WesWorld

Actively serving Escort types of the Marina Militare.

Ships in Class
Vespa Laid down 1930
Maggiolino Laid down 1930
Lucciola Laid down 1930
Libellula Laid down 1930



Displacement:
1,000 t light; 1,065 t standard; 1,453 t normal; 1,763 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
272.91 ft / 262.47 ft x 32.81 ft x 9.84 ft (normal load)
83.18 m / 80.00 m x 10.00 m x 3.00 m

Armament:
4 - 100mm / 47 guns (2x2 guns), 33.07lbs / 15.00kg shells, 1930 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread
10 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns ( 10 mounts), 0.52lbs / 0.24kg shells, 1930 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
Weight of broadside 139 lbs / 63 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 450

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

- Conning tower: 0.79" / 20 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines plus batteries,
Electric motors, 2 shafts, 6,000 shp / 4,476 Kw = 20.16 kts ( Electric "creeping" motors)
Range 3,850nm at 20.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 698 tons

Complement:
116 - 152

Cost:
£0.309 million / $1.236 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 16 tons, 1.1 %
Armour: 8 tons, 0.6 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 6 tons, 0.4 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 2 tons, 0.1 %
Machinery: 182 tons, 12.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 724 tons, 49.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 453 tons, 31.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 70 tons, 4.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
4,267 lbs / 1,936 Kg = 139.9 x 3.9 " / 100 mm shells or 1.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.23
Metacentric height 1.4 ft / 0.4 m
Roll period: 11.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 76 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.18
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.95

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.600
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 16.20 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 39
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: 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Mid (50 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Quarterdeck (25 %): 8.20 ft / 2.50 m (16.40 ft / 5.00 m before break)
- Stern: 8.20 ft / 2.50 m
- Average freeboard: 14.62 ft / 4.46 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 57.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 169.6 %
Waterplane Area: 6,298 Square feet or 585 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 255 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 62 lbs/sq ft or 303 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.16
- Longitudinal: 5.31
- Overall: 1.35
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
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

10 tons for 10x25mm single mounts

8 tons for 8x25mm single mounts
40 tons for main ASW weapon
20tons for towed torpedoes + depth charges

Originaly by Red Admiral

Ships in class
Twenty unnamed. Converted 1932



Berta, Italian Corvetta Cacciasommergibili refitted 1932 (Engine 1920)

Displacement:
600 t light; 618 t standard; 751 t normal; 857 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
213.26 ft / 203.41 ft x 32.81 ft x 6.56 ft (normal load)
65.00 m / 62.00 m x 10.00 m x 2.00 m

Armament:
1 - 2.56" / 65.0 mm guns in single mounts, 8.82lbs / 4.00kg shells, 1932 Model
Quick firing gun in deck mount
on centreline forward, 1 raised gun
4 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (1x4 guns), 1.83lbs / 0.83kg shells, 1932 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mount
on centreline aft
Weight of broadside 16 lbs / 7 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 750 ihp / 560 Kw = 12.65 kts
Range 8,050nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 240 tons

Complement:
71 - 93

Cost:
£0.130 million / $0.522 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 44 tons, 5.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 494 tons, 65.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 150 tons, 20.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 60 tons, 8.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
4,137 lbs / 1,876 Kg = 493.7 x 2.6 " / 65 mm shells or 2.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.19
Metacentric height 1.3 ft / 0.4 m
Roll period: 12.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.02
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.600
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.20 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 14.26 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 40 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 35
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: 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 14.76 ft / 4.50 m
- Mid (60 %): 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
- Stern: 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Average freeboard: 12.65 ft / 3.86 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 31.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 152.8 %
Waterplane Area: 4,881 Square feet or 453 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 462 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 65 lbs/sq ft or 316 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.55
- Longitudinal: 6.07
- Overall: 1.78
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
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

-10tons for quadruple 37/54
-10tons for SONAR
-10tons for DC racks
-10tons for projectors
-20tons misc

Originaly by Red Admiral

Ships in Class
Gabbiano Layed down 1932
Ardea Layed down 1932
Cicogna Layed down 1932
Cormorano Layed down 1932
Folaga Layed down 1932
Gru Layed down 1932
Ibis Layed down 1932
Marangone Layed down 1932
Pellicano Layed down 1932

Displacement:
611 t light; 628 t standard; 728 t normal; 808 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
207.89 ft / 196.85 ft x 28.54 ft x 8.20 ft (normal load)
63.37 m / 60.00 m x 8.70 m x 2.50 m

Armament:
1 - 3.94" / 100 mm guns in single mounts, 33.07lbs / 15.00kg shells, 1932 Model
Anti-aircraft gun in deck mount
on centreline forward
4 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 0.48lbs / 0.22kg shells, 1932 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline, all aft
4 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.48lbs / 0.22kg shells, 1932 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all forward
Weight of broadside 37 lbs / 17 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 100
2 - 17.7" / 450 mm above water torpedoes

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Electric cruising motors plus geared drives, 2 shafts, 4,000 shp / 2,984 Kw = 19.62 kts
Range 6,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 180 tons

Complement:
69 - 91

Cost:
£0.189 million / $0.755 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 4 tons, 0.6 %
Machinery: 118 tons, 16.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 450 tons, 61.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 117 tons, 16.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 39 tons, 5.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
1,897 lbs / 860 Kg = 62.2 x 3.9 " / 100 mm shells or 1.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.14
Metacentric height 1.0 ft / 0.3 m
Roll period: 12.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.07
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.75

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.553
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.90 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 14.03 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 64 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 29
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: 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Mid (60 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m (8.20 ft / 2.50 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 8.20 ft / 2.50 m
- Stern: 8.20 ft / 2.50 m
- Average freeboard: 14.04 ft / 4.28 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 63.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 123.2 %
Waterplane Area: 3,932 Square feet or 365 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 235 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 56 lbs/sq ft or 274 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.25
- Longitudinal: 11.30
- Overall: 1.55
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

10t D2bis Sonar
2t torpedoes
6t 2xduple 25mm mounts
7t = Scaricabombe
4t = 40 DC + throwers
10t = ASW mortar

Originaly by Red Admiral

Ships in Class
Diana Layed down 1933
Orsa Layed down 1933
Pegaso Layed down 1933
Orione Layed down 1933



Displacement:
1,538 t light; 1,646 t standard; 2,331 t normal; 2,879 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
375.52 ft / 360.89 ft x 39.37 ft x 11.48 ft (normal load)
114.46 m / 110.00 m x 12.00 m x 3.50 m

Armament:
4 - 5.31" / 135 mm guns (2x2 guns), 79.37lbs / 36.00kg shells, 1933 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread
4 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm guns (1x4 guns), 3.86lbs / 1.75kg shells, 1933 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mount
on centreline aft
24 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 0.53lbs / 0.24kg shells, 1933 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 346 lbs / 157 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 300
4 - 17.7" / 450 mm above water torpedoes

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

- Conning tower: 0.79" / 20 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 8,000 shp / 5,968 Kw = 21.75 kts
Range 14,200nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,233 tons

Complement:
167 - 218

Cost:
£0.570 million / $2.279 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 41 tons, 1.7 %
Armour: 13 tons, 0.5 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 10 tons, 0.4 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 3 tons, 0.1 %
Machinery: 233 tons, 10.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,192 tons, 51.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 793 tons, 34.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 60 tons, 2.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
7,939 lbs / 3,601 Kg = 105.8 x 5.3 " / 135 mm shells or 2.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.22
Metacentric height 1.8 ft / 0.5 m
Roll period: 12.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.44
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, low quarterdeck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.500
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.17 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 21.83 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 35
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: 31.17 ft / 9.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 22.97 ft / 7.00 m (18.04 ft / 5.50 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Quarterdeck (13 %): 9.84 ft / 3.00 m (18.04 ft / 5.50 m before break)
- Stern: 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
- Average freeboard: 18.62 ft / 5.68 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 51.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 174.6 %
Waterplane Area: 9,845 Square feet or 915 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 270 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 62 lbs/sq ft or 303 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.89
- Longitudinal: 4.70
- Overall: 1.05
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
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

15t = quad 47mm
9t=sonar
7t=scaricabombe
10t=asw mortar + 6ton reloads
250hp creeping motors = 9t 28hp/ton
4t = 4x450mm silurotto

