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Freya, Thor, Siegfried, Beowulf, Frithjof, Heimdall, Hildebrand, Hagen, Odin and Ägir

AC1895, Germany Armored Cruiser laid down 1895 (Engine 1890)

Displacement:
   8,259 t light; 8,577 t standard; 9,304 t normal; 9,886 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (387.14 ft / 387.14 ft) x 65.94 ft x (23.62 / 24.78 ft)
   (118.00 m / 118.00 m) x 20.10 m  x (7.20 / 7.55 m)

Armament:
      4 - 8.27" / 210 mm 40.0 cal guns - 238.10lbs / 108.00kg shells, 85 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1895 Model
     2 x Twin mounts on centreline, evenly spread
      4 - 5.91" / 150 mm 40.0 cal guns - 88.18lbs / 40.00kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1895 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft
      6 - 5.91" / 150 mm 40.0 cal guns - 88.18lbs / 40.00kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1895 Model
     6 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft
      6 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
      10 - 3.46" / 88.0 mm 40.0 cal guns - 15.43lbs / 7.00kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1895 Model
     10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 - 0.31" / 8.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 0.02lbs / 0.01kg shells, 15,000 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1895 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 1,989 lbs / 902 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   3.94" / 100 mm   318.24 ft / 97.00 m   9.71 ft / 2.96 m
   Ends:   1.97" / 50 mm     68.86 ft / 20.99 m   9.71 ft / 2.96 m
   Upper:   3.94" / 100 mm   131.23 ft / 40.00 m   16.01 ft / 4.88 m
     Main Belt covers 126 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   5.91" / 150 mm   1.97" / 50 mm      3.94" / 100 mm
   2nd:   3.94" / 100 mm   1.18" / 30 mm      3.94" / 100 mm
   3rd:   2.76" / 70 mm         -               -
   4th:   0.79" / 20 mm         -               -

   - Protected deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 1.97" / 50 mm
   Forecastle: 0.98" / 25 mm  Quarter deck: 0.98" / 25 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 5.91" / 150 mm, Aft 1.18" / 30 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 16,086 ihp / 12,000 Kw = 20.09 kts
   Range 4,600nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,309 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   473 - 615

Cost:
   £0.883 million / $3.534 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 427 tons, 4.6 %
      - Guns: 427 tons, 4.6 %
   Armour: 1,999 tons, 21.5 %
      - Belts: 992 tons, 10.7 %
      - Armament: 352 tons, 3.8 %
      - Armour Deck: 588 tons, 6.3 %
      - Conning Towers: 68 tons, 0.7 %
   Machinery: 3,123 tons, 33.6 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,616 tons, 28.1 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,045 tons, 11.2 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 90 tons, 1.0 %
      - On freeboard deck: 90 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     7,103 lbs / 3,222 Kg = 25.1 x 8.3 " / 210 mm shells or 1.1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.47
   Metacentric height 5.2 ft / 1.6 m
   Roll period: 12.2 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 80 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.28
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.73

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.540 / 0.547
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.87 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19.68 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 46
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: -6.56 ft / -2.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  21.00 ft / 6.40 m,  21.00 ft / 6.40 m
      - Forward deck:   40.00 %,  21.00 ft / 6.40 m,  21.00 ft / 6.40 m
      - Aft deck:   25.00 %,  13.12 ft / 4.00 m,  13.12 ft / 4.00 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  13.12 ft / 4.00 m,  13.12 ft / 4.00 m
      - Average freeboard:      17.85 ft / 5.44 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 125.0 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 127.7 %
   Waterplane Area: 17,651 Square feet or 1,640 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 95 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 105 lbs/sq ft or 514 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.90
      - Longitudinal: 2.53
      - Overall: 1.00
   Cramped 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