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Quoted from "Rooijen10"

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An artifact of RA.

From what I can see, the only cruisers he had simmed with sonar are the San Calepodio class, the Ischia class, and the Rimini/Bari class.

Bari and Rimini, and in a way the Ischia too, are more like oversized destroyers. So that would leave the San Calepodio as being the odd one, but looking at the picture, it makes me wonder if RA had the idea of using that autogyro/helicopter contraption thingie in the ASW role with the sonar being used to locate the submarines...

Quoted from "Rooijen10"

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An artifact of RA.

From what I can see, the only cruisers he had simmed with sonar are the San Calepodio class, the Ischia class, and the Rimini/Bari class.

Bari and Rimini, and in a way the Ischia too, are more like oversized destroyers. So that would leave the San Calepodio as being the odd one, but looking at the picture, it makes me wonder if RA had the idea of using that autogyro/helicopter contraption thingie in the ASW role with the sonar being used to locate the submarines...

Quoted from "Hood"

I think the real savings in tonnage is going to come from cutting hull numbers and rejigging lay down dates than resims. I still haven't seen enough, if any, tonnage savings to justify the wholesale resimming of ships. They all look good sims but its not fundamentally altering the problem at hand - the shortage of factories.

Quoted from "snip"

... I'm unsure of the best way to continue here, it seems like just going through and eliminating ships might be the best way to go. *starts thinking about how to trim 200,000t of ships*

Quoted from "Hood"

I think the real savings in tonnage is going to come from cutting hull numbers and rejigging lay down dates than resims. I still haven't seen enough, if any, tonnage savings to justify the wholesale resimming of ships. They all look good sims but its not fundamentally altering the problem at hand - the shortage of factories.

Quoted from "Brockpaine"

Exactly so. As we discussed via PM with the other mods before this all came public, I'm fine with resimming certain classes to make them fit into the budget, but we'd prefer not to introduce too many wholesale changes to existing designs. In other words, we'd prefer to resim ships only when the sims are wrong, or when the ship class (even properly simmed) can't fit into the budget unless it's reduced in size and scope.

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Quite correct Walter - drawing out the construction time to fit the available tonnage is one way of addressing the problem. I've done it when constructing the Sachsens - essentially suspending them for the best part of a year and then slowing their build tempo.

Quoted from "Hood"

I think Walter has some good points here, but I think Bruce's quarter by quarter approach might bear fruit too.

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Corazzata 1934, Italian Battleship laid down 1934

Displacement:
40,000 t light; 42,123 t standard; 46,092 t normal; 49,267 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
807.08 ft / 787.40 ft x 104.99 ft x 32.81 ft (normal load)
246.00 m / 240.00 m x 32.00 m x 10.00 m

Armament:
9 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (3x3 guns), 1,951.09lbs / 885.00kg shells, 1934 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
12 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns (6x2 guns), 110.23lbs / 50.00kg shells, 1934 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, evenly spread
12 - 3.94" / 100 mm guns (6x2 guns), 30.86lbs / 14.00kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
24 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 1.82lbs / 0.83kg shells, 1932 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
24 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 0.55lbs / 0.25kg shells, 1934 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 19,310 lbs / 8,759 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 110

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 13.4" / 340 mm 511.81 ft / 156.00 m 18.37 ft / 5.60 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.97" / 50 mm 511.81 ft / 156.00 m 27.07 ft / 8.25 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 15.0" / 380 mm 8.66" / 220 mm 11.8" / 300 mm
2nd: 5.31" / 135 mm 2.76" / 70 mm 2.76" / 70 mm
3rd: 1.18" / 30 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
4th: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
5th: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

- Armour deck: 4.72" / 120 mm, Conning tower: 2.76" / 70 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 160,000 shp / 119,360 Kw = 31.03 kts
Range 4,000nm at 25.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 7,143 tons

Complement:
1,572 - 2,044

Cost:
£18.741 million / $74.965 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,111 tons, 4.6 %
Armour: 15,365 tons, 33.3 %
- Belts: 5,412 tons, 11.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,009 tons, 2.2 %
- Armament: 3,387 tons, 7.3 %
- Armour Deck: 5,480 tons, 11.9 %
- Conning Tower: 76 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 4,603 tons, 10.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 17,771 tons, 38.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,092 tons, 13.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 0.3 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
70,581 lbs / 32,015 Kg = 41.8 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 10.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
Metacentric height 7.0 ft / 2.1 m
Roll period: 16.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.68
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.03

