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Apollonis Class
- Apollonis Laid down April 1942, Completed March 1943
- Cephisso Laid down April 1942, Completed March 1943
- Borysthenis Laid down January 1944
- Hypate Laid down January 1944
- 2 more under consideration.

Greek Fleet Support Tanker

Displacement:
1,950 t light; 2,096 t standard; 6,715 t normal; 10,410 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
366.06 ft / 356.00 ft x 46.00 ft x 20.22 ft (normal load)
111.58 m / 108.51 m x 14.02 m x 6.16 m

Armament:
4 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 2.00lbs / 0.91kg shells, 1938 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
4 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 0.50lbs / 0.23kg shells, 1940 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, all aft, all raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns (6x2 guns), 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1942 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 11 lbs / 5 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 1,500

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion generators,
Electric motors, 1 shaft, 9,027 shp / 6,734 Kw = 18.00 kts
Actual Range 6,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,381 tons
Service Bunker = 6,932 tons fuel oil

Complement:
370 - 482

Cost:
£0.651 million / $2.606 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 236 tons, 3.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,413 tons, 21.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,765 tons, 71.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 300 tons, 4.5 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
45,741 lbs / 20,748 Kg = 23,423.6 x 1.6 " / 40 mm shells or 9.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.85
Metacentric height 4.2 ft / 1.3 m
Roll period: 9.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, raised quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.710
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.74 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 18.87 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 35
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 16.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.25 ft / 0.99 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 23.75 ft / 7.24 m
- Forecastle (15 %): 22.33 ft / 6.81 m (21.33 ft / 6.50 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 21.33 ft / 6.50 m (13.00 ft / 3.96 m before break)
- Stern: 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Average freeboard: 17.19 ft / 5.24 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 18.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 102.3 %
Waterplane Area: 13,170 Square feet or 1,224 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 859 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 62 lbs/sq ft or 305 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 2.20
- Overall: 1.00
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

T42 Class
T4201 Laid down April 1942, Completed January 1943
T4202 Laid down April 1942, Completed January 1943
T4203 Laid down April 1942, Completed January 1943
T4204 Laid down January 1944
T4205 Laid down January 1944
T4206 Laid down January 1944

Greece Fleet Tug

Displacement:
685 t light; 703 t standard; 850 t normal; 968 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
138.10 ft / 135.50 ft x 29.00 ft x 12.06 ft (normal load)
42.09 m / 41.30 m x 8.84 m x 3.68 m

Armament:
1 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns in single mounts, 2.00lbs / 0.91kg shells, 1938 Model
Anti-aircraft gun in deck mount
on centreline aft, 1 raised gun
2 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.50lbs / 0.23kg shells, 1940 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns (2x2 guns), 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1942 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 3 lbs / 1 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 450

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.50" / 13 mm 0.25" / 6 mm -
2nd: 0.25" / 6 mm - -

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Geared drive, 1 shaft, 1,423 ihp / 1,062 Kw = 14.00 kts
Range 10,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 265 tons

Complement:
39 - 51

Cost:
£0.224 million / $0.897 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Armour: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 78 tons, 9.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 506 tons, 59.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 166 tons, 19.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 11.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
1,959 lbs / 888 Kg = 1,003.1 x 1.6 " / 40 mm shells or 1.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 0.9 ft / 0.3 m
Roll period: 12.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 47 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.16

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.628
Length to Beam Ratio: 4.67 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 11.64 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 65 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 38
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: 14.75 ft / 4.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 14.75 ft / 4.50 m
- Mid (50 %): 8.25 ft / 2.51 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 9.00 ft / 2.74 m (8.20 ft / 2.50 m before break)
- Stern: 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
- Average freeboard: 10.63 ft / 3.24 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 44.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 68.9 %
Waterplane Area: 2,899 Square feet or 269 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 327 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 100 lbs/sq ft or 489 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 2.34
- Longitudinal: 15.52
- Overall: 2.83
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped