Ships of the Royal Navy: Pre-Start

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Designs under consideration for use in the Royal navy at the beginning of the sim.

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Illustrious Class, United Kingdom Battleship laid down 1895

Displacement:
   13,127 t light; 13,682 t standard; 14,500 t normal; 15,154 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (390.00 ft / 390.00 ft) x 75.00 ft x (27.00 / 28.03 ft)
   (118.87 m / 118.87 m) x 22.86 m  x (8.23 / 8.54 m)

Armament:
      4 - 12.00" / 305 mm 35.0 cal guns - 850.00lbs / 385.55kg shells, 70 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1890 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      12 - 6.00" / 152 mm 40.0 cal guns - 100.00lbs / 45.36kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1895 Model
     12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      8 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
      16 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 40.0 cal guns - 12.50lbs / 5.67kg shells, 300 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1895 Model
     16 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
      Weight of broadside 4,800 lbs / 2,177 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   12.0" / 305 mm   253.50 ft / 77.27 m   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
   Ends:   9.00" / 229 mm   136.48 ft / 41.60 m   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
   Upper:   7.00" / 178 mm   253.50 ft / 77.27 m   9.00 ft / 2.74 m
     Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   10.0" / 254 mm   6.00" / 152 mm      14.0" / 356 mm
   2nd:   6.00" / 152 mm         -         4.00" / 102 mm
   3rd:   3.00" / 76 mm         -         3.00" / 76 mm

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
   For and Aft decks: 4.00" / 102 mm
   Forecastle: 2.50" / 64 mm  Quarter deck: 2.50" / 64 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 14.00" / 356 mm, Aft 8.00" / 203 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 9,967 ihp / 7,435 Kw = 16.37 kts
   Range 7,000nm at 8.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,472 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   659 - 858

Cost:
   £0.993 million / $3.970 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 746 tons, 5.1 %
      - Guns: 746 tons, 5.1 %
   Armour: 6,470 tons, 44.6 %
      - Belts: 3,486 tons, 24.0 %
      - Armament: 1,159 tons, 8.0 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,544 tons, 10.6 %
      - Conning Towers: 282 tons, 1.9 %
   Machinery: 1,689 tons, 11.7 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,972 tons, 27.4 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,373 tons, 9.5 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 250 tons, 1.7 %
      - On freeboard deck: 250 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     26,632 lbs / 12,080 Kg = 30.8 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 3.5 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.35
   Metacentric height 5.5 ft / 1.7 m
   Roll period: 13.4 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.41
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.643 / 0.647
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.20 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19.75 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 45 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 35
   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:   20.00 %,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m
      - Average freeboard:      19.00 ft / 5.79 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 57.8 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 122.2 %
   Waterplane Area: 22,256 Square feet or 2,068 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 112 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 133 lbs/sq ft or 647 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.89
      - Longitudinal: 2.75
      - 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

Based on the OTL Majestic class, I felt it would be a safe place to start.

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Armament:
      4 - 12.00" / 305 mm 35.0 cal guns - 850.00lbs / 385.55kg shells, 70 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1890 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
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Don't you need 2 twin mounts? 

Based on the OTL Majestic class, I felt it would be a safe place to start.

Could the IJN order themselves one or two of these? 

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Yes, aside from the fact a computer restart ate the sim :-[ will redo her at some point soon

[Darman]

lol thats fine.  you could probably borrow mine if you wanted.  it would be the true "export" version of the Majestic class anyways

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Aphrodite, Royal Navy  Second Class Cruiser laid down 1890

Displacement:
   2,950 t light; 3,054 t standard; 3,397 t normal; 3,672 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (314.00 ft / 300.00 ft) x 43.00 ft x (17.50 / 18.59 ft)
   (95.71 m / 91.44 m) x 13.11 m  x (5.33 / 5.67 m)

Armament:
      2 - 6.00" / 152 mm 40.0 cal guns - 100.00lbs / 45.36kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1890 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      6 - 4.70" / 119 mm 40.0 cal guns - 50.00lbs / 22.68kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1890 Model
     6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 500 lbs / 227 kg

Armour:
   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   4.50" / 114 mm   0.50" / 13 mm            -
   2nd:   4.00" / 102 mm   1.00" / 25 mm            -

   - Protected deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 2.00" / 51 mm
   Forecastle: 1.00" / 25 mm  Quarter deck: 1.00" / 25 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 3.00" / 76 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 9,000 ihp / 6,714 Kw = 19.94 kts
   Range 4,002nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 618 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   222 - 289

