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Deirdre, Ireland Fisheries Protection Sloop laid down 1936

Displacement:
478 t light; 500 t standard; 580 t normal; 644 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
230.00 ft / 223.81 ft x 35.00 ft x 8.00 ft (normal load)
70.10 m / 68.22 m x 10.67 m x 2.44 m

Armament:
1 - 4.13" / 105 mm guns in single mounts, 35.32lbs / 16.02kg shells, 1936 Model
Dual purpose gun in deck mount
on centreline forward
2 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns (1x2 guns), 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1936 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mount
on centreline forward, all raised guns
4 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1936 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 63 lbs / 29 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.57" / 40 mm 0.79" / 20 mm -
2nd: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
3rd: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -

- Conning tower: 0.79" / 20 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 3,693 shp / 2,755 Kw = 22.00 kts
Range 4,700nm at 14.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 144 tons

Complement:
58 - 76

Cost:
£0.200 million / $0.799 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 8 tons, 1.4 %
Armour: 7 tons, 1.2 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 6 tons, 1.0 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 1 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 104 tons, 17.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 330 tons, 56.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 102 tons, 17.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 30 tons, 5.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
1,756 lbs / 797 Kg = 49.7 x 4.1 " / 105 mm shells or 0.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20
Metacentric height 1.5 ft / 0.4 m
Roll period: 12.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.08
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.54

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.324
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.39 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 18.36 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 46
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Mid (50 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Stern: 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Average freeboard: 13.32 ft / 4.06 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 75.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 213.6 %
Waterplane Area: 5,004 Square feet or 465 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 189 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 42 lbs/sq ft or 207 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.83
- Longitudinal: 5.17
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

20 tons for Depth Charges (war load)
10 tons for Hydrophones

Vessels:
FG-1 Deirdre
FG-2 Eithne
FG-3 Grainne
FG-4 Niamh

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Dublin, Ireland Minesweeper laid down 1936

Displacement:
459 t light; 471 t standard; 500 t normal; 523 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
236.19 ft / 230.00 ft x 35.00 ft x 7.50 ft (normal load)
71.99 m / 70.10 m x 10.67 m x 2.29 m

Armament:
1 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1936 Model
Dual purpose gun in deck mount
on centreline forward
2 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1936 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
Weight of broadside 14 lbs / 6 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
2nd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 1,601 shp / 1,194 Kw = 18.00 kts
Range 3,700nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 52 tons

Complement:
52 - 68

Cost:
£0.126 million / $0.502 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2 tons, 0.3 %
Armour: 1 tons, 0.2 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 1 tons, 0.2 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 45 tons, 9.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 286 tons, 57.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 41 tons, 8.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 125 tons, 25.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
2,082 lbs / 944 Kg = 154.2 x 3.0 " / 76 mm shells or 1.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 1.2 ft / 0.4 m
Roll period: 11.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 48 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.02
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.92

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.338
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.67 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 18.19 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 45 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 24
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Mid (50 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Stern: 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Average freeboard: 13.32 ft / 4.06 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 60.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 242.3 %
Waterplane Area: 5,088 Square feet or 473 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 217 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 37 lbs/sq ft or 180 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.85
- Longitudinal: 4.74
- Overall: 1.01
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Vessels:
MSW-1 Dublin
MSW-2 Corcaigh (Cork)
MSW-3 Luimneach (Limerick)
MSW-4 Gaillimh (Galway)
MSW-5 Port Láirge (Waterford)
MSW-6 Cill Chainnigh (Kilkenny)

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Originally posted by Earl822
I expect that Ireland for all its miss givings will use British Calibre guns, i.e a 4.5in DP on that Sloop

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Deirdre, Ireland Fisheries Protection Sloop (with British armaments) laid down 1936

Displacement:
478 t light; 500 t standard; 580 t normal; 644 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
230.00 ft / 223.81 ft x 35.00 ft x 8.00 ft (normal load)
70.10 m / 68.22 m x 10.67 m x 2.44 m

Armament:
1 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns in single mounts, 51.91lbs / 23.55kg shells, 1936 Model
Dual purpose gun in deck mount
on centreline forward
1 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1936 Model
Anti-aircraft gun in deck mount
on centreline forward, 1 raised gun
4 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1936 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 66 lbs / 30 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.57" / 40 mm 0.79" / 20 mm -
2nd: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
3rd: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -

- Conning tower: 0.79" / 20 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 3,693 shp / 2,755 Kw = 22.00 kts
Range 4,700nm at 14.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 144 tons

Complement:
58 - 76

Cost:
£0.202 million / $0.806 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 8 tons, 1.4 %
Armour: 7 tons, 1.2 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 6 tons, 1.0 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 1 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 104 tons, 17.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 330 tons, 56.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 102 tons, 17.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 30 tons, 5.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
1,750 lbs / 794 Kg = 33.7 x 4.7 " / 119 mm shells or 0.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20
Metacentric height 1.5 ft / 0.4 m
Roll period: 12.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.08
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.54

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.324
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.39 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 18.36 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 46
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Mid (50 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Stern: 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Average freeboard: 13.32 ft / 4.06 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 76.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 213.6 %
Waterplane Area: 5,004 Square feet or 465 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 187 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 42 lbs/sq ft or 207 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.83
- Longitudinal: 5.18
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

20 tons for Depth Charges (war load)
10 tons for Hydrophones

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Deirdre, Ireland Fisheries Protection Sloop laid down 1936

Displacement:
473 t light; 492 t standard; 580 t normal; 651 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
230.00 ft / 223.81 ft x 35.00 ft x 8.00 ft (normal load)
70.10 m / 68.22 m x 10.67 m x 2.44 m

Armament:
2 - 3.70" / 94.0 mm guns (1x2 guns), 25.33lbs / 11.49kg shells, 1936 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mount
on centreline forward
4 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1936 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline, evenly spread, all raised mounts
4 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns (2x2 guns), 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1936 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 52 lbs / 24 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.57" / 40 mm 0.79" / 20 mm -
2nd: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
3rd: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -

- Conning tower: 0.79" / 20 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 3,693 shp / 2,755 Kw = 22.00 kts
Range 4,400nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 159 tons

Complement:
58 - 76

Cost:
£0.192 million / $0.770 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 6 tons, 1.1 %
Armour: 7 tons, 1.3 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 6 tons, 1.0 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 1 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 104 tons, 17.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 325 tons, 56.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 107 tons, 18.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 30 tons, 5.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
1,823 lbs / 827 Kg = 72.0 x 3.7 " / 94 mm shells or 0.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.22
Metacentric height 1.5 ft / 0.5 m
Roll period: 12.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.06
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.55

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.324
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.39 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 18.36 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 45
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Mid (50 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Stern: 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Average freeboard: 13.32 ft / 4.06 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 73.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 213.6 %
Waterplane Area: 5,004 Square feet or 465 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 196 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 42 lbs/sq ft or 205 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.83
- Longitudinal: 5.12
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

20 tons for Depth Charges (war load)
10 tons for Hydrophones

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Block coefficient: 0.324

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Originally posted by Hrolf Hakonson

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Block coefficient: 0.324

Too low, especially for a vessel such as this, but the sim minimum is 0.38.

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Deirdre, Ireland Fisheries Protection Sloop laid down 1936

Displacement:
473 t light; 493 t standard; 620 t normal; 722 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
229.19 ft / 223.00 ft x 32.00 ft x 8.00 ft (normal load)
69.86 m / 67.97 m x 9.75 m x 2.44 m

Armament:
2 - 3.70" / 94.0 mm guns (1x2 guns), 25.33lbs / 11.49kg shells, 1936 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mount
on centreline forward
4 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1936 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline, evenly spread, all raised mounts
4 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns (2x2 guns), 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1936 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 52 lbs / 24 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.57" / 40 mm 0.79" / 20 mm -
2nd: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
3rd: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -

- Conning tower: 0.79" / 20 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 4,023 shp / 3,001 Kw = 22.00 kts
Range 6,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 229 tons

Complement:
61 - 80

Cost:
£0.199 million / $0.797 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 6 tons, 1.0 %
Armour: 7 tons, 1.2 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 6 tons, 1.0 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 1 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 113 tons, 18.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 316 tons, 51.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 147 tons, 23.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 30 tons, 4.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
1,731 lbs / 785 Kg = 68.3 x 3.7 " / 94 mm shells or 0.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.24
Metacentric height 1.3 ft / 0.4 m
Roll period: 11.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.07
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.62

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.380
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.97 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 17.93 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 60 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 43
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Mid (50 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Stern: 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Average freeboard: 13.32 ft / 4.06 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 73.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 183.2 %
Waterplane Area: 4,514 Square feet or 419 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 197 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 40 lbs/sq ft or 195 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.83
- Longitudinal: 5.28
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

20 tons for Depth Charges (war load)
10 tons for Hydrophones

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Dublin, Irish Minesweeper laid down 1936

Displacement:
387 t light; 397 t standard; 430 t normal; 456 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
203.00 ft / 200.00 ft x 28.00 ft x 6.50 ft (normal load)
61.87 m / 60.96 m x 8.53 m x 1.98 m

Armament:
1 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1936 Model
Dual purpose gun in deck mount
on centreline forward
2 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1936 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
Weight of broadside 14 lbs / 6 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
2nd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 1,571 shp / 1,172 Kw = 18.00 kts
Range 4,700nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 59 tons

Complement:
46 - 61

Cost:
£0.112 million / $0.447 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2 tons, 0.4 %
Armour: 1 tons, 0.3 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 1 tons, 0.3 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 44 tons, 10.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 235 tons, 54.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 43 tons, 10.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 105 tons, 24.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
1,434 lbs / 651 Kg = 106.3 x 3.0 " / 76 mm shells or 0.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
Metacentric height 0.9 ft / 0.3 m
Roll period: 12.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.03
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.413
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.14 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 16.83 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 25
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 17.00 ft / 5.18 m (13.00 ft / 3.96 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Stern: 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Average freeboard: 13.80 ft / 4.21 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 64.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 194.2 %
Waterplane Area: 3,608 Square feet or 335 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 206 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 32 lbs/sq ft or 157 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.79
- Longitudinal: 8.39
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

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All Irish Naval Service vessels carry the prefix "L.E." = "Long Eireannach" (Irish Ship)

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Originally posted by Commodore Green
I don't remember the Naval Service having any vessels named after cities, but I like the idea.
Just one possible problem though, Kilkenny isn't coastal as are all the others, if this was the lineage you were following.

