Chinese vessels

[Walter]

What?? A design for China?!? Shocking, isn't it? ;D

I started with something along the lines of Scott's RRS Discovery, but it became a little bit bigger than that.

While it is a civilian ship, the 17.7% armor on it means that it needs to be built as a military ship and cannot use the Mercantile Standards/Auxiliaries rule.

Now the springstyle notes says...

civilian merchant ships, divide crew and damage survival values by 10 - they have small crews, and lack the extensive compartmentation of naval ships.

... but that would mean a crew of 17-23 while the 1000 ton smaller RRS Discovery had a crew of 11 officers and 36 men. 179 - 233 look to be way too much, so I divided that value by 2 instead of 10 which, compared with the Discovery's crew and all that rigging that needs to be tended, probably gives a more realistic value. I kept survivability as is since it is built as a military vessel.

The whole hull of the ship is protected. The main belt thickness is 3 inches except for the forward 20 feet which is 6 inches thick. The rest of the bow area is 4 inches thick and the rest of the hull is 1 inch thick.

The extreme angle of the bow of 68 degrees is to get the proper length oa with the bowsprit sticking out on the front. The rigging weight and sailing speed is based on calculations of a previous version of Navalism (half hull speed = 5% normal displacement weight, every additional knot = +1% normal displacement weight, every additional knot above hull speed = +2% normal displacement weight)

Expedition members and scientists weight values are based on those of a liner that I use. Expedition leader cabin = 1st class passenger (= 2x cabin passenger weight for given year), scientists and/or senior expedition members = 2nd class passengers (= cabin passenger weight for given year) and finally the other expedition members = 3rd class passengers (= steerage passenger weight for given year).




Zheng He, China Exploration vessel laid down 1904 (Engine 1900)

Displacement:
   2,000 t light; 2,051 t standard; 2,556 t normal; 2,959 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (298.43 ft / 230.00 ft) x 38.00 ft x (17.00 / 19.25 ft)
   (90.96 m / 70.10 m) x 11.58 m  x (5.18 / 5.87 m)

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   2.00" / 51 mm   230.00 ft / 70.10 m   10.00 ft / 3.05 m
   Ends:   3.00" / 76 mm     20.00 ft / 6.10 m   24.00 ft / 7.32 m
   Upper:   1.00" / 25 mm   230.00 ft / 70.10 m   27.00 ft / 8.23 m
     Main Belt covers 154 % of normal length

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 1 shaft, 436 ihp / 325 Kw = 9.00 kts
   Range 15,000nm at 8.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 908 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   179 - 233

Cost:
   £0.079 million / $0.318 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
   Armour: 453 tons, 17.7 %
      - Belts: 453 tons, 17.7 %
   Machinery: 67 tons, 2.6 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 627 tons, 24.5 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 556 tons, 21.7 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 852 tons, 33.3 %
      - Hull below water: 200 tons
      - Hull above water: 200 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 130 tons
      - Above deck: 322 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     8,364 lbs / 3,794 Kg = 535,371.6 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 3.8 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
   Metacentric height 1.4 ft / 0.4 m
   Roll period: 13.6 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 69 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.78

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a ram bow and a round stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.602 / 0.615
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.05 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 15.17 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 26 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 39
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 68.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 11.50 ft / 3.51 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   0.00 %,  23.00 ft / 7.01 m,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Forward deck:   35.00 %,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m,  9.00 ft / 2.74 m
      - Aft deck:   45.00 %,  9.00 ft / 2.74 m,  9.00 ft / 2.74 m
      - Quarter deck:   20.00 %,  9.00 ft / 2.74 m,  10.50 ft / 3.20 m
      - Average freeboard:      10.03 ft / 3.06 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 27.2 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 67.3 %
   Waterplane Area: 6,266 Square feet or 582 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 177 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 62 lbs/sq ft or 301 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 1.15
      - Longitudinal: 2.71
      - Overall: 1.25
   Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Cramped accommodation and workspace room
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

1520 GRT

Hull protection: hull 1", bow 4-6", waterline 3"

Actual crew 90-117

Hull - Below water (200 tons)
- 140 tons for extra stores
- 50 tons for hold cargo
- 10 tons for small arms and ammunition for crew and expedition members
Hull - Above water (200 tons)
- 10 tons for expedition leader cabin
- 100 tons for 20 scientists and/or senior expedition members
- 90 tons for 45 other expedition members
On deck (130 tons)
- 25 tons for long range wireless radio
- 10 tons for short range wireless radio
- 50 tons for extra boats and davits
- 40 tons for deck cargo
- 5 tons cargo hold crane
Above deck (322 tons)
- 322 tons for sails and rigging (sailing speed 15.17 knots)

[Walter]

Couple of ships planned for 1905...


