WesWorld

With WW being in a slow period and with Bruce's discussion on small countries, I figure we can have some fun and see who can come up with the most interesting design. Only limit would be 10k ton light tonnage and 1944 engines. Who's up?

Thunder, "Light" Cruiser laid down 1944

Displacement:
9,977 t light; 10,410 t standard; 11,591 t normal; 12,536 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
626.78 ft / 620.00 ft x 64.00 ft x 21.30 ft (normal load)
191.04 m / 188.98 m x 19.51 m x 6.49 m

Armament:
16 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (8x2 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1944 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (4x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1944 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread
24 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1944 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
20 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1944 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 2,280 lbs / 1,034 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
12 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 345.00 ft / 105.16 m 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 86 % of normal length

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

- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 88,415 shp / 65,958 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 10,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,126 tons

Complement:
558 - 726

Cost:
£6.086 million / $24.343 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 285 tons, 2.5 %
Armour: 2,429 tons, 21.0 %
- Belts: 826 tons, 7.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 560 tons, 4.8 %
- Armour Deck: 999 tons, 8.6 %
- Conning Tower: 44 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 2,258 tons, 19.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,805 tons, 41.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,614 tons, 13.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 1.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
16,436 lbs / 7,455 Kg = 152.2 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 2.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
Metacentric height 3.0 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 15.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.50
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.04

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.480
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.69 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.55 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 9.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.50 ft / 0.76 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 27.00 ft / 8.23 m
- Forecastle (15 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Mid (30 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Quarterdeck (19 %): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Stern: 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Average freeboard: 19.98 ft / 6.09 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 84.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 143.1 %
Waterplane Area: 26,992 Square feet or 2,508 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 123 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 115 lbs/sq ft or 563 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.02
- Longitudinal: 1.37
- Overall: 1.05
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

Wow, eight twin turrets? What's the layout?

A most excellent idea to start of the New Year DesertFox; thank you!

I have taken a somewhat unorthodox approach to this design, choosing the 180mm gun as main armament. Some may say that going to the "full-bore" 8-inch gun is better value, but with a 10,000 ton limit, I did not want to skimp too much on protection. Wesworld heavy cruisers seem to come out somewhere between 12,000 and 13,000 tons light, and are very powerful vessels. My thoughts - good or bad - are that this design could out-range a 6-inch gun cruiser on the given tonnage.



TBD, TBD Cruiser laid down 1944

Displacement: 9,980 t light; 10,465 t standard; 11,778 t normal; 12,829 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught

628.74 ft / 616.80 ft x 61.68 ft x 21.98 ft (normal load) [191.64 m / 188.00 m x 18.80 m x 6.70 m]

Armament:

8 - 7.09" / 180 mm guns (4x2 guns), 177.95lbs / 80.72kg shells, 1944 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 4.72" / 120 mm guns (2x2 guns), 52.72lbs / 23.91kg shells, 1944 Model Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
8 - 4.72" / 120 mm guns (4x2 guns), 52.72lbs / 23.91kg shells, 1944 Model Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists on side, evenly spread
12 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (6x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1944 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1944 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 2,085 lbs / 946 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200
8 - 21.0" / 533 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:

Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.72" / 120 mm 393.70 ft / 120.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: 0.98" / 25 mm 223.10 ft / 68.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Upper: 0.98" / 25 mm 393.70 ft / 120.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Main Belt covers 98 % of normal length

Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4.72" / 120 mm 2.76" / 70 mm 2.76" / 70 mm
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm
3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm
4th: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
5th: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

Armour deck: 2.36" / 60 mm, Conning tower: 4.72" / 120 mm

Machinery:

Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 79,769 shp / 59,508 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 9,600nm at 16.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,364 tons

Complement: 564 - 734

Cost: £5.742 million / $22.966 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:

Armament: 261 tons, 2.2 %
Armour: 2,556 tons, 21.7 %
- Belts: 1,003 tons, 8.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 356 tons, 3.0 %
- Armour Deck: 1,144 tons, 9.7 %
- Conning Tower: 53 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 2,037 tons, 17.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,827 tons, 41.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,798 tons, 15.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 300 tons, 2.5 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:

Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 17,894 lbs / 8,117 Kg = 100.6 x 7.1 " / 180 mm shells or 2.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 2.9 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 15.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.53
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.17

Hull form characteristics:

Hull has a flush deck and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.493
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.36 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 51
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: 32.81 ft / 10.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- 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: 21.00 ft / 6.40 m

Ship space, strength and comments:

Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 77.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 148.0 %
Waterplane Area: 26,187 Square feet or 2,433 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 131 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 114 lbs/sq ft or 559 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.01
- Longitudinal: 1.54
- Overall: 1.06
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

Quoted from "eltf177"

Wow, eight twin turrets? What's the layout?

Maybe all turrents on the centerline and the superstructure + funnels on the sides?

Throwing out something that slowly began to take shape in the deranged depths of my mind... maybe needs a few more 75mm guns...
(... though at one point I was thinking of only 75mm guns on the ship...)

Weird and Useless, Japan Cruiser laid down 1944

Displacement:
9,964 t light; 10,985 t standard; 12,751 t normal; 14,164 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
670.32 ft / 650.00 ft x 65.00 ft x 21.00 ft (normal load)
204.31 m / 198.12 m x 19.81 m x 6.40 m

Armament:
6 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (2x3 guns), 105.00lbs / 47.63kg shells, 1944 Model
Quick firing guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
16 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 12.00lbs / 5.44kg shells, 1944 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
36 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm guns (18x2 guns), 12.00lbs / 5.44kg shells, 1944 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1,254 lbs / 569 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 941 (*)

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 390.00 ft / 118.87 m 9.67 ft / 2.95 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 92% of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 3.00" / 76 mm
2nd: 1.00" / 25 mm - 1.00" / 25 mm
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm - 1.00" / 25 mm

- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 2.75" / 70 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 104,916 shp / 78,267 Kw = 34.00 kts
Range 9,500nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,179 tons

Complement:
599 - 779

Cost:
£5.894 million / $23.578 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 181 tons, 1.4%
Armour: 1,973 tons, 15.5%
- Belts: 636 tons, 5.0%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0%
- Armament: 219 tons, 1.7%
- Armour Deck: 1,086 tons, 8.5%
- Conning Tower: 32 tons, 0.3%
Machinery: 2,679 tons, 21.0%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,530 tons, 35.5%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,787 tons, 21.9%
Miscellaneous weights: 600 tons, 4.7%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
16,838 lbs / 7,638 Kg = 155.9 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 2.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.13
Metacentric height 3.3 ft / 1.0 m
Roll period: 15.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.26
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.03

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.503
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 29.08 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 68
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.00 ft / 0.91 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
- Forecastle (20%): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Mid (50%): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Quarterdeck (15%): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Stern: 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Average freeboard: 19.88 ft / 6.06 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 90.3%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 177.4%
Waterplane Area: 29,356 Square feet or 2,727 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 136%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 102 lbs/sq ft or 497 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.98
- Longitudinal: 1.12
- 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


(*) Main gun shells = 200, 75mm guns shells = 1500

This is the inspiration for the 6in machine gun its Kaminari from Furashita's Fleet.
http://www.combinedfleet.com/furashita/kamina_f.htm

Talk about an AA cruiser...


Thor, Pocket Battleship laid down 1944

Displacement:
9,937 t light; 10,583 t standard; 11,537 t normal; 12,300 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
626.46 ft / 620.00 ft x 64.00 ft x 21.20 ft (normal load)
190.94 m / 188.98 m x 19.51 m x 6.46 m

Armament:
6 - 11.00" / 279 mm guns (2x3 guns), 665.50lbs / 301.87kg shells, 1944 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
12 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (6x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1944 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts
24 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1944 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
20 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1944 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 4,795 lbs / 2,175 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
12 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 370.00 ft / 112.78 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 92 % of normal length

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

- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 69,234 shp / 51,649 Kw = 31.00 kts
Range 8,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,717 tons

Complement:
556 - 723

Cost:
£7.392 million / $29.567 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 599 tons, 5.2 %
Armour: 2,135 tons, 18.5 %
- Belts: 751 tons, 6.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 342 tons, 3.0 %
- Armour Deck: 999 tons, 8.7 %
- Conning Tower: 44 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 1,768 tons, 15.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,285 tons, 45.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,600 tons, 13.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 1.3 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
14,766 lbs / 6,698 Kg = 22.2 x 11.0 " / 279 mm shells or 1.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.19
Metacentric height 3.5 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 14.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 49 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.74
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.03

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.480
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.69 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.55 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 46
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 9.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.50 ft / 0.76 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Forecastle (15 %): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Mid (30 %): 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Quarterdeck (19 %): 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Stern: 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Average freeboard: 17.81 ft / 5.43 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 91.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 126.1 %
Waterplane Area: 26,992 Square feet or 2,508 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 131 lbs/sq ft or 639 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.34
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

As you point out, weird and useless.

That said, I don't see the goal of a design challenge as being the creation of weird and useless vessels, but the design of efficient or interesting ships within the challenge parameters. I will acknowledge that there is a fine line between "interesting" and "weird" - but I think I know either when I see it.

Given a weight class of 10 kton, it seems unlikely to have to engage anything that would necessitate >250mm guns. Hence:

TDB, Cruiser laid down 1945

Displacement:
10,000 t light; 10,654 t standard; 11,743 t normal; 12,614 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(601.58 ft / 590.55 ft) x 63.98 ft x (20.37 / 21.50 ft)
(183.36 m / 180.00 m) x 19.50 m x (6.21 / 6.55 m)

Armament:
12 - 7.87" / 200 mm 50.0 cal guns - 258.41lbs / 117.21kg shells, 200 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1945 Model
4 x 3-gun mounts on centreline, evenly spread
2 raised mounts
8 - 4.72" / 120 mm 45.0 cal guns - 53.17lbs / 24.12kg shells, 300 per gun
Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1945 Model
4 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm 70.0 cal guns - 0.27lbs / 0.12kg shells, 1,000 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1945 Model
6 x Quad mounts on sides, evenly spread
6 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 3,533 lbs / 1,602 kg
Main Torpedoes
8 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 5.00 ft / 1.52 m torpedoes - 0.516 t each, 4.126 t total
In 2 sets of deck mounted centre rotating tubes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.94" / 100 mm 344.49 ft / 105.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: 0.79" / 20 mm 213.25 ft / 65.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
32.81 ft / 10.00 m Unarmoured ends
Main Belt covers 90 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 9.45" / 240 mm 1.97" / 50 mm 2.76" / 70 mm
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm -
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

- Armoured deck - single deck:
For and Aft decks: 1.97" / 50 mm
Forecastle: 1.97" / 50 mm Quarter deck: 1.97" / 50 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 4.72" / 120 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 82,872 shp / 61,822 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 8,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,960 tons

Complement:
563 - 733

Cost:
£6.966 million / $27.863 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,076 tons, 9.2 %
- Guns: 1,068 tons, 9.1 %
- Weapons: 8 tons, 0.1 %
Armour: 2,115 tons, 18.0 %
- Belts: 627 tons, 5.3 %
- Armament: 444 tons, 3.8 %
- Armour Deck: 992 tons, 8.5 %
- Conning Tower: 53 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 2,093 tons, 17.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,516 tons, 38.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,743 tons, 14.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 1.7 %
- On freeboard deck: 200 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
16,564 lbs / 7,513 Kg = 67.9 x 7.9 " / 200 mm shells or 5.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.07
Metacentric height 2.9 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 15.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.87
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.04

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and large transom stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.534 / 0.543
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.23 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27.80 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 47
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 1.48 ft / 0.45 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 26.25 ft / 8.00 m, 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 22.97 ft / 7.00 m, 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 21.33 ft / 6.50 m, 20.67 ft / 6.30 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 20.67 ft / 6.30 m, 20.34 ft / 6.20 m
- Average freeboard: 21.92 ft / 6.68 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 88.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 187.7 %
Waterplane Area: 27,032 Square feet or 2,511 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 118 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 122 lbs/sq ft or 597 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.69
- Overall: 1.00
Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room

Tsk, tsk...

1944 Engines required. :-)

Quoted from "BruceDuncan"

I will acknowledge that there is a fine line between "interesting" and "weird" - but I think I know either when I see it.

Wait! You're telling me a line exists between "interesting" and "weird"?? I thought they were the same thing.

Quoted from "Rooijen10"

Quoted from "BruceDuncan"

I will acknowledge that there is a fine line between "interesting" and "weird" - but I think I know either when I see it.

Wait! You're telling me a line exists between "interesting" and "weird"?? I thought they were the same thing.

Why yes. Interesting is something I design; weird is something you design.

Quoted from "BruceDuncan"

Quoted from "Rooijen10"

Quoted from "BruceDuncan"

I will acknowledge that there is a fine line between "interesting" and "weird" - but I think I know either when I see it.

Wait! You're telling me a line exists between "interesting" and "weird"?? I thought they were the same thing.

Why yes. Interesting is something I design; weird is something you design.

must...not...laugh...loudly...in...office...

There are those who prefer a 3x3 rather than 4x2 layout of main armament, so I took my prior design and reworked it along those lines. The LAA outfit has been strengthened and slightly re-arranged. The result is a marginally better seaboat and steadier gun platform.

There have been discussions on whether a triple turret could be carried on a fine hull - whether this design's BC is too fine I will leave to the beholder.



TBD, TBD Cruiser laid down 1944

Displacement: 9,807 t light; 10,311 t standard; 11,613 t normal; 12,654 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught

628.74 ft / 616.80 ft x 61.81 ft x 21.98 ft (normal load) [191.64 m / 188.00 m x 18.84 m x 6.70 m]

Armament:

9 - 7.09" / 180 mm guns (3x3 guns), 177.95lbs / 80.72kg shells, 1944 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
4 - 4.72" / 120 mm guns (2x2 guns), 52.72lbs / 23.91kg shells, 1944 Model Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
8 - 4.72" / 120 mm guns (4x2 guns), 52.72lbs / 23.91kg shells, 1944 Model Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists on side, evenly spread
24 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1944 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
12 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (6x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1944 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 2,284 lbs / 1,036 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200
8 - 21.0" / 533 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:

Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.72" / 120 mm 393.70 ft / 120.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: 0.98" / 25 mm 223.10 ft / 68.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Upper: 0.98" / 25 mm 393.70 ft / 120.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Main Belt covers 98 % of normal length

Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4.72" / 120 mm 2.76" / 70 mm 2.76" / 70 mm
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm
3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm
4th: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
5th: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

Armour deck: 2.36" / 60 mm, Conning tower: 4.72" / 120 mm

Machinery:

Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 2 shafts, 78,783 shp / 58,772 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 9,600nm at 16.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,343 tons

Complement: 559 - 727

Cost: £5.817 million / $23.268 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:

Armament: 285 tons, 2.5 %
Armour: 2,531 tons, 21.8 %
- Belts: 1,003 tons, 8.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 337 tons, 2.9 %
- Armour Deck: 1,139 tons, 9.8 %
- Conning Tower: 52 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 2,012 tons, 17.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,679 tons, 40.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,806 tons, 15.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 300 tons, 2.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:

Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 17,295 lbs / 7,845 Kg = 97.2 x 7.1 " / 180 mm shells or 2.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 2.9 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 15.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 62 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.57
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.19

Hull form characteristics:

Hull has a flush deck and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.485
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.98 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.40 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 52
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: 32.81 ft / 10.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- 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: 21.00 ft / 6.40 m

Ship space, strength and comments:

Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 79.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 148.6 %
Waterplane Area: 26,052 Square feet or 2,420 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 127 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 112 lbs/sq ft or 544 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.51
- Overall: 1.01
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

Whoops! Fixed the engine date.

TDB, Cruiser laid down 1944

Displacement:
10,000 t light; 10,654 t standard; 11,752 t normal; 12,631 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(601.58 ft / 590.55 ft) x 63.98 ft x (20.37 / 21.51 ft)
(183.36 m / 180.00 m) x 19.50 m x (6.21 / 6.56 m)

Armament:
12 - 7.87" / 200 mm 50.0 cal guns - 258.41lbs / 117.21kg shells, 200 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1944 Model
4 x 3-gun mounts on centreline, evenly spread
2 raised mounts
8 - 4.72" / 120 mm 45.0 cal guns - 53.17lbs / 24.12kg shells, 300 per gun
Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1944 Model
4 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm 70.0 cal guns - 0.27lbs / 0.12kg shells, 1,000 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1944 Model
6 x Quad mounts on sides, evenly spread
6 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 3,533 lbs / 1,602 kg
Main Torpedoes
8 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 5.00 ft / 1.52 m torpedoes - 0.516 t each, 4.126 t total
In 2 sets of deck mounted centre rotating tubes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.33" / 110 mm 344.49 ft / 105.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: 0.79" / 20 mm 213.25 ft / 65.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
32.81 ft / 10.00 m Unarmoured ends
Main Belt covers 90 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 11.0" / 280 mm 1.97" / 50 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm -
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