Speed with electric motors = 8 knts

Originaly by Red Admiral

Ships in Class
Twenty unnamed Layed down 1935



Displacement:
1,434 t light; 1,480 t standard; 1,729 t normal; 1,928 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
336.46 ft / 328.08 ft x 46.85 ft x 6.56 ft (normal load)
102.55 m / 100.00 m x 14.28 m x 2.00 m

Armament:
1 - 2.56" / 65.0 mm guns in single mounts, 8.38lbs / 3.80kg shells, 1935 Model
Anti-aircraft gun in deck mount
on centreline forward
8 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1935 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all forward
12 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.48lbs / 0.22kg shells, 1935 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 27 lbs / 12 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 500
2 - 17.7" / 450 mm above water torpedoes

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

- Conning tower: 1.42" / 36 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 8,000 shp / 5,968 Kw = 21.11 kts
Range 5,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 449 tons

Complement:
133 - 174

Cost:
£0.432 million / $1.726 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 3 tons, 0.2 %
Armour: 6 tons, 0.4 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 2 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 4 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 227 tons, 13.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 954 tons, 55.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 295 tons, 17.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 243 tons, 14.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
7,027 lbs / 3,187 Kg = 838.6 x 2.6 " / 65 mm shells or 1.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20
Metacentric height 2.2 ft / 0.7 m
Roll period: 13.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.01
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, raised quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.600
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 18.11 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 35
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 28.87 ft / 8.80 m
- Forecastle (10 %): 25.59 ft / 7.80 m (19.03 ft / 5.80 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 19.03 ft / 5.80 m
- Quarterdeck (10 %): 25.59 ft / 7.80 m (19.03 ft / 5.80 m before break)
- Stern: 25.59 ft / 7.80 m
- Average freeboard: 20.47 ft / 6.24 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 61.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 286.8 %
Waterplane Area: 11,242 Square feet or 1,044 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 237 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 51 lbs/sq ft or 250 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.84
- Longitudinal: 4.85
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
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

10t Sonar
2t torpedoes
7t = Scaricabombe
4t = 40 DC + throwers
20t = ASW mortar + reloads
200tons cargo

Originaly by Red Admiral

Ships in Class
C-1 though C-18 Layed down 1936



Displacement:
784 t light; 821 t standard; 865 t normal; 900 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
246.20 ft / 229.66 ft x 28.71 ft x 11.48 ft (normal load)
75.04 m / 70.00 m x 8.75 m x 3.50 m

Armament:
2 - 3.94" / 100 mm guns (1x2 guns), 33.07lbs / 15.00kg shells, 1936 Model
Breech loading guns in a deck mount with hoist
on centreline forward
4 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm guns (1x4 guns), 3.31lbs / 1.50kg shells, 1936 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mount
on side amidships, all raised guns
6 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm guns in single mounts, 3.31lbs / 1.50kg shells, 1936 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 99 lbs / 45 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 300

Armour:
- 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 -

- Conning tower: 2.76" / 70 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines plus batteries,
Electric motors, 2 shafts, 16,000 shp / 11,936 Kw = 29.26 kts
Range 4,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 80 tons

Complement:
79 - 103

Cost:
£0.477 million / $1.909 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 12 tons, 1.3 %
Armour: 11 tons, 1.3 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 6 tons, 0.7 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 5 tons, 0.6 %
Machinery: 381 tons, 44.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 327 tons, 37.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 81 tons, 9.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 53 tons, 6.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
377 lbs / 171 Kg = 12.4 x 3.9 " / 100 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.13
Metacentric height 1.0 ft / 0.3 m
Roll period: 12.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 49 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.29
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 0.96

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.400
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 17.88 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 73 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- Forecastle (15 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Mid (30 %): 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Stern: 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Average freeboard: 14.26 ft / 4.35 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 160.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 136.8 %
Waterplane Area: 4,211 Square feet or 391 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 82 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 35 lbs/sq ft or 170 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.58
- Longitudinal: 6.24
- Overall: 0.74
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Poor seaboat, wet and uncomfortable, reduced performance in heavy weather

10t = sonar
4t = scariabombe
15t = lanciabombe + reloads
10t = extra DCs and TT
14t = 400hp Electric motors
53tons