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Originally posted by Rooijen10

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All Irish Naval Service vessels carry the prefix "L.E." = "Long Eireannach" (Irish Ship)

... so that would mean that in AD&D terms, the Irish are Lawful Evil.
*runs away*

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Contae Thiobraid Arann (County Tipperary), Irish Destroyer Escort laid down 1940

Displacement:
902 t light; 930 t standard; 1,040 t normal; 1,128 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
260.00 ft / 260.00 ft x 33.50 ft x 11.00 ft (normal load)
79.25 m / 79.25 m x 10.21 m x 3.35 m

Armament:
3 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1940 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount
4 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1940 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1940 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 50 lbs / 23 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
2nd: 0.59" / 15 mm - -
3rd: 0.59" / 15 mm - -

- Conning tower: 0.59" / 15 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 8,931 shp / 6,663 Kw = 24.00 kts
Range 5,000nm at 13.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 198 tons

Complement:
91 - 119

Cost:
£0.422 million / $1.686 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 6 tons, 0.6 %
Armour: 5 tons, 0.5 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 4 tons, 0.4 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 1 tons, 0.1 %
Machinery: 239 tons, 23.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 581 tons, 55.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 139 tons, 13.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 70 tons, 6.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
2,318 lbs / 1,052 Kg = 171.7 x 3.0 " / 76 mm shells or 0.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.07
Metacentric height 1.1 ft / 0.3 m
Roll period: 13.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.10
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.380
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.76 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 16.12 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 60 %
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 (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Mid (50 %): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 12.00 ft / 3.66 m (19.00 ft / 5.79 m before break)
- Stern: 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
- Average freeboard: 18.27 ft / 5.57 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 87.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 211.2 %
Waterplane Area: 5,311 Square feet or 493 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 172 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 45 lbs/sq ft or 219 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.76
- Longitudinal: 11.71
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

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Originally posted by Brockpaine
Should the Irish Naval Service ever be faced with an emergency similar to the Great War, with submarines preying on commerce, a set of ASW-focused escorts will be built. At the moment, with this political climate, these vessels are unlikely to be built.

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Originally posted by Rooijen10

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All Irish Naval Service vessels carry the prefix "L.E." = "Long Eireannach" (Irish Ship)

... so that would mean that in AD&D terms, the Irish are Lawful Evil.
*runs away*

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Originally posted by Commodore Green

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Originally posted by Brockpaine
Should the Irish Naval Service ever be faced with an emergency similar to the Great War, with submarines preying on commerce, a set of ASW-focused escorts will be built. At the moment, with this political climate, these vessels are unlikely to be built.

In real life, we did lose some in WW2, even when the Tricolour was painted on the hull, fore and aft.

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Muirchu, Irish Gunboat laid down 1908

Displacement:
284 t light; 292 t standard; 323 t normal; 348 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
182.00 ft / 170.00 ft x 24.00 ft x 7.00 ft (normal load)
55.47 m / 51.82 m x 7.32 m x 2.13 m

Armament:
1 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1908 Model
Breech loading gun in deck mount
on centreline forward
4 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1908 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
Weight of broadside 14 lbs / 6 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.75" / 19 mm 0.50" / 13 mm -
2nd: 0.50" / 13 mm - -

- Conning tower: 0.75" / 19 mm

Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 1,305 ihp / 974 Kw = 17.00 kts
Range 2,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 57 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
37 - 49

Cost:
£0.028 million / $0.112 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2 tons, 0.5 %
Armour: 2 tons, 0.7 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 1 tons, 0.4 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 1 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 119 tons, 36.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 141 tons, 43.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 39 tons, 12.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 20 tons, 6.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
330 lbs / 150 Kg = 24.5 x 3.0 " / 76 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.30
Metacentric height 0.9 ft / 0.3 m
Roll period: 10.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 74 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.04
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.396
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.08 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 13.04 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 37
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m (9.13 ft / 2.78 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 9.13 ft / 2.78 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 9.13 ft / 2.78 m
- Stern: 9.13 ft / 2.78 m
- Average freeboard: 10.66 ft / 3.25 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 129.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 117.8 %
Waterplane Area: 2,506 Square feet or 233 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 118 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 29 lbs/sq ft or 141 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.83
- Longitudinal: 5.79
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather