Final Atempt (for today)
CVLX (MkV), Peru Light Carrier laid down 1937
Displacement:
16,000 t light; 16,447 t standard; 18,132 t normal; 19,480 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
721.00 ft / 707.00 ft x 88.00 ft x 20.00 ft (normal load)
219.76 m / 215.49 m x 26.82 m x 6.10 m
Armament:
6 - 4.72" / 120 mm guns in single mounts, 52.72lbs / 23.92kg shells, 1937 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread
6 - 4.72" / 120 mm guns in single mounts, 52.72lbs / 23.92kg shells, 1937 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread
16 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
20 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1937 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
4 - 4.72" / 120 mm guns in single mounts, 52.72lbs / 23.92kg shells, 1937 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 873 lbs / 396 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.00" / 76 mm 430.00 ft / 131.06 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 94 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.50" / 38 mm 430.00 ft / 131.06 m 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm -
4th: 1.00" / 25 mm - -
- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 3.00" / 76 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 80,247 shp / 59,864 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 10,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,033 tons
Complement:
780 - 1,015
Cost:
£5.253 million / $21.013 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 109 tons, 0.6 %
Armour: 3,049 tons, 16.8 %
- Belts: 888 tons, 4.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 430 tons, 2.4 %
- Armament: 76 tons, 0.4 %
- Armour Deck: 1,610 tons, 8.9 %
- Conning Tower: 45 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 2,224 tons, 12.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,113 tons, 33.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,132 tons, 11.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 4,505 tons, 24.8 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
29,990 lbs / 13,603 Kg = 568.8 x 4.7 " / 120 mm shells or 5.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
Metacentric height 5.4 ft / 1.6 m
Roll period: 15.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 76 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.05
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.31
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.510
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.03 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 30.85 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.23 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 38.00 ft / 11.58 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 38.00 ft / 11.58 m (18.00 ft / 5.49 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Stern: 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Average freeboard: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 93.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 191.3 %
Waterplane Area: 43,514 Square feet or 4,043 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 141 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 105 lbs/sq ft or 513 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.00
- Longitudinal: 1.00
- 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
4505 tons Misc. Weight
3600 tons 60 plane airgroup (3600/60=60 & 707X88/750=82)
400 tons Reserved
200 tons Spare parts/aircrews
100 tons Flag Facilities
110 tons Crew Comfort (aditional heads/showers, Ships Library, Movie Theater, Aditional Coffee pots, improved AC and Heating plant)
90 tons Radar (20 tons primary air search, 20 tons secondary air search, 20 tons surface search, 30 tons FC)
3 tons Flag Stateroom
2 tons Capitans Stateroom