11" guns of Huang Hun and Li Ming. The aircraft can also be used to launch an offensive attack, most likely strafing enemy ships and torpedoing (though torpedo is such an unrefined art).

This is in effect, a fleet escort, used for scouting and the occasional attack (when planes are used to attack, they will be used against the enemy screen, not the capital ships).

The armament is heavily anti-attack, to prevent the most ironic form of lost (lose to enemy air attack) and to try to shoot down enemy scouts as well. What is missing in accuracy of the antiaircraft fire is made up for in the volume of fire presented by the 1.6"/2-pounder "Pom-pom" which lays down almost a hundred rounds of shells per minute.

There is light anti-torpedoboat armament, but it is expected that the taskforce the escort is in will protect it from such attacks. The speed of the escort allows it operation with the Huang Hun and Li Ming.

Yichang, RRC Carrier Escort laid down 1920 (Engine 1916)

Displacement:
   4,000 t light; 4,136 t standard; 4,630 t normal; 5,026 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   393.70 ft / 393.70 ft x 56.25 ft x 16.00 ft (normal load)
   120.00 m / 120.00 m x 17.15 m  x 4.88 m

Armament:
     8 - 4.13" / 105 mm guns (4x2 guns), 35.32lbs / 16.02kg shells, 1920 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on side, evenly spread
     Aft Main mounts separated by engine room
     32 - 1.60" / 40.6 mm guns (8x4 guns), 2.00lbs / 0.91kg shells, 1920 Model
     Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 347 lbs / 157 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 200

Armour:
  - 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

  - Conning tower: 5.00" / 127 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 27,650 shp / 20,627 Kw = 26.00 kts
   Range 8,000nm at 12.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 890 tons

Complement:
   279 - 364

Cost:
   £0.758 million / $3.033 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 44 tons, 0.9 %
   Armour: 53 tons, 1.1 %
      - Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 23 tons, 0.5 %
      - Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Conning Tower: 30 tons, 0.6 %
   Machinery: 1,030 tons, 22.3 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,882 tons, 40.7 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 630 tons, 13.6 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 991 tons, 21.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     6,551 lbs / 2,972 Kg = 185.5 x 4.1 " / 105 mm shells or 1.2 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.14
   Metacentric height 2.7 ft / 0.8 m
   Roll period: 14.4 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.16
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.85

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle
   Block coefficient: 0.457
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19.84 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 59 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 38
   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:      31.00 ft / 9.45 m
      - Forecastle (15 %):   31.00 ft / 9.45 m (21.00 ft / 6.40 m aft of break)
      - Mid (50 %):      21.00 ft / 6.40 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   21.00 ft / 6.40 m
      - Stern:      21.00 ft / 6.40 m
      - Average freeboard:   22.50 ft / 6.86 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 103.3 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 203.8 %
   Waterplane Area: 14,212 Square feet or 1,320 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 134 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 75 lbs/sq ft or 366 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.85
      - Longitudinal: 4.00
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   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

Two Lightweight Hangars
Hurricane Bow

Misc Weight (991 tons)
841 tons - 29 Aircraft (4 Scouts, 15 Torpedo Bombers)
100 tons - Fire Control System/Director (for coordinating the many small guns on the ship)
25 tons - Long Range Wireless
25 tons - Radar

[Carthaginian]

Totally impossible.
The nearest carrier I can think of is Ryujo- and she was almost twice that size with only 33% more aircraft... and had MAJOR handling problems in any kind of real weather.
You'll need to double the tonnage to get something with that kind of air wing, at least.

That is totally discounting the fact that the ship is in NO WAY bulky enough to store the aircraft in the number you suggest- Furious managed to carry only 10 aircraft under her similarly-sized forward hanger before her total conversion... not to mention that you ain't got the deckspace needed to house a 10m elevator and sufficient flying-off deck to get the aircraft aloft- to say nothing about RECOVERY.

In short- a nice idea, but entirely too much on too little.
A similar concept for the CSA is 50% bigger and only has about 16 aircraft with 4 spares in crates.

