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Well I'm now getting closer to deciding on some urgent stuff and future plans and I'm posting it here so folks can kick it around and double-check my thinking.

Disposals
The two Zeven Provincens and the two Koning Wilhelms will be decommissioned immediately. The capital ship plans are much as Kirk had planned except the Ijelsijks will serve in the Far East until the Kortaner II Class ships arrive sometime in 1947. This frees up manpower and removes the oldest ships.
One Konig will be returned to SAE as a museum ship. I doubt the others will make it onto the open market.

Four light cruisers will go, both of the Javas and two of the Borneo Class, ideally I would have disposed of all six Borneo's but until replacements can be found they will end their days in the Kongo and Suriname where their age won't matter as much and their size will impress the locals. At present these have been serving as carrier escorts which is a poor choice given their outdated armament. I have not decided what will happen to these ships, scrapping perhaps or a couple might be expended in trials.

As Kirk planned, CV-1 Hund will be decommissioned and scrapped. There will be no dedicated training carrier now, one of the lighter carriers in Home service will undertake that task in peacetime.

Several of the Puttens will be gifted to Saudi Arabia and Yemen to replace their current ten year old fleets. Perhaps 4-6 each.

New Construction
Mainly confined to auxiliary ships (see below), but a small number of K37 and O17 Class subs will be built and I'll probably build a couple more Z94 Class destroyers or enough to fill a division, but four new CLs will be of prime concern as far as warships go. Type undecided, Kirk's delayed Province has merits but I might go for something else. Work on these cruisers might begin in Q1/45. The F-46 Class might be continued but I may design a replacement class. The shortage of frigates is worrying given the age of the current escort fleet.

Auxiliary Ships
The Dutch Navy has a woeful lack of support ships.
The current plan is:

6x Belgian conversions, split undecided between tenders and repair ships, most likely 2x repair ships, 1x sub tender and 3x DD tenders. I've yet to work out which ships Kirk brought etc. and likely refits.
6x Antares Class Tankers from Q1/45
2x Poolster Class Fleet Tankers from Q4/44 and Q2/45
1x Cornelius Drebbel Class Replenishment Ship from Q4/44
2x Submarine Tenders from 1946
2x DD Tenders from 1946
16x tugs (6 home, 6 DEI, 2 Kongo, 2 Suriname)
1-2x survey ships from 1945
1-2x diving tenders

I have some preliminary SS reports for the Antares, Poolster and Drebbel classes, the tankers are heavily based off Brockpaine's designs since I generally suck at simming tankers well so I don't forsee many serious errors.

Antares Class, Netherlands Tanker laid down 1945

Displacement:
1,921 t light; 2,008 t standard; 3,851 t normal; 5,325 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
319.18 ft / 311.68 ft x 47.57 ft x 15.49 ft (normal load)
97.29 m / 95.00 m x 14.50 m x 4.72 m

Armament:
2 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (1x2 guns), 1.94lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mount
on centreline aft
2 - 0.91" / 23.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.37lbs / 0.17kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all forward
Weight of broadside 5 lbs / 2 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 3,500

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

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 1 shaft, 1,500 shp / 1,119 Kw = 12.05 kts
Range 50,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,316 tons

Complement:
243 - 317

Cost:
£0.504 million / $2.018 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1 tons, 0.0 %
Armour: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 38 tons, 1.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 982 tons, 25.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,930 tons, 50.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 900 tons, 23.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
14,374 lbs / 6,520 Kg = 7,360.7 x 1.6 " / 40 mm shells or 4.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.27
Metacentric height 2.5 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 12.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, raised quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.587
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.55 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 17.65 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 30 %
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: 23.95 ft / 7.30 m
- Forecastle (30 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m (13.12 ft / 4.00 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Quarterdeck (30 %): 20.01 ft / 6.10 m (13.12 ft / 4.00 m before break)
- Stern: 20.01 ft / 6.10 m
- Average freeboard: 17.91 ft / 5.46 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 30.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 107.6 %
Waterplane Area: 10,457 Square feet or 971 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 393 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 55 lbs/sq ft or 269 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.89
- Longitudinal: 2.85
- 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

Class Names: Antares, Bellatrix, Betelgeuze, Castor, Pollux, Sirius


**

Poolster Class, Netherlands Fleet Oiler laid down 1944

Displacement:
5,662 t light; 5,955 t standard; 14,321 t normal; 21,013 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
560.01 ft / 557.74 ft x 70.05 ft x 23.33 ft (normal load)
170.69 m / 170.00 m x 21.35 m x 7.11 m

Armament:
2 - 3.54" / 90.0 mm guns (1x2 guns), 24.25lbs / 11.00kg shells, 1944 Model
Dual purpose guns in a deck mount with hoist
on centreline aft
4 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
2 - 0.91" / 23.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.37lbs / 0.17kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline, all forward, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 57 lbs / 26 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.57" / 40 mm 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm
2nd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 12,509 shp / 9,332 Kw = 18.00 kts
Range 40,000nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 15,058 tons

Complement:
653 - 850

Cost:
£1.671 million / $6.686 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 7 tons, 0.0 %
Armour: 6 tons, 0.0 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 6 tons, 0.0 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 319 tons, 2.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,530 tons, 24.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 8,659 tons, 60.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 1,800 tons, 12.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
74,898 lbs / 33,973 Kg = 3,367.2 x 3.5 " / 90 mm shells or 10.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.63
Metacentric height 6.6 ft / 2.0 m
Roll period: 11.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.78

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.96 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23.62 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 32 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 39
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 25.92 ft / 7.90 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Mid (50 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Stern: 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Average freeboard: 17.17 ft / 5.23 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 23.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 130.5 %
Waterplane Area: 27,265 Square feet or 2,533 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 573 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 88 lbs/sq ft or 429 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.98
- Longitudinal: 1.10
- 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

