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Nanning - Class (ex SAE Mimir - Class):
HICMS Nanning ( CVS-01 ) - Rebuilt
HICMS Nanchang ( CVS-02 ) - Rebuilt


Palk Bay - Class (ex Bharat Palk Bay - Class):
HICMS Palk Bay ( CVS-03 ) - Active


Yingkou - Class:
HICMS Yingkou ( CVS-04 ) - sold to Mexico
HICMS Lincang ( CVS-05 ) - Active
HICMS Lincong ( CVS-06 ) - Active


Zhuhai - Class:
HICMS Zhuhai ( CVS-07 ) - Active


Shanton - Class:
HICMS Shanton ( CVS-08 ) - Active


Jianghu - Class:
HICMS Jianghu ( CVS-09 ) - Active


Douliu - Class (ex Bharat Gaudhi Sagar - Class):
HICMS Douliu ( CVS-10 ) - Active
HICMS Dounan ( CVS-11 ) - Active

Nanning - Class (ex SAE Mimir - Class)

Both vessels were rebuilt to an Auxiliary Landing Ship

Palk Bay - Class
Seaplane Carrier

as laid down

Displacement:
6.661 t light; 6.835 t standard; 7.874 t normal; 8.706 t full load

Dimensions:
Length overall / water x beam x draught
508,95 ft / 500,00 ft x 65,00 ft x 16,00 ft (normal load)
155,13 m / 152,40 m x 19,81 m x 4,88 m

Armament:
4 - 4,13" / 105 mm guns in single mounts, 35,32lbs / 16,02kg shells, 1921 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 1,38" / 35,0 mm guns in single mounts, 1,31lbs / 0,59kg shells, 1921 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
6 - 0,59" / 15,0 mm guns in single mounts, 0,10lbs / 0,05kg shells, 1921 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 152 lbs / 69 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 180

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1,97" / 50 mm 0,79" / 20 mm -
2nd: 0,79" / 20 mm - -
3rd: 0,79" / 20 mm - -

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 12.063 shp / 8.999 Kw = 19,53 kts
Range 14.000nm at 12,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1.871 tons

Complement:
417 - 543

Cost:
£0,782 million / $3,129 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 19 tons, 0,2%
Armour: 17 tons, 0,2%
- Belts: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Armament: 17 tons, 0,2%
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0,0%
Machinery: 415 tons, 5,3%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4.210 tons, 53,5%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1.213 tons, 15,4%
Miscellaneous weights: 2.000 tons, 25,4%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
19.763 lbs / 8.965 Kg = 559,5 x 4,1 " / 105 mm shells or 3,7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,13
Metacentric height 3,3 ft / 1,0 m
Roll period: 15,1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 75 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,03
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,50

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0,530
Length to Beam Ratio: 7,69 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22,36 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 38 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 24,60 ft / 7,50 m
- Forecastle (20%): 15,65 ft / 4,77 m
- Mid (50%): 15,65 ft / 4,77 m
- Quarterdeck (15%): 15,65 ft / 4,77 m
- Stern: 15,65 ft / 4,77 m
- Average freeboard: 16,37 ft / 4,99 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 47,8%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 159,1%
Waterplane Area: 22.261 Square feet or 2.068 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 262%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 136 lbs/sq ft or 663 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1,73
- Longitudinal: 1,89
- Overall: 1,74
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





after 25% refit

Displacement:
6.783 t light; 6.964 t standard; 7.874 t normal; 8.602 t full load

Dimensions:
Length overall / water x beam x draught
508,95 ft / 500,00 ft x 65,00 ft x 16,00 ft (normal load)
155,13 m / 152,40 m x 19,81 m x 4,88 m

Armament:
4 - 4,13" / 105 mm guns in single mounts, 35,32lbs / 16,02kg shells, 1921 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 1,95lbs / 0,89kg shells, 1942 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 0,79" / 20,0 mm guns (6x2 guns), 0,24lbs / 0,11kg shells, 1942 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 175 lbs / 80 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 220

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1,97" / 50 mm 0,79" / 20 mm -
2nd: 0,79" / 20 mm - -
3rd: 0,79" / 20 mm - -

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 31.714 shp / 23.658 Kw = 25,20 kts
Range 15.000nm at 12,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1.638 tons

Complement:
417 - 543

Cost:
£0,946 million / $3,786 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 22 tons, 0,3%
Armour: 19 tons, 0,2%
- Belts: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Armament: 19 tons, 0,2%
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0,0%
Machinery: 828 tons, 10,5%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3.413 tons, 43,3%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1.092 tons, 13,9%
Miscellaneous weights: 2.500 tons, 31,7%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
13.115 lbs / 5.949 Kg = 371,3 x 4,1 " / 105 mm shells or 2,3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,11
Metacentric height 3,2 ft / 1,0 m
Roll period: 15,2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 61 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,03
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,21

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0,530
Length to Beam Ratio: 7,69 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22,36 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 24,60 ft / 7,50 m
- Forecastle (20%): 15,65 ft / 4,77 m
- Mid (50%): 15,65 ft / 4,77 m
- Quarterdeck (15%): 15,65 ft / 4,77 m
- Stern: 15,65 ft / 4,77 m
- Average freeboard: 16,37 ft / 4,99 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 71,7%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 159,1%
Waterplane Area: 22.261 Square feet or 2.068 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 181%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 110 lbs/sq ft or 537 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1,36
- Longitudinal: 1,53
- Overall: 1,38
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weight:
- 770 tons for other storage
- 1150 tons for aviation fuel
- 40 tons for bombs (50 x 800kg)
- 40 tons for bombs (80 x 500kg)
- 40 tons for bombs (160 x 250kg)
- 10 tons for bombs (200 x 50kg)
- 80 tons for aviation torpedoes (40 torpedoes)
- 70 tons for heavy lift crane (2x 35 ton crane)
- 100 tons for catapult
- 200 tons for 8 seaplanes [Carrier Air Wing 9 (VF-11 2x GY-196 / VS-4 6x GY-196)]



Ships in Class:
HICMS Palk Bay; laid down 1921, refit 1942

Yingkou - Class
Seaplane Support Ship

Displacement:
1.064 t light; 1.091 t standard; 1.271 t normal; 1.415 t full load

Dimensions:
Length overall / water x beam x draught
271,45 ft / 262,14 ft x 35,43 ft x 11,98 ft (normal load)
82,74 m / 79,90 m x 10,80 m x 3,65 m

Armament:
1 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm guns in single mounts, 20,79lbs / 9,43kg shells, 1935 Model
Dual purpose gun in deck mount
on centreline forward
4 - 0,79" / 20,0 mm guns (1x4 guns), 0,24lbs / 0,11kg shells, 1935 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mount
on side amidships, all raised guns
Weight of broadside 22 lbs / 10 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 0,98" / 25 mm 147,64 ft / 45,00 m 9,19 ft / 2,80 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 87% of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

- Armour deck: 0,98" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 2,17" / 55 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 10.838 shp / 8.085 Kw = 24,30 kts
Range 4.100nm at 16,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 324 tons

Complement:
106 - 138

Cost:
£0,421 million / $1,683 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 3 tons, 0,2%
Armour: 168 tons, 13,2%
- Belts: 58 tons, 4,6%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Armament: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Armour Deck: 104 tons, 8,2%
- Conning Tower: 5 tons, 0,4%
Machinery: 308 tons, 24,2%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 385 tons, 30,3%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 207 tons, 16,3%
Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 15,7%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
1.510 lbs / 685 Kg = 72,6 x 3,5 " / 88 mm shells or 0,7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,15
Metacentric height 1,4 ft / 0,4 m
Roll period: 12,7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 80 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,03
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2,00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0,400
Length to Beam Ratio: 7,40 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 16,19 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 62 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 40
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2,62 ft / 0,80 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 18,37 ft / 5,60 m
- Forecastle (20%): 18,37 ft / 5,60 m
- Mid (50%): 18,37 ft / 5,60 m
- Quarterdeck (15%): 11,81 ft / 3,60 m (18,37 ft / 5,60 m before break)
- Stern: 11,81 ft / 3,60 m
- Average freeboard: 17,39 ft / 5,30 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 97,8%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 188,8%
Waterplane Area: 5.718 Square feet or 531 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 126%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 31 lbs/sq ft or 150 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,51
- Longitudinal: 5,29
- Overall: 0,65
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
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

Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weight:
- 100 tons for aviation fuel
- 25 tons for heavy lift crane
- 30 tons for spare torpedoes
- 3 tons for bombs (50 x 60 kg)
- 7 tons for bombs (28 x 250 kg)
- 35 tons for other storage (spare parts for seaplanes etc.)





Ships in Class:
HICMS Lincang; laid down 1941
HICMS Lincong; laid down 1941

Zhuhai-Class
Seaplane Carrier & Antarctic Research Ship

Displacement:
9.499 t light; 9.808 t standard; 11.340 t normal; 12.566 t full load

Dimensions:
Length overall / water x beam x draught
554,48 ft / 540,35 ft x 68,90 ft x 21,98 ft (normal load)
169,01 m / 164,70 m x 21,00 m x 6,70 m

Armament:
3 - 7,99" / 203 mm guns (1x3 guns), 255,24lbs / 115,77kg shells, 1935 Model
Breech loading guns in a turret (on a barbette)
on centreline forward
2 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm guns (1x2 guns), 20,79lbs / 9,43kg shells, 1935 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in a deck mount with hoist
on centreline forward, all raised guns - superfiring
4 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 20,79lbs / 9,43kg shells, 1935 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline, all aft, all raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1,95lbs / 0,89kg shells, 1935 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline, evenly spread, all raised mounts
20 - 0,50" / 12,7 mm guns (10x2 guns), 0,06lbs / 0,03kg shells, 1935 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 923 lbs / 419 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3,15" / 80 mm 312,34 ft / 95,20 m 9,97 ft / 3,04 m
Ends: 2,17" / 55 mm 228,02 ft / 69,50 m 9,97 ft / 3,04 m
Main Belt covers 89% of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4,13" / 105 mm 0,79" / 20 mm 4,13" / 105 mm
2nd: 0,79" / 20 mm - -

- Armour deck: 1,38" / 35 mm, Conning tower: 2,17" / 55 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines plus diesel motors,
Geared drive, 3 shafts, 74.076 shp / 55.260 Kw = 31,20 kts
Range 20.400nm at 12,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2.759 tons

Complement:
549 - 714

Cost:
£3,686 million / $14,743 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 115 tons, 1,0%
Armour: 1.415 tons, 12,5%
- Belts: 609 tons, 5,4%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Armament: 133 tons, 1,2%
- Armour Deck: 649 tons, 5,7%
- Conning Tower: 24 tons, 0,2%
Machinery: 2.104 tons, 18,6%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4.365 tons, 38,5%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1.841 tons, 16,2%
Miscellaneous weights: 1.500 tons, 13,2%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
19.667 lbs / 8.921 Kg = 77,1 x 8,0 " / 203 mm shells or 2,2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,12
Metacentric height 3,5 ft / 1,1 m
Roll period: 15,4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 63 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,21
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,26

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0,485
Length to Beam Ratio: 7,84 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27,12 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 60 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 17,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 5,91 ft / 1,80 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 26,90 ft / 8,20 m
- Forecastle (30%): 26,90 ft / 8,20 m
- Mid (50%): 26,90 ft / 8,20 m
- Quarterdeck (20%): 14,11 ft / 4,30 m (26,90 ft / 8,20 m before break)
- Stern: 14,11 ft / 4,30 m
- Average freeboard: 24,34 ft / 7,42 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 83,1%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 237,5%
Waterplane Area: 25.440 Square feet or 2.363 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 141%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 107 lbs/sq ft or 521 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,91
- Longitudinal: 2,37
- Overall: 1,00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Comments:
Main Belt simulates ice breaking ability
1209t fuel for own use = 8500nm => 1550 tons fuel for other uses

Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weight:
- 50 tons for flag facilities
- 10 tons for Hydrophones
- 20 tons for sonar
- 20 tons for radar
- 25 tons for catapult
- 25 tons for crane
- 250 tons for 10 aircrafts [Carrier Air Wing 7 (VS-2 10x Harbin32)]
- 100 tons for clima control
- 500 tons for crew quarters - @ 4 tons per person (125 men)
- 50 tons for library
- 50 tons for workshop
- 200 tons for laboratories
- 40 tons for bombs (50 x 800kg)
- 40 tons for bombs (80 x 500kg)
- 40 tons for bombs (160 x 250kg)
- 10 tons for bombs (200 x 50kg)
- 30 tons for storage





Ships in Class:
HICMS Zhuhai; laid down 1935

Shanton-Class
Seaplane Carrier

Displacement:
9.660 t light; 9.950 t standard; 10.666 t normal; 11.238 t full load

Dimensions:
Length overall / water x beam x draught
622,62 ft / 609,84 ft x 60,99 ft x 16,70 ft (normal load)
189,77 m / 185,88 m x 18,59 m x 5,09 m

