Ah, excellent. The vaunted UNREP expertise of the USN begins to appear...
(evil laugh).
USS Constellation is now well past her refit date, so she will be refitted this year as well. This is one of Canis's sims so I take no credit. No pretty drawing guys, sorry.
USS Constellation, United States Aircraft Carrier laid down 1921 (Engine 1941)
Displacement:
28,382 t light; 29,197 t standard; 31,581 t normal; 33,488 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
851.78 ft / 829.00 ft x 105.00 ft (Bulges 111.00 ft) x 26.00 ft (normal load)
259.62 m / 252.68 m x 32.00 m (Bulges 33.83 m) x 7.92 m
Armament:
8 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (4x2 guns), 55.12lbs / 25.00kg shells, 1941 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 55.12lbs / 25.00kg shells, 1941 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
92 - 1.10" / 27.9 mm guns (23x4 guns), 0.67lbs / 0.30kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
76 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns (38x2 guns), 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1941 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 948 lbs / 430 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 300
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 544.00 ft / 165.81 m 12.30 ft / 3.75 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 101 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
2.50" / 64 mm 544.00 ft / 165.81 m 20.37 ft / 6.21 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
- Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 3.00" / 76 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 4 shafts, 155,098 shp / 115,703 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 10,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,291 tons
Complement:
1,183 - 1,539
Cost:
£4.274 million / $17.097 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 133 tons, 0.4 %
Armour: 5,375 tons, 17.0 %
- Belts: 1,133 tons, 3.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,025 tons, 3.2 %
- Armament: 40 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 3,113 tons, 9.9 %
- Conning Tower: 65 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 4,099 tons, 13.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 10,675 tons, 33.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,199 tons, 10.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 8,100 tons, 25.6 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
52,657 lbs / 23,885 Kg = 842.5 x 5.0 " / 127 mm shells or 8.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.21
Metacentric height 7.7 ft / 2.3 m
Roll period: 16.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 72 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.03
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.45
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.462
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.47 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.79 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 26.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6.00 ft / 1.83 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 34.40 ft / 10.49 m
- Forecastle (17 %): 34.40 ft / 10.49 m (24.75 ft / 7.54 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 24.75 ft / 7.54 m
- Quarterdeck (17 %): 24.75 ft / 7.54 m
- Stern: 24.75 ft / 7.54 m
- Average freeboard: 26.39 ft / 8.04 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 91.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 223.5 %
Waterplane Area: 56,081 Square feet or 5,210 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 139 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 134 lbs/sq ft or 652 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.98
- Longitudinal: 1.14
- 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
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
90 Aircraft as built