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Fu Chi - Class
HICMS Fu Chi ( TS-01 ) - Active
HICMS Polang ( TS-03 ) - under construction


Dingyuan - Class
HICMS Dingyuan ( TS-02 ) - Active

Fu Chi
Training Ship

Displacement:
1,257 t light; 1,294 t standard; 1,780 t normal; 2,168 t full load

Dimensions:
Length overall / water x beam x draught
265.74 ft / 229.66 ft x 39.37 ft x 17.22 ft (normal load)
81.00 m / 70.00 m x 12.00 m x 5.25 m

Armament:
None

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 1 shaft, 1,439 shp / 1,073 Kw = 13.50 kts
Range 20,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 874 tons

Complement:
136 - 178

Cost:
£0.327 million / $1.309 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.1 %
Machinery: 38 tons, 2.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 767 tons, 43.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 523 tons, 29.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 450 tons, 25.3 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
5,157 lbs / 2,339 Kg = 248.0 x 3.5 " / 88 mm shells or 2.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 1.5 ft / 0.5 m
Roll period: 13.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 56 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.01
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.400
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.83 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 15.15 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 38 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 28
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 54.45 degrees
Stern overhang: 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 13.94 ft / 4.25 m
- Mid (50 %): 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 12.30 ft / 3.75 m
- Stern: 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Average freeboard: 12.87 ft / 3.92 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 36.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 90.5 %
Waterplane Area: 5,263 Square feet or 489 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 326 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 80 lbs/sq ft or 390 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.39
- Longitudinal: 6.29
- Overall: 1.61
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
Thanks to Brockpaine for the simulation

Comments:
- Range is actually 5,000nm at 12.00 kts; 655.5 tons of ballast simmed as bunker fuel

Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weights:
- 270 tons of miscellaneous weight for masts+sails+etc
- 180 tons for accommodation of the trainees






Ships in Class:
HICMS Fu Chi; laid down 1918
HICMS Polang; laid down 1948

Dingyuan - Class
Training Ship

Displacement:
973 t light; 1.001 t standard; 1.176 t normal; 1.317 t full load

Dimensions:
Length overall / water x beam x draught
214,18 ft / 209,97 ft x 32,48 ft x 15,09 ft (normal load)
65,28 m / 64,00 m x 9,90 m x 4,60 m

Armament:
1 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm guns in single mounts, 20,79lbs / 9,43kg shells, 1942 Model
Dual purpose gun in a deck mount with hoist
on centreline forward
4 - 1,46" / 37,0 mm guns (1x4 guns), 1,55lbs / 0,70kg shells, 1942 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mount
on centreline aft, all raised guns - superfiring
2 - 0,79" / 20,0 mm guns (1x2 guns), 0,24lbs / 0,11kg shells, 1942 Model
Machine guns in deck mount
on centreline aft, all raised guns - superfiring
Weight of broadside 27 lbs / 12 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 1.485 shp / 1.108 Kw = 14,50 kts
Range 6.000nm at 14,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 316 tons

Complement:
56 men
56 cadets


Cost:
£0,270 million / $1,078 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 3 tons, 0,3%
Machinery: 39 tons, 3,3%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 681 tons, 57,9%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 203 tons, 17,3%
Miscellaneous weights: 250 tons, 21,3%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
3.547 lbs / 1.609 Kg = 170,6 x 3,5 " / 88 mm shells or 2,1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,02
Metacentric height 1,0 ft / 0,3 m
Roll period: 13,9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,05
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2,00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0,400
Length to Beam Ratio: 6,46 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 14,49 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 43 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 25
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0,85 ft / 0,26 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 19,03 ft / 5,80 m
- Forecastle (20%): 18,04 ft / 5,50 m
- Mid (40%): 17,06 ft / 5,20 m (9,84 ft / 3,00 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15%): 9,84 ft / 3,00 m
- Stern: 9,84 ft / 3,00 m
- Average freeboard: 13,10 ft / 3,99 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 37,7%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 98,7%
Waterplane Area: 4.198 Square feet or 390 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 331%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 80 lbs/sq ft or 392 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1,55
- Longitudinal: 10,67
- Overall: 1,88
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather


Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weight:
- 100 tons for meeting rooms and amenities
- 112 tons for accomodations for 56cadets at 2tons each
- 38 tons for other equipment





Ships in Class:
HICMS Dingyuan; laid down 1942