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Yung Hsiang (HS-01)
Hospitalship

Displacement: 9987 tons
Length: 416 ft (127 m)
Beam: 60 ft 2 in (18.3 m)
Draft: 24 ft 6 in (7.5 m)
Propulsion: Geared turbine, single screw, 4,000 shp (2,983 kW)
Speed: 15.3 knots (17.6 mph; 28.3 km/h)
Capacity: 400 patients
Complement: 516
Armament: None




Lien Ching (HS-02)
Hospitalship


Secifications:
Length: 163.3m (536ft)
Beam: 20.1m (66ft)
Gross tonnage: 11,622 tons
Engine: Burmeister & Wain diesel
Propulsion: Twin screws
Service speed: 17 knots (max 18.5)
Complement: 479
Capacity: 500 patients
Armament: None

Pearl of the Orient (HS-03)
Hospitalship


Displacement:
10.942 t light; 11.238 t standard; 14.766 t normal; 17.588 t full load

Dimensions:
Length overall / water x beam x draught
546,23 ft / 525,59 ft x 57,41 ft x 28,54 ft (normal load)
166,49 m / 160,20 m x 17,50 m x 8,70 m

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 53.910 shp / 40.217 Kw = 26,30 kts
Range 12.000nm at 18,70 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 6.351 tons


Info:
=> own use: Range 6500nm at 18.7 kts [3501tons fuel]

2850tons simmed as low stowed cargo
- distilling plants to make drinking water from sea water (300 tons)
- fresh water tanks (500 tons)
- medical supply (1500 tons)
- morgue (refrigerators) (300 tons)
- Laundry (50 tons)
- oxygen prducing plants (200 tons)


Complement:
669 - 870

Cost:
£1,848 million / $7,392 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0,0%
Machinery: 1.802 tons, 12,2%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4.895 tons, 33,2%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3.824 tons, 25,9%
Miscellaneous weights: 4.245 tons, 28,7%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
21.107 lbs / 9.574 Kg = 195,4 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 2,3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,00
Metacentric height 2,2 ft / 0,7 m
Roll period: 16,4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2,00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0,600
Length to Beam Ratio: 9,15 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22,93 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 30
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 13,78 ft / 4,20 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 25,59 ft / 7,80 m
- Forecastle (20%): 24,61 ft / 7,50 m
- Mid (50%): 24,61 ft / 7,50 m
- Quarterdeck (20%): 24,61 ft / 7,50 m
- Stern: 24,61 ft / 7,50 m
- Average freeboard: 24,69 ft / 7,52 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 71,7%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 154,6%
Waterplane Area: 22.071 Square feet or 2.050 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 188%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 111 lbs/sq ft or 540 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1,16
- Longitudinal: 3,72
- Overall: 1,30
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily


Breakdown of Misc. Weight:
Medical Staff Quarters 174men: 600tons

Total Patient-Capacity: 850 beds (3185 tons)
- Intensive care wards @ 5tons: 60 beds => 300 tons
- Recovery wards @ 2.5 tons: 20 beds => 50 tons
- Intermediate Care Station @ 3.5 tons: 250 beds => 875 tons
- Light care wards @ 3 tons: 120 beds => 360 tons
- Limited care wards @ 4 tons: 400 beds => 1600 tons

Operating Rooms: 6 (@ 50 tons) => 300 tons

Departments and Facilities:
- Casualty reception (10 tons)
- Intensive care unit (40 tons)
- radiological services (4x Xray stations) (20 tons)
- Main laboratory (25 tons)
- central sterile receiving (10 tons)
- pharmacy (25 tons)
- dental services (20 tons)
- medical photography (10 tons)


Cost: 2740tons (25% light displacement)

Pearl of the Pacific (HS-04)

Displacement:
9.907 t light; 10.165 t standard; 12.870 t normal; 15.035 t full load

Dimensions:
Length overall / water x beam x draught
540,38 ft / 519,36 ft x 51,84 ft x 27,89 ft (normal load)
164,71 m / 158,30 m x 15,80 m x 8,50 m

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 32.757 ihp / 24.436 Kw = 23,70 kts
Range 13.800nm at 15,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4.870 tons

Info:
=>Own use: Range: 6250nm at 15 kts [2270 tons]

2600tons simmed as low stowed cargo
- medical supply (1250 tons)
- fresh water tanks (400 tons)
- distilling plants to make drinking water from sea water (400 tons)
- morgue (refrigerators) (200 tons)
- oxygen prducing plants (300 tons)
- Laundry (50 tons)


Complement:
603 - 785

Cost:
£2,217 million / $8,870 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0,0%
Machinery: 1.879 tons, 14,6%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 5.529 tons, 43,0%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2.963 tons, 23,0%
Miscellaneous weights: 2.500 tons, 19,4%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
19.827 lbs / 8.993 Kg = 183,6 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 2,3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,00
Metacentric height 1,9 ft / 0,6 m
Roll period: 15,9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2,00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0,600
Length to Beam Ratio: 10,02 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22,79 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 30
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 17,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 12,80 ft / 3,90 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 26,90 ft / 8,20 m
- Forecastle (20%): 25,92 ft / 7,90 m
- Mid (50%): 25,92 ft / 7,90 m
- Quarterdeck (20%): 25,92 ft / 7,90 m
- Stern: 25,92 ft / 7,90 m
- Average freeboard: 26,00 ft / 7,92 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 69,4%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 161,2%
Waterplane Area: 19.690 Square feet or 1.829 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 206%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 122 lbs/sq ft or 598 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1,36
- Longitudinal: 6,08
- Overall: 1,58
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

Breakdown of Misc. Weight:
Medical Staff Quarters 150men: 535tons

Total Patient-Capacity: 440 beds (1615 tons)
- Intensive care wards @ 5tons: 40 beds => 200 tons
- Recovery wards @ 2.5 tons: 20 beds => 50 tons
- Intermediate Care Station @ 3.5 tons: 150 beds => 525 tons
- Light care wards @ 3 tons: 80 beds => 240 tons
- Limited care wards @ 4 tons: 150 beds => 600 tons

Operating Rooms: 4 (@ 50 tons) => 200 tons

Departments and Facilities: (150tons)
- Casualty reception (10 tons)
- Intensive care unit (40 tons)
- radiological services (2x Xray stations) (10 tons)
- Main laboratory (25 tons)
- central sterile receiving (10 tons)
- pharmacy (25 tons)
- dental services (20 tons)
- medical photography (10 tons)


Cost: 2480tons (25% light displacement)