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.595
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.50 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 32.43 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 48
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.58 ft / 1.09 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- Mid (50 %): 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 15.58 ft / 4.75 m (24.61 ft / 7.50 m before break)
- Stern: 15.58 ft / 4.75 m
- Average freeboard: 23.52 ft / 7.17 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 84.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 186.9 %
Waterplane Area: 62,702 Square feet or 5,825 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 111 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 206 lbs/sq ft or 1,008 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.35
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

2.75m internal deck hight plus .5m Void

Waterline at 2m on 4th deck

Main Belt consists of 280mm main plate in 60mm decaping plate.
Main Belt covers 4th and 5th deck.
Main Belt inclined at 11 degrees. True Hight 5.5m
TDS Extends from bottom of hull to 4th deck

--50t Electronics Fit
----RSC.1 Suface Warning (10t)
----2xRAC.1 Air Warning Radar (10t each)
----2xRCF.1 General Gunnery Director (10t each)
--75t Flag Facilities
--25t Emergency Electrical Generators

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Corazzata 1938, Italian Battleship laid down 1938

Displacement:
40,300 t light; 42,420 t standard; 46,261 t normal; 49,334 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
807.08 ft / 787.40 ft x 104.99 ft x 32.81 ft (normal load)
246.00 m / 240.00 m x 32.00 m x 10.00 m

Armament:
9 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (3x3 guns), 1,951.09lbs / 885.00kg shells, 1934 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
12 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns (4x3 guns), 110.23lbs / 50.00kg shells, 1935 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, evenly spread
12 - 3.54" / 90.0 mm guns in single mounts, 22.05lbs / 10.00kg shells, 1938 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
24 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 1.82lbs / 0.83kg shells, 1938 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
24 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 0.55lbs / 0.25kg shells, 1938 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 19,204 lbs / 8,711 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 110

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 13.4" / 340 mm 511.81 ft / 156.00 m 18.37 ft / 5.60 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.36" / 60 mm 511.81 ft / 156.00 m 27.07 ft / 8.25 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 15.0" / 380 mm 8.66" / 220 mm 11.8" / 300 mm
2nd: 5.31" / 135 mm 2.76" / 70 mm 2.76" / 70 mm
3rd: 1.18" / 30 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
4th: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
5th: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

- Armour deck: 4.72" / 120 mm, Conning tower: 2.76" / 70 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 161,000 shp / 120,106 Kw = 31.05 kts
Range 4,000nm at 25.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 6,914 tons

Complement:
1,576 - 2,050

Cost:
£21.365 million / $85.459 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,099 tons, 4.5 %
Armour: 15,513 tons, 33.5 %
- Belts: 5,413 tons, 11.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,211 tons, 2.6 %
- Armament: 3,321 tons, 7.2 %
- Armour Deck: 5,492 tons, 11.9 %
- Conning Tower: 77 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 4,409 tons, 9.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 17,765 tons, 38.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,961 tons, 12.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 515 tons, 1.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
71,685 lbs / 32,516 Kg = 42.5 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 10.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
Metacentric height 7.0 ft / 2.1 m
Roll period: 16.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.68
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.02

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.597
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.50 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 32.42 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 48
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.58 ft / 1.09 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- Mid (50 %): 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 15.58 ft / 4.75 m (24.61 ft / 7.50 m before break)
- Stern: 15.58 ft / 4.75 m
- Average freeboard: 23.52 ft / 7.17 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 83.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 186.9 %
Waterplane Area: 62,833 Square feet or 5,837 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 111 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 206 lbs/sq ft or 1,006 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.36
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

2.75m internal deck hight plus .5m Void

Waterline at 2m on 4th deck

Main Belt consists of 280mm main plate in 60mm decaping plate.
Main Belt covers 4th and 5th deck.
Main Belt inclined at 11 degrees. True Hight 5.5m
TDS Extends from bottom of hull to 4th deck
--240t Gyroscopic Stabalization for 90mm guns (20t per gun)
--120t Electronics fit
----2xRSC.1 Surface Warning (10t each)
----2xRAC.2 Air Warning (10t each)
----4xRCF.2 General Gunnery Directors (15t each)
----4xRCF.3 Anti-Aircraft Director (5t each)
--100t Flag facilities
--35t Crew Comfort considerations

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Corazzata 1942, Italian Battleship laid down 1942

Displacement:
40,700 t light; 42,846 t standard; 46,579 t normal; 49,565 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
807.08 ft / 787.40 ft x 104.99 ft x 32.81 ft (normal load)
246.00 m / 240.00 m x 32.00 m x 10.00 m

