Laksmanavati designs

[The Rock Doctor]

And first the regional context for Lasksmanavati:

Laskmanavati Ships :
Naval Goals : Like the Deccan, cruisers trade protection/influence around the Indian Ocean.
They also want a battlefleet capable of striking along the Deccan Coast, or as far as Java.
This creates a two – ranged force, a 'battlefleet" meant to operate up to 2000nm away and return,
and a 'Cruiser fleet" meant to operate up to 5,000nm away.

The Laskmanavati like quality ships which edge their opposition. They will build a larger ship that meets the mission goals rather than a smaller flimsy ship that meets one.

Laskmanavati  Ship Types :
Battle Fleet Capital ship : 1910 "Indiana" type, 1920 "Gangut" style
Cruiser Fleet Armored Cruiser : 1920 'Blucher' or "Regina Elena" or early BC types.

Battlefleet cruiser : 1920, 1910
Cruiser : 1920, 1910

Battlefleet Destroyer : 1920, 1910
Battlefleet MSW : 1920 fast mine layer, 1920 minesweeper
Cruiser fleet Aux : 1910 Tender/Collier.

Seakeeping 1.2+
Range :
"Battlefleet" : 5,000+  (2000 around trip, +1200 patrol)
"Cruiserfleet" : 12500+nm (5000 out, 2500 patrol, 5000back)

[The Rock Doctor]

First up, a collier/depot ship to keep everybody supplied on expeditions.  It qualifies for mercantile standards.

Lasksmanavati collier, laid down 1910

Displacement:
   5,949 t light; 6,092 t standard; 6,538 t normal; 6,896 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (328.08 ft / 328.08 ft) x 59.06 ft x (19.69 / 20.57 ft)
   (100.00 m / 100.00 m) x 18.00 m  x (6.00 / 6.27 m)

Armament:
      2 - 4.33" / 110 mm 45.0 cal guns - 40.96lbs / 18.58kg shells, 250 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1910 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline, evenly spread
      4 - 0.39" / 10.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 0.03lbs / 0.01kg shells, 5,000 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1910 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 82 lbs / 37 kg

Armour:
   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   4th:   1.97" / 50 mm   0.79" / 20 mm            -

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 5,362 ihp / 4,000 Kw = 15.67 kts
   Range 5,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 804 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   363 - 472

Cost:
   £0.262 million / $1.047 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 15 tons, 0.2 %
      - Guns: 15 tons, 0.2 %
   Armour: 12 tons, 0.2 %
      - Armament: 12 tons, 0.2 %
   Machinery: 354 tons, 5.4 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,549 tons, 23.7 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 589 tons, 9.0 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 4,020 tons, 61.5 %
      - Hull below water: 1,300 tons
      - Hull above water: 1,300 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 1,320 tons
      - Above deck: 100 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     12,533 lbs / 5,685 Kg = 23.4 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 2.3 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.28
   Metacentric height 3.5 ft / 1.1 m
   Roll period: 13.2 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.01
   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): 0.600 / 0.606
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.56 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 18.11 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: -3.28 ft / -1.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  21.98 ft / 6.70 m,  18.04 ft / 5.50 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  18.04 ft / 5.50 m,  18.04 ft / 5.50 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  18.04 ft / 5.50 m,  18.04 ft / 5.50 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  18.04 ft / 5.50 m,  18.04 ft / 5.50 m
      - Average freeboard:      18.36 ft / 5.60 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 62.4 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 134.2 %
   Waterplane Area: 14,171 Square feet or 1,316 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 137 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 72 lbs/sq ft or 349 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.90
      - Longitudinal: 2.72
      - 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

[The Rock Doctor]

And then we have a more-or-less maximum sized destroyer for the time.

Lasksmanavati destroyer, laid down 1910

Displacement:
   495 t light; 520 t standard; 628 t normal; 715 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (236.41 ft / 229.66 ft) x 22.97 ft x (10.17 / 11.10 ft)
   (72.06 m / 70.00 m) x 7.00 m  x (3.10 / 3.38 m)

Armament:
      2 - 4.33" / 110 mm 45.0 cal guns - 40.96lbs / 18.58kg shells, 250 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1910 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline, evenly spread
      2 - 0.47" / 12.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 0.05lbs / 0.02kg shells, 3,000 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1910 Model
     2 x Single mounts on sides amidships
      2 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 82 lbs / 37 kg

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

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 9,384 ihp / 7,000 Kw = 25.90 kts
   Range 5,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 196 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   62 - 81

Cost:
   £0.067 million / $0.269 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 15 tons, 2.3 %
      - Guns: 15 tons, 2.3 %
   Armour: 5 tons, 0.8 %
      - Armament: 5 tons, 0.8 %
   Machinery: 328 tons, 52.2 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 129 tons, 20.5 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 133 tons, 21.2 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 19 tons, 3.0 %
      - On freeboard deck: 18 tons
      - Above deck: 1 tons
Fittings:
-6 t:  3x1 18" tt
-10 t:  SR Wireless
-2 t:  Fire control, if available

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     168 lbs / 76 Kg = 4.1 x 4.3 " / 110 mm shells or 0.2 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.59
   Metacentric height 1.2 ft / 0.4 m
   Roll period: 8.8 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.14
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.05

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.410 / 0.428
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 15.15 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 65 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 48
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   10.00 %,  19.69 ft / 6.00 m,  15.75 ft / 4.80 m
      - Forward deck:   20.00 %,  15.75 ft / 4.80 m,  15.75 ft / 4.80 m
      - Aft deck:   55.00 %,  6.56 ft / 2.00 m,  6.56 ft / 2.00 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  6.56 ft / 2.00 m,  6.56 ft / 2.00 m
      - Average freeboard:      9.48 ft / 2.89 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 175.8 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 90.4 %
   Waterplane Area: 3,266 Square feet or 303 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 48 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 21 lbs/sq ft or 103 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.50
      - Longitudinal: 1.71
      - Overall: 0.56
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Adequate accommodation and workspace room

[The Rock Doctor]

The two cruiser designs are pretty similar but the longer-ranged ship gives up speed for bunkerage, because coal is heavy.

This is the cruiser cruiser, if you will.

Lasksmanavati independent cruiser, laid down 1910

Displacement:
   4,235 t light; 4,412 t standard; 5,401 t normal; 6,192 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (433.26 ft / 426.51 ft) x 49.21 ft x (20.01 / 22.08 ft)
   (132.06 m / 130.00 m) x 15.00 m  x (6.10 / 6.73 m)

Armament:
      12 - 4.33" / 110 mm 45.0 cal guns - 40.96lbs / 18.58kg shells, 250 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1910 Model
     12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 - 0.47" / 12.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 0.05lbs / 0.02kg shells, 3,000 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1910 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 492 lbs / 223 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   2.95" / 75 mm   295.28 ft / 90.00 m   11.81 ft / 3.60 m
   Ends:   0.98" / 25 mm     98.39 ft / 29.99 m   11.81 ft / 3.60 m
     32.84 ft / 10.01 m Unarmoured ends
     Main Belt covers 107 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   0.98" / 25 mm   0.39" / 10 mm            -

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
   For and Aft decks: 0.98" / 25 mm
   Forecastle: 0.98" / 25 mm  Quarter deck: 0.98" / 25 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 2.95" / 75 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 24,129 ihp / 18,000 Kw = 24.94 kts
   Range 12,500nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,780 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   314 - 409

Cost:
   £0.395 million / $1.580 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 87 tons, 1.6 %
      - Guns: 87 tons, 1.6 %
   Armour: 766 tons, 14.2 %
      - Belts: 465 tons, 8.6 %
      - Armament: 35 tons, 0.7 %
      - Armour Deck: 246 tons, 4.6 %
      - Conning Tower: 20 tons, 0.4 %
   Machinery: 1,593 tons, 29.5 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,535 tons, 28.4 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,166 tons, 21.6 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 255 tons, 4.7 %
      - Hull below water: 30 tons
      - Hull above water: 100 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 100 tons
      - Above deck: 25 tons

Fittings:
-25 t:  LR Wireless
-18 t:  Redundant fire control, if available
-16 t:  2x2 18", 1 set reloads
-50 t:  Command facilities
-50 t:  Up to 50 mines
-25 t:  Night-fighting doodads
-71 t:  Weight reserve

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     6,164 lbs / 2,796 Kg = 151.8 x 4.3 " / 110 mm shells or 1.1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.44
   Metacentric height 3.2 ft / 1.0 m
   Roll period: 11.5 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.09
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.42

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.450 / 0.468
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8.67 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.65 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 49
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   10.00 %,  19.69 ft / 6.00 m,  14.76 ft / 4.50 m
      - Forward deck:   20.00 %,  14.76 ft / 4.50 m,  14.76 ft / 4.50 m
      - Aft deck:   55.00 %,  14.76 ft / 4.50 m,  14.76 ft / 4.50 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  14.76 ft / 4.50 m,  14.76 ft / 4.50 m
      - Average freeboard:      14.96 ft / 4.56 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 103.7 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 119.9 %
   Waterplane Area: 13,389 Square feet or 1,244 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 122 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 71 lbs/sq ft or 348 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.95
      - Longitudinal: 1.65
      - Overall: 1.00
   Adequate 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

[The Rock Doctor]

And the fleet-minded cruiser, which is faster but short-legged and a few other details.

Lasksmanavati fleet cruiser, laid down 1910

Displacement:
   4,812 t light; 4,989 t standard; 5,401 t normal; 5,730 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (433.26 ft / 426.51 ft) x 49.21 ft x (20.01 / 20.87 ft)
   (132.06 m / 130.00 m) x 15.00 m  x (6.10 / 6.36 m)

Armament:
      12 - 4.33" / 110 mm 45.0 cal guns - 40.96lbs / 18.58kg shells, 250 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1910 Model
     12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 - 0.47" / 12.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 0.05lbs / 0.02kg shells, 3,000 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1910 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 492 lbs / 223 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   4.33" / 110 mm   344.49 ft / 105.00 m   11.81 ft / 3.60 m
   Ends:   0.98" / 25 mm     81.99 ft / 24.99 m   11.81 ft / 3.60 m
     Main Belt covers 124 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   0.98" / 25 mm   0.39" / 10 mm            -

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
   For and Aft decks: 0.98" / 25 mm
   Forecastle: 0.98" / 25 mm  Quarter deck: 0.98" / 25 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 4.33" / 110 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 29,490 ihp / 22,000 Kw = 26.23 kts
   Range 5,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 741 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   314 - 409

Cost:
   £0.465 million / $1.859 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 87 tons, 1.6 %
      - Guns: 87 tons, 1.6 %
   Armour: 1,048 tons, 19.4 %
      - Belts: 738 tons, 13.7 %
      - Armament: 35 tons, 0.7 %
      - Armour Deck: 246 tons, 4.6 %
      - Conning Tower: 29 tons, 0.5 %
   Machinery: 1,947 tons, 36.0 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,545 tons, 28.6 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 588 tons, 10.9 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 185 tons, 3.4 %
      - Hull above water: 60 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 100 tons
      - Above deck: 25 tons

Fittings:
-25 t:  LR Wireless
-18 t:  Redundant fire control, if available
-8 t:  2x2 18"
-50 t:  Command facilities
-25 t:  Night-fighting doodads
-59 t:  Weight reserve

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     4,176 lbs / 1,894 Kg = 102.8 x 4.3 " / 110 mm shells or 0.9 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.32
   Metacentric height 2.8 ft / 0.9 m
   Roll period: 12.3 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.10
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.26

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.450 / 0.458
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8.67 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.65 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 56
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   10.00 %,  19.69 ft / 6.00 m,  14.76 ft / 4.50 m
      - Forward deck:   20.00 %,  14.76 ft / 4.50 m,  14.76 ft / 4.50 m
      - Aft deck:   55.00 %,  14.76 ft / 4.50 m,  14.76 ft / 4.50 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  14.76 ft / 4.50 m,  14.76 ft / 4.50 m
      - Average freeboard:      14.96 ft / 4.56 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 123.2 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 119.9 %
   Waterplane Area: 13,389 Square feet or 1,244 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 101 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 72 lbs/sq ft or 350 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.94
      - Longitudinal: 1.67
      - 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

[The Rock Doctor]

The pride of the Lasksmanavati fleet, as of 1910, are these fellows.  Possibly inspired by Vilnius Union predreadnoughts - who can say, really, why that would be the case - they have a light-ish main battery and heavy intermediate battery.