- Armoured deck - single deck:
For and Aft decks: 1.97" / 50 mm
Forecastle: 1.97" / 50 mm Quarter deck: 1.97" / 50 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 4.72" / 120 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 82,929 shp / 61,865 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 8,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,977 tons

Complement:
563 - 733

Cost:
£6.806 million / $27.223 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,076 tons, 9.2 %
- Guns: 1,068 tons, 9.1 %
- Weapons: 8 tons, 0.1 %
Armour: 2,107 tons, 17.9 %
- Belts: 683 tons, 5.8 %
- Armament: 379 tons, 3.2 %
- Armour Deck: 993 tons, 8.4 %
- Conning Tower: 53 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 2,118 tons, 18.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,498 tons, 38.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,752 tons, 14.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 1.7 %
- On freeboard deck: 200 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
16,562 lbs / 7,513 Kg = 67.9 x 7.9 " / 200 mm shells or 5.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
Metacentric height 3.0 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 15.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.86
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.06

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and large transom stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.534 / 0.544
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.23 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27.80 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 47
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 1.48 ft / 0.45 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 26.25 ft / 8.00 m, 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 22.97 ft / 7.00 m, 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 21.33 ft / 6.50 m, 20.67 ft / 6.30 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 20.67 ft / 6.30 m, 20.34 ft / 6.20 m
- Average freeboard: 21.92 ft / 6.68 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 88.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 187.8 %
Waterplane Area: 27,042 Square feet or 2,512 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 117 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 122 lbs/sq ft or 595 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.69
- Overall: 1.00
Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room

Something different. Started with the Oyodo and then added some Mogami to get Mogayodo.

Mogayodo, Japan Floatplane Cruiser laid down 1944

Displacement:
9,999 t light; 10,479 t standard; 12,287 t normal; 13,733 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
650.90 ft / 630.00 ft x 63.00 ft x 22.00 ft (normal load)
198.39 m / 192.02 m x 19.20 m x 6.71 m

Armament:
9 - 5.91" / 150 mm guns (3x3 guns), 105.00lbs / 47.63kg shells, 1944 Model
Quick firing guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, all forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
8 - 4.13" / 105 mm guns (4x2 guns), 36.00lbs / 16.33kg shells, 1944 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 0.57lbs / 0.26kg shells, 1944 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1,247 lbs / 566 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 318 (*)
12 - 24.0" / 609.6 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 380.00 ft / 115.82 m 9.55 ft / 2.91 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 93% of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 3.00" / 76 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm -

- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 2.75" / 70 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 110,000 shp / 82,060 Kw = 34.57 kts
Range 10,000nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,254 tons

Complement:
583 - 758

Cost:
£5.902 million / $23.608 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 160 tons, 1.3%
Armour: 1,927 tons, 15.7%
- Belts: 611 tons, 5.0%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0%
- Armament: 274 tons, 2.2%
- Armour Deck: 1,010 tons, 8.2%
- Conning Tower: 32 tons, 0.3%
Machinery: 2,809 tons, 22.9%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,463 tons, 36.3%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,288 tons, 18.6%
Miscellaneous weights: 640 tons, 5.2%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
16,122 lbs / 7,313 Kg = 156.6 x 5.9 " / 150 mm shells or 1.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.13
Metacentric height 3.2 ft / 1.0 m
Roll period: 14.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.29
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.01

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.493
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.67 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 59
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.00 ft / 0.91 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 31.00 ft / 9.45 m
- Forecastle (20%): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Mid (50%): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Quarterdeck (15%): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Stern: 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Average freeboard: 20.73 ft / 6.32 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 91.5%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 129.9%
Waterplane Area: 27,309 Square feet or 2,537 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 130%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 104 lbs/sq ft or 506 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.34
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

(*) 150mm guns shells: 200, 105mm gun shells: 500, 25mm gun shells: 2000

Interesting design choices. She had less reserve stability than I would like, and might have issues with heavy seas. But she certainly has a heavy broadside.

It does look as if you are using SS3 or some variant thereof though.

Well, its not going to win many awards. But its very close to two for the price of one with regards to the other designs presented here.