Cost:
   £0.348 million / $1.390 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 68 tons, 2.0 %
      - Guns: 68 tons, 2.0 %
   Armour: 377 tons, 11.1 %
      - Armament: 64 tons, 1.9 %
      - Armour Deck: 298 tons, 8.8 %
      - Conning Tower: 15 tons, 0.4 %
   Machinery: 1,593 tons, 46.9 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 912 tons, 26.8 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 447 tons, 13.2 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     1,734 lbs / 787 Kg = 16.1 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 0.5 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.82
   Metacentric height 3.7 ft / 1.1 m
   Roll period: 9.4 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.10
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.40

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a ram bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.527 / 0.536
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.98 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 17.32 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   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:   20.00 %,  12.00 ft / 3.66 m,  12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  12.00 ft / 3.66 m,  12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  12.00 ft / 3.66 m,  12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  12.00 ft / 3.66 m,  12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Average freeboard:      12.00 ft / 3.66 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 158.0 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 90.7 %
   Waterplane Area: 8,807 Square feet or 818 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 87 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 67 lbs/sq ft or 329 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.92
      - Longitudinal: 2.08
      - Overall: 1.00
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Adequate accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

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Since we are only going from 1895 now...

Aphrodite, Royal Navy Second Class Cruiser laid down 1895

Displacement:
   3,000 t light; 3,104 t standard; 3,419 t normal; 3,671 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (314.00 ft / 300.00 ft) x 43.00 ft x (17.50 / 18.50 ft)
   (95.71 m / 91.44 m) x 13.11 m  x (5.33 / 5.64 m)

Armament:
      2 - 6.00" / 152 mm 40.0 cal guns - 100.00lbs / 45.36kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1895 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      6 - 4.70" / 119 mm 40.0 cal guns - 50.00lbs / 22.68kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1895 Model
     6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 500 lbs / 227 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   2.00" / 51 mm   291.00 ft / 88.70 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 149 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   4.50" / 114 mm   0.50" / 13 mm            -
   2nd:   4.00" / 102 mm   2.00" / 51 mm            -

   - Protected deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 2.00" / 51 mm
   Forecastle: 1.00" / 25 mm  Quarter deck: 1.00" / 25 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 3.00" / 76 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 9,000 ihp / 6,714 Kw = 19.91 kts
   Range 4,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 566 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   223 - 290

Cost:
   £0.332 million / $1.328 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 68 tons, 2.0 %
      - Guns: 68 tons, 2.0 %
   Armour: 598 tons, 17.5 %
      - Belts: 181 tons, 5.3 %
      - Armament: 74 tons, 2.2 %
      - Armour Deck: 329 tons, 9.6 %
      - Conning Tower: 15 tons, 0.4 %
   Machinery: 1,469 tons, 43.0 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 865 tons, 25.3 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 419 tons, 12.3 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     1,998 lbs / 906 Kg = 18.5 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 0.5 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.72
   Metacentric height 3.4 ft / 1.0 m
   Roll period: 9.7 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.11
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.39

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a ram bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.530 / 0.538
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.98 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 17.32 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 51
   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:   1.50 %,  12.00 ft / 3.66 m,  12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  12.00 ft / 3.66 m,  12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Aft deck:   67.00 %,  12.00 ft / 3.66 m,  12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Quarter deck:   1.50 %,  12.00 ft / 3.66 m,  12.00 ft / 3.66 m
      - Average freeboard:      12.00 ft / 3.66 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 145.4 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 90.6 %
   Waterplane Area: 8,835 Square feet or 821 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 89 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 64 lbs/sq ft or 312 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.92
      - Longitudinal: 2.07
      - Overall: 1.00
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Adequate accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

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Redone version

Illustrious, United Kingdom First Class Battleship laid down 1895

Displacement:
   13,100 t light; 13,655 t standard; 14,472 t normal; 15,126 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (390.00 ft / 390.00 ft) x 75.00 ft x (27.00 / 28.03 ft)
   (118.87 m / 118.87 m) x 22.86 m  x (8.23 / 8.54 m)

Armament:
      4 - 12.00" / 305 mm 35.0 cal guns - 850.00lbs / 385.55kg shells, 70 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1890 Model
     2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      12 - 6.00" / 152 mm 40.0 cal guns - 100.00lbs / 45.36kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1895 Model
     12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      8 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
      16 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 40.0 cal guns - 12.50lbs / 5.67kg shells, 300 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1895 Model
     16 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
      Weight of broadside 4,800 lbs / 2,177 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   13.0" / 330 mm   210.60 ft / 64.19 m   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
   Ends:   9.00" / 229 mm   179.38 ft / 54.68 m   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
   Upper:   7.00" / 178 mm   210.60 ft / 64.19 m   9.00 ft / 2.74 m
     Main Belt covers 83 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   14.0" / 356 mm   7.00" / 178 mm      14.0" / 356 mm
   2nd:   6.00" / 152 mm   2.00" / 51 mm      4.00" / 102 mm
   3rd:   3.00" / 76 mm   2.00" / 51 mm      3.00" / 76 mm

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
   For and Aft decks: 4.00" / 102 mm
   Forecastle: 2.50" / 64 mm  Quarter deck: 2.50" / 64 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 14.00" / 356 mm, Aft 8.00" / 203 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 10,000 ihp / 7,460 Kw = 16.39 kts
   Range 7,009nm at 8.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,471 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   659 - 857

Cost:
   £0.992 million / $3.970 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 643 tons, 4.4 %
      - Guns: 643 tons, 4.4 %
   Armour: 6,458 tons, 44.6 %
      - Belts: 3,501 tons, 24.2 %
      - Armament: 1,187 tons, 8.2 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,489 tons, 10.3 %
      - Conning Towers: 281 tons, 1.9 %
   Machinery: 1,695 tons, 11.7 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,054 tons, 28.0 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,372 tons, 9.5 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 250 tons, 1.7 %
      - On freeboard deck: 250 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     26,674 lbs / 12,099 Kg = 30.9 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 3.4 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.36
   Metacentric height 5.6 ft / 1.7 m
   Roll period: 13.3 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.40
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.98

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.641 / 0.646
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.20 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19.75 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 36
   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:   25.50 %,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m
      - Aft deck:   24.00 %,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m
      - Quarter deck:   20.50 %,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m
      - Average freeboard:      19.00 ft / 5.79 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 58.1 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 122.1 %
   Waterplane Area: 22,231 Square feet or 2,065 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 112 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 132 lbs/sq ft or 645 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.90
      - Longitudinal: 2.66
      - 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

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Cant say I am thrilled with this. Trying to put to much on the hull I think.

Albion, United Kingdom First Class Battleship laid down 1897

Displacement:
   14,100 t light; 14,715 t standard; 15,552 t normal; 16,221 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (420.00 ft / 420.00 ft) x 75.00 ft x (27.00 / 27.98 ft)
   (128.02 m / 128.02 m) x 22.86 m  x (8.23 / 8.53 m)

Armament:
      4 - 12.00" / 305 mm 35.0 cal guns - 850.00lbs / 385.55kg shells, 70 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1897 Model
     2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      4 - 9.20" / 234 mm 40.0 cal guns - 380.00lbs / 172.37kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1897 Model
     4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      8 - 6.00" / 152 mm 40.0 cal guns - 100.00lbs / 45.36kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1897 Model
     8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      8 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
      10 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 40.0 cal guns - 12.50lbs / 5.67kg shells, 300 per gun
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1895 Model
     10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
      Weight of broadside 5,845 lbs / 2,651 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   11.0" / 279 mm   216.30 ft / 65.93 m   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
   Ends:   7.00" / 178 mm   203.68 ft / 62.08 m   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
   Upper:   6.00" / 152 mm   216.30 ft / 65.93 m   9.00 ft / 2.74 m
     Main Belt covers 79 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   14.0" / 356 mm   7.00" / 178 mm      14.0" / 356 mm
   2nd:   7.00" / 178 mm   3.00" / 76 mm      5.00" / 127 mm
   3rd:   5.00" / 127 mm   2.00" / 51 mm      3.00" / 76 mm
   4th:   3.00" / 76 mm         -         3.00" / 76 mm

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
   For and Aft decks: 4.00" / 102 mm
   Forecastle: 2.00" / 51 mm  Quarter deck: 2.00" / 51 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 13.00" / 330 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 14,500 ihp / 10,817 Kw = 17.98 kts
   Range 7,000nm at 8.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,506 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   696 - 905

Cost:
   £1.226 million / $4.905 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 949 tons, 6.1 %
      - Guns: 949 tons, 6.1 %
   Armour: 6,141 tons, 39.5 %
      - Belts: 3,055 tons, 19.6 %
      - Armament: 1,390 tons, 8.9 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,522 tons, 9.8 %
      - Conning Tower: 175 tons, 1.1 %
   Machinery: 2,377 tons, 15.3 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,433 tons, 28.5 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,452 tons, 9.3 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 1.3 %
      - On freeboard deck: 200 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     21,802 lbs / 9,889 Kg = 25.2 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 2.6 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.28
   Metacentric height 5.1 ft / 1.5 m
   Roll period: 14.0 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.55
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.72