Armament:
9 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (3x3 guns), 1,951.09lbs / 885.00kg shells, 1934 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
12 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns (4x3 guns), 110.23lbs / 50.00kg shells, 1935 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side ends, evenly spread
24 - 3.54" / 90.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 22.05lbs / 10.00kg shells, 1938 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
24 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 1.82lbs / 0.83kg shells, 1942 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
24 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 0.55lbs / 0.25kg shells, 1942 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 19,469 lbs / 8,831 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 110

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 13.4" / 340 mm 511.81 ft / 156.00 m 18.37 ft / 5.60 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.56" / 65 mm 511.81 ft / 156.00 m 27.07 ft / 8.25 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 15.0" / 380 mm 8.66" / 220 mm 11.8" / 300 mm
2nd: 5.31" / 135 mm 2.76" / 70 mm 2.76" / 70 mm
3rd: 1.18" / 30 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
4th: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
5th: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

- Armour deck: 4.72" / 120 mm, Conning tower: 2.76" / 70 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 162,000 shp / 120,852 Kw = 31.05 kts
Range 4,000nm at 25.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 6,719 tons

Complement:
1,584 - 2,060

Cost:
£24.232 million / $96.926 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,132 tons, 4.6 %
Armour: 15,659 tons, 33.6 %
- Belts: 5,414 tons, 11.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,312 tons, 2.8 %
- Armament: 3,343 tons, 7.2 %
- Armour Deck: 5,513 tons, 11.8 %
- Conning Tower: 77 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 4,232 tons, 9.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 17,897 tons, 38.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,879 tons, 12.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 780 tons, 1.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
72,353 lbs / 32,819 Kg = 42.9 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 11.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.13
Metacentric height 6.8 ft / 2.1 m
Roll period: 16.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.70
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.03

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.601
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.50 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 32.41 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 49
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.58 ft / 1.09 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- Mid (50 %): 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 15.58 ft / 4.75 m (24.61 ft / 7.50 m before break)
- Stern: 15.58 ft / 4.75 m
- Average freeboard: 23.52 ft / 7.17 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 82.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 186.6 %
Waterplane Area: 63,080 Square feet or 5,860 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 111 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 207 lbs/sq ft or 1,010 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.36
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

2.75m internal deck hight plus .5m Void

Waterline at 2m on 4th deck

Main Belt consists of 280mm main plate in 60mm decaping plate.
Main Belt covers 4th and 5th deck.
Main Belt inclined at 11 degrees. True Hight 5.5m
TDS Extends from bottom of hull to 4th deck

--480t Gyroscopic stabalization for 90mm guns (20t per gun)
--150t Electronics Fit
----2xRSC.2 Surface Warning (15t each)
----2xRAC.3 Air Warning (10t each)
----2xRAC.4 Air Warning (15t each)
----2xRCF.5 General Gunnery Directors (15t each)
----2xRCF.4 Light Gunnery Directors (10t each)
----4xRCF.3 Anti-Aircraft Director (5t each)
--125t Flag facilities
--25t Crew Comfort considerations

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Portaerei 1936, Italian Aircraft Carrier laid down 1936

Displacement:
29,000 t light; 29,829 t standard; 34,498 t normal; 38,233 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
856.31 ft / 820.21 ft x 98.43 ft x 29.53 ft (normal load)
261.00 m / 250.00 m x 30.00 m x 9.00 m

Armament:
8 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 110.23lbs / 50.00kg shells, 1936 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side ends, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 3.94" / 100 mm guns (4x2 guns), 30.86lbs / 14.00kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1.82lbs / 0.83kg shells, 1932 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
12 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns (6x2 guns), 0.55lbs / 0.25kg shells, 1936 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1,164 lbs / 528 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 5.98" / 152 mm 533.14 ft / 162.50 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: 2.36" / 60 mm 287.04 ft / 87.49 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.97" / 50 mm 533.14 ft / 162.50 m 32.81 ft / 10.00 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.97" / 50 mm 1.18" / 30 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
2nd: 0.12" / 3 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
4th: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

- Armour deck: 4.33" / 110 mm, Conning tower: 2.76" / 70 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 140,000 shp / 104,440 Kw = 31.81 kts
Range 6,000nm at 25.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 8,404 tons

Complement:
1,265 - 1,645

Cost:
£8.878 million / $35.512 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 141 tons, 0.4 %
Armour: 7,497 tons, 21.7 %
- Belts: 1,576 tons, 4.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,274 tons, 3.7 %
- Armament: 75 tons, 0.2 %
- Armour Deck: 4,509 tons, 13.1 %
- Conning Tower: 63 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 3,928 tons, 11.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,733 tons, 28.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,498 tons, 15.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 7,700 tons, 22.3 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
52,196 lbs / 23,675 Kg = 487.1 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 8.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.21
Metacentric height 7.0 ft / 2.1 m
Roll period: 15.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 61 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.04
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.43

