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This ship was conceived as part of an alternative world MPVII.
The ship was built in England by Vickers shipyard, as an alternative of constructing there is the same in real history armored cruiser "Rurik-2"


Emperor Alexander III (23 unit 8 12 \ 52), Russia (Vickers) ship of the line laid down in 1909
Displacement:
21 832 t light; 22 819 t standard; 24 389 t normal; 25 645 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(558,17 ft / 551,18 ft) x 89,90 ft x (29,20 / 30,39 ft)
(170,13 m / 168,00 m) x 27,40 m x (8,90 / 9,26 m)

Armament:
8 - 12,00" / 305 mm 50,0 cal guns - 914,66lbs / 414,88kg shells, 100 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1909 Model
2 x 2-gun mounts on centreline, evenly spread
2 raised mounts
2 x 2-gun mounts on centreline, evenly spread
20 - 4,72" / 120 mm 50,0 cal guns - 55,82lbs / 25,32kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1909 Model
20 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
20 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
Weight of broadside 8 434 lbs / 3 825 kg

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 11,8" / 300 mm 360,89 ft / 110,00 m 16,60 ft / 5,06 m
Ends: 8,66" / 220 mm 187,01 ft / 57,00 m 16,60 ft / 5,06 m
3,28 ft / 1,00 m Unarmoured ends
Upper: 5,00" / 127 mm 262,47 ft / 80,00 m 7,00 ft / 2,13 m
Main Belt covers 101% of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 10,0" / 254 mm 8,00" / 203 mm 10,0" / 254 mm
2nd: 8,00" / 203 mm - -

- Armoured deck - multiple decks:
For and Aft decks: 3,00" / 76 mm
Forecastle: 2,00" / 51 mm Quarter deck: 2,00" / 51 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 11,00" / 279 mm, Aft 0,00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 48 215 shp / 35 968 Kw = 23,90 kts
Range 6 900nm at 10,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2 826 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
975 - 1 268

Cost:
£1,920 million / $7,679 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1 966 tons, 8,1%
- Guns: 1 966 tons, 8,1%
Armour: 8 749 tons, 35,9%
- Belts: 4 548 tons, 18,6%
- Armament: 2 093 tons, 8,6%
- Armour Deck: 1 909 tons, 7,8%
- Conning Tower: 199 tons, 0,8%
Machinery: 2 411 tons, 9,9%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 8 705 tons, 35,7%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2 557 tons, 10,5%
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0,0%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
45 530 lbs / 20 652 Kg = 52,7 x 12,0 " / 305 mm shells or 4,2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,28
Metacentric height 6,6 ft / 2,0 m
Roll period: 14,7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 : 43 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,51
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,21

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
a normal bow and small transom stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,590 / 0,596
Length to Beam Ratio: 6,13 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 25,64 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 30
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 4,50 ft / 1,37 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 21,80%, 28,40 ft / 8,66 m, 27,34 ft / 8,33 m
- Forward deck: 48,00%, 27,34 ft / 8,33 m, 27,34 ft / 8,33 m
- Aft deck: 12,90%, 16,80 ft / 5,12 m, 16,80 ft / 5,12 m
- Quarter deck: 17,30%, 16,80 ft / 5,12 m, 16,80 ft / 5,12 m
- Average freeboard: 24,25 ft / 7,39 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 63,0%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 180,5%
Waterplane Area: 36 806 Square feet or 3 419 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 114%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 181 lbs/sq ft or 883 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1,02
- Longitudinal: 2,46
- Overall: 1,11
Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Quoted

Displacement:
21 832 t light; 22 819 t standard; 24 389 t normal; 25 645 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(558,17 ft / 551,18 ft) x 89,90 ft x (29,20 / 30,39 ft)
(170,13 m / 168,00 m) x 27,40 m x (8,90 / 9,26 m)

Armament:
8 - 12,00" / 305 mm 50,0 cal guns - 914,66lbs / 414,88kg shells, 100 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1909 Model
2 x 2-gun mounts on centreline, evenly spread
2 raised mounts
2 x 2-gun mounts on centreline, evenly spread
20 - 4,72" / 120 mm 50,0 cal guns - 55,82lbs / 25,32kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1909 Model
20 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
20 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
Weight of broadside 8 434 lbs / 3 825 kg

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 11,8" / 300 mm 360,89 ft / 110,00 m 1...ore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 21,80%, 28,40 ft / 8,66 m, 27,34 ft / 8,33 m
- Forward deck: 48,00%, 27,34 ft / 8,33 m, 27,34 ft / 8,33 m
- Aft deck: 12,90%, 16,80 ft / 5,12 m, 16,80 ft / 5,12 m
- Quarter deck: 17,30%, 16,80 ft / 5,12 m, 16,80 ft / 5,12 m
- Average freeboard: 24,25 ft / 7,39 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 63,0%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 180,5%
Waterplane Area: 36 806 Square feet or 3 419 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 114%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 181 lbs/sq ft or 883 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1,02
- Longitudinal: 2,46
- Overall: 1,11
Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily