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Dona Aniceta, Philippine Freighter laid down 1941

Displacement: 4,127 t light; 4,413 t standard; 14,254 t normal; 22,127 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught

447.93 ft / 439.63 ft x 55.77 ft x 25.75 ft (normal load) [136.53 m / 134.00 m x 17.00 m x 7.85 m]

Machinery:

Diesel Internal combustion motors, Geared drive, 1 shaft, 5,432 shp / 4,052 Kw = 14.00 kts
Range 120,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 17,715 tons

Complement: 651 - 847

Cost: £1.017 million / $4.069 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:

Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 144 tons, 1.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,784 tons, 19.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 10,127 tons, 71.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 1,200 tons, 8.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:

Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 110,770 lbs / 50,244 Kg = 1,025.6 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 17.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.52
Metacentric height 4.2 ft / 1.3 m
Roll period: 11.4 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
Block coefficient: 0.790
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.88 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20.97 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 32 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 12.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 23.62 ft / 7.20 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 20.83 ft / 6.35 m
- Mid (50 %): 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Quarterdeck (25 %): 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Stern: 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Average freeboard: 19.24 ft / 5.87 m

Ship space, strength and comments:

Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 14.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 117.5 %
Waterplane Area: 21,359 Square feet or 1,984 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 959 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 80 lbs/sq ft or 393 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.79
- Overall: 1.03
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

Low-stowed cargo simmed as additional bunkers. Normal radius 15,000 nm on 1,293 tons; remaining bunkers represent low-stowed cargo of 8,500 tons

Breakdown of miscellaneous weight

Cargo handling equipment - 500 tons
Provision for deck cargo as required - 700 tons

Andreas Bonifacio, Philippine Oil Tanker laid down 1942

Displacement: 3,490 t light; 3,818 t standard; 16,405 t normal; 26,475 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught

476.21 ft / 463.91 ft x 62.89 ft x 26.25 ft (normal load) [145.15 m / 141.40 m x 19.17 m x 8.00 m]

Machinery:

Diesel Internal combustion motors, Geared drive, 1 shaft, 3,461 shp / 2,582 Kw = 12.00 kts
Range 142,750nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 22,657 tons

Complement: 724 - 942

Cost: £0.858 million / $3.431 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:

Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 90 tons, 0.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,199 tons, 19.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 12,915 tons, 78.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 1.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:

Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 419,675 lbs / 190,361 Kg = 11,881.6 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 71.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 2.17
Metacentric height 8.4 ft / 2.5 m
Roll period: 9.1 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
Block coefficient: 0.750
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.38: 1
'Natural speed' for length: 21.54 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 24 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.82 ft / 0.25 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Mid (50 %): 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Stern: 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Average freeboard: 19.46 ft / 5.93 m

Ship space, strength and comments:

Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 5.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 120.9 %
Waterplane Area: 24,433 Square feet or 2,270 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 1,000 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 84 lbs/sq ft or 411 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.61
- 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, rides out heavy weather easily

Breakdown of miscellaneous weight:

200 tons - reserved for cargo handling equipment

True bunkers 1,133 tons for radius of 12,000 nm at 12 knots; remainder of bunkers used to sim POL as cargo: 10,400 tons

7,600 tons gross; 11,200 tons deadweight

Isla de Mindanao, Philippine Cargo Liner laid down 1943

Displacement: 4,840 t light; 5,156 t standard; 15,801 t normal; 24,317 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught

457.16 ft / 440.03 ft x 59.81 ft x 30.02 ft (normal load) [139.34 m / 134.12 m x 18.23 m x 9.15 m]

Machinery:

Diesel Internal combustion motors, Geared drive, 2 shafts, 19,432 shp / 14,497 Kw = 19.50 kts
Range 61,000nm at 16.00 kts (see notes)
Bunker at max displacement = 19,162 tons (see notes)

Complement: 70 – 92 (see notes)

Cost: £1.569 million / $6.274 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:

Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 502 tons, 3.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,938 tons, 18.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 10,961 tons, 69.4 % (see notes)
Miscellaneous weights: 1,400 tons, 8.9 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:

Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 7,493 lbs/3,398 kg = 69.4 x 6”/152mm shells or 1.1 torpedoes (see notes)
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.50
Metacentric height 4.6 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 11.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 99 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.98

Hull form characteristics:

Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.700
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.36 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20.98 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 22.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 5.00 ft / 1.53 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 30.02 ft / 9.15 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 18.50 ft / 5.64 m
- Mid (50 %): 17.55 ft / 5.35 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 18.50 ft / 5.64 m
- Stern: 19.03 ft / 5.80 m
- Average freeboard: 19.16 ft / 5.84 m

Ship space, strength and comments:

Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 21.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 102.9 %
Waterplane Area: 21,094 Square feet or 1,960 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 657 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 83 lbs/sq ft or 408 Kg/sq metre

Hull strength (Relative):

- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 1.97
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

Notes:

True range 12,000 nm on bunkers of 3,884 tons. Additional bunkers used to sim low-stowed cargo of 10,000 tons

Breakdown of miscellaneous weight:

400 tons reserved for cargo handling equipment
1,000 tons represents provision for deck cargo

Crew complement and survivability values reduced by 90% to account for commercial vice naval service.

Intended for short-seas trading in Far Eastern waters.

La Paloma, Philippine Commercial Freighter laid down 1944

Displacement: 2,140 t light; 2,258 t standard; 5,878 t normal; 8,774 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught

319.65 ft / 318.01 ft x 46.00 ft x 21.00 ft (normal load) [97.43 m / 96.93 m x 14.02 m x 6.40 m]

Machinery:

Oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines, Direct drive, 1 shaft, 2,526 ihp / 1,884 Kw = 13.00 kts
Range 73,700nm at 11.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 6,517 tons

Complement: 335 - 436

Cost: £0.633 million / $2.534 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:

Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 137 tons, 2.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,253 tons, 21.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,738 tons, 63.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 750 tons, 12.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:

Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 27,872 lbs / 12,643 Kg = 258.1 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 6.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.30
Metacentric height 2.5 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 12.3 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
Block coefficient: 0.670
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.91 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 17.83 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 35 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 1.64 ft / 0.50 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Mid (40 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Stern: 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Average freeboard: 17.68 ft / 5.39 m

Ship space, strength and comments:

Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 23.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 108.8 %
Waterplane Area: 11,284 Square feet or 1,048 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 573 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 62 lbs/sq ft or 302 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.88
- Longitudinal: 3.07
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

Low stowed cargo simmed as bunkers.

True radius 6,000 nm on BAM 579 tons; remaining 5,900 tons represents cargo.

Breakdown of Miscellaneous weight:

Cargo Handling Gear - 200 tons
Provision for Deck Cargo - 500 tons
Provision for up to 25 passengers - 50 tons