Good speed for a pre-dread, though.

Lasksmanavati battleship, laid down 1910

Displacement:
   10,978 t light; 11,625 t standard; 12,293 t normal; 12,828 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (393.70 ft / 393.70 ft) x 72.18 ft x (23.29 / 24.15 ft)
   (120.00 m / 120.00 m) x 22.00 m  x (7.10 / 7.36 m)

Armament:
      4 - 10.24" / 260 mm 45.0 cal guns - 540.85lbs / 245.32kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1910 Model
     2 x Twin mounts on centreline, evenly spread
      8 - 8.27" / 210 mm 45.0 cal guns - 284.98lbs / 129.26kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1910 Model
     4 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
      16 - 4.33" / 110 mm 45.0 cal guns - 40.96lbs / 18.58kg shells, 250 per gun
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1910 Model
     16 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      8 raised mounts
      8 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
      6 - 0.39" / 10.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 0.03lbs / 0.01kg shells, 5,000 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1910 Model
     6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      6 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 5,099 lbs / 2,313 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   10.2" / 260 mm   255.91 ft / 78.00 m   11.81 ft / 3.60 m
   Ends:   3.54" / 90 mm   137.76 ft / 41.99 m   11.81 ft / 3.60 m
   Upper:   5.12" / 130 mm   255.91 ft / 78.00 m   7.87 ft / 2.40 m
     Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   10.2" / 260 mm   5.12" / 130 mm      10.2" / 260 mm
   2nd:   8.27" / 210 mm   3.94" / 100 mm      8.27" / 210 mm
   4th:   2.36" / 60 mm   2.36" / 60 mm      4.33" / 110 mm

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
   For and Aft decks: 2.36" / 60 mm
   Forecastle: 1.18" / 30 mm  Quarter deck: 2.36" / 60 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 10.24" / 260 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 21,447 ihp / 16,000 Kw = 20.41 kts
   Range 5,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,202 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
   583 - 758

Cost:
   £1.030 million / $4.120 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1,027 tons, 8.4 %
      - Guns: 1,027 tons, 8.4 %
   Armour: 4,416 tons, 35.9 %
      - Belts: 2,076 tons, 16.9 %
      - Armament: 1,305 tons, 10.6 %
      - Armour Deck: 917 tons, 7.5 %
      - Conning Tower: 117 tons, 1.0 %
   Machinery: 1,416 tons, 11.5 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,613 tons, 29.4 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,316 tons, 10.7 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 507 tons, 4.1 %
      - Hull above water: 160 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 297 tons
      - Above deck: 50 tons

Fittings:
-206 t:  Redundant fire control, if available
-25 t:  LR wireless
-100 t:  Flag facilities
-120 t:  Torpedo nets
-8 t:  4x1 18" TT
-25 t:  Night-fighting doodads
-23 t:  Weight reserve

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     17,136 lbs / 7,773 Kg = 32.0 x 10.2 " / 260 mm shells or 2.4 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.14
   Metacentric height 3.9 ft / 1.2 m
   Roll period: 15.3 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.64
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.29

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.650 / 0.654
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.45 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19.84 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 54
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: -3.28 ft / -1.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  21.98 ft / 6.70 m,  18.04 ft / 5.50 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  18.04 ft / 5.50 m,  18.04 ft / 5.50 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  18.04 ft / 5.50 m,  18.04 ft / 5.50 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  18.04 ft / 5.50 m,  18.04 ft / 5.50 m
      - Average freeboard:      18.36 ft / 5.60 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 73.2 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 128.3 %
   Waterplane Area: 21,769 Square feet or 2,022 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 102 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 131 lbs/sq ft or 639 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.90
      - Longitudinal: 2.55
      - Overall: 1.00
   Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Excellent accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

[The Rock Doctor]

And in a couple of days, I'll sit back, look at rival fleets and territorial expansions, and figure out the 1920 builds.

