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Tuesday, April 22nd 2014, 7:58pm

Ausiliario

Actively serving Auxiliary ships of the Marina Militare.
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.
-Siegfried Sassoon

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Tuesday, April 22nd 2014, 8:01pm

MZ1 Class

Ships in Class
MZ701 through MZ710 Laid down 1931
MZ711 through MZ720 Laid down 1935

Displacement:
200 t light; 205 t standard; 217 t normal; 226 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
159.71 ft / 154.20 ft x 21.42 ft x 3.28 ft (normal load)
48.68 m / 47.00 m x 6.53 m x 1.00 m

Armament:
1 - 2.56" / 65.0 mm guns in single mounts, 9.04lbs / 4.10kg shells, 1931 Model
Quick firing gun in deck mount
on centreline forward
2 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.83lbs / 0.83kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
Weight of broadside 13 lbs / 6 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 50

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 400 shp / 299 Kw = 12.60 kts
Range 1,900nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 22 tons

Complement:
27 - 36

Cost:
£0.043 million / $0.172 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1 tons, 0.7 %
Machinery: 12 tons, 5.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 82 tons, 37.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 17 tons, 7.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 105 tons, 48.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
465 lbs / 211 Kg = 55.5 x 2.6 " / 65 mm shells or 0.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20
Metacentric height 0.7 ft / 0.2 m
Roll period: 10.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.03
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.15

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.700
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.20 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 12.42 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 44 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 44
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 40.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 5.91 ft / 1.80 m
- Mid (50 %): 5.58 ft / 1.70 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 5.58 ft / 1.70 m
- Stern: 5.58 ft / 1.70 m
- Average freeboard: 5.74 ft / 1.75 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 76.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 105.6 %
Waterplane Area: 2,648 Square feet or 246 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 154 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 24 lbs/sq ft or 117 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.00
- Longitudinal: 1.10
- Overall: 1.01
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate


Designed by Red Admiral
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.
-Siegfried Sassoon

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Tuesday, April 22nd 2014, 8:03pm

Monginevro Class


Ships in Class
Monginevro I laid down 1932
Monginevro II laid down 1932


Displacement:
3,470 t light; 3,767 t standard; 8,317 t normal; 11,957 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
409.91 ft / 393.70 ft x 59.06 ft x 19.69 ft (normal load)
124.94 m / 120.00 m x 18.00 m x 6.00 m

Armament:
Officially None obviously

2 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 110.23lbs / 50.00kg shells, 1932 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread
4 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 110.23lbs / 50.00kg shells, 1932 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
16 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 1.83lbs / 0.83kg shells, 1932 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 691 lbs / 313 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 300
8 - 17.7" / 450 mm above water torpedoes, 2 - 17.7" / 450 mm submerged torpedo tubes

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

- Conning tower: 1.18" / 30 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 6,000 shp / 4,476 Kw = 15.71 kts
Range 40,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 8,190 tons

Complement:
435 - 566

Cost:
£0.983 million / $3.933 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 83 tons, 1.0 %
Armour: 78 tons, 0.9 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 68 tons, 0.8 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 10 tons, 0.1 %
Machinery: 177 tons, 2.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,371 tons, 28.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,847 tons, 58.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 760 tons, 9.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
40,754 lbs / 18,486 Kg = 380.3 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 6.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.47
Metacentric height 4.4 ft / 1.3 m
Roll period: 11.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.17
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.636
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.67 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19.84 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 39 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 35
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 36.09 ft / 11.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Mid (50 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- Stern: 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- Average freeboard: 22.63 ft / 6.90 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 28.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 134.1 %
Waterplane Area: 17,583 Square feet or 1,634 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 447 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 80 lbs/sq ft or 393 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.88
- Longitudinal: 3.23
- Overall: 1.01
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

150t mines
10t sonar
50tons = 1 aircraft, no catapult
Other misc weight for supplies and general equipment

Sim and Drawing by Red Admiral
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.
-Siegfried Sassoon

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Tuesday, April 22nd 2014, 8:06pm

Mobile Lift Ship Ercole



Ships in Class
Ercole Laid down 1933

Displacement:
9,006 t light; 9,192 t standard; 9,299 t normal; 9,385 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
398.91 ft / 393.70 ft x 78.74 ft x 13.12 ft (normal load)
121.59 m / 120.00 m x 24.00 m x 4.00 m

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 1 shaft, 2,000 shp / 1,492 Kw = 10.79 kts
Range 5,000nm at 5.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 193 tons