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.640 / 0.644
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.60 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.49 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 41
   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:   26.00 %,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m
      - Aft deck:   21.50 %,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m
      - Quarter deck:   22.50 %,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m
      - Average freeboard:      19.00 ft / 5.79 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 73.8 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 124.4 %
   Waterplane Area: 23,921 Square feet or 2,222 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 104 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 139 lbs/sq ft or 676 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.90
      - Longitudinal: 2.40
      - 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

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Remembrance, United Kingdom Second Class Battleship laid down 1895

Displacement:
   9,780 t light; 10,215 t standard; 11,323 t normal; 12,210 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (380.00 ft / 380.00 ft) x 72.00 ft x (26.00 / 27.61 ft)
   (115.82 m / 115.82 m) x 21.95 m  x (7.92 / 8.42 m)

Armament:
      4 - 10.00" / 254 mm 32.0 cal guns - 500.00lbs / 226.80kg shells, 90 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1895 Model
     2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      10 - 6.00" / 152 mm 40.0 cal guns - 100.00lbs / 45.36kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1895 Model
     10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      12 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 40.0 cal guns - 12.50lbs / 5.67kg shells, 300 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1895 Model
     12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 3,150 lbs / 1,429 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   8.00" / 203 mm   209.00 ft / 63.70 m   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
   Ends:   6.00" / 152 mm   170.98 ft / 52.11 m   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
   Upper:   5.00" / 127 mm   209.00 ft / 63.70 m   9.00 ft / 2.74 m
     Main Belt covers 85 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   8.00" / 203 mm   4.00" / 102 mm      10.0" / 254 mm
   2nd:   6.00" / 152 mm   2.00" / 51 mm      4.00" / 102 mm
   3rd:   3.00" / 76 mm   2.00" / 51 mm      3.00" / 76 mm

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
   For and Aft decks: 2.50" / 64 mm
   Forecastle: 2.00" / 51 mm  Quarter deck: 2.00" / 51 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 8.00" / 203 mm, Aft 4.50" / 114 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 12,000 ihp / 8,952 Kw = 17.96 kts
   Range 7,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,995 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   548 - 713

Cost:
   £0.801 million / $3.203 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 453 tons, 4.0 %
      - Guns: 453 tons, 4.0 %
   Armour: 3,933 tons, 34.7 %
      - Belts: 2,192 tons, 19.4 %
      - Armament: 757 tons, 6.7 %
      - Armour Deck: 848 tons, 7.5 %
      - Conning Towers: 136 tons, 1.2 %
   Machinery: 2,034 tons, 18.0 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,310 tons, 29.2 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,543 tons, 13.6 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 0.4 %
      - On freeboard deck: 50 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     17,406 lbs / 7,895 Kg = 34.8 x 10.0 " / 254 mm shells or 2.4 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.34
   Metacentric height 5.1 ft / 1.6 m
   Roll period: 13.3 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.44
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.99

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.557 / 0.566
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.28 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19.49 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   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 %,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Aft deck:   25.00 %,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Quarter deck:   20.00 %,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m,  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): 73.8 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 133.7 %
   Waterplane Area: 19,226 Square feet or 1,786 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 117 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 120 lbs/sq ft or 585 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.88
      - Longitudinal: 3.01
      - 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

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Ariadne, United Kingdom First Class Cruiser laid down 1895

Displacement:
   9,485 t light; 9,895 t standard; 11,000 t normal; 11,884 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (435.00 ft / 435.00 ft) x 69.00 ft x (25.50 / 27.04 ft)
   (132.59 m / 132.59 m) x 21.03 m  x (7.77 / 8.24 m)

Armament:
      14 - 6.00" / 152 mm 40.0 cal guns - 100.00lbs / 45.36kg shells, 200 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1895 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
     12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      8 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
      14 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 40.0 cal guns - 12.50lbs / 5.67kg shells, 350 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1895 Model
     14 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 1,575 lbs / 714 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   4.00" / 102 mm   282.75 ft / 86.18 m   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
   Ends:   2.00" / 51 mm   152.23 ft / 46.40 m   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
     Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

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

   - Protected deck - multiple decks:
   For and Aft decks: 4.00" / 102 mm
   Forecastle: 2.50" / 64 mm  Quarter deck: 2.50" / 64 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 12.00" / 305 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 18,000 ihp / 13,428 Kw = 20.45 kts
   Range 7,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,990 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   536 - 698