Originaly by Red Admiral, converted to SS2 by me

Ships in Class
F-1 though F-6 Layed down 1938
F-7 though F-12 Layed down 1939
F-13 though F-18 Layed down 1940



Displacement:
1,303 t light; 1,349 t standard; 1,570 t normal; 1,747 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
298.56 ft / 295.28 ft x 35.79 ft x 11.15 ft (normal load)
91.00 m / 90.00 m x 10.91 m x 3.40 m

Armament:
3 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.78lbs / 6.25kg shells, 1938 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount
12 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns (1x12 guns), 0.53lbs / 0.24kg shells, 1938 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mount
on side amidships
Weight of broadside 48 lbs / 22 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 500

Armour:
- 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 - -

- Conning tower: 2.76" / 70 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Electric cruising motors plus geared drives, 2 shafts, 7,130 shp / 5,319 Kw = 22.26 kts
Range 6,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 398 tons

Complement:
124 - 162

Cost:
£0.438 million / $1.754 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 6 tons, 0.4 %
Armour: 15 tons, 0.9 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 7 tons, 0.4 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 8 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 195 tons, 12.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 944 tons, 60.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 267 tons, 17.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 143 tons, 9.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
4,742 lbs / 2,151 Kg = 351.3 x 3.0 " / 76 mm shells or 1.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.13
Metacentric height 1.3 ft / 0.4 m
Roll period: 13.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.09
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.466
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.25 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20.01 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 25
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Mid (40 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Quarterdeck (25 %): 14.76 ft / 4.50 m
- Stern: 14.76 ft / 4.50 m
- Average freeboard: 17.08 ft / 5.21 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 55.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 179.7 %
Waterplane Area: 7,101 Square feet or 660 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 264 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 66 lbs/sq ft or 322 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.15
- Longitudinal: 7.37
- Overall: 1.39
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

10t per 76/62 mounting
1t per 25mm mounting
10t = 2 x GDR.5 FCS
15t = D5 sonar
7t = Scaricabombe
10t = Lanciabombe AS
50t = 150 Depth charges
9t = 250hp electric creeping motors
121tons

8knts on creeping motors

Originaly by Red Admiral, converted to SS2 by me

G-1 through G-6 Laid down 1944

Displacement:
495 t light; 526 t standard; 631 t normal; 715 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
190.28 ft / 180.45 ft x 26.25 ft x 8.20 ft (normal load)
58.00 m / 55.00 m x 8.00 m x 2.50 m

Armament:
1 - 3.94" / 100 mm guns in single mounts, 33.07lbs / 15.00kg shells, 1944 Model
Dual purpose gun in a deck mount with hoist
on centreline forward
10 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (5x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1944 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 0.48lbs / 0.22kg shells, 1944 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 52 lbs / 24 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 500

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

- Conning tower: 1.97" / 50 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion generators plus batteries,
Electric motors, 2 shafts, 2,235 shp / 1,667 Kw = 18.00 kts
Range 8,500nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 189 tons

Complement:
62 - 81

Cost:
£0.205 million / $0.822 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 6 tons, 1.0 %
Armour: 8 tons, 1.3 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 5 tons, 0.8 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 3 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 57 tons, 9.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 263 tons, 41.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 136 tons, 21.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 160 tons, 25.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
1,618 lbs / 734 Kg = 53.0 x 3.9 " / 100 mm shells or 0.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
Metacentric height 0.8 ft / 0.2 m
Roll period: 12.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.21
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.569
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.88 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 15.69 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 62 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 25
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.36 ft / 0.11 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 14.76 ft / 4.50 m
- Mid (50 %): 14.76 ft / 4.50 m
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 8.20 ft / 2.50 m (14.76 ft / 4.50 m before break)
- Stern: 8.20 ft / 2.50 m
- Average freeboard: 13.58 ft / 4.14 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 67.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 158.9 %
Waterplane Area: 3,503 Square feet or 325 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 190 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 36 lbs/sq ft or 176 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.78
- Longitudinal: 9.24
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

20t RaA.5 Air Search radar
20t RaS.4 Surface Search radar
30t 1 x GDR5 FC Systems
15t Sonar and other Underwater tracking devices
25t ASW Weapons
10t Emergency Deisel
25t Improved AA mountings
10t Enhanced Command Faclities
5t Construction Reserve