New training carrier to replace Argus, with a secondary role as a convoy escort.
HMAS Pegasus, Australia Training Carrier laid down 1944
Displacement:
7,410 t light; 7,641 t standard; 9,075 t normal; 10,222 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
556.30 ft / 550.00 ft x 70.00 ft x 15.00 ft (normal load)
169.56 m / 167.64 m x 21.34 m x 4.57 m
Armament:
4 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns (2x2 guns), 62.00lbs / 28.12kg shells, 1944 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread
4 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1944 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on centreline, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1944 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
20 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1944 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 276 lbs / 125 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 300
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 400.00 ft / 121.92 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 112 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.20" / 30 mm 0.50" / 13 mm -
2nd: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
3rd: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm
Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion generators,
Electric motors, 2 shafts, 25,001 shp / 18,651 Kw = 24.00 kts
Range 14,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,581 tons
Complement:
464 - 604
Cost:
£2.513 million / $10.051 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 29 tons, 0.3 %
Armour: 1,448 tons, 16.0 %
- Belts: 401 tons, 4.4 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 11 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 1,035 tons, 11.4 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 638 tons, 7.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,194 tons, 35.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,665 tons, 18.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 2,100 tons, 23.1 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
27,276 lbs / 12,372 Kg = 525.4 x 4.7 " / 119 mm shells or 3.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.29
Metacentric height 4.6 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 13.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.02
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.72
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.86 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27.13 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 41
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 9.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.50 ft / 0.76 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Mid (40 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Stern: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Average freeboard: 20.32 ft / 6.19 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 52.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 229.7 %
Waterplane Area: 27,973 Square feet or 2,599 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 179 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 84 lbs/sq ft or 408 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.23
- 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
1,000t aircraft facilities, 24 a/c
500t for enhanced damaged control (newbies will crash)
500t for training facilities
100t electronics