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CL 1945, Light Cruiser laid down 1945

Displacement:
8,818 t light; 9,229 t standard; 10,656 t normal; 11,798 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(527.62 ft / 524.93 ft) x 52.49 ft (Bulges 54.79 ft) x (24.61 / 26.73 ft)
(160.82 m / 160.00 m) x 16.00 m (Bulges 16.70 m) x (7.50 / 8.15 m)

Armament:
6 - 7.87" / 200 mm 45.0 cal guns - 246.19lbs / 111.67kg shells, 150 per gun
Auto rapid fire guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1945 Model
2 x 3-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
8 - 5.91" / 150 mm 45.0 cal guns - 103.86lbs / 47.11kg shells, 150 per gun
Auto rapid fire guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1945 Model
2 x 4-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 raised mounts
4 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 5.70lbs / 2.58kg shells, 450 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1945 Model
2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 2,331 lbs / 1,057 kg

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.92" / 125 mm 387.14 ft / 118.00 m 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 113 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.59" / 15 mm 0.59" / 15 mm
3rd: 0.51" / 13 mm 0.51" / 13 mm -

- Conning towers: Forward 2.67" / 68 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 121,901 shp / 90,938 Kw = 34.00 kts
Range 8,000nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,569 tons

Complement:
523 - 681

Cost:
£6.627 million / $26.508 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 817 tons, 7.7 %
- Guns: 817 tons, 7.7 %
Armour: 1,084 tons, 10.2 %
- Belts: 1,007 tons, 9.5 %
- Armament: 49 tons, 0.5 %
- Conning Tower: 28 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 3,078 tons, 28.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,422 tons, 32.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,838 tons, 17.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 416 tons, 3.9 %
- On freeboard deck: 256 tons
- Above deck: 160 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
8,729 lbs / 3,960 Kg = 35.8 x 7.9 " / 200 mm shells or 1.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.07
Metacentric height 2.2 ft / 0.7 m
Roll period: 15.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.87
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.01

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.527 / 0.537
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.58 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22.91 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 64 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 49
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5.43 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 %, 28.22 ft / 8.60 m, 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 22.97 ft / 7.00 m, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m, 21.65 ft / 6.60 m
- Average freeboard: 21.40 ft / 6.52 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 113.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 140.1 %
Waterplane Area: 18,822 Square feet or 1,749 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 107 lbs/sq ft or 522 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.89
- Longitudinal: 2.74
- Overall: 1.00
Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room

128t per 200m mount and 80t per 150mm mount

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Originally posted by Logi
It was a conscious decision based on the lack of deck armor on the HMS Revolution, MN Marseillaise, and MN Tonnerre designs by Hood and Brock.

I am not familiar with the doctrine behind such but since both deigned to do away with deck armor in their designs, I followed.

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CL 1945 Scheme 4, Light Cruiser laid down 1945

Displacement:
10,000 t light; 10,434 t standard; 11,970 t normal; 13,198 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(527.27 ft / 524.93 ft) x 54.13 ft (Bulges 55.77 ft) x (27.15 / 29.37 ft)
(160.71 m / 160.00 m) x 16.50 m (Bulges 17.00 m) x (8.28 / 8.95 m)

Armament:
6 - 7.87" / 200 mm 45.0 cal guns - 246.19lbs / 111.67kg shells, 150 per gun
Auto rapid fire guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1945 Model
2 x 3-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
8 - 5.91" / 150 mm 45.0 cal guns - 103.86lbs / 47.11kg shells, 150 per gun
Auto rapid fire guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1945 Model
2 x 4-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 raised mounts
4 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 5.71lbs / 2.59kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1945 Model
2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 2,331 lbs / 1,057 kg

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.96" / 126 mm 380.58 ft / 116.00 m 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 112 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.59" / 15 mm 0.59" / 15 mm
3rd: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -

- Armoured deck - single deck:
For and Aft decks: 1.97" / 50 mm
Forecastle: 1.97" / 50 mm Quarter deck: 1.97" / 50 mm

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

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 131,706 shp / 98,252 Kw = 34.00 kts
Range 8,000nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,764 tons

Complement:
571 - 743

Cost:
£7.152 million / $28.609 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 816 tons, 6.8 %
- Guns: 816 tons, 6.8 %
Armour: 1,795 tons, 15.0 %
- Belts: 1,001 tons, 8.4 %
- Armament: 48 tons, 0.4 %
- Armour Deck: 713 tons, 6.0 %
- Conning Tower: 33 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 3,326 tons, 27.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,648 tons, 30.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,969 tons, 16.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 416 tons, 3.5 %
- Hull above water: 416 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
10,077 lbs / 4,571 Kg = 41.3 x 7.9 " / 200 mm shells or 1.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
Metacentric height 2.3 ft / 0.7 m
Roll period: 15.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.83
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.01

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.527 / 0.537
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.41 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22.91 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 65 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5.43 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 %, 24.61 ft / 7.50 m, 22.31 ft / 6.80 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 22.31 ft / 6.80 m, 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 21.33 ft / 6.50 m, 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 21.33 ft / 6.50 m, 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Average freeboard: 21.85 ft / 6.66 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 111.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 139.6 %
Waterplane Area: 19,410 Square feet or 1,803 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 108 lbs/sq ft or 529 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.88
- Longitudinal: 2.90
- Overall: 1.00
Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room

128t per 200m mount and 80t per 150mm