Misc Weight
200 tons for handling gear and refuelling pumps
1,600 tons for supplies, workshop and extra cabins


**

Cornelius Drebbel, Netherlands Fleet Replenishment Ship laid down 1944

Displacement:
9,449 t light; 9,698 t standard; 12,081 t normal; 13,987 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
637.27 ft / 623.36 ft x 73.98 ft x 18.86 ft (normal load)
194.24 m / 190.00 m x 22.55 m x 5.75 m

Armament:
2 - 3.54" / 90.0 mm guns (1x2 guns), 24.25lbs / 11.00kg shells, 1944 Model
Dual purpose guns in a deck mount with hoist
on centreline aft
4 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all aft, all raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 0.91" / 23.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.37lbs / 0.17kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 58 lbs / 26 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.57" / 40 mm 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm
2nd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 11,250 shp / 8,393 Kw = 18.02 kts
Range 16,500nm at 16.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,289 tons

Complement:
576 - 749

Cost:
£2.533 million / $10.134 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 7 tons, 0.1 %
Armour: 6 tons, 0.1 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 6 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 287 tons, 2.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,849 tons, 31.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,631 tons, 21.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 5,300 tons, 43.9 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
24,002 lbs / 10,887 Kg = 1,079.1 x 3.5 " / 90 mm shells or 3.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
Metacentric height 3.7 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 16.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.01
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.55

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, raised quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.486
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.43 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24.97 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 27 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 45
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 8.99 ft / 2.74 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Forecastle (17 %): 24.61 ft / 7.50 m (16.40 ft / 5.00 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 21.33 ft / 6.50 m (16.40 ft / 5.00 m before break)
- Stern: 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Average freeboard: 18.76 ft / 5.72 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 56.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 164.6 %
Waterplane Area: 30,342 Square feet or 2,819 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 204 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 90 lbs/sq ft or 438 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.04
- Longitudinal: 0.99
- 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

Misc Weight
5 tons for one surface search RDF set
250 tons for cranes and underway replenishment equipment
3,000 tons for dry stores
750 tons for frozen stores and refridgeration equipment
750 tons ammunition
250 tons for workshops
250 tons for extra cabins
45 tons spare

I think its a good program, and addresses many of the deficiencies facing the Netherlands Navy. The auxiliary designs look good to me.

This is how the fleet is shaping up;

HOME FLEET

Den Helder
1st Battle Squadron
1st Battle Division: BB-11 Utretch, BB-12 Oceaan, CLAA-1 Windmill
5th Battle Division: BB-14 Kortenaer, BB-15 Piet Hein
1st Carrier Division: CV-4 Walcheren, CA-1 Friesland, CL-31 Hazewind

1st Carrier Squadron
4th Carrier Division: CVS-6 Fokker, CLAA-3 Afsluitdijk
5th Carrier Division: CV-7 H. Walaardt Sacré, CA-3 Drente, CL-32 Draak

1st Cruiser Squadron
1st Cruiser Division: CL-25 Zwarte Arend, CL-26, Zwarte Luuew, CL-27 Zwarte Beer, CL-28 Zwarte Draak

1st Destroyer Squadron
2nd Destroyer Flotilla: Z46, Z5-8
8th Destroyer Flotilla: Z52, Z69-72
10th Destroyer Flotilla: Z94, Z77-80
DT4 Hermann Class

1st Mine Warfare Squadron
1st Mijnenlegger flotilla: M1-4
1st Mijnenveger Flotilla: Ms 1-3
13th Mijnenveger Flotilla: CMS 16-18

3rd Submarine Division
6th Submarine Flotilla: K23-28, K37
3rd Submarine (Training) Flotilla: K34

1st Escort Squadron
7th Escort Flotilla: FF 31-35, S35-36
14th Escort Flotilla: FF46, S64-69

6th KLK flotilla: 4 x Putten
7th KLK flotilla: 4 x Putten

Auxiliaries
1st Target Squadron: Z22t, K33t
1st Experimental Squadron: Z21x, K35x, CLx Dan Helder
1st Support Sqaudron: 2x Cargo Transports, 6x Ex-Liners

The Hague
KM Nassau (Royal Yacht)

Amsterdam
2nd Destroyer Squadron
4th Destroyer Flotilla: Z48, Z53-56
6th Destroyer Flotilla: Z50, Z61-64
13th Destroyer Flotilla: Z83, TBJ5-8
DT 3 Hermann Class

2nd Mine Warfare Squadron
2nd Mijnenveger Flotilla: Ms 4-6
14th Mijnenveger Flotilla: CMS 19-21

2nd Escort Squadron
10th Escort Flotilla: S19-26
11th Escort Flotilla: S27-34

10th KLK flotilla: 4 x Putten

Auxiliaries
1st Training Division: CLt-33 Witte de With, Zt24

Vlissingen:
10th Mijnenveger Flotilla: CMS 7-9
2nd Assault Flotilla: 10 x BDS 1934 Class BDS1-10
7th Assault Flotilla: 10 x BDA 1941 Class BDA21-30
12th KLK Flotilla: 4 x Putten


FAR EAST FLEET

Jakarta
3rd Destroyer Squadron
3rd Destroyer Flotilla: Z47, Z9-12
11th Destroyer Flotilla: Z81, TBJ1-4
1th Destroyer Flotilla: Z82, Z90-93

3rd Mine Warfare Squadron
3rd Mijnenlegger Flotilla: M 9-12
3rd Mijnenveger Flotilla: Ms 7-9

3rd Escort Squadron
5th Escort Flotilla: FF 21-25, S13-15
6th Escort Flotilla: FF 26-30, S16-18