Meitan, China Collier/Oiler laid down 1905

Displacement:
   2,000 t light; 2,152 t standard; 7,635 t normal; 12,021 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (305.00 ft / 305.00 ft) x 50.00 ft x (22.00 / 33.48 ft)
   (92.96 m / 92.96 m) x 15.24 m  x (6.71 / 10.21 m)

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 1 shaft, 2,294 ihp / 1,711 Kw = 12.00 kts
   Range 55,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 9,869 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   407 - 530

Cost:
   £0.116 million / $0.464 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
   Machinery: 329 tons, 4.3 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,520 tons, 19.9 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,635 tons, 73.8 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 2.0 %
      - On freeboard deck: 150 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     68,487 lbs / 31,065 Kg = 634.1 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 12.7 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 2.03
   Metacentric height 5.4 ft / 1.6 m
   Roll period: 9.0 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
   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): 0.797 / 0.824
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.10 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 17.46 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 37 %
   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 %,  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:   35.00 %,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Average freeboard:      20.00 ft / 6.10 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 15.9 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 125.1 %
   Waterplane Area: 13,368 Square feet or 1,242 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 944 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 66 lbs/sq ft or 323 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.86
      - Longitudinal: 3.85
      - 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, rides out heavy weather easily

Actual range: 6,000nm@10 kts
Actual bunker: 1,138 tons (113.8 tons oil, 1,024.2 tons coal)
Cargo Fuel: 8,731 tons (873.1 tons oil, 7,857.9 tons coal)

Construction: 0.5 BP and $0.50, 11 months

[Walter]

Yunshu, China Troop Transport laid down 1905

Displacement:
   7,069 t light; 7,234 t standard; 8,282 t normal; 9,120 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (311.68 ft / 311.68 ft) x 59.06 ft x (26.25 / 28.43 ft)
   (95.00 m / 95.00 m) x 18.00 m  x (8.00 / 8.66 m)

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 4,094 shp / 3,054 Kw = 14.00 kts
   Range 8,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,885 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   433 - 564

Cost:
   £0.295 million / $1.179 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
   Machinery: 338 tons, 4.1 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,456 tons, 17.6 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,213 tons, 14.6 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 5,275 tons, 63.7 %
      - Hull above water: 5,000 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 275 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     7,978 lbs / 3,619 Kg = 73.9 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 1.6 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
   Metacentric height 2.7 ft / 0.8 m
   Roll period: 15.2 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.88

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle, raised quarterdeck ,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.600 / 0.610
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.28 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 17.65 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 42 %
   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 (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  16.40 ft / 5.00 m,  15.75 ft / 4.80 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  10.50 ft / 3.20 m,  9.84 ft / 3.00 m
      - Aft deck:   30.00 %,  9.84 ft / 3.00 m,  10.50 ft / 3.20 m
      - Quarter deck:   20.00 %,  15.75 ft / 4.80 m,  16.40 ft / 5.00 m
      - Average freeboard:      12.52 ft / 3.82 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 79.4 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 60.2 %
   Waterplane Area: 13,462 Square feet or 1,251 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 139 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 71 lbs/sq ft or 345 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.91
      - Longitudinal: 2.31
      - Overall: 1.00
   Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Cramped accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

5000 tons for 2500 troops

Construction: 1.768 BP and $1.768, 16.5 months

[Walter]

Duchuan, China Ferry laid down 1905

Displacement:
   496 t light; 508 t standard; 593 t normal; 661 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (139.63 ft / 136.98 ft) x 26.25 ft x (7.22 / 7.97 ft)
   (42.56 m / 41.75 m) x 8.00 m  x (2.20 / 2.43 m)

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 313 shp / 233 Kw = 10.00 kts
   Range 2,580nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 153 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   59 - 78

Cost:
   £0.021 million / $0.084 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
   Machinery: 26 tons, 4.4 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 110 tons, 18.6 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 97 tons, 16.3 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 360 tons, 60.7 %
      - On freeboard deck: 360 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     3,031 lbs / 1,375 Kg = 28.1 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 4.2 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
   Metacentric height 0.8 ft / 0.2 m
   Roll period: 12.4 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.02

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a ram bow and a round stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.800 / 0.808
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.22 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 11.70 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 1.64 ft / 0.50 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   15.00 %,  3.77 ft / 1.15 m,  3.77 ft / 1.15 m
      - Forward deck:   35.00 %,  3.77 ft / 1.15 m,  3.77 ft / 1.15 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  3.77 ft / 1.15 m,  3.77 ft / 1.15 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  3.77 ft / 1.15 m,  3.77 ft / 1.15 m
      - Average freeboard:      3.77 ft / 1.15 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 16.0 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 38.5 %
   Waterplane Area: 3,162 Square feet or 294 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 144 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 28 lbs/sq ft or 138 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.99
      - Longitudinal: 1.02
      - Overall: 1.00
   Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Extremely poor accommodation and workspace room

360 tons for 200 passengers or 180 troops

Construction: 0.124 BP and $0.124, 6 months

[Walter]

Qin Shi Huang, China Ocean Liner laid down 1905

Displacement:
   18,000 t light; 18,492 t standard; 24,609 t normal; 29,502 t full load
33865 GRT

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (556.19 ft / 550.00 ft) x 75.00 ft x (30.00 / 35.20 ft)
   (169.53 m / 167.64 m) x 22.86 m  x (9.14 / 10.73 m)

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, reciprocating cruising steam engines and steam turbines
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 19,000 ihp / 14,174 Kw = 18.32 kts
   Range 7,045nm at 18.30 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 11,009 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   982 - 1,277

