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Valkyrie (B), Denmark CL laid down 1928

Displacement:
5,762 t light; 5,985 t standard; 6,779 t normal; 7,414 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
577.01 ft / 557.00 ft x 52.00 ft x 17.00 ft (normal load)
175.87 m / 169.77 m x 15.85 m x 5.18 m

Armament:
8 - 6.10" / 155 mm guns (4x2 guns), 113.62lbs / 51.54kg shells, 1925 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 5.65lbs / 2.56kg shells, 1926 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1928 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 8 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1,005 lbs / 456 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
8 - 23.6" / 600 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.15" / 80 mm 412.24 ft / 125.65 m 7.87 ft / 2.40 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 114 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 3.15" / 80 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
2nd: 0.79" / 20 mm - -
3rd: 0.59" / 15 mm - -

- Armour deck: 1.97" / 50 mm, Conning tower: 1.97" / 50 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 65,876 shp / 49,144 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 12,750nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,429 tons

Complement:
373 - 485

Cost:
£2.269 million / $9.077 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 126 tons, 1.9 %
Armour: 1,307 tons, 19.3 %
- Belts: 415 tons, 6.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 158 tons, 2.3 %
- Armour Deck: 719 tons, 10.6 %
- Conning Tower: 15 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 2,051 tons, 30.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,203 tons, 32.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,017 tons, 15.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 75 tons, 1.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
5,501 lbs / 2,495 Kg = 48.4 x 6.1 " / 155 mm shells or 1.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.19
Metacentric height 2.6 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 13.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.47
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.21

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.482
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.71 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.85 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 5.00 ft / 1.52 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Forecastle (18 %): 20.50 ft / 6.25 m
- Mid (55 %): 18.50 ft / 5.64 m
- Quarterdeck (18 %): 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Stern: 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Average freeboard: 19.14 ft / 5.83 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 113.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 143.5 %
Waterplane Area: 19,736 Square feet or 1,834 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 104 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 67 lbs/sq ft or 328 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.72
- Longitudinal: 1.16
- Overall: 0.75
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Looks like it might be a bit fragile. What will its duties be in the Danish Navy?

I like it. Mostly.

The one boggle I have is the main gun calibre. You've got 6" on your earlier CL, and going to 6.1" not only makes them ineligible for the treaty (as it stands, if you join, etc.), it also complicates your logistics. Considering how tiny a difference it makes firepower-wise, I'd just stick with the 6".

Deck space is okay for the number of weapons, I trust?

I like her too, allthough I'd try to get her hull strength higher. I agree with Rocky, stick with the 6" gun and keep your logistics simple. Have you tried a 3x3 layout?

After your "Damn, I wanted to post the first drawing of a Dido type layout!!", I was certain that your next cruiser would be a Didokyrie.
:-)

Definitely better to stick with 6"/152mm guns. Lose the transom stern. Got any 140mm guns? Then 10x140mm in Dido arrangement.

Danish ammunition logistics nighmare!! :-)
All the various calibers in use by the Danish navy (based on data in the Danish encyclopedia section).

210mm
203mm
152mm
150mm
130mm
127mm
121mm
120mm
119mm
114mm
102mm
76mm (3.00 inch)
76mm (2.99 inch)
57mm
51mm
25mm
20mm
13mm (0.51 inch)
13mm (0.50 inch)

And I have to agree with the others. Do you really want to add the 155mm to this nightmare?? (or a 140mm)

Do Danish loggies <ever> get the right ammo to the right ship??

You think the Danish have it bad?

Filipino ammunition logistics nightmare!

(mounted in coast defenses only)

13.7mm
25mm
40mm pompom
47mm/3-pdr
(50mm)
57mm
(66mm (Austrian "70mm"))
(74mm)
75mm
76mm/12pdr
76mm/50
(100mm/50)
100mm/52
102mm/45
102mm/50 British
102mm/50 USA
127mm
130mm
(152mm/40)
152mm/45 British
152mm/45 Italian
(152mm/50)
152mm/53
152mm - lined-down 155mm
155mm
(160mm)
(178mm)
180mm {but development will be cancelled}
(190mm)
(203mm/45 Elswick)
(203mm/45 American)
210mm
240mm
(254mm/40)
(254mm/45)
305mm/40
305mm/45 Austrian
(305mm/45 American)
305mm/55
320mm/50

Time for some rationalisation methinx!!

Quoted

Originally posted by Rooijen10
Danish ammunition logistics nighmare!! :-)
All the various calibers in use by the Danish navy (based on data in the Danish encyclopedia section).

210mm
203mm
152mm
150mm
130mm
127mm
121mm
120mm
119mm
114mm
102mm
76mm (3.00 inch)
76mm (2.99 inch)
57mm
51mm
25mm
20mm
13mm (0.51 inch)
13mm (0.50 inch)

And I have to agree with the others. Do you really want to add the 155mm to this nightmare?? (or a 140mm)

A lot of these are on older vessels and are being phased out, as for the 155mm, this is the first ship I have done in metric, but I reverted to imperial when I realised was 3 feet too long for my type 2 slips, but I didn't spot the error on the guns. It will be corrected!

Quoted

Originally posted by Red Admiral
Definitely better to stick with 6"/152mm guns. Lose the transom stern. Got any 140mm guns? Then 10x140mm in Dido arrangement.

No, but I think if I go for a Dido-esque layout, she will be carrying 125mm dual purpose guns.

Why lose the transome?

Valkyrie (C), Denmark CL laid down 1928

Displacement:
5,795 t light; 6,015 t standard; 6,827 t normal; 7,477 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
574.70 ft / 557.00 ft x 52.00 ft x 16.50 ft (normal load)
175.17 m / 169.77 m x 15.85 m x 5.03 m

Armament:
8 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns (4x2 guns), 107.15lbs / 48.60kg shells, 1925 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 5.65lbs / 2.56kg shells, 1926 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1928 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 8 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 953 lbs / 432 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
8 - 23.6" / 600 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.95" / 75 mm 413.22 ft / 125.95 m 7.87 ft / 2.40 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 114 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.95" / 75 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
2nd: 0.79" / 20 mm - -
3rd: 0.59" / 15 mm - -

- Armour deck: 1.97" / 50 mm, Conning tower: 1.97" / 50 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 66,868 shp / 49,884 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 13,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,463 tons

Complement:
375 - 488

Cost:
£2.269 million / $9.078 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 119 tons, 1.7 %
Armour: 1,284 tons, 18.8 %
- Belts: 390 tons, 5.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 147 tons, 2.2 %
- Armour Deck: 731 tons, 10.7 %
- Conning Tower: 15 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 2,082 tons, 30.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,235 tons, 32.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,033 tons, 15.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 75 tons, 1.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
5,596 lbs / 2,538 Kg = 52.2 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
Metacentric height 2.4 ft / 0.7 m
Roll period: 14.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.43
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.03

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.500
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.71 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.79 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 68
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 5.00 ft / 1.52 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Forecastle (18 %): 18.50 ft / 5.64 m
- Mid (55 %): 17.50 ft / 5.33 m
- Quarterdeck (18 %): 16.50 ft / 5.03 m
- Stern: 16.50 ft / 5.03 m
- Average freeboard: 17.80 ft / 5.42 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 113.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 136.0 %
Waterplane Area: 20,068 Square feet or 1,864 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 105 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 71 lbs/sq ft or 347 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.78
- Longitudinal: 0.98
- Overall: 0.80
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform





Valkyrie (D), Denmark CL laid down 1928

Displacement:
5,786 t light; 6,015 t standard; 6,827 t normal; 7,477 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
574.70 ft / 557.00 ft x 52.00 ft x 16.50 ft (normal load)
175.17 m / 169.77 m x 15.85 m x 5.03 m

Armament:
9 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns (3x3 guns), 107.15lbs / 48.60kg shells, 1925 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
16 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 5.65lbs / 2.56kg shells, 1926 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1928 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 8 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1,061 lbs / 481 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
8 - 23.6" / 600 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.95" / 75 mm 417.36 ft / 127.21 m 7.87 ft / 2.40 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 115 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.95" / 75 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
2nd: 0.79" / 20 mm - -
3rd: 0.59" / 15 mm - -

- Armour deck: 1.97" / 50 mm, Conning tower: 1.97" / 50 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 66,868 shp / 49,884 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 13,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,463 tons

Complement:
375 - 488

Cost:
£2.311 million / $9.245 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 133 tons, 1.9 %
Armour: 1,276 tons, 18.7 %
- Belts: 394 tons, 5.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 136 tons, 2.0 %
- Armour Deck: 731 tons, 10.7 %
- Conning Tower: 15 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 2,082 tons, 30.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,220 tons, 32.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,042 tons, 15.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 75 tons, 1.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
5,357 lbs / 2,430 Kg = 50.0 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.16
Metacentric height 2.5 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 13.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.46
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.03

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.500
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.71 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.79 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 68
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 5.00 ft / 1.52 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Forecastle (18 %): 18.50 ft / 5.64 m
- Mid (55 %): 17.50 ft / 5.33 m
- Quarterdeck (18 %): 16.50 ft / 5.03 m
- Stern: 16.50 ft / 5.03 m
- Average freeboard: 17.80 ft / 5.42 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 115.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 136.0 %
Waterplane Area: 20,068 Square feet or 1,864 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 104 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 71 lbs/sq ft or 344 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.76
- Longitudinal: 0.98
- Overall: 0.78
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

Valkyrie (AA fit), Denmark CL laid down 1928

Displacement:
5,782 t light; 6,015 t standard; 6,827 t normal; 7,477 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
574.70 ft / 557.00 ft x 52.00 ft x 16.50 ft (normal load)
175.17 m / 169.77 m x 15.85 m x 5.03 m

Armament:
15 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (5x3 guns), 67.03lbs / 30.41kg shells, 1928 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 3 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 5.65lbs / 2.56kg shells, 1926 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1928 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 8 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1,102 lbs / 500 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
8 - 23.6" / 600 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.95" / 75 mm 403.97 ft / 123.13 m 7.87 ft / 2.40 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 112 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.95" / 75 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
2nd: 0.79" / 20 mm - -
3rd: 0.59" / 15 mm - -

- Armour deck: 1.97" / 50 mm, Conning tower: 1.97" / 50 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 66,868 shp / 49,884 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 13,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,463 tons

Complement:
375 - 488

Cost:
£2.327 million / $9.309 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 138 tons, 2.0 %
Armour: 1,317 tons, 19.3 %
- Belts: 383 tons, 5.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 189 tons, 2.8 %
- Armour Deck: 731 tons, 10.7 %
- Conning Tower: 15 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 2,082 tons, 30.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,170 tons, 31.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,045 tons, 15.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 75 tons, 1.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
5,050 lbs / 2,291 Kg = 75.3 x 5.1 " / 130 mm shells or 1.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 2.3 ft / 0.7 m
Roll period: 14.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.53
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.01

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.500
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.71 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.79 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 69
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 5.00 ft / 1.52 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Forecastle (18 %): 18.50 ft / 5.64 m
- Mid (55 %): 17.50 ft / 5.33 m
- Quarterdeck (18 %): 16.50 ft / 5.03 m
- Stern: 16.50 ft / 5.03 m
- Average freeboard: 17.80 ft / 5.42 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 115.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 136.0 %
Waterplane Area: 20,068 Square feet or 1,864 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 103 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 69 lbs/sq ft or 337 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.74
- Longitudinal: 0.92
- Overall: 0.76
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform


The guns are twins, simmed as triples (Greek type) so she is only carrying 10 X 130mm not 15 as shown.

Quoted

A lot of these are on older vessels and are being phased out

I would certainly hope so. At least it is not as bad as with the Filipinos. :-)
No wonder their ships blow up!! XD
On Didokyrie...

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Main Belt covers 112 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 115.8 %

Error or deliberate?
BTW, if I am not mistaken you use 152mm/6 inch guns. You plan to use 152mm/5.98 inch guns as well? :-)

I assume the belt reflects how long it'd have to be if there were ten guns, as the Commodore intends, rather than the fifteen the program thinks there is.

All of the variants look okay. Didokyrie might or might not be crowded for deck space. Didokyrie trades a greater rate of fire and shellweight for reduced range and penetration. Whether this is good or not depends on whether you've got a specific mission in mind or just want a general purpose ship.

You do have sufficient hull strength in all three cases to raise the freeboard a bit; the improved seakeeping might be useful.

Even altering it to ten guns and adjusting the magazines, the main belt still does not cover everything. The magazine for 15 guns is 150 shells per gun, but since it is a 10 gun ship, I assume that it would become 225 shells per gun. If 150 shells per gun for the 10 gun version is correct, then it does cover everything, but for a DP main gun you'd probably like more shells. According to Navweaps, Dido's had 300+ shells per main gun.
... of course Dido's a late 30s design...

With most of the raised points covered...I think!

As for a mission, I was thinking of her as an escort for the Tyrs when they enter service (2 per BB), and for any future CV's that get built.


Valkyrie (AA fit-B), Denmark CL laid down 1928

Displacement:
5,762 t light; 6,000 t standard; 6,812 t normal; 7,461 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
575.86 ft / 557.00 ft x 52.00 ft x 16.50 ft (normal load)
175.52 m / 169.77 m x 15.85 m x 5.03 m

Armament:
10 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (5x2 guns), 67.03lbs / 30.40kg shells, 1928 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 3 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 5.65lbs / 2.56kg shells, 1926 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1928 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 8 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 766 lbs / 348 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 225
8 - 23.6" / 600 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.95" / 75 mm 426.38 ft / 129.96 m 7.87 ft / 2.40 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 118 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.95" / 75 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
2nd: 0.79" / 20 mm - -
3rd: 0.59" / 15 mm - -

- Armour deck: 1.97" / 50 mm, Conning tower: 1.97" / 50 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 66,740 shp / 49,788 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 13,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,461 tons

Complement:
374 - 487

Cost:
£2.188 million / $8.752 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 96 tons, 1.4 %
Armour: 1,301 tons, 19.1 %
- Belts: 401 tons, 5.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 154 tons, 2.3 %
- Armour Deck: 730 tons, 10.7 %
- Conning Tower: 15 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 2,078 tons, 30.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,142 tons, 31.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,050 tons, 15.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 146 tons, 2.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
5,597 lbs / 2,539 Kg = 83.5 x 5.1 " / 130 mm shells or 1.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.16
Metacentric height 2.5 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 13.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.36
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.07

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.499
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.71 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.80 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 66
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 5.00 ft / 1.52 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Forecastle (18 %): 19.25 ft / 5.87 m
- Mid (50 %): 17.75 ft / 5.41 m
- Quarterdeck (18 %): 16.25 ft / 4.95 m
- Stern: 16.25 ft / 4.95 m
- Average freeboard: 18.08 ft / 5.51 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 112.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 137.6 %
Waterplane Area: 20,048 Square feet or 1,862 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 107 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 67 lbs/sq ft or 329 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.76
- Longitudinal: 0.98
- Overall: 0.78
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform


P.S. Walter, the difference in the 6" gun sizes is down to whether you choose to set the gun size in Imperial or Metric, it's down to the conversion software in SS as far as I can see!!

... cause it's a deliberate remark. I just thought it was funny when I was looking at all your designs that with some of them you used metric and with some imperial.
:-)

Living up to your Tag-Line eh??

It would be a disgrace if I did not do that! :-)