Corgi, Snipyards General Cruiser laid down 1944

Displacement:
5,260 t light; 5,665 t standard; 6,837 t normal; 7,775 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
475.73 ft / 459.32 ft x 52.49 ft x 18.04 ft (normal load)
145.00 m / 140.00 m x 16.00 m x 5.50 m

Armament:
8 - 5.51" / 140 mm guns (4x2 guns), 83.72lbs / 37.98kg shells, 1944 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread
8 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 13.23lbs / 6.00kg shells, 1944 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
16 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1944 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
24 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 0.48lbs / 0.22kg shells, 1944 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 812 lbs / 368 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 550
8 - 23.6" / 600 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.36" / 60 mm 298.56 ft / 91.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: 0.79" / 20 mm 160.73 ft / 48.99 m 8.20 ft / 2.50 m
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.76" / 70 mm 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm
2nd: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.39" / 10 mm 0.39" / 10 mm
3rd: 0.20" / 5 mm - -
4th: 0.20" / 5 mm - -

- Armour deck: 1.57" / 40 mm, Conning tower: 2.76" / 70 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines plus diesel motors,
Electric motors, 2 shafts, 62,000 shp / 46,252 Kw = 31.47 kts
Range 7,000nm at 20.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,110 tons

Complement:
375 - 488

Cost:
£3.301 million / $13.204 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 101 tons, 1.5 %
Armour: 920 tons, 13.5 %
- Belts: 332 tons, 4.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 57 tons, 0.8 %
- Armour Deck: 510 tons, 7.5 %
- Conning Tower: 21 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 1,583 tons, 23.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,456 tons, 35.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,577 tons, 23.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 2.9 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
9,573 lbs / 4,342 Kg = 114.3 x 5.5 " / 140 mm shells or 1.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
Metacentric height 2.5 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 14.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 64 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.35
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.75 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24.58 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 65 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 64
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 4.10 ft / 1.25 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Mid (50 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Stern: 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Average freeboard: 19.82 ft / 6.04 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 93.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 124.5 %
Waterplane Area: 17,518 Square feet or 1,628 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 134 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 84 lbs/sq ft or 410 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 2.24
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

I don't believe it gets more Tincan than this...

Glorious Tincan, "Cruiser" laid down 1944

Displacement:
10,000 t light; 10,632 t standard; 11,494 t normal; 12,184 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(579.33 ft / 567.59 ft) x 76.44 ft x (18.04 / 18.84 ft)
(176.58 m / 173.00 m) x 23.30 m x (5.50 / 5.74 m)

Armament:
6 - 13.78" / 350 mm 45.0 cal guns - 1,322.77lbs / 600.00kg shells, 80 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1944 Model
2 x 3-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
8 - 4.72" / 120 mm 45.0 cal guns - 53.18lbs / 24.12kg shells, 200 per gun
Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1944 Model
4 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm 70.0 cal guns - 0.26lbs / 0.12kg shells, 500 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1944 Model
6 x Quad mounts on sides, evenly spread
6 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 8,368 lbs / 3,796 kg
Main Torpedoes
8 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 5.00 ft / 1.52 m torpedoes - 0.512 t each, 4.094 t total
In 2 sets of deck mounted centre rotating tubes

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4.84" / 123 mm 0.39" / 10 mm 0.39" / 10 mm
2nd: 0.20" / 5 mm - -

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 64,807 shp / 48,346 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 6,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,552 tons

Complement:
554 - 721

Cost:
£9.162 million / $36.648 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,764 tons, 15.3 %
- Guns: 1,756 tons, 15.3 %
- Weapons: 8 tons, 0.1 %
Armour: 79 tons, 0.7 %
- Armament: 79 tons, 0.7 %
Machinery: 1,655 tons, 14.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,352 tons, 55.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,494 tons, 13.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 1.3 %
- On freeboard deck: 150 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
14,327 lbs / 6,498 Kg = 11.0 x 13.8 " / 350 mm shells or 4.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.17
Metacentric height 4.5 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 15.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.97
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.01

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and large transom stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.514 / 0.522
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.42 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27.82 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: 1.48 ft / 0.45 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 28.22 ft / 8.60 m, 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 22.97 ft / 7.00 m, 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 21.33 ft / 6.50 m, 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 21.33 ft / 6.50 m, 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Average freeboard: 22.32 ft / 6.80 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 106.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 217.9 %
Waterplane Area: 30,455 Square feet or 2,829 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 105 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 168 lbs/sq ft or 822 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.91
- Longitudinal: 2.26
- Overall: 1.00
Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room