Firstly we have the Training Carrier Gärdsmyg, like designs from other nations, this ship has a heavy teak deck in order to provide some protection to the internals from pancaked landings.
Note that this ship has quite a range cruising at full speed, which will allow the ship to spend a long time on training cruises in the Baltic and North Sea.
Gärdsmyg, Nordmark Training Carrier laid down 1932
Displacement:
8,113 t light; 8,321 t standard; 10,408 t normal; 12,077 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
554.91 ft / 550.00 ft x 66.90 ft x 18.00 ft (normal load)
169.14 m / 167.64 m x 20.39 m x 5.49 m
Armour:
- Armour deck: 0.80" / 20 mm, Conning tower: 2.50" / 64 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 15,254 shp / 11,379 Kw = 20.00 kts
Range 8,000nm at 20.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,756 tons
Complement:
514 - 669
Cost:
£1.577 million / $6.309 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Armour: 406 tons, 3.9 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armour Deck: 380 tons, 3.7 %
- Conning Tower: 26 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 450 tons, 4.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,757 tons, 36.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,295 tons, 22.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 3,500 tons, 33.6 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
26,121 lbs / 11,848 Kg = 241.9 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 3.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.04
Metacentric height 2.9 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 16.4 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: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.22 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23.45 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 37 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
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: 27.83 ft / 8.48 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Mid (50 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Stern: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Average freeboard: 22.47 ft / 6.85 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 51.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 209.4 %
Waterplane Area: 25,679 Square feet or 2,386 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 217 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 96 lbs/sq ft or 469 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.09
- Longitudinal: 1.67
- Overall: 1.14
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
Gärdsmyg
3500tons Misc weight is:
200t Workshop, fuel, elevator and hanger
1200t stores
1000t accomodation for 500men
200t classrooms
900t for extra strength
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Next, the 32 Class destroyers mark a step forward in terms of class B destroyer design from Nordmark, mounting 6-110mm guns as its main armament.
32 class, Nordmark Destroyers laid down 1932
Displacement:
1,539 t light; 1,605 t standard; 1,820 t normal; 1,992 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
353.61 ft / 350.00 ft x 35.00 ft x 13.00 ft (normal load)
107.78 m / 106.68 m x 10.67 m x 3.96 m
Armament:
6 - 4.33" / 110 mm guns (3x2 guns), 40.61lbs / 18.42kg shells, 1932 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
8 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (2x4 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1932 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
8 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (2x4 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1932 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 258 lbs / 117 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200
8 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm -
2nd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -
- Conning tower: 3.00" / 76 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 38,044 shp / 28,381 Kw = 34.00 kts
Range 5,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 386 tons
Complement:
139 - 181
Cost:
£0.944 million / $3.777 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 32 tons, 1.8 %
Armour: 29 tons, 1.6 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 19 tons, 1.1 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 10 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 906 tons, 49.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 552 tons, 30.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 281 tons, 15.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 20 tons, 1.1 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
523 lbs / 237 Kg = 12.9 x 4.3 " / 110 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.34
Metacentric height 1.7 ft / 0.5 m
Roll period: 11.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.33
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.00
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.400
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 21.64 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 68 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
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: 20.50 ft / 6.25 m
- Forecastle (40 %): 17.60 ft / 5.36 m
- Mid (50 %): 17.60 ft / 5.36 m (12.50 ft / 3.81 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 12.50 ft / 3.81 m
- Stern: 12.50 ft / 3.81 m
- Average freeboard: 15.51 ft / 4.73 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 175.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 80.4 %
Waterplane Area: 7,826 Square feet or 727 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 71 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 35 lbs/sq ft or 173 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 2.14
- Overall: 0.57
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
32-1 to 9 built
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Finally the 32 Class Frigates. These ships are improved from previous posts of this design; Misc weight has been reduced by either having Depth Charges or Mines, not both. Also, the number of light guns has been reduced, as they were considered excessive.
F32, Nordmark Frigate laid down 1932
Displacement:
592 t light; 635 t standard; 890 t normal; 1,094 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
233.53 ft / 230.00 ft x 28.94 ft x 9.00 ft (normal load)
71.18 m / 70.10 m x 8.82 m x 2.74 m
Armament:
4 - 4.33" / 110 mm guns (2x2 guns), 40.61lbs / 18.42kg shells, 1932 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread
4 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1932 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
6 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1932 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 170 lbs / 77 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm -
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm - -
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -
- Conning tower: 1.00" / 25 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 4,368 shp / 3,259 Kw = 20.00 kts
Range 8,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 460 tons
Complement:
80 - 105
Cost:
£0.257 million / $1.030 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 21 tons, 2.4 %
Armour: 20 tons, 2.3 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 18 tons, 2.0 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 2 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 129 tons, 14.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 377 tons, 42.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 298 tons, 33.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 45 tons, 5.1 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
1,677 lbs / 761 Kg = 41.3 x 4.3 " / 110 mm shells or 0.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.22
Metacentric height 1.1 ft / 0.3 m
Roll period: 11.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 97 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.28
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.94
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.520
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.95 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 15.17 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
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: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Forecastle (40 %): 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
- Mid (40 %): 15.00 ft / 4.57 m (10.25 ft / 3.12 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 10.25 ft / 3.12 m
- Stern: 10.25 ft / 3.12 m
- Average freeboard: 12.95 ft / 3.95 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 72.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 110.2 %
Waterplane Area: 4,517 Square feet or 420 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 181 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 43 lbs/sq ft or 212 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 4.74
- Overall: 1.12
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, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
F32 32 1to 34 built
Misc weight is 10tons for Sonor, 20tons for ASW or Mines and 15tons extras
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