Complement:
473 - 615

Cost:
£1.529 million / $6.114 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 58 tons, 0.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,348 tons, 25.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 293 tons, 3.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 6,600 tons, 71.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
10,970 lbs / 4,976 Kg = 101.6 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 2.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.06
Metacentric height 3.9 ft / 1.2 m
Roll period: 16.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 73 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.36

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.800
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19.84 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 24 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 54
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: 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 29.53 ft / 9.00 m (9.84 ft / 3.00 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
- Stern: 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
- Average freeboard: 13.78 ft / 4.20 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 79.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 108.1 %
Waterplane Area: 27,265 Square feet or 2,533 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 138 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 73 lbs/sq ft or 358 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.03
- Longitudinal: 1.00
- Overall: 1.01
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
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Sim and Drawing by Red Admiral
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.
-Siegfried Sassoon

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Tuesday, April 22nd 2014, 8:09pm

Brute Class Heavy Tug


Ships in Class
Brute laid down 1935

Displacement:
1,899 t light; 1,966 t standard; 2,656 t normal; 3,208 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
304.05 ft / 295.28 ft x 49.21 ft x 9.84 ft (normal load)
92.68 m / 90.00 m x 15.00 m x 3.00 m

Armament:
4 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 0.55lbs / 0.25kg shells, 1935 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all forward
4 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm guns (1x4 guns), 3.86lbs / 1.75kg shells, 1935 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mount
on centreline aft
Weight of broadside 18 lbs / 8 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 1,000

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Ends: Unarmoured

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
0.39" / 10 mm 213.25 ft / 65.00 m 16.40 ft / 5.00 m

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

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 4,000 shp / 2,984 Kw = 17.00 kts
Range 10,440nm at 16.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,242 tons

Complement:
184 - 240

Cost:
£0.427 million / $1.708 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2 tons, 0.1 %
Armour: 52 tons, 2.0 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 51 tons, 1.9 %
- Armament: 1 tons, 0.0 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 114 tons, 4.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,181 tons, 44.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 758 tons, 28.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 550 tons, 20.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
13,437 lbs / 6,095 Kg = 28,185.2 x 1.0 " / 25 mm shells or 4.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 2.1 ft / 0.6 m
Roll period: 14.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 94 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.01
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.650
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20.13 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 47
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: 31.17 ft / 9.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- Mid (60 %): 24.61 ft / 7.50 m (16.40 ft / 5.00 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Stern: 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Average freeboard: 22.38 ft / 6.82 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 65.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 264.0 %
Waterplane Area: 11,614 Square feet or 1,079 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 315 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 60 lbs/sq ft or 293 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.89
- Longitudinal: 7.06
- Overall: 1.10
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

5000miles at 80% power = 337tons main engines
2x5000hp Fiat-Guidoni Diesels + auxiliaries = 100tons
5000miles at 80% power = 1.6tons/hour
Speed with both engines at 80% = 22.6knts
Time to cover 5000nm=221hrs = 353tons fuel for Fiat diesels
Total fuel = 337+353 = 690tons

450tons = supplies/cranes/gensets etc.

Built to 1.10hull strength with thicker hull plates.

Sim and Drawing by Red Admiral.
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.
-Siegfried Sassoon

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Tuesday, April 22nd 2014, 8:13pm

MZ721 Class

Ships in Class
MZ721 through MZ741 laid down 1936

Displacement:
263 t light; 275 t standard; 303 t normal; 326 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
169.55 ft / 164.04 ft x 23.43 ft x 3.94 ft (normal load)
51.68 m / 50.00 m x 7.14 m x 1.20 m

Armament:
1 - 3.94" / 100 mm guns in single mounts, 30.42lbs / 13.80kg shells, 1936 Model
Quick firing gun in deck mount
on centreline forward
8 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1.65lbs / 0.75kg shells, 1936 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all forward
Weight of broadside 44 lbs / 20 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200

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

- Conning tower: 2.76" / 70 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 500 shp / 373 Kw = 12.76 kts
Range 4,100nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 51 tons

Complement:
36 - 47

Cost:
£0.083 million / $0.330 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 5 tons, 1.8 %
Armour: 3 tons, 1.1 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 1 tons, 0.2 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 3 tons, 0.9 %
Machinery: 14 tons, 4.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 120 tons, 39.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 40 tons, 13.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 120 tons, 39.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
597 lbs / 271 Kg = 19.6 x 3.9 " / 100 mm shells or 0.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.19
Metacentric height 0.8 ft / 0.2 m
Roll period: 11.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 56 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.08
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.13

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.701
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 12.81 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 45 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 40.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 5.91 ft / 1.80 m
- Mid (50 %): 5.58 ft / 1.70 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 5.58 ft / 1.70 m
- Stern: 5.58 ft / 1.70 m
- Average freeboard: 5.74 ft / 1.75 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 73.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 92.2 %
Waterplane Area: 3,083 Square feet or 286 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 156 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 31 lbs/sq ft or 150 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.12
- Longitudinal: 1.16
- Overall: 1.12
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate



Original design by Red Admiral resimed for SS2 by me
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.
-Siegfried Sassoon

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Tuesday, April 22nd 2014, 8:17pm

Fleet Replenishment Vessel, L1 Class


Ships in Class
FRV-L1 and FRV-L2 Laid down 1938
FRV-L3 Laid down 1941

Displacement:
7,446 t light; 7,770 t standard; 15,821 t normal; 22,262 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
459.32 ft / 459.32 ft x 65.62 ft x 26.25 ft (normal load)
140.00 m / 140.00 m x 20.00 m x 8.00 m

Armament:
2 - 2.99" / 76.0 mm guns in single mounts, 13.39lbs / 6.08kg shells, 1938 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all aft
4 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (1x4 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1938 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mount
on centreline forward
2 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1938 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all aft
Weight of broadside 36 lbs / 16 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 -

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 20,000 shp / 14,920 Kw = 19.66 kts
Range 90,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 14,492 tons

Complement:
704 - 916

Cost:
£1.922 million / $7.690 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 5 tons, 0.0 %
Armour: 5 tons, 0.0 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 5 tons, 0.0 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 548 tons, 3.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,389 tons, 21.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 8,375 tons, 52.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 3,500 tons, 22.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
43,102 lbs / 19,551 Kg = 3,218.0 x 3.0 " / 76 mm shells or 5.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
Metacentric height 3.4 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 14.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, rise aft of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.700
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 21.43 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 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 (30 %): 24.61 ft / 7.50 m (16.40 ft / 5.00 m aft of break)
- Mid (60 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m (24.61 ft / 7.50 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- Stern: 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- Average freeboard: 23.13 ft / 7.05 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 37.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 131.6 %
Waterplane Area: 24,157 Square feet or 2,244 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 341 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 86 lbs/sq ft or 420 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 2.22
- Overall: 1.01
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

Bunker for 10000@15knts: 2903t

500tons Handling Equipment/Cranes etc (Misc)
3000tons Stores (Misc)
11589tons Oil Fuel (Bunker)

Original design and drawing by Red Admiral, resimed to SS2 by me.
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.
-Siegfried Sassoon

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Tuesday, April 22nd 2014, 8:30pm

FRV-S1 Class

Ships in Class
FRV-S1 through FRV-S5 Laid down 1944

Displacement:
2,195 t light; 2,342 t standard; 7,002 t normal; 10,730 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
385.00 ft / 380.00 ft x 46.00 ft x 20.00 ft (normal load)
117.35 m / 115.82 m x 14.02 m x 6.10 m

Armament:
8 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1944 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread
4 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 0.48lbs / 0.22kg shells, 1944 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on centreline, all forward, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 14 lbs / 6 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 750

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

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 9,000 shp / 6,714 Kw = 18.00 kts
Range 50,890nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 8,388 tons

Complement:
382 - 497

Cost:
£0.743 million / $2.974 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2 tons, 0.0 %
Armour: 2 tons, 0.0 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 2 tons, 0.0 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 230 tons, 3.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,446 tons, 20.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,807 tons, 68.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 515 tons, 7.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
36,817 lbs / 16,700 Kg = 23,822.1 x 1.5 " / 37 mm shells or 8.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.56
Metacentric height 3.3 ft / 1.0 m
Roll period: 10.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
- 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: 0.701
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.26 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19.49 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.08 ft / 0.94 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m (13.00 ft / 3.96 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m (13.00 ft / 3.96 m before break)
- Stern: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Average freeboard: 16.15 ft / 4.92 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 20.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 90.9 %
Waterplane Area: 14,023 Square feet or 1,303 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 706 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 62 lbs/sq ft or 303 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.67
- 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

Bunker for 10000@15knts: 1699t

Bunker representing low-stowed cargo of fuel oil for transfer: 6689t
Misc Weight to be defined. Some fuel represents low-stowed cargo. Multiple variants intended and to be detailed.
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.
-Siegfried Sassoon