Cost:
   £0.909 million / $3.635 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
   Machinery: 1,991 tons, 8.1 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,260 tons, 21.4 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,608 tons, 26.9 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 10,750 tons, 43.7 %
      - Hull above water: 4,500 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 6,250 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     52,790 lbs / 23,945 Kg = 488.8 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 5.1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
   Metacentric height 3.8 ft / 1.2 m
   Roll period: 16.1 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a round stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.696 / 0.711
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7.33 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23.45 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 39 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 35
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 4.00 ft / 1.22 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  25.00 ft / 7.62 m,  25.00 ft / 7.62 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  25.00 ft / 7.62 m,  25.00 ft / 7.62 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  25.00 ft / 7.62 m,  25.00 ft / 7.62 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  25.00 ft / 7.62 m,  25.00 ft / 7.62 m
      - Average freeboard:      25.00 ft / 7.62 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 47.4 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 159.8 %
   Waterplane Area: 32,945 Square feet or 3,061 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 167 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 101 lbs/sq ft or 491 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.93
      - Longitudinal: 1.82
      - 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, rides out heavy weather easily

9150 tons for 2622 passengers or 4575 soldiers
1200 tons cargo
400 tons miscellaneous

Luxury Suites: 20 passengers (@ 20t, 2x 1st class)
1st Class: 300 passengers (@ 10t, 2x 2nd class)
2nd Class: 502 passengers (@ 5t, SS note minimum: 4.8t)
3rd Class: 1800 passengers (@ 1.8t, SS note minimum: 1.8t)

Cabins 1st class
Suites: 10 cabins
1-person: 47 cabins
2-person: 40 cabins
3-person: 55 cabins

Cabins 2nd class
1-person: 110 cabins
2-person: 12 cabins
3-person: 92 cabins

Cabins 3rd class
1-person: 202 cabins
2-person: 416 cabins
4-person: 135 cabins
6-person: 23 cabins
8-person: 11 cabins


Construction: 4.2 BP and $4.20, 26 months

[Walter]

With the bit about sailing in Kirk's "Italian Speculative Ships" thread, I was in the mood to sim another sailing vessel to add to the list of Chinese ships (so the rule I mentioned there and which is given in the Zheng He post above is used for this ship). No ideas yet regarding junks with Gatling guns...


Ye Ying, China 4-mast Barque laid down 1905


Displacement:
   5,488 t light; 5,617 t standard; 6,459 t normal; 7,134 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (392.91 ft / 328.08 ft) x 48.88 ft x (22.97 / 24.99 ft)
   (119.76 m / 100.00 m) x 14.90 m  x (7.00 / 7.62 m)

Machinery:
   Petrol Internal combustion motors,
   Direct drive, 1 shaft, 1,072 shp / 800 Kw = 10.00 kts
   Range 10,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,517 tons

Complement:
   359 - 468

Cost:
   £0.203 million / $0.814 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
   Machinery: 81 tons, 1.3 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,297 tons, 20.1 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 972 tons, 15.0 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 4,110 tons, 63.6 %
      - Hull below water: 1,600 tons
      - Hull above water: 1,260 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 350 tons
      - Above deck: 900 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     11,117 lbs / 5,043 Kg = 102.9 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 2.4 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.06
   Metacentric height 1.9 ft / 0.6 m
   Roll period: 14.8 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise aft of midbreak,
     a ram bow and a round stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.614 / 0.623
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.71 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 18.11 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 22 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 35
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 59.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 11.32 ft / 3.45 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   0.00 %,  32.15 ft / 9.80 m,  18.21 ft / 5.55 m
      - Forward deck:   34.30 %,  18.21 ft / 5.55 m,  11.81 ft / 3.60 m
      - Aft deck:   53.90 %,  15.42 ft / 4.70 m,  15.42 ft / 4.70 m
      - Quarter deck:   11.80 %,  15.42 ft / 4.70 m,  16.08 ft / 4.90 m
      - Average freeboard:      15.32 ft / 4.67 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 53.2 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 94.3 %
   Waterplane Area: 11,649 Square feet or 1,082 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 151 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 65 lbs/sq ft or 320 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.91
      - Longitudinal: 2.32
      - Overall: 1.00
   Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Adequate accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

8947 GRT

Actual crew: 75-98

Hull below water (1600 tons):
- 1200 tons cargo
- 400 tons extra stores

Hull above water (1260 tons):
- 150 tons for 10 instructors (@ 15 tons each)
- 960 tons for 120 cadets (@ 8 tons each)
- 150 tons for 50 guest trainees (@ 3 tons each)

On deck (350 tons):
- 25 tons for long range wireless
- 10 tons for short range wireless
- 305 tons deck cargo
- 10 tons for two cargo hold cranes

Above deck (900 tons)
- 900 tons for sails and rigging (sailing speed 18 knots)

4 masts, 32 sails, 4,195 m² sail area.


Construction cost: 895.75 tons and $0.89575, 13 months.

[Kaiser Kirk]

Neat Walter.
I may need to tinker with that rule and see what I can make for vessels also :)