[Kaiser Kirk]

For the upcoming conflict, this design thread will be updated.

Some of the build dates here will need to be slightly modified.
Laksmanavati ships will be as
Series
1908 Class
1912 Class
1916 Class
1920 Class
1924 Class
1928 Class

The Tech list has been compiled. Like all NPCs they are generally behind, and further behind in the higher tech categories.
3 Tech boosts have been given, I have chosen one, and Rocky has chosen 2.

Rocky will take point on naval design
I have made a list of classes, with the techs associated.
He can do the ones he finds of interest.
For those remaining, we can pitch in.

Player Council for Laksmanavati will presumably start with Rocky.
As folks availability for different roles becomes clearer, we'll settle the rest of the roles.

I'm still trying to decide how Parthia would view the weakening of a Rajasthani foe (and so strengthening Rajasthan)
and the building up of Byzantine strength near it's territory.

[TacCovert4]

Rocky, I would presume their fleet would have some roughly Parthian lines, given parthia is their great power friendly and likely a source of education for their marine architects?

[Kaiser Kirk]

Not necessarily.
If we did not have premade ships, then we'd burgle older Parthian designs.
But in this, they are free to make ships especially suited to their needs. They may wind up more Norse-like.
But Rocky gets to play a bit and hand off some ships.

Storyline wise Tac is correct.
There are almost certainly Laksmanavati officers attending the Parthian academies and actually Jefgte established that the Parthians train other powers in their Naval Gunnery School.

[TacCovert4]

I was headspacing in anticipation of Rocky asking for help in designing some of their fleet.

[The Rock Doctor]

I'm going to farm out destroyers to willing volunteers (not named Jef):

1.  750t; engine year 1912, oiled-burning direct-drive turbines, range 5-7000 nm @ 10kts.  Single 110mm main battery, 60mm AA, 10mm MG.  Misc. weight for FC, night-fighting, mines, and up to 4x2 18" tt. 

2.  1,000t; engine year 1916, DD turbines.  Range/armament as above or higher, with up to 4x3 21" (3t) torps, basic hydrophones and baseline ASW gear.

3.  1,500 t; engine year 1920; geared turbines.  Range in the 7-10,000 range @ 10 kts.  Guns can be in 2-gun mounts, torps can be 4t units.  Still 1905 ASW kit.  Mines optional.

4.  As above but engine year 1924, and the 1910 ASW options.  No mines.

5.  As above but engine year 1928, and the 1915 ASW options.  No mines.

All designs should be moderately balanced for speed/firepower.  Seakeeping of 1.00 is adequate.  Units with ASW kit are more likely to be employed in screening roles than in independent/minelaying roles.

It is assumed that FC and AA guns are refitted later than the original build year, so kindly tally the cost of that gear in addition to the cost of the ship and I'll figure out the bookkeeping.

[Jefgte]

1.  750t; engine year 1912, oiled-burning direct-drive turbines, range 5-7000 nm @ 10kts.  Single 110mm main battery, 60mm AA, 10mm MG.  Misc. weight for FC, night-fighting, mines, and up to 4x2 18" tt.

750T, Laksamanavati DD1912 laid down 1912

750T, Laksamanavati DD1912 laid down 1912

Displacement:
   750 t light; 785 t standard; 877 t normal; 951 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (305,25 ft / 301,84 ft) x 29,04 ft x (8,76 / 9,24 ft)
   (93,04 m / 92,00 m) x 8,85 m  x (2,67 / 2,82 m)

Armament:
      2 - 4,33" / 110 mm 45,0 cal guns - 40,96lbs / 18,58kg shells, 250 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1912 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      4 - 2,36" / 60,0 mm 45,0 cal guns - 6,66lbs / 3,02kg shells, 400 per gun
     Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1912 Model
     4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      4 - 0,47" / 12,0 mm 45,0 cal guns - 0,04lbs / 0,02kg shells, 1 000 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1912 Model
     4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      4 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 109 lbs / 49 kg