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.507
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.33 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 33.14 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 43
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 5.31 ft / 1.62 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 53.31 ft / 16.25 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 54.95 ft / 16.75 m (17.22 ft / 5.25 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 17.22 ft / 5.25 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 17.22 ft / 5.25 m
- Stern: 17.22 ft / 5.25 m
- Average freeboard: 24.64 ft / 7.51 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 82.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 146.0 %
Waterplane Area: 56,278 Square feet or 5,228 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 143 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 122 lbs/sq ft or 595 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.00
- Longitudinal: 1.01
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

2.75m Internal deck hight plus .5m Void

Hanger hight is 11m

Misc Wieght breakdown
--5184t for 72 Aircraft.
--1350t for 30mm flightdeck armor
--500t for crated spares, parts, and workshops
--150t Aircraft Operations Center
--150t Flag Facilities
--100t RADAR
----2xRSC.1 Suface Warning (10t each)
----2xRAC.1 Air Warning (10t each)
----6xRCF.1 General Gunnery Directors (10t each)
--125t Inert gas shielding for AVGAS lines and tanks
--50t Two hydraulic catapults on bow-end of flight deck
--50t Crew Comfort considerations
--16t Reserve

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Portaerei 1940, Italian Aircraft Carrier laid down 1940

Displacement:
29,150 t light; 29,986 t standard; 34,491 t normal; 38,095 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
856.31 ft / 820.21 ft x 98.43 ft x 29.53 ft (normal load)
261.00 m / 250.00 m x 30.00 m x 9.00 m

Armament:
8 - 5.31" / 135 mm guns in single mounts, 72.75lbs / 33.00kg shells, 1940 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 2.56" / 65.0 mm guns in single mounts, 8.82lbs / 4.00kg shells, 1939 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1.82lbs / 0.83kg shells, 1932 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
48 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns (12x4 guns), 0.55lbs / 0.25kg shells, 1933 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 779 lbs / 353 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 300

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.94" / 100 mm 533.14 ft / 162.50 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: 2.36" / 60 mm 287.04 ft / 87.49 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.76" / 70 mm 533.14 ft / 162.50 m 32.81 ft / 10.00 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.97" / 50 mm 1.18" / 30 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
2nd: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.39" / 10 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
4th: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

- Armour deck: 4.33" / 110 mm, Conning tower: 2.76" / 70 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 140,000 shp / 104,440 Kw = 31.81 kts
Range 6,000nm at 25.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 8,108 tons

Complement:
1,265 - 1,645

Cost:
£9.759 million / $39.035 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 98 tons, 0.3 %
Armour: 7,548 tons, 21.9 %
- Belts: 1,121 tons, 3.3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,784 tons, 5.2 %
- Armament: 72 tons, 0.2 %
- Armour Deck: 4,508 tons, 13.1 %
- Conning Tower: 63 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 3,743 tons, 10.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,651 tons, 28.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,341 tons, 15.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 8,110 tons, 23.5 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
53,163 lbs / 24,114 Kg = 708.2 x 5.3 " / 135 mm shells or 9.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20
Metacentric height 6.9 ft / 2.1 m
Roll period: 15.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 61 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.03
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.43

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.506
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.33 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 33.14 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 43
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 5.31 ft / 1.62 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 53.31 ft / 16.25 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 54.95 ft / 16.75 m (17.22 ft / 5.25 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 17.22 ft / 5.25 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 17.22 ft / 5.25 m
- Stern: 17.22 ft / 5.25 m
- Average freeboard: 24.64 ft / 7.51 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 80.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 145.9 %
Waterplane Area: 56,272 Square feet or 5,228 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 144 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 121 lbs/sq ft or 590 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.00
- Longitudinal: 1.00
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

2.75m Internal deck hight plus .5m Void

Hanger hight is 11m

Misc Wieght breakdown
--5184t for 72 Aircraft.
--1350t for 30mm flightdeck armor
--600t for crated spares, parts, and workshops
--200t Aircraft Operations Center
--250t Flag Facilities
--130t RADAR
----2xRSC.2 Suface Warning (15t each)
----2xRAC.3 Air Warning (10t each)
----2xRAC.4 Air Warning (15t each)
----2xRCF.4 Light Gunnery Directors (10t each)
----6xRCF.6 Anti-Aircraft Directors (5t each)
--150t Inert gas shielding for AVGAS lines and tanks
--50t Two deck-edge elevators.
--50t Two hydraulic catapults on bow-end of flight deck
--50t Crew Comfort considerations
--40t Seaplane servicing equipment
--21t Reserve