1st Kanonneerboot Flotilla: KBH-1, KBL 1-4
1st KLK Flotilla: 4 x Putten
21st MAS Flotilla: 12x MAS 501
22nd MAS Flotilla: 12x MAS 501

Auxiliaries
3rd Training Flotilla: 1 x Putten
1st Transport Flotilla: AT-1 Andaman, AT-2 Nicobar

Soerabaja
2nd Battle Squadron (Rear-Admiral Wassenaer Obdam)
2nd Battle Division: BB-13 van Heemskerck, BB-9 De Ruyter, BB-10 Tromp, CLAA-2 Polder
3rd Battle Division: BB-16 Ijelsijk, BB-17 Buitengewoon [until BB-20 Crijnssen, BB-21 Evertsen complete]
3rd Carrier Division: CV-3 Brederode, CA-2 Fleroland, CL-29 Windhond , CL-30 Waterhond

2nd Cruiser Squadron
5th Cruiser Division: CL-17 Ameland, CL-18 Terschelling, CL-19 Texel, CL-20 Vlieland

5th Destroyer Squadron
5th Destroyer Flotilla: Z49, Z57-60
9th Destroyer Flotilla: Z73-Z76
15th Destroyer Flotilla: Z85-88
DT 2 Hermann Class

6th Mine Warfare Squadron
7th Mijnenveger Flotilla: Ms 19-20, MSL-21
16th Mijnenveger Flotilla: CMS 25-27

2nd Kanonneerboot Flotilla: KBH-2, KBL 5-8
3rd Escort Flotilla: FF 11-15, S7-9
5th KLK Flotilla: 4 x Putten
19th MAS Flotilla: 12x MAS 501
20th MAS Flotilla: 12x MAS 501

Auxiliaries
2nd Training Division: CLt-1 Vlissingen
1st Training Flotilla: 5x MAS 1000
2nd Support Division: OC-3 Hund, OC-1 Collier

Balikpapan
2nd Carrier Squadron (Rear Admiral Karel von Doorman)
2nd Carrier Division: CVS-5 van Meel, CV-2 Eendracht, CA-4 Gelderland, CLAA-4 Amsteldiepdijk
3rd Cruiser Division: CL-21 Breda, CL-22 Aachen, CL-23 Arnhem, CL-24 Maasricht

4th Destroyer Squadron
1st Destroyer Flotilla: Z45, Z1-Z4
7th Destroyer Flotilla: Z51, Z65-68
14th Destroyer Flotilla: Z84, TBJ9-12
DT 1 Hermann Class

1st Submarine Division
1st Submarine Flotilla: O9-16
5th Submarine Flotilla: K17-22
7th Submarine Flotilla: K29-32, K35-36
ST 1 Zuiderkruis Class

4th Mine Warfare Squadron
4th Mijnenlegger Flotilla: M13-15, ML 16
5th Mijnenveger Flotilla: Ms 13-15
6th Mijnenveger Flotilla: Ms 16-18
15th Mijnenveger Flotilla: CMS 22-24

4th Escort Squadron
4th Escort Flotilla: FF 16-20, S10-12
12th Escort Flotilla: S44-47, S52-55

2nd KLK Flotilla: 4 x Putten
19th KLK Flotilla: 4 x Putten
16th KLK Flotilla: 3 x Putten
17th MAS Flotilla: 12x MAS 501
18th MAS Flotilla: 12x MAS 501
AVP 3 Mercurr Class
AV-1 De Groot Class

Auxiliaries
4th Training Flotilla: 1 x Putten

Palau
3rd Kanonneerboot Flotilla: KBH-3, KBL 9-12
4th Mijnenveger Flotilla: Ms 10-12
7th MAS Flotilla: 12x MAS 1000
9th MAS Flotilla: 12x MAS 1000

Auxiliaries
AT 1 Andaman
AT 2 Nicobar
OC-1 Collier

Tarakan
14th KLK Flotilla: 4 x Putten
15th KLK Flotilla: 4 x Putten
AVP 5-6 Humboldt Class
3rd MAS Flotilla: 12x MAS 1000
4th Assault Flotilla: 10 x BDS 1941 Class BDS31-40
6th Assault Flotilla: 10 x BDA 1941 Class BDA11-20

Ambon
20thMijnenveger Flotilla: CMS 45-46
11th KLK Flotilla: 4 x Putten
22th KLK Flotilla: 4 x Putten
8th MAS Flotilla: 12x MAS 1000
10th MAS Flotilla: 12x MAS 1000
11th MAS Flotilla: 12x MAS 1000

Ternate
4th Kanonneerboot otilla KBH-4, KBL 13-16
8th Mijnenveger Flotilla: CMS 1-3
13th KLK Flotilla: 4 x Putten
3rd KLK Flotilla: 4 x Putten
12h MAS Flotilla: 12x MAS 1000
15th MAS Flotilla: 12x MAS 501
AV-2 De Groot Class
AVP 1 Mercurr Class

P. Bintan, Raiu Archipelago
17th KLK Flotilla: 4 x Putten
5th MAS Flotilla: 12x MAS 1000

Talok, Sunda Strait
4th MAS flotilla: 12x MAS 1000


INDIC FLEET

Banda Aceh
2nd MAS Flotilla: 12x MAS 1000
6th MAS Flotilla: 12x MAS 1000

Medan (Belawan harbour):
4th Battle Division: CDS-9 Boerentange

2nd Submarine Division
2nd Submarine Flotilla: O17-18, O19
4th Submarine Flotilla: O1-8
ST 2 Zuiderkruis Class

5th Mine Warfare Squadron
2nd Mijnenlegger Flotilla: M 5-8
11th Mijnenveger Flotilla: CMS 10-12
19thMijnenveger Flotilla: CMS 34, 43-44

5th Escort Squadron
1st Escort Flotilla: FF 1-5, S1-3
2nd Escort Flotilla: FF 6-10, S4-6

6th Kanonneerboot Flotilla: KBH-6, KBL 21-24
4th KLK Flotilla: 4 x Putten
8th KLK Flotilla: 4 x Putten
2nd Training Flotilla: 5x MAS 1000
1st MAS Flotilla: 12x MAS 1000
16th MAS Flotilla: 12x MAS 501
3rd Assault Flotilla: 10 x BDS 1941 Class BDS21-30
5th Assault Flotilla: 10 x BDA 1941 Class BDA1-10

Palembang (Musi River)
21st Mijnenveger Flotilla: CMS 47-48
13th Escort Flotilla: S56-63
25th KLK Flotilla: 4 x Putten
13th MAS Flotilla: 12x MAS 501
14th MAS Flotilla: 12x MAS 501


Kongo Station
Matadi

4th Cruiser Division: CL-15 Suriname, CL-16 Timor
8th Escort Flotilla: FF 36-40, S37-38
12th Mijnenveger Flotilla: CMS 13-15
17th Mijnenveger Flotilla: CMS 28-30
18th KLK Flotilla: 4 x Putten
24th MAS Flotilla: 12x MAS 501
1st Assault Flotilla: 10 x BDS 1941 Class BDS11-20
AVP 4 Mercurr Class
OC-2 Collier


Suriname Station

Paramaribo
2nd Cruiser Division: CL-13 Celebes, CL-14 Papua
5th Kanonneerboot Flotilla: KBH-5, KBL 17-18
9th Mijnenveger Flotilla: CMS 4-6
18th Mijnenveger Flotilla: CMS 31-33
9th Escort Flotilla: FF 41-45, S39-40
9th KLK Flotilla: 4 x Putten
20th KLK Flotilla: 4 x Putten
23rd KLK Flotilla: 4 x Putten
23rd MAS Flotilla: 12x MAS 501
8th Assault Flotilla: 4 x BDA 1934 Class BD1-4
AVP 2 Mercurr Class

If the Neterlands receives two of the Belgian Wandelaars, they will be rebuilt to all-oil firing standard and equipped with modern Dutch AA weapons.
As commerce protection cruisers they offer decent firepower to combat converted merchant raiders and have ample AA defence. Also, now the speed has improved they should be able to screen escorts and some slower battle formations if necessary. As an overseas type in the Caribbean or off Kongo, they would do well and anything is better than the old Sumatras which are past their sell-by date.

This also previews a Belgian conversion to oil, though that will have different secondaries etc.


CL-1 Wandelaar Class, Belgium Escort Cruiser laid down 1935 (Engine 1945)

Displacement:
4,099 t light; 4,372 t standard; 5,014 t normal; 5,528 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
511.47 ft / 500.00 ft x 52.00 ft x 15.00 ft (normal load)
155.90 m / 152.40 m x 15.85 m x 4.57 m

Armament:
6 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns (2x3 guns), 110.23lbs / 50.00kg shells, 1923 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, all forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
8 - 4.53" / 115 mm guns (4x2 guns), 55.12lbs / 25.00kg shells, 1944 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1.94lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 0.91" / 23.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 0.44lbs / 0.20kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1,125 lbs / 510 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250
12 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.90" / 74 mm 240.00 ft / 73.15 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 74 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.90" / 74 mm 1.20" / 30 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
2nd: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
4th: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -

- Armour deck: 1.20" / 30 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 22,500 shp / 16,785 Kw = 25.18 kts
Range 12,000nm at 13.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,157 tons

Complement:
297 - 387

Cost:
£1.689 million / $6.756 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 129 tons, 2.6 %
Armour: 760 tons, 15.1 %
- Belts: 275 tons, 5.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 117 tons, 2.3 %
- Armour Deck: 368 tons, 7.3 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 568 tons, 11.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,154 tons, 43.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 915 tons, 18.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 488 tons, 9.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
8,562 lbs / 3,884 Kg = 79.9 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
Metacentric height 2.5 ft / 0.7 m
Roll period: 13.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.45
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.36

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.450
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.62 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22.36 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 51
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 24.60 ft / 7.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Mid (50 %): 14.00 ft / 4.27 m (12.00 ft / 3.66 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
- Stern: 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
- Average freeboard: 13.85 ft / 4.22 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 69.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 93.7 %
Waterplane Area: 16,585 Square feet or 1,541 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 147 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 88 lbs/sq ft or 429 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.14
- 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
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Refit Notes

Replacement of 4.7in single DP mounts with twin 125mm DP mounts
Replacement of 37mm and 20mm AA guns with 40mm Hazemeyer IV twin mounts and twin 23mm mounts
Addition of RDF sets (1 main gunnery, two secondary/ AA gunnery, one aerial search and one surface search)
Two new secondary directors
Replacement of machinery with new 22,500shp oil-fuelled powerplant
Refurbishment of internal fittings for life extension
Two additional diesel generators installed
New catapult fitted

If nine Belgian DD-1 Class are transferred to the Dutch, they will replace the old Z44 class and will be armed as lighter AA/ A/S escort destroyers rather than fleet types. At 534 tons a rebuild, these relatively young hulls would make an excellent bargain as much of the Dutch destroyer fleet is rapidly approaching obsolescence.

DD-1 Les Quatre Journees Class, Belgium Destroyer laid down 1939 (Engine 1945)

Displacement:
2,120 t light; 2,212 t standard; 2,479 t normal; 2,693 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
403.24 ft / 393.70 ft x 42.65 ft x 11.48 ft (normal load)
122.91 m / 120.00 m x 13.00 m x 3.50 m

Armament:
6 - 4.53" / 115 mm guns (3x2 guns), 52.91lbs / 24.00kg shells, 1944 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, majority aft, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 0.91" / 23.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 0.44lbs / 0.20kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
1 - 3.90" / 99.0 mm guns in single mounts, 29.61lbs / 13.43kg shells, 1943 Model
Muzzle loading gun in deck mount
on centreline forward
Weight of broadside 366 lbs / 166 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200
8 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.38" / 35 mm 0.59" / 15 mm -
2nd: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 51,400 shp / 38,345 Kw = 35.00 kts
Range 5,800nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 480 tons

Complement:
175 - 228

Cost:
£1.582 million / $6.327 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 41 tons, 1.6 %
Armour: 18 tons, 0.7 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 18 tons, 0.7 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 1,167 tons, 47.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 773 tons, 31.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 360 tons, 14.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 120 tons, 4.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
962 lbs / 436 Kg = 20.7 x 4.5 " / 115 mm shells or 0.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.42
Metacentric height 2.6 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 11.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.17
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.02

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.450
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.23 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22.94 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 69 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 22.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 23.62 ft / 7.20 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 21.88 ft / 6.67 m
- Mid (50 %): 21.88 ft / 6.67 m (14.53 ft / 4.43 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 14.53 ft / 4.43 m
- Stern: 17.81 ft / 5.43 m
- Average freeboard: 18.59 ft / 5.67 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 170.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 145.8 %
Waterplane Area: 11,126 Square feet or 1,034 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 81 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 38 lbs/sq ft or 186 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 2.16
- Overall: 0.57
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

Refit Changes
Replacement of five single 4.7in mounts with three twin 115mm mounts (B, X, Y positions)
Replacement of 37mm mounts with 40mm Hazemeyer IV twin mounts
Addition of 90mm A/S Mortar (A position)
Replacement of coal/oil-fired machinery with new all-oil powerplant
Conversion of bunkers to oil
Refurbishment of internal fittings for life extension
Increase in sheer foward along the forecastle to the stem to improve dryness
Addition of one surface search and one gunnery RDF set
New ASDIC set fitted
2x racks and 2x DCT for 36 DCs

If Belgium is considering selling Quatre Journees class ships, France might be willing to buy some of them instead of the Dutch.

Kirk posted several SLEPs in his 1944 reports but no revised SS reports ever emerged, so based on what he did here are my SS reports which should match in all the essentials of the work done (though the Breda does not quite reach the light displacement Kirk quoted)

Breda Class, Netherlands Light Cruiser laid down 1927

Displacement:
8,088 t light; 8,376 t standard; 9,601 t normal; 10,582 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
560.74 ft / 554.46 ft x 53.31 ft x 22.97 ft (normal load)
170.91 m / 169.00 m x 16.25 m x 7.00 m

Armament:
8 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns (4x2 guns), 110.23lbs / 50.00kg shells, 1927 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 3.54" / 90.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 22.24lbs / 10.09kg shells, 1943 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
8 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 5.65lbs / 2.56kg shells, 1943 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 0.91" / 23.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 0.37lbs / 0.17kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 1,111 lbs / 504 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 145
12 - 24.0" / 609.6 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.74" / 95 mm 399.38 ft / 121.73 m 9.19 ft / 2.80 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 111 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4.92" / 125 mm 1.77" / 45 mm 2.95" / 75 mm
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.59" / 15 mm 0.98" / 25 mm
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
4th: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

- Armour deck: 1.10" / 28 mm, Conning tower: 3.35" / 85 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 92,904 shp / 69,307 Kw = 34.00 kts
Range 10,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,206 tons

Complement:
484 - 630

Cost:
£2.937 million / $11.748 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 136 tons, 1.4 %
Armour: 1,275 tons, 13.3 %
- Belts: 561 tons, 5.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 266 tons, 2.8 %
- Armour Deck: 416 tons, 4.3 %
- Conning Tower: 33 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 2,933 tons, 30.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,595 tons, 37.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,513 tons, 15.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 1.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
9,221 lbs / 4,183 Kg = 86.1 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.14
Metacentric height 2.5 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 14.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 59 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.48
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.19

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.495
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.40 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.81 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 61 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 12.00 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 %): 25.10 ft / 7.65 m (24.93 ft / 7.60 m aft of break)
- Mid (49 %): 24.93 ft / 7.60 m (17.39 ft / 5.30 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 17.39 ft / 5.30 m
- Stern: 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Average freeboard: 21.52 ft / 6.56 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 112.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 105.7 %
Waterplane Area: 20,387 Square feet or 1,894 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 115 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 94 lbs/sq ft or 459 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 2.23
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate

1944 SLEP

100mm AA replaced with 90mm DP in stabliised RPC mountings
Admidships 100mm and qaud 40mm replaced with twin 57mm
Twin 20mm replaced with twin 23mm
Belt armour replaced with thinner belt
Fire control refitted
Radar added

Misc Weight:
24 tons torpedoes
50 tons catapult and 2 floatplane fighters
30 tons M47 radar
46 tons surplus


***

Eendracht Class, Netherlands Scout Carrier laid down 1928

Displacement:
14,625 t light; 15,086 t standard; 17,199 t normal; 18,890 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
739.64 ft / 721.78 ft x 80.38 ft x 20.51 ft (normal load)
225.44 m / 220.00 m x 24.50 m x 6.25 m

Armament:
8 - 4.53" / 115 mm guns (4x2 guns), 52.91lbs / 24.00kg shells, 1944 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 4.53" / 115 mm guns in single mounts, 52.91lbs / 24.00kg shells, 1944 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side ends, evenly spread
12 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (6x2 guns), 5.73lbs / 2.60kg shells, 1943 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
20 - 0.91" / 23.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.44lbs / 0.20kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 924 lbs / 419 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.95" / 75 mm 393.70 ft / 120.00 m 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 84 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.18" / 30 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
2nd: 1.18" / 30 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
3rd: 0.51" / 13 mm - -
4th: 0.51" / 13 mm - -

- Armour deck: 1.97" / 50 mm, Conning tower: 1.57" / 40 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 92,615 shp / 69,091 Kw = 30.50 kts
Range 11,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,803 tons

Complement:
750 - 976

Cost:
£3.824 million / $15.294 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 102 tons, 0.6 %
Armour: 2,071 tons, 12.0 %
- Belts: 579 tons, 3.4 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 54 tons, 0.3 %
- Armour Deck: 1,415 tons, 8.2 %
- Conning Tower: 23 tons, 0.1 %
Machinery: 2,883 tons, 16.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,312 tons, 36.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,575 tons, 15.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 3,256 tons, 18.9 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
26,624 lbs / 12,077 Kg = 573.7 x 4.5 " / 115 mm shells or 2.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.24
Metacentric height 5.3 ft / 1.6 m
Roll period: 14.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 64 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.08
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.29

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.506
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.98 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.87 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 18.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 8.20 ft / 2.50 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 29.72 ft / 9.06 m
- Forecastle (15 %): 24.48 ft / 7.46 m (19.23 ft / 5.86 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 19.23 ft / 5.86 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 19.23 ft / 5.86 m
- Stern: 19.23 ft / 5.86 m
- Average freeboard: 20.33 ft / 6.20 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 80.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 189.8 %
Waterplane Area: 38,868 Square feet or 3,611 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 144 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 115 lbs/sq ft or 562 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.09
- Longitudinal: 0.99
- Overall: 1.01
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

1944 SLEP

Extended flight deck over bow
Replaced elevators, catapults and arresting gear
Replaced 125mm DP with new 115mm DP stabilisied RPC
Replaced 40mm with 57mm stabilsied RPC
Replaced 20mm with 23mm
Radar added
Added 120 tons misc weight for radar and traffic control


***

Witte de Withe, Netherlands Training Cruiser laid down 1935 (Engine 1944)

Displacement:
2,848 t light; 3,037 t standard; 3,551 t normal; 3,962 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
406.24 ft / 393.70 ft x 42.65 ft x 15.75 ft (normal load)
123.82 m / 120.00 m x 13.00 m x 4.80 m

Armament:
6 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns (3x2 guns), 100.97lbs / 45.80kg shells, 1945 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, all forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
4 - 4.53" / 115 mm guns in single mounts, 52.91lbs / 24.00kg shells, 1944 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all aft
4 - 3.54" / 90.0 mm guns in single mounts, 24.25lbs / 11.00kg shells, 1943 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all forward
8 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 5.73lbs / 2.60kg shells, 1943 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
8 - 0.91" / 23.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 0.26lbs / 0.12kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 962 lbs / 437 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200
8 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 0.79" / 20 mm 262.47 ft / 80.00 m 8.01 ft / 2.44 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 103 % of normal length

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

- Armour deck: 0.79" / 20 mm, Conning tower: 1.18" / 30 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, ERROR: no steam engines,
Electric motors, 2 shafts, 22,674 shp / 16,915 Kw = 26.00 kts
Range 8,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 925 tons

Complement:
229 - 299

Cost:
£1.436 million / $5.746 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 121 tons, 3.4 %
Armour: 286 tons, 8.1 %
- Belts: 69 tons, 1.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 53 tons, 1.5 %
- Armour Deck: 159 tons, 4.5 %
- Conning Tower: 6 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 579 tons, 16.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,443 tons, 40.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 703 tons, 19.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 420 tons, 11.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
4,324 lbs / 1,961 Kg = 40.4 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.05
Metacentric height 1.5 ft / 0.5 m
Roll period: 14.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 62 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.75
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.23

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.470
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.23 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19.84 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 23.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 21.82 ft / 6.65 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 17.85 ft / 5.44 m (13.88 ft / 4.23 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 13.88 ft / 4.23 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 13.88 ft / 4.23 m
- Stern: 13.88 ft / 4.23 m
- Average freeboard: 14.99 ft / 4.57 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): 84.5 %
Waterplane Area: 10,893 Square feet or 1,012 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 125 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 77 lbs/sq ft or 378 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.93
- Longitudinal: 2.06
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

1944 SLEP

Twin 152mm replaced with new 152mm DP
125mm upgraded to 115mm, 100mm to 90mm, 40mm to 57mm
More recent gunnery computers, radar, sonar and hydrophones installed
Engines replaced by most modern equipment


***

Mercuur, Netherlands Seaplane Tender laid down 1922

Displacement:
1,766 t light; 1,832 t standard; 2,529 t normal; 3,086 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
309.50 ft / 300.00 ft x 41.00 ft x 14.00 ft (normal load)
94.34 m / 91.44 m x 12.50 m x 4.27 m

Armament:
4 - 3.54" / 90.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 24.25lbs / 11.00kg shells, 1944 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline, all forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
2 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (1x2 guns), 5.73lbs / 2.60kg shells, 1943 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mount
on centreline aft, all raised guns - superfiring
8 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1.94lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 124 lbs / 56 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 1.18" / 30 mm 195.01 ft / 59.44 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.18" / 30 mm 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm
2nd: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -

- Armour deck: 0.59" / 15 mm, Conning tower: 0.79" / 20 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 5,528 shp / 4,124 Kw = 18.50 kts
Range 16,000nm at 13.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,254 tons

Complement:
177 - 231

Cost:
£0.273 million / $1.094 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 14 tons, 0.6 %
Armour: 205 tons, 8.1 %
- Belts: 97 tons, 3.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 14 tons, 0.5 %
- Armour Deck: 91 tons, 3.6 %
- Conning Tower: 3 tons, 0.1 %
Machinery: 188 tons, 7.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 720 tons, 28.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 762 tons, 30.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 640 tons, 25.3 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
4,932 lbs / 2,237 Kg = 221.7 x 3.5 " / 90 mm shells or 1.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
Metacentric height 1.6 ft / 0.5 m
Roll period: 13.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 76 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.11
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.65

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.514
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.32 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 17.32 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 46
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 18.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.00 ft / 0.91 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m (12.00 ft / 3.66 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 6.00 ft / 1.83 m (12.00 ft / 3.66 m before break)
- Stern: 6.00 ft / 1.83 m
- Average freeboard: 12.22 ft / 3.72 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 57.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 107.2 %
Waterplane Area: 8,301 Square feet or 771 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 189 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 55 lbs/sq ft or 270 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.93
- Longitudinal: 1.83
- 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

Refit Notes

Replacement of 100mm HA with 90mm DP twin mounts with RPC
Replacement of 40mm aft with 57mm twin with RPC
Replacement of 40mm with newer Hazemeyer IV mounts
Refurbishment of internal fittings for life extension

Thoughts now turn towards a new cruiser.
I quite like the Breda's and my first thoughts were to modernise the design and fit the planned armament of Kirk's Province Class Province Class. However more elements of the Province have crept in and the design is now roughly the same but 1kt slower and I feel this is generally superior to Kirk's design which lacked misc weight for all the amenities and the turrets. I feel this is about the best likely to be achieved on a good balance, but I may tinker more before laying these down.


Province Class, Netherlands Light Cruiser laid down 1945

Displacement:
7,930 t light; 8,358 t standard; 9,597 t normal; 10,587 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
563.67 ft / 557.74 ft x 54.13 ft x 22.47 ft (normal load)
171.81 m / 170.00 m x 16.50 m x 6.85 m

Armament:
8 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns (4x2 guns), 106.92lbs / 48.50kg shells, 1945 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 4.53" / 115 mm guns (4x2 guns), 46.40lbs / 21.05kg shells, 1944 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
12 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (6x2 guns), 5.65lbs / 2.56kg shells, 1943 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 0.91" / 23.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 0.37lbs / 0.17kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 1,300 lbs / 590 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 300
12 - 24.0" / 609.6 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.74" / 95 mm 400.26 ft / 122.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 110 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4.72" / 120 mm 2.95" / 75 mm 2.95" / 75 mm
2nd: 1.77" / 45 mm 0.98" / 25 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
4th: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

- Armour deck: 1.97" / 50 mm, Conning tower: 1.97" / 50 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 2 shafts, 82,500 shp / 61,545 Kw = 33.03 kts
Range 12,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,229 tons

Complement:
484 - 630

Cost:
£4.877 million / $19.510 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 163 tons, 1.7 %
Armour: 1,695 tons, 17.7 %
- Belts: 603 tons, 6.3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 315 tons, 3.3 %
- Armour Deck: 758 tons, 7.9 %
- Conning Tower: 19 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 2,083 tons, 21.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,633 tons, 37.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,667 tons, 17.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 355 tons, 3.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
13,032 lbs / 5,911 Kg = 121.6 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
Metacentric height 2.6 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 14.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.48
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.23

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.495
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.30 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.90 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 59 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 40
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 12.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 23.62 ft / 7.20 m
- Mid (49 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Stern: 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Average freeboard: 21.38 ft / 6.52 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 89.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 108.2 %
Waterplane Area: 20,823 Square feet or 1,934 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 128 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 95 lbs/sq ft or 466 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 2.14
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Class Names:

Misc Weight:
118 tons to sim automatic main armament (29.5 tons per turret to equal 56.5 real weight)
25 tons for torpedoes
50 tons for RDF sets (2 main directors, 4 secondary directors, surface search and aerial search)
10 tons for 57mm mounts to sim RPC and stabilisation (2 tons per mount)
50 tons for command spaces
75 tons growth

Quoted

Province Class, Netherlands Light Cruiser laid down 1945

Displacement: 7,918 t light; 8,358 t standard; 9,597 t normal; 10,587 t full load

...

Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.91
- Longitudinal: 2.13
- Overall: 0.99
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea

Does the design not violate Point #1 of the Gents' Rules? The standard displacement is greater than 8,000 tons...

Not sure what happened there, I could have sworn I posted the final version. I've reposted the sim.

Quoted from "Hood"

Not sure what happened there, I could have sworn I posted the final version. I've reposted the sim.

Such things happen...

Looks reasonable to me, though the having 115mm DP guns backing up 152mm DP guns seems rather wasteful. Any doctrinal reasons why you chose not to eliminate the secondary battery and increase the 57mm battery?

I found the trouble, SS knocked out my entered shell weights and when I reloaded it, it used standard shell weights and when I corrected them before posting it knocked the ship to 0.99.

I might indeed use a 90mm battery as on Kirk's Province design. Here is a such a version. It's allowed me to work in a 60mm thick deck. (An all-57mm version is at the bottom of this post)


Province Class, Netherlands Light Cruiser laid down 1945

Displacement:
7,988 t light; 8,384 t standard; 9,625 t normal; 10,617 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
563.67 ft / 557.74 ft x 54.13 ft x 22.54 ft (normal load)
171.81 m / 170.00 m x 16.50 m x 6.87 m

Armament:
8 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns (4x2 guns), 106.92lbs / 48.50kg shells, 1945 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 3.54" / 90.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 24.25lbs / 11.00kg shells, 1943 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
12 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (6x2 guns), 5.73lbs / 2.60kg shells, 1943 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 0.91" / 23.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 0.44lbs / 0.20kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 1,125 lbs / 510 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 300
12 - 24.0" / 609.6 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.74" / 95 mm 400.26 ft / 122.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 110 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4.72" / 120 mm 2.95" / 75 mm 2.95" / 75 mm
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.59" / 15 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
4th: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.36" / 60 mm, Conning tower: 1.97" / 50 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 2 shafts, 82,500 shp / 61,545 Kw = 33.01 kts
Range 12,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,233 tons

Complement:
485 - 631

Cost:
£4.751 million / $19.005 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 139 tons, 1.4 %
Armour: 1,829 tons, 19.0 %
- Belts: 603 tons, 6.3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 298 tons, 3.1 %
- Armour Deck: 910 tons, 9.5 %
- Conning Tower: 19 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 2,083 tons, 21.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,582 tons, 37.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,636 tons, 17.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 355 tons, 3.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
13,452 lbs / 6,102 Kg = 125.5 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
Metacentric height 2.6 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 14.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.42
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.25

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.495
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.30 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.90 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 59 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 40
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 12.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 23.62 ft / 7.20 m
- Mid (49 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Stern: 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Average freeboard: 21.38 ft / 6.52 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 87.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 108.0 %
Waterplane Area: 20,823 Square feet or 1,934 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 129 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 94 lbs/sq ft or 459 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 2.12
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Class Names: Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Ubangi-Shari

Misc Weight:
118 tons to sim automatic main armament (29.5 tons per turret to equal 56.5 real weight)
25 tons for torpedoes
50 tons for RDF sets (2 main directors, 4 secondary directors, surface search and aerial search)
10 tons for 57mm mounts to sim RPC and stabilisation (2 tons per mount)
50 tons for command spaces
75 tons growth



Here is an all 57mm version. There is not much between the designs, a little extra range and speed but probably not worth the loss of the 90mm which can use prox-fuse AA shells too.

Province Class, Netherlands Light Cruiser laid down 1945

Displacement:
7,887 t light; 8,244 t standard; 9,527 t normal; 10,552 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
563.67 ft / 557.74 ft x 54.13 ft x 22.31 ft (normal load)
171.81 m / 170.00 m x 16.50 m x 6.80 m

Armament:
8 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns (4x2 guns), 106.92lbs / 48.50kg shells, 1945 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 5.73lbs / 2.60kg shells, 1943 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 0.91" / 23.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 0.44lbs / 0.20kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 954 lbs / 433 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 300
12 - 24.0" / 609.6 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.74" / 95 mm 393.70 ft / 120.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 109 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4.72" / 120 mm 2.95" / 75 mm 2.95" / 75 mm
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.59" / 15 mm -
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.36" / 60 mm, Conning tower: 1.97" / 50 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 2 shafts, 82,500 shp / 61,545 Kw = 33.06 kts
Range 12,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,308 tons

Complement:
481 - 626

Cost:
£4.614 million / $18.456 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 119 tons, 1.3 %
Armour: 1,812 tons, 19.0 %
- Belts: 594 tons, 6.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 289 tons, 3.0 %
- Armour Deck: 910 tons, 9.6 %
- Conning Tower: 19 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 2,083 tons, 21.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,517 tons, 36.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,640 tons, 17.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 355 tons, 3.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
13,603 lbs / 6,170 Kg = 127.0 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.16
Metacentric height 2.6 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 14.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.35
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.25

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.495
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.30 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.90 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 59 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 40
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 12.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 23.62 ft / 7.20 m
- Mid (49 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Stern: 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Average freeboard: 21.38 ft / 6.52 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 86.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 108.9 %
Waterplane Area: 20,823 Square feet or 1,934 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 131 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 92 lbs/sq ft or 452 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 2.10
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Class Names: Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Ubangi-Shari

Misc Weight:
118 tons to sim automatic main armament (29.5 tons per turret to equal 56.5 real weight)
25 tons for torpedoes
50 tons for RDF sets (2 main directors, 4 secondary directors, surface search and aerial search)
10 tons for 57mm mounts to sim RPC and stabilisation (2 tons per mount)
50 tons for command spaces
75 tons growth

I should have caught this question earlier - does Point 2 of the Gents' Rules refer to tons light or to tons standard displacement (as Point 1 specifically does)? Read quickly, I would interpret the latter; read thoughtfully I could see interpreting it as the former.

It makes an interesting comparison to a project that I intend to lay down very shortly...

Quoted from "BruceDuncan"

I should have caught this question earlier - does Point 2 of the Gents' Rules refer to tons light or to tons standard displacement (as Point 1 specifically does)? Read quickly, I would interpret the latter; read thoughtfully I could see interpreting it as the former.

I'd presume it's standard tonnage, not light tonnage. All of the other mentions of differentiation by tonnage in the Gentlemen's Rules specifically call out standard tonnage, and so I presume the trend remains.

Quoted from "Brockpaine"

Quoted from "BruceDuncan"

I should have caught this question earlier - does Point 2 of the Gents' Rules refer to tons light or to tons standard displacement (as Point 1 specifically does)? Read quickly, I would interpret the latter; read thoughtfully I could see interpreting it as the former.

I'd presume it's standard tonnage, not light tonnage. All of the other mentions of differentiation by tonnage in the Gentlemen's Rules specifically call out standard tonnage, and so I presume the trend remains.

On that basis, it would seem that the design's L:B ratio exceeds the allowable parameter.

That's a good catch. I actually simmed these off Kirk's Breda, and indeed looking back at the file, the original Breda breaks the Gentlemen's Rules too (it has the same L:B ratio. There's nothing much we can do about that now.

So I've added 2 metres on the beam and that's sorted things. The L:B is now 9.44:1. Its upped the weight a bit but enabled me to reduce the draught. I've kept the same 0.495 BC, I'm tempted to go for 0.500 but I don't suppose there is much difference and that just piles on extra weight and extra HP and extra machinery weight and the excess hull strength is difficult to use up usefully without things spiralling out of control.

I won't post the SS here yet, since I'll probably tinker further.