Armour:
   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   0,39" / 10 mm         -               -
   2nd:   0,39" / 10 mm         -               -
   3rd:   0,39" / 10 mm         -               -

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 16 500 shp / 12 309 Kw = 29,28 kts
   Range 5 000nm at 10,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 166 tons

Complement:
   79 - 104

Cost:
   £0,093 million / $0,372 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 20 tons, 2,3 %
      - Guns: 20 tons, 2,3 %
   Armour: 6 tons, 0,7 %
      - Armament: 6 tons, 0,7 %
   Machinery: 439 tons, 50,0 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 224 tons, 25,5 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 127 tons, 14,5 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 61 tons, 7,0 %
      - Hull above water: 4 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 55 tons
      - Above deck: 2 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     267 lbs / 121 Kg = 6,6 x 4,3 " / 110 mm shells or 0,2 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,23
   Metacentric height 1,1 ft / 0,3 m
   Roll period: 11,4 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 74 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,16
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,07

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,400 / 0,411
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10,40 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 17,37 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 63 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 69
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   15,00 %,  19,36 ft / 5,90 m,  16,40 ft / 5,00 m
      - Forward deck:   25,00 %,  16,40 ft / 5,00 m,  15,75 ft / 4,80 m
      - Aft deck:   45,00 %,  7,87 ft / 2,40 m,  7,87 ft / 2,40 m
      - Quarter deck:   15,00 %,  7,87 ft / 2,40 m,  8,53 ft / 2,60 m
      - Average freeboard:      11,43 ft / 3,48 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 169,3 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 140,5 %
   Waterplane Area: 5 395 Square feet or 501 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 61 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 25 lbs/sq ft or 121 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,50
      - Longitudinal: 1,25
      - Overall: 0,54
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Excellent accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

AD
10t for SR wireless
3t for 1918 fire control
OD
24t for 2x4TTx450
25t for night-fighting doodads
6t reserved
AW
4t for engines additionnal ventillation

Trial Speed:30.5kts
Bonus:1.23

[Jefgte]

2.  1,000t; engine year 1916, DD turbines.  Range/armament as above or higher, with up to 4x3 21" (3t) torps, basic hydrophones and baseline ASW gear.

1000T, Laksamanavati DD1916 laid down 1916

Displacement:
   1 000 t light; 1 052 t standard; 1 165 t normal; 1 255 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (331,61 ft / 328,08 ft) x 30,25 ft x (10,27 / 10,79 ft)
   (101,08 m / 100,00 m) x 9,22 m  x (3,13 / 3,29 m)

Armament:
      4 - 4,33" / 110 mm 45,0 cal guns - 40,96lbs / 18,58kg shells, 250 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1916 Model
     4 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      2 raised mounts - superfiring
      4 - 2,36" / 60,0 mm 45,0 cal guns - 6,65lbs / 3,01kg shells, 400 per gun
     Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1916 Model
     4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      4 - 0,47" / 12,0 mm 45,0 cal guns - 0,05lbs / 0,02kg shells, 1 000 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1916 Model
     4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      4 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 191 lbs / 86 kg

Armour:
   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   0,39" / 10 mm         -               -
   2nd:   0,39" / 10 mm         -               -
   3rd:   0,39" / 10 mm         -               -

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 22 270 shp / 16 614 Kw = 30,50 kts
   Range 6 000nm at 10,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 203 tons

Complement:
   99 - 129

Cost:
   £0,206 million / $0,824 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 35 tons, 3,0 %
      - Guns: 35 tons, 3,0 %
   Armour: 8 tons, 0,7 %
      - Armament: 8 tons, 0,7 %
   Machinery: 582 tons, 50,0 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 284 tons, 24,4 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 165 tons, 14,2 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 91 tons, 7,8 %
      - Hull above water: 6 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 56 tons
      - Above deck: 29 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     311 lbs / 141 Kg = 7,7 x 4,3 " / 110 mm shells or 0,3 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,15
   Metacentric height 1,1 ft / 0,3 m
   Roll period: 12,2 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,29
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,01

