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Tuesday, September 9th 2014, 1:02am

Heavy Cruisers

Sviatoslav-class Heavy Cruiser
- Sviatoslav
- Sviatopolk
- Oslybya
- Peresvet

Admiral Makarov-class Heavy Cruiser
- Admiral Makarov
- Gromoboi
- Riurik
- Rossia

Ilya Muromets-class Heavy Cruiser
- Ilya Muromets
- Dobrina Nikitich
- Alexei Popovich
- Igor Sviatoslavich

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Tuesday, September 9th 2014, 1:06am

Sviatoslav class, Russian Fast Armored Cruiser laid down 1919 (Engine 1935)

Displacement:
14,045 t light; 14,705 t standard; 17,002 t normal; 18,839 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
721.76 ft / 713.25 ft x 72.18 ft (Bulges 84.48 ft) x 22.97 ft (normal load)
219.99 m / 217.40 m x 22.00 m (Bulges 25.75 m) x 7.00 m

Armament:
9 - 9.21" / 234 mm guns (3x3 guns), 440.92lbs / 200.00kg shells, 1935 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority aft, 1 raised mount aft - superfiring
12 - 3.94" / 100 mm guns (6x2 guns), 37.48lbs / 17.00kg shells, 1935 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts
32 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (8x4 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1935 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
6 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1935 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 4,468 lbs / 2,027 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 125

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.72" / 120 mm 436.35 ft / 133.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: 1.18" / 30 mm 252.62 ft / 77.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
24.28 ft / 7.40 m Unarmoured ends
Upper: 0.79" / 20 mm 32.81 ft / 10.00 m 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
Main Belt covers 94 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 6.69" / 170 mm 2.76" / 70 mm 5.51" / 140 mm
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -

- Armour deck: 2.36" / 60 mm, Conning tower: 5.91" / 150 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 107,888 shp / 80,485 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 9,100nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,133 tons

Complement:
743 - 967

Cost:
£2.910 million / $11.640 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 492 tons, 2.9 %
Armour: 3,079 tons, 18.1 %
- Belts: 1,019 tons, 6.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 564 tons, 3.3 %
- Armour Deck: 1,413 tons, 8.3 %
- Conning Tower: 84 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 3,065 tons, 18.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 7,319 tons, 43.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,957 tons, 17.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 90 tons, 0.5 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
24,196 lbs / 10,975 Kg = 61.9 x 9.2 " / 234 mm shells or 2.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.24
Metacentric height 4.6 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 16.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.37
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.20

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.430
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.44 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.71 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 14.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 34.12 ft / 10.40 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 22.47 ft / 6.85 m
- Mid (70 %): 22.31 ft / 6.80 m (13.12 ft / 4.00 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Stern: 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Average freeboard: 20.56 ft / 6.27 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 81.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 167.8 %
Waterplane Area: 32,328 Square feet or 3,003 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 128 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 142 lbs/sq ft or 694 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.98
- Longitudinal: 1.19
- 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
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weights:
Air search radar - 20 tons
Surface search radar - 20 tons
2 Seaplanes, 1 Catapult

Notes:
The Sviatoslav class rebuild replaced their 210mm quad turrets with triple 234mm turrets, as in the original pre-Cleito Treaty design. They also recieved a new bow, hull bulges, increased deck armor, replacement of 100mm casemate mounts with 100mm twin deck mounts with hoists, air search radar, surface search radar, new engines, and increased fuel bunkerage.

Ships in Class:
- Sviatoslav
- Sviatopolk
- Oslybya
- Peresvet

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Tuesday, September 9th 2014, 1:07am

Admiral Makarov class, Russian Armored Cruiser laid down 1933
The Makarovs are Fast Armored Cruisers, and counted as capital ship tonnage during the Cleito Era. They had their electronics suites upgraded between April and June of 1943.

Displacement:
17,993 t light; 18,959 t standard; 24,183 t normal; 28,363 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
761.37 ft / 751.48 ft x 65.62 ft (Bulges 78.74 ft) x 28.61 ft (normal load)
232.06 m / 229.05 m x 20.00 m (Bulges 24.00 m) x 8.72 m

Armament:
9 - 9.21" / 234 mm guns (3x3 guns), 440.92lbs / 200.00kg shells, 1933 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, evenly spread
Aft Main mounts separated by engine room
3 - 9.21" / 234 mm guns (1x3 guns), 440.92lbs / 200.00kg shells, 1933 Model
Breech loading guns in a turret (on a barbette)
on centreline aft
6 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (2x3 guns), 79.37lbs / 36.00kg shells, 1933 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
12 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (4x3 guns), 79.37lbs / 36.00kg shells, 1933 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread
32 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (8 mounts), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1933 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised guns
Weight of broadside 6,769 lbs / 3,071 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 7.09" / 180 mm 461.61 ft / 140.70 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 95 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 7.87" / 200 mm 2.76" / 70 mm 5.91" / 150 mm
2nd: 7.87" / 200 mm 2.76" / 70 mm 5.91" / 150 mm
3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
4th: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
5th: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -

- Armour deck: 3.03" / 77 mm, Conning tower: 5.91" / 150 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 3 shafts, 142,853 shp / 106,568 Kw = 33.70 kts
Range 17,670nm at 18.00 kts
Range 12,410nm at 21.00 kts
Range 8,990nm at 24.00 kts
Range 6,670nm at 27.00 kts
Range 5,040nm at 30.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 9,404 tons

Complement:
969 - 1,260

Cost:
£8.684 million / $34.736 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 743 tons, 3.1 %
Armour: 4,198 tons, 17.4 %
- Belts: 1,335 tons, 5.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 841 tons, 3.5 %
- Armour Deck: 1,916 tons, 7.9 %
- Conning Tower: 106 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 4,162 tons, 17.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 8,750 tons, 36.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,190 tons, 25.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 140 tons, 0.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
29,132 lbs / 13,214 Kg = 74.5 x 9.2 " / 234 mm shells or 2.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.19
Metacentric height 3.7 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 17.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.58
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.20

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.500
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.54 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 31.40 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 36.91 ft / 11.25 m
- Forecastle (30 %): 26.90 ft / 8.20 m
- Mid (45 %): 26.90 ft / 8.20 m (16.90 ft / 5.15 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 16.90 ft / 5.15 m
- Stern: 17.72 ft / 5.40 m
- Average freeboard: 22.66 ft / 6.91 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 80.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 131.8 %
Waterplane Area: 34,165 Square feet or 3,174 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 130 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 145 lbs/sq ft or 706 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.33
- 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
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weights:
2 Seaplanes, 1 Catapult
Electronics - 60 tons
---- Air search radar-10 tons
---- Surface search radar - 10 tons
---- Main battery fire control radar-10 tons
---- Secondary battery fire control radar -10 tons
---- Antiaircraft battery fire control radars (2)-20 tons
20 tons available for future growth

Ships in Class:
- Admiral Makarov
- Gromoboi
- Riurik
- Rossia

Notes:
Semiautomatic twin HA 130mm DP mounts simmed as triples

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Tuesday, September 9th 2014, 1:08am

Ilya Muromets class, Russian Armoured Cruiser, laid down 1940
This class of armored cruisers will conduct similar missions as the Admiral Makarov and Sviatoslav classes, and will provide sufficient number of armored cruisers to operate in all the seas Russia has interests.

Displacement:
14,077 t light; 14,840 t standard; 17,333 t normal; 19,327 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
739.21 ft / 721.78 ft x 71.19 ft (Bulges 75.46 ft) x 22.97 ft (normal load)
225.31 m / 220.00 m x 21.70 m (Bulges 23.00 m) x 7.00 m

Armament:
9 - 9.21" / 234 mm guns (3x3 guns), 440.92lbs / 200.00kg shells, 1940 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward
4 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (2x2 guns), 79.37lbs / 36.00kg shells, 1940 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
12 - 3.94" / 100 mm guns (6x2 guns), 37.48lbs / 17.00kg shells, 1940 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
32 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (16x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1940 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, 8 raised mounts
12 - 0.55" / 14.0 mm guns (6x2 guns), 0.08lbs / 0.04kg shells, 1940 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 4,786 lbs / 2,171 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 6.69" / 170 mm 426.51 ft / 130.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 91 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 7.87" / 200 mm 3.15" / 80 mm 5.91" / 150 mm
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
4th: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -

- Armour deck: 2.95" / 75 mm, Conning tower: 7.87" / 200 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 96,369 shp / 71,891 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 10,800nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,487 tons

Complement:
754 - 981

Cost:
£7.849 million / $31.394 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 541 tons, 3.1 %
Armour: 3,861 tons, 22.3 %
- Belts: 1,184 tons, 6.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 645 tons, 3.7 %
- Armour Deck: 1,918 tons, 11.1 %
- Conning Tower: 114 tons, 0.7 %
Machinery: 2,577 tons, 14.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,933 tons, 40.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,256 tons, 18.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 165 tons, 1.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
25,890 lbs / 11,743 Kg = 66.2 x 9.2 " / 234 mm shells or 2.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.19
Metacentric height 4.1 ft / 1.3 m
Roll period: 15.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.48
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.20

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.485
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.57 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 30.82 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 29.86 ft / 9.10 m
- Forecastle (30 %): 19.03 ft / 5.80 m
- Mid (50 %): 17.39 ft / 5.30 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 18.70 ft / 5.70 m
- Stern: 20.34 ft / 6.20 m
- Average freeboard: 19.89 ft / 6.06 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 74.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 160.6 %
Waterplane Area: 35,115 Square feet or 3,262 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 128 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 131 lbs/sq ft or 640 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.09
- 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
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weights:
Air search radar-10 tons
Surface search radar - 10 tons
Main battery fire control radar-10 tons
Secondary battery fire control radar -10 tons
Antiaircraft battery fire control radars (2)-20 tons
2 seaplanes, 1 catapult - 50 tons
Twin 130mm automatic mounts-20 tons
Twin 100mm automatic mounts-30 tons

Ships in Class:
- Ilya Muromets (F)
- Dobrina Nikitich
- Alexei Popovich
- Igor Sviatoslavich

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Wednesday, August 28th 2019, 7:32am

Project 82 Varyag-class, Russian Escort Cruisers laid down 1949

Displacement:
13,782 t light; 14,362 t standard; 16,921 t normal; 18,969 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
721.78 ft / 721.78 ft x 72.18 ft x 20.67 ft (normal load)
220.00 m / 220.00 m x 22.00 m x 6.30 m

Armament:
6 - 9.21" / 234 mm guns (3x2 guns), 440.92lbs / 200.00kg shells, 1931 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
12 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (6x2 guns), 79.37lbs / 36.00kg shells, 1949 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (2x2 guns), 67.03lbs / 30.41kg shells, 1949 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
12 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm guns (6x2 guns), 12.87lbs / 5.84kg shells, 1949 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
16 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1949 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 4,045 lbs / 1,835 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 100

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.72" / 120 mm 469.16 ft / 143.00 m 10.20 ft / 3.11 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 6.69" / 170 mm 2.76" / 70 mm 4.72" / 120 mm
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm 0.59" / 15 mm
3rd: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -

- Armour deck: 2.76" / 70 mm, Conning tower: 4.72" / 120 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines plus diesel motors,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 98,131 shp / 73,205 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,607 tons

Complement:
741 - 964

Cost:
£9.301 million / $37.205 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 480 tons, 2.8 %
Armour: 3,470 tons, 20.5 %
- Belts: 943 tons, 5.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 530 tons, 3.1 %
- Armour Deck: 1,930 tons, 11.4 %
- Conning Tower: 67 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 2,373 tons, 14.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 7,014 tons, 41.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,140 tons, 18.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 445 tons, 2.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
29,911 lbs / 13,567 Kg = 76.5 x 9.2 " / 234 mm shells or 3.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.14
Metacentric height 3.9 ft / 1.2 m
Roll period: 15.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.63
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.23

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 30.49 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 57
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: 29.86 ft / 9.10 m
- Forecastle (25 %): 28.22 ft / 8.60 m
- Mid (50 %): 26.57 ft / 8.10 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: 22.27 ft / 6.79 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 70.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 204.2 %
Waterplane Area: 37,852 Square feet or 3,517 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 135 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 127 lbs/sq ft or 619 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.13
- 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
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Notes:
155 tons per twin turret - 465 tons saved in total.