Oh, and you have the kind of AA suite that a WWII ship would have carried with none of the operational experience that generated such a loadout.

[Jefgte]

I would like to see the drawing of this small carrier...


Jef

[Carthaginian]

http://www.warshipsww2.eu/lode.php?language=E&period=&idtrida=418
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-l/cve1.htm

This is the smallest 'useful' carrier I found.
The upper link is stats for the ship, the lower is US Navy photos. One especially revealing photo (80-G-236393) shows this ship- MUCH larger than yours- with 43 aircraft on her deck... and how utterly insanely the deck is packed gives you an idea of how little room there would be on your carrier. In fact, Long Island only carried 21 aircraft when in active use; this is fewer aircraft than your ship claims to be carrying on 30x3m and 7,000 TONS less!

[Desertfox]

Well these are WWI biplanes... I think this ship is a seaplane carrier so the airwing would be more reasonable then.

[Guinness]

I think it depends. Aircraft carriers are volume sensitive as well as being weight sensitive. SS doesn't have much of a concept of volume sensitivity, other than it's idea of above and below decks space being excellent, adequate, or cramped, etc.

Assuming this is a seaplane carrier, I suspect that so many aircraft could be carried, as long as a good number of them are stowed partially disassembled to take up less space. Take a Sopwith Cuckoo for example:

Length: 28 ft 6 in (8.68 m)
Wingspan: 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m)
Height: 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m)
Wing area: 566 ft² (52.6 m²)

So lets say with wings folded or stowed alongside the fuselage, you've got a unit 28.5 feet long and roughly 14 feet wide. So on this ship's maximum beam, 4 stowed as such could be stowed abreast, but along most of the length of the ship that maximum would be 3 or maybe even 2. If the entire length of the quarterdeck is hanger, it's 196 feet long. That means 6 rows. 6x4 abreast would be 24, but realistically you're looking at more like 20, maybe 18.

So if we say 18 can be stowed in usable form, that leaves 11 or so that have to stowed below decks or elsewhere on the ship broken down. This doesn't seem too insane to me. A bigger problem may be where the relatively large number of aircraft torpedos should go.

[Desertfox]

The 29 aircraft are actually a typo (I think), cause he mentions only 15 torpedo bombers and 4 scouts. That would be very reasonable numbers for a seaplane carrier. The armament, now that IS a problem...

[Carthaginian]

From the description of the armament layout and it's hull lines, the ship looks to be a flattop... perhaps not a true carrier, but certainly a 'flattop.' When I read it, I pictured a vessel similar to the following ship classes (links to ships):
HMAS Albatross http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Albatross_%281928%29
U.S.S. Langley http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Langley_%28CV-1%29*
Akitsu Maru http://www.warshipsww2.eu/lode.php?language=E&period=&idtrida=1184

Such a ship is constructed specifically to carry aircraft in a hanger below decks, and to launch them from a flying-off deck. Given the way that such a ship is constructed, it'd be impossible to get a ship this small to function in that way. There's just not enough volume to get it to happen.


Also, Guinness... I think that having folding wing aircraft on this ship is putting the cart before the horse. Aircraft with folding wings were a product of shipboard aviation rather than an enabling agent. IMO, unless a nation has real carrier tech (at least 1918 level, where aircraft are being stored in hangers aboard ship) then they shouldn't have made that 'leap of faith' to have the wings of an aircraft fold up for easy storage.

*after conversion to a seaplane carrier

The 29 aircraft are actually a typo (I think), cause he mentions only 15 torpedo bombers and 4 scouts. That would be very reasonable numbers for a seaplane carrier. The armament, now that IS a problem...

DF, you are aware that ships nearly twice the size of this one only had 35-ish plane strong air wings... right? The number is at least 1/3 again as large a complement as this ship could be carrying, if the ship is carrying small scouts. It's likely twice as large as it should be if the ship is carrying something able to carry a torpedo.