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,400 / 0,410
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10,85 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 18,11 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 62 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 69
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   15,00 %,  20,01 ft / 6,10 m,  17,06 ft / 5,20 m
      - Forward deck:   25,00 %,  17,06 ft / 5,20 m,  16,08 ft / 4,90 m
      - Aft deck:   45,00 %,  8,20 ft / 2,50 m,  8,20 ft / 2,50 m
      - Quarter deck:   15,00 %,  8,20 ft / 2,50 m,  8,86 ft / 2,70 m
      - Average freeboard:      11,85 ft / 3,61 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 171,4 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 131,5 %
   Waterplane Area: 6 109 Square feet or 568 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 63 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 28 lbs/sq ft or 135 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,50
      - Longitudinal: 1,18
      - Overall: 0,55
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Excellent accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

AD
25t for LR wireless
4t for 1918 fire control
OD
36t for 4x3TTx533
5t for Hydrophone
5t for ASW depth charges
20t for minen or reserved
AW
6t for engines additionnal ventillation

Trial Speed:31.5kts
Bonus:1.01

[TacCovert4]

1500T, Laksmanavati Destroyer laid down 1920

Displacement:
   1,498 t light; 1,559 t standard; 1,742 t normal; 1,888 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (344.68 ft / 341.21 ft) x 32.81 ft x (10.89 / 11.58 ft)
   (105.06 m / 104.00 m) x 10.00 m  x (3.32 / 3.53 m)

Armament:
      5 - 4.33" / 110 mm 45.0 cal guns - 40.96lbs / 18.58kg shells, 200 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1920 Model
     4 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      2 raised mounts - superfiring
     1 x Single mount on centreline, forward deck aft
      1 raised mount
      4 - 2.36" / 60.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 6.65lbs / 3.01kg shells, 200 per gun
     Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1920 Model
     4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      12 - 0.47" / 12.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 0.05lbs / 0.02kg shells, 2,000 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mounts, 1920 Model
     4 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
     2 x Twin mounts on centreline, forward evenly spread
      2 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 232 lbs / 105 kg

Armour:
   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   1.18" / 30 mm         -               -

   - Conning towers: Forward 1.18" / 30 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Geared drive, 2 shafts, 34,580 shp / 25,796 Kw = 31.50 kts
   Range 9,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 330 tons

Complement:
   134 - 175

Cost:
   £0.457 million / $1.828 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 42 tons, 2.4 %
      - Guns: 42 tons, 2.4 %
   Armour: 18 tons, 1.0 %
      - Armament: 14 tons, 0.8 %
      - Conning Tower: 4 tons, 0.2 %
   Machinery: 925 tons, 53.1 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 429 tons, 24.6 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 244 tons, 14.0 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 84 tons, 4.8 %
      - On freeboard deck: 52 tons
      - Above deck: 32 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     473 lbs / 214 Kg = 11.6 x 4.3 " / 110 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20
   Metacentric height 1.3 ft / 0.4 m
   Roll period: 12.0 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.30
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.05

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.500 / 0.510
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10.40 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 18.47 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 67 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 67
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 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 %,  19.69 ft / 6.00 m,  19.69 ft / 6.00 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  19.69 ft / 6.00 m,  19.69 ft / 6.00 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  9.84 ft / 3.00 m,  9.84 ft / 3.00 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  9.84 ft / 3.00 m,  9.84 ft / 3.00 m
      - Average freeboard:      14.76 ft / 4.50 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 178.5 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 152.5 %
   Waterplane Area: 7,459 Square feet or 693 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 66 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 31 lbs/sq ft or 152 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.50
      - Longitudinal: 1.80
      - Overall: 0.57
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Excellent accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

5t - Fire Control
2t - NF Devices (Searchlights)
25t - LR Radio


48t - 4x3x21in HW TT On Sides
4t - 4 x 1905 ASW Kite Sets

Trials Speed - 32.16kts