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Actively serving Aircraft Carriers of the Marina Militare.

Ships in Class
Francesco Morosini Layed down 1920, reconstructed 1927



Displacement:
27,085 t light; 27,986 t standard; 32,953 t normal; 36,927 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
822.75 ft / 787.40 ft x 98.43 ft x 27.56 ft (normal load)
250.77 m / 240.00 m x 30.00 m x 8.40 m

Aircraft:
Airgroup of 72; 2 squadrons of fighters, 4 squadrons of T-bombers

Armament:
16 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (8x2 guns), 70.55lbs / 32.00kg shells, 1927 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side ends, evenly spread
16 - 2.56" / 65.0 mm guns in single mounts, 9.00lbs / 4.08kg shells, 1927 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side ends, evenly spread
32 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (12 mounts), 2.20lbs / 1.00kg shells, 1927 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
Weight of broadside 1,343 lbs / 609 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 300

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 5.91" / 150 mm 428.54 ft / 130.62 m 11.91 ft / 3.63 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 3.94" / 100 mm 459.32 ft / 140.00 m 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
Main Belt covers 84 % of normal length

Upper belt covers lower hangar for its entirety.

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.38" / 35 mm 428.67 ft / 130.66 m 25.13 ft / 7.66 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.57" / 40 mm 1.18" / 30 mm -
2nd: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
3rd: 0.79" / 20 mm - -

- Armour deck: 3.94" / 100 mm, Conning tower: 5.91" / 150 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 140,000 shp / 104,440 Kw = 30.66 kts
Range 5,940nm at 24.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 8,941 tons

Complement:
1,222 - 1,589

Cost:
£4.015 million / $16.059 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 157 tons, 0.5 %
Armour: 7,295 tons, 22.1 %
- Belts: 2,618 tons, 7.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 549 tons, 1.7 %
- Armament: 94 tons, 0.3 %
- Armour Deck: 3,903 tons, 11.8 %
- Conning Tower: 131 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 4,419 tons, 13.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,714 tons, 29.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,868 tons, 17.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 5,500 tons, 16.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
57,527 lbs / 26,094 Kg = 858.2 x 5.1 " / 130 mm shells or 8.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.24
Metacentric height 7.3 ft / 2.2 m
Roll period: 15.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.06
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.50

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.540
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.06 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 47
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 32.81 ft / 10.00 m
- Forecastle (23 %): 32.81 ft / 10.00 m (23.62 ft / 7.20 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 23.62 ft / 7.20 m
- Quarterdeck (23 %): 23.62 ft / 7.20 m
- Stern: 23.62 ft / 7.20 m
- Average freeboard: 25.71 ft / 7.84 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 83.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 197.3 %
Waterplane Area: 53,583 Square feet or 4,978 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 144 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 126 lbs/sq ft or 615 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.98
- Longitudinal: 1.13
- 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
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Originally by Red Admiral

Ships in class
Aquila Laid down 1927, reconstructed 1943
Europa Laid down 1927, reconstructed 1944

Displacement:
24,023 t light; 24,738 t standard; 28,742 t normal; 31,945 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
757.09 ft / 721.78 ft x 91.86 ft (Bulges 98.43 ft) x 27.23 ft (normal load)
230.76 m / 220.00 m x 28.00 m (Bulges 30.00 m) x 8.30 m

Armament:
16 - 2.99" / 76.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 13.39lbs / 6.07kg shells, 1943 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1943 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
40 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns (10x4 guns), 0.48lbs / 0.22kg shells, 1943 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 271 lbs / 123 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 800

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 1.42" / 36 mm 375.33 ft / 114.40 m 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
Ends: 1.42" / 36 mm 346.42 ft / 105.59 m 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
Main Belt covers 80 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
2.36" / 60 mm 375.33 ft / 114.40 m 22.97 ft / 7.00 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.18" / 30 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
2nd: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.95" / 75 mm, Conning tower: 2.76" / 70 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 152,000 shp / 113,392 Kw = 33.03 kts
Range 6,000nm at 25.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 7,207 tons

Complement:
1,103 - 1,434

Cost:
£5.176 million / $20.702 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 39 tons, 0.1 %
Armour: 4,089 tons, 14.2 %
- Belts: 687 tons, 2.4 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 753 tons, 2.6 %
- Armament: 35 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 2,557 tons, 8.9 %
- Conning Tower: 56 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 3,926 tons, 13.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 8,457 tons, 29.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,719 tons, 16.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 7,512 tons, 26.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
43,426 lbs / 19,698 Kg = 3,242.2 x 3.0 " / 76 mm shells or 6.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
Metacentric height 5.7 ft / 1.7 m
Roll period: 17.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.02
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.17

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.520
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.33 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 31.38 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 51
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 37.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 33.79 ft / 10.30 m
- Forecastle (24 %): 33.79 ft / 10.30 m (23.95 ft / 7.30 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 23.95 ft / 7.30 m
- Quarterdeck (24 %): 23.95 ft / 7.30 m
- Stern: 23.95 ft / 7.30 m
- Average freeboard: 26.31 ft / 8.02 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 95.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 193.6 %
Waterplane Area: 46,815 Square feet or 4,349 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 145 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 122 lbs/sq ft or 596 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.33
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

72 Combat Aircraft (5184t)
10 Crated spares, additional parts, and workshops (1000t)
200t Aircraft operations center
-50t RaA.6 Air Search radar
-20t RaA.5 Air Search radar
-20t RaS.4 Surface Search radar x2
-30t 2 x GDR1R FC Systems
-30t 6 x GDR5 FC Systems
Well deck reinforcement (200t)
Inert gas shielding for AVGAS storage and transfer lines (250t)
Flag facilities (250t)
Underway refueling equipment (100t)
Seaplane servicing equipment (50t)
Two catapults similar to those of Andrea Doria (50t)
Improved crew comfort items (28t)
Construction reserve (30t)

Ships in Class
Guiseppe Garibaldi laid down 1935
Cavour Laid down 1936



Displacement:
29,344 t light; 30,233 t standard; 35,866 t normal; 40,372 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
847.07 ft / 820.21 ft x 103.35 ft x 29.86 ft (normal load)
258.19 m / 250.00 m x 31.50 m x 9.10 m

Armament:
12 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 110.23lbs / 50.00kg shells, 1934 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread
44 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm guns (4x11 guns), 3.04lbs / 1.38kg shells, 1934 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
4 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm guns in single mounts, 3.04lbs / 1.38kg shells, 1934 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1,469 lbs / 666 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 5.91" / 150 mm 426.51 ft / 130.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: 1.42" / 36 mm 393.70 ft / 120.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Upper: 1.42" / 36 mm 426.51 ft / 130.00 m 36.09 ft / 11.00 m
Main Belt covers 80 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.76" / 70 mm 426.51 ft / 130.00 m 26.25 ft / 8.00 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.57" / 40 mm 1.57" / 40 mm 1.57" / 40 mm
2nd: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

- Armour deck: 1.99" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 2.76" / 70 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 140,000 shp / 104,440 Kw = 31.64 kts
Range 7,000nm at 25.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 10,139 tons

Complement:
1,303 - 1,694

Cost:
£8.551 million / $34.204 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 180 tons, 0.5 %
Armour: 5,746 tons, 16.0 %
- Belts: 2,274 tons, 6.3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,141 tons, 3.2 %
- Armament: 109 tons, 0.3 %
- Armour Deck: 2,157 tons, 6.0 %
- Conning Tower: 65 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 4,028 tons, 11.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 10,655 tons, 29.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,522 tons, 18.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 8,735 tons, 24.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
56,777 lbs / 25,753 Kg = 529.9 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 9.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.16
Metacentric height 6.9 ft / 2.1 m
Roll period: 16.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.05
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.41

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.496
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.94 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 33.33 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 55.77 ft / 17.00 m
- Forecastle (10 %): 55.77 ft / 17.00 m (21.33 ft / 6.50 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Stern: 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Average freeboard: 24.77 ft / 7.55 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 84.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 182.4 %
Waterplane Area: 58,515 Square feet or 5,436 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 150 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 131 lbs/sq ft or 637 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.00
- Longitudinal: 1.09
- Overall: 1.01
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

- Armoured deck - multiple decks: 1.97" / 50 mm For and Aft decks
Forecastle: 0.00" / 0 mm Quarter deck: 1.97" / 50 mm

100mm deck armour 130x25 = 2535tons

6000t misc weight = 60 aircraft
100 tons flag facilities
100 tons radars

Ships in Class
Pisa Converted 1937
Amalfi Converted 1937
Marco Polo Converted 1938
Agordat Converted 1939
Vettor Pisani Converted 1942
Giovanni Bausan Converted 1943



Displacement:
9,838 t light; 10,098 t standard; 12,586 t normal; 14,577 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
608.16 ft / 590.55 ft x 62.66 ft (Bulges 75.79 ft) x 19.69 ft (normal load)
185.37 m / 180.00 m x 19.10 m (Bulges 23.10 m) x 6.00 m

Armament:
20 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm guns (5x4 guns), 3.04lbs / 1.38kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
7 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm guns in single mounts, 3.04lbs / 1.38kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 82 lbs / 37 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 1.42" / 36 mm 373.20 ft / 113.75 m 9.51 ft / 2.90 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 97 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
2nd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

- Armour deck: 0.97" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 2.76" / 70 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 90,000 shp / 67,140 Kw = 31.07 kts
Range 5,000nm at 25.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,479 tons

Complement:
593 - 772

Cost:
£2.171 million / $8.686 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 11 tons, 0.1 %
Armour: 692 tons, 5.5 %
- Belts: 211 tons, 1.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 7 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 442 tons, 3.5 %
- Conning Tower: 32 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 2,494 tons, 19.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,941 tons, 31.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,748 tons, 21.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 2,700 tons, 21.5 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
15,948 lbs / 7,234 Kg = 5,034.5 x 1.9 " / 47 mm shells or 2.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.25
Metacentric height 3.7 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 16.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.19

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.500
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.79 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24.30 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 39.37 ft / 12.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 32.81 ft / 10.00 m (18.04 ft / 5.50 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Stern: 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Average freeboard: 21.52 ft / 6.56 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 88.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 142.9 %
Waterplane Area: 24,656 Square feet or 2,291 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 149 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 95 lbs/sq ft or 464 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.34
- Overall: 1.02
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

Airgroup; Maximum 36, usually 24.
- Armoured deck - multiple decks: 1.18" / 30 mm For and Aft decks

Ships in Class
Andrea Doria Laid down 1939
Marcantonio Colonna Laid down 1941



Displacement:
37,911 t light; 39,237 t standard; 44,435 t normal; 48,593 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
936.89 ft / 885.83 ft x 110.56 ft x 34.45 ft (normal load)
285.56 m / 270.00 m x 33.70 m x 10.50 m

Armament:
16 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 14.86lbs / 6.74kg shells, 1940 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread
56 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (14 mounts), 1.65lbs / 0.75kg shells, 1939 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, 26 raised guns - superfiring
Weight of broadside 330 lbs / 150 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 2,000

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 1.42" / 36 mm 620.08 ft / 189.00 m 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
Ends: 1.42" / 36 mm 265.72 ft / 80.99 m 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
Upper: 1.42" / 36 mm 688.98 ft / 210.00 m 32.81 ft / 10.00 m
Main Belt covers 108 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.36" / 60 mm 620.08 ft / 189.00 m 41.01 ft / 12.50 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.18" / 30 mm 0.79" / 20 mm -
2nd: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -

- Armour deck: 2.68" / 68 mm, Conning tower: 2.76" / 70 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 180,000 shp / 134,280 Kw = 33.01 kts
Range 6,000nm at 25.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 9,357 tons

Complement:
1,529 - 1,989

Cost:
£11.898 million / $47.593 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 43 tons, 0.1 %
Armour: 7,561 tons, 17.0 %
- Belts: 1,977 tons, 4.4 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 2,223 tons, 5.0 %
- Armament: 43 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 3,244 tons, 7.3 %
- Conning Tower: 74 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 4,870 tons, 11.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 12,809 tons, 28.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,524 tons, 14.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 12,627 tons, 28.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
64,933 lbs / 29,453 Kg = 4,809.9 x 3.0 " / 76 mm shells or 11.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.13
Metacentric height 7.3 ft / 2.2 m
Roll period: 17.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.01
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.62

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.461
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.01 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 34.77 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 43
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 37.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 59.06 ft / 18.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 59.06 ft / 18.00 m (21.33 ft / 6.50 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Stern: 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Average freeboard: 28.87 ft / 8.80 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 84.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 174.0 %
Waterplane Area: 65,505 Square feet or 6,086 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 147 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 134 lbs/sq ft or 656 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.98
- Longitudinal: 1.23
- 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
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

- Armoured deck - multiple decks: 2.95" / 75 mm For and Aft decks
Forecastle: 0.00" / 0 mm Quarter deck: 1.57" / 40 mm

10240t Airgroup, Space for 101 aircraft
500t extra ordnance
2 x C-39 hydraulic catapults (58m stroke)
9 x 15000kg arrestor wires
3 elevators 18 x 15m

200t Aircraft operations centre
50t RaA.6 Air Search radar
20t RaA.5 Air Search radar
20t RaS.4 Surface Search radar x2
30t 2 x GDR1R FC Systems
30t 6 x GDR5 FC Systems

Armour
50mm Gallery Deck 170 x 30 1997t
50mm Hangar Deck
25mm splinter deck