Yeah scrapping probably isn't the right option. The Batch II Generals are decent enough but the Batch I are a compromise and some rebuilding will be the ticket.
The belts on the Northumberlands and the CA4 design is actually one single uniform belt but to sim the ends of the inverted 'T' belt layout I've split the upper and lower to account for the differing lengths. The original idea to sim as one central block and use end belts for the two prongs was just as messy and caused undesirable trim effects.
Anyhow, another Carrier Q.
Lowered the airgroup a bit further as realistically 76 is the most likely with the current squadron strengths (6x12 + space for 4 more).
HMS Colossus, Majestic, Powerful, Terrible, Great Britain Aircraft Carrier laid down 1948
Displacement:
40,484 t light; 41,677 t standard; 47,100 t normal; 51,438 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
887.65 ft / 850.00 ft x 120.00 ft x 31.20 ft (normal load)
270.55 m / 259.08 m x 36.58 m x 9.51 m
Armament:
16 - 4.50" / 114 mm guns (8x2 guns), 45.00lbs / 20.41kg shells, 1945 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
48 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (8x6 guns), 2.00lbs / 0.91kg shells, 1947 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
8 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 2.00lbs / 0.91kg shells, 1948 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 832 lbs / 377 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 500
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.50" / 114 mm 625.00 ft / 190.50 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 113 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.50" / 64 mm 800.00 ft / 243.84 m 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
2nd: 1.00" / 25 mm 0.50" / 13 mm -
3rd: 0.50" / 13 mm 0.50" / 13 mm -
- Armour deck: 4.00" / 102 mm, Conning tower: 3.00" / 76 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 180,000 shp / 134,280 Kw = 32.31 kts
Range 18,000nm at 16.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 9,760 tons
Complement:
1,598 - 2,078
Cost:
£15.924 million / $63.695 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 123 tons, 0.3 %
Armour: 9,305 tons, 19.8 %
- Belts: 1,888 tons, 4.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,924 tons, 4.1 %
- Armament: 90 tons, 0.2 %
- Armour Deck: 5,319 tons, 11.3 %
- Conning Tower: 84 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 4,399 tons, 9.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 14,977 tons, 31.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,615 tons, 14.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 11,680 tons, 24.8 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
101,868 lbs / 46,206 Kg = 2,235.8 x 4.5 " / 114 mm shells or 18.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.21
Metacentric height 9.4 ft / 2.9 m
Roll period: 16.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.03
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.77
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.518
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.08 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 34.17 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 40
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 55.00 ft / 16.76 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 55.00 ft / 16.76 m (32.00 ft / 9.75 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 32.00 ft / 9.75 m
- Quarterdeck (22 %): 32.00 ft / 9.75 m
- Stern: 32.00 ft / 9.75 m
- Average freeboard: 36.60 ft / 11.16 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 72.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 274.2 %
Waterplane Area: 71,880 Square feet or 6,678 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 153 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 145 lbs/sq ft or 706 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.70
- 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
Hangar deck: 625 x 96 x 18ft
Served by one deck-edge 56 x 35ft lift with a capacity for 40,000lbs and two centreline 54 x 46ft lifts with a capacity for 40,000lbs
Two BAH.II steam catapults with capacity for 40,000lbs aircraft
Arrestor gear of 8 wires, 1 trickle wire, 3 forward wires and two safety barriers
Air Group: 76
Deck Armour: 1in flight deck (simmed by 1330 tons misc weight), 3in main deck, 1in lower deck
Torpedo Bulkhead: One 1.5in and two 0.5in thick bulkheads
Endurance is 16,000nm at 16kts (8,723 tons), remaining 1,037 tons bunkerage for aviation fuel (341,399 imp gals)
Electronic Equipment:
One Type 971 aerial search set
Two Type 976 height-finding sets
One Type 975 Target Indication set
One Type 276 high-definition surface search set
Two Mk. VI directors with Type 288 with 'Tallboy' barrage unit and Flypane table
Twelve CRBF with Type 289
Asdic Type 146
Passive Intercept Type UA1
Radio-Location Jammer RU series (4 aerials)
Radio-Location Jammer Type 298 'Spooky'
VHF Direction Finder Type 295Q
Misc Weight
5900 tons for 76 aircraft
100 tons for spare airframe parts (= to 4 disassembled aircraft)
2000 tons for aircraft ammunition and spares
500 tons for steam catapults
300 tons for lifts
500 tons for hangar equipment
200 tons for fireproof partitions and fire-fighting gear in hangar
250 tons for electronic equipment
200 tons for CIC spaces
200 tons air conditioning and habitability
200 tons for board margin