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King Ghazi (ex- HMS Formidable), Great Britain Light Cruiser laid down 1925

Displacement:
7,504 t light; 7,862 t standard; 9,575 t normal; 10,946 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
608.19 ft / 598.00 ft x 60.00 ft x 19.50 ft (normal load)
185.38 m / 182.27 m x 18.29 m x 5.94 m

Armament:
8 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (4x2 guns), 112.00lbs / 50.80kg shells, 1925 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 3.70" / 94.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 25.33lbs / 11.49kg shells, 1936 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
16 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1945 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
4 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1925 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1,130 lbs / 513 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250
6 - 24.5" / 622.3 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.50" / 89 mm 415.00 ft / 126.49 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 107 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
2nd: 1.00" / 25 mm 0.50" / 13 mm -
3rd: 0.50" / 13 mm 0.50" / 13 mm -

- Armour deck: 1.00" / 25 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 70,542 shp / 52,624 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 16.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,083 tons

Complement:
483 - 629

Cost:
£2.286 million / $9.145 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 137 tons, 1.4 %
Armour: 1,252 tons, 13.1 %
- Belts: 598 tons, 6.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 202 tons, 2.1 %
- Armour Deck: 451 tons, 4.7 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 2,290 tons, 23.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,694 tons, 38.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,072 tons, 21.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 130 tons, 1.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
14,000 lbs / 6,351 Kg = 129.6 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.22
Metacentric height 3.4 ft / 1.0 m
Roll period: 13.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.32
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.21

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.479
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.97 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27.98 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Mid (58 %): 23.00 ft / 7.01 m (15.00 ft / 4.57 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
- Stern: 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
- Average freeboard: 20.04 ft / 6.11 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 91.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 159.5 %
Waterplane Area: 24,385 Square feet or 2,265 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 136 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 97 lbs/sq ft or 473 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.33
- Overall: 0.99
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
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

Refit Notes

Replacement of single 4in mounts with four twin 3.7in DP mounts
Replacement of single pom-poms with eight twin 40mm 2pdr L/70 mounts
Replacement of single 20mm cannon with four Vickers 12.7mm HMG
Replacement of HA/LA directors with two CRBF directors (with Type 289 RDF) for AA weapons
Modernisation of main DCT plus fitting of Type 288 RDF (no Tallboy console)
Addition of Type 970 surface search RDF set
Addition of air conditioning
Refurbishment of internal fittings for life extension
Additional 150kW generator

Baghdad (ex- Marinduque), purchased from Philippines in 1943
Escort Cruiser laid down 1936

Displacement:
6,767 t light; 7,123 t standard; 7,595 t normal; 7,972 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
402.99 ft / 393.70 ft x 63.32 ft x 21.33 ft (normal load)
122.83 m / 120.00 m x 19.30 m x 6.50 m

Armament:
6 - 9.20" / 234 mm guns (2x3 guns), 510.00lbs / 231.33kg shells, 1940 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 - 4.50" / 114 mm guns (1x2 guns), 45.00lbs / 20.41kg shells, 1936 Model
Dual purpose guns in a turret (on a barbette)
on centreline forward, all raised guns - superfiring
8 - 4.50" / 114 mm guns (4x2 guns), 45.00lbs / 20.41kg shells, 1936 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, evenly spread
16 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 2.00lbs / 0.91kg shells, 1922 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 0.66" / 16.8 mm guns (6x2 guns), 0.14lbs / 0.06kg shells, 1936 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 3,544 lbs / 1,607 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 100

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 9.45" / 240 mm 154.20 ft / 47.00 m 9.55 ft / 2.91 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 60 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 8.27" / 210 mm 8.27" / 210 mm 8.27" / 210 mm
2nd: 1.97" / 50 mm 1.18" / 30 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
3rd: 1.57" / 40 mm 0.55" / 14 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
4th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
5th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -

- Armour deck: 3.50" / 89 mm, Conning tower: 2.52" / 64 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 15,271 shp / 11,392 Kw = 21.50 kts
Range 12,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 850 tons

Complement:
406 - 528

Cost:
£3.129 million / $12.516 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 353 tons, 4.6 %
Armour: 2,481 tons, 32.7 %
- Belts: 695 tons, 9.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 646 tons, 8.5 %
- Armour Deck: 1,120 tons, 14.7 %
- Conning Tower: 21 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 428 tons, 5.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,354 tons, 44.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 828 tons, 10.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 2.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
13,658 lbs / 6,195 Kg = 35.1 x 9.2 " / 234 mm shells or 2.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.05
Metacentric height 2.8 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 15.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 67 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.74
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.35

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.500
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.22 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23.60 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 22.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 16.01 ft / 4.88 m
- Mid (50 %): 14.99 ft / 4.57 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 14.99 ft / 4.57 m
- Stern: 14.99 ft / 4.57 m
- Average freeboard: 15.91 ft / 4.85 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 56.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 123.4 %
Waterplane Area: 17,273 Square feet or 1,605 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 120 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 133 lbs/sq ft or 649 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 2.92
- Overall: 1.07
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Refit Notes
Replacement of 240mm guns with new Canadian-pattern 9.2in guns (modified for manual loading)
Replacement of 130mm guns with British-pattern 4.5in DP guns
Replacement of 35mm and 15mm with British-pattern 2pdr Pom-Pom quadruple mounts and Vickers 0.661in HMGs
Extra 50 tons of misc weight for future additions
One Type 984 Gunnery Director RDF set fitted