Cost:
   £0.828 million / $3.312 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 222 tons, 2.0 %
      - Guns: 222 tons, 2.0 %
   Armour: 2,695 tons, 24.5 %
      - Belts: 905 tons, 8.2 %
      - Armament: 271 tons, 2.5 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,392 tons, 12.7 %
      - Conning Tower: 128 tons, 1.2 %
   Machinery: 3,051 tons, 27.7 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,992 tons, 27.2 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,515 tons, 13.8 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 525 tons, 4.8 %
      - Hull above water: 225 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 250 tons
      - Above deck: 50 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     14,073 lbs / 6,383 Kg = 130.3 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.7 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.47
   Metacentric height 5.6 ft / 1.7 m
   Roll period: 12.3 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.12
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.503 / 0.512
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.30 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.86 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   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:   20.00 %,  24.00 ft / 7.32 m,  24.00 ft / 7.32 m
      - Forward deck:   45.00 %,  24.00 ft / 7.32 m,  24.00 ft / 7.32 m
      - Aft deck:   20.00 %,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Average freeboard:      20.85 ft / 6.36 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 99.7 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 151.3 %
   Waterplane Area: 20,053 Square feet or 1,863 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 110 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 97 lbs/sq ft or 475 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.90
      - Longitudinal: 2.53
      - Overall: 1.00
   Adequate 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

[Darman]

How much would it cost the Ottomans to purchase 2 of these?

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Cressy, United Kingdom First Class Cruiser laid down 1898

Displacement:
   10,980 t light; 11,413 t standard; 12,551 t normal; 13,462 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (440.00 ft / 440.00 ft) x 69.50 ft x (26.00 / 27.49 ft)
   (134.11 m / 134.11 m) x 21.18 m  x (7.92 / 8.38 m)

Armament:
      2 - 9.20" / 234 mm 40.0 cal guns - 380.00lbs / 172.37kg shells, 125 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1898 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      12 - 6.00" / 152 mm 40.0 cal guns - 100.00lbs / 45.36kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1898 Model
     12 x Single mounts on sides, forward evenly spread
      12 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
      12 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 40.0 cal guns - 12.50lbs / 5.67kg shells, 350 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1898 Model
     12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 2,110 lbs / 957 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   6.00" / 152 mm   294.80 ft / 89.86 m   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
   Ends:   3.00" / 76 mm   145.18 ft / 44.25 m   15.00 ft / 4.57 m
   Upper:   5.00" / 127 mm   294.80 ft / 89.86 m   9.00 ft / 2.74 m
     Main Belt covers 103 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   7.00" / 178 mm   3.00" / 76 mm      5.00" / 127 mm
   2nd:   5.00" / 127 mm   2.00" / 51 mm      53.0" / 1,346 mm

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
   For and Aft decks: 3.00" / 76 mm
   Forecastle: 1.00" / 25 mm  Quarter deck: 1.00" / 25 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 6.00" / 152 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 22,000 ihp / 16,412 Kw = 21.02 kts
   Range 7,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 2,049 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   592 - 770

Cost:
   £1.002 million / $4.009 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 375 tons, 3.0 %
      - Guns: 375 tons, 3.0 %
   Armour: 3,562 tons, 28.4 %
      - Belts: 1,963 tons, 15.6 %
      - Armament: 470 tons, 3.7 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,059 tons, 8.4 %
      - Conning Tower: 70 tons, 0.6 %
   Machinery: 3,548 tons, 28.3 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,269 tons, 26.0 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,571 tons, 12.5 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 225 tons, 1.8 %
      - Hull above water: 50 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 175 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     14,759 lbs / 6,695 Kg = 37.9 x 9.2 " / 234 mm shells or 1.7 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.42
   Metacentric height 5.3 ft / 1.6 m
   Roll period: 12.6 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 98 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.24
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.96

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.553 / 0.560
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.33 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.98 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   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:   18.00 %,  24.00 ft / 7.32 m,  24.00 ft / 7.32 m
      - Forward deck:   50.00 %,  24.00 ft / 7.32 m,  24.00 ft / 7.32 m
      - Aft deck:   17.00 %,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m
      - Average freeboard:      21.12 ft / 6.44 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 102.1 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 149.5 %
   Waterplane Area: 21,392 Square feet or 1,987 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 104 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 103 lbs/sq ft or 502 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.91
      - Longitudinal: 2.46
      - Overall: 1.00
   Adequate 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

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How much would it cost the Ottomans to purchase 2 of these?

The way it is working out, Im going to have lots of leftover cash and no BP. Maintenance costs will correct this after game start.

[Darman]

I thought it was supposed to be the the way around?