Armament:
6 - 5,91" / 150 mm guns (2x3 guns), 102,98lbs / 46,71kg shells, 1939 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, all aft, 1 raised mount aft - superfiring
4 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 20,79lbs / 9,43kg shells, 1939 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all forward, all raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 1,46" / 37,0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1,55lbs / 0,70kg shells, 1939 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline, evenly spread, 3 raised mounts
4 - 0,79" / 20,0 mm guns in single mounts, 0,24lbs / 0,11kg shells, 1939 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 727 lbs / 330 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 180
8 - 21,0" / 533 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2,56" / 65 mm 373,36 ft / 113,80 m 8,76 ft / 2,67 m
Ends: 0,79" / 20 mm 150,59 ft / 45,90 m 8,76 ft / 2,67 m
85,89 ft / 26,18 m Unarmoured ends
Main Belt covers 94% of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4,72" / 120 mm 3,15" / 80 mm 3,94" / 100 mm
2nd: 1,18" / 30 mm - -

- Armour deck: 0,79" / 20 mm, Conning tower: 3,15" / 80 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 3 shafts, 75.490 shp / 56.315 Kw = 31,50 kts
Range 5.000nm at 16,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1.288 tons

Complement:
524 - 682

Cost:
£4,075 million / $16,299 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 91 tons, 0,9%
Armour: 1.019 tons, 9,6%
- Belts: 391 tons, 3,7%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Armament: 181 tons, 1,7%
- Armour Deck: 413 tons, 3,9%
- Conning Tower: 33 tons, 0,3%
Machinery: 2.042 tons, 19,1%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4.158 tons, 39,0%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1.006 tons, 9,4%
Miscellaneous weights: 2.350 tons, 22,0%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
16.231 lbs / 7.362 Kg = 157,6 x 5,9 " / 150 mm shells or 1,8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,12
Metacentric height 2,9 ft / 0,9 m
Roll period: 14,9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 49 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,21
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,20

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0,601
Length to Beam Ratio: 10,00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27,89 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 40
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2,62 ft / 0,80 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 27,89 ft / 8,50 m
- Forecastle (20%): 27,89 ft / 8,50 m
- Mid (50%): 27,89 ft / 8,50 m (16,40 ft / 5,00 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (20%): 16,40 ft / 5,00 m
- Stern: 16,40 ft / 5,00 m
- Average freeboard: 22,15 ft / 6,75 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 93,2%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 194,6%
Waterplane Area: 28.379 Square feet or 2.637 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 130%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 96 lbs/sq ft or 467 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,98
- Longitudinal: 1,41
- Overall: 1,02
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

Breakdown of Miscellaneous weight:
- 50 tons for radar
- 50 tons for degaussing system
- 500 tons for general storage
- 1000 tons for aviation fuel
- 42 tons for bombs (52 x 800kg)
- 40 tons for bombs (80 x 500kg)
- 38 tons for bombs (152 x 250kg)
- 9 tons for bombs (144 x 60kg)
- 80 tons for spare torpedoes
- 70 tons for heavy lift crane
- 50 tons for catapult
- 200 tons for 8 seaplanes [Carrier Air Wing 8 (VF-10 2x Harbin32 / VS-3 6x Harbin32)]
- 220 tons for for crew quarters - @ 4 tons per person (55 men)





Ships in Class:
HICMS Shanton; laid down 1939

Jianghu - Class
Seaplane Carrier

Displacement:
9.474 t light; 9.812 t standard; 10.990 t normal; 11.932 t full load

Dimensions:
Length overall / water x beam x draught
593,95 ft / 583,33 ft x 64,96 ft x 19,52 ft (normal load)
181,04 m / 177,80 m x 19,80 m x 5,95 m

Armament:
8 - 5,91" / 150 mm guns (2x4 guns), 102,98lbs / 46,71kg shells, 1938 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, all forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
8 - 4,13" / 105 mm guns (4x2 guns), 35,32lbs / 16,02kg shells, 1938 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 1,46" / 37,0 mm guns in single mounts, 1,55lbs / 0,70kg shells, 1938 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1.113 lbs / 505 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 180
4 - 21,0" / 533 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2,36" / 60 mm 435,70 ft / 132,80 m 10,24 ft / 3,12 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 115% of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1,18" / 30 mm 1,18" / 30 mm 1,18" / 30 mm
2nd: 0,98" / 25 mm - -

- Armour deck: 1,18" / 30 mm, Conning tower: 1,57" / 40 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines plus diesel motors,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 113.787 shp / 84.885 Kw = 35,00 kts
Range 6.500nm at 18,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2.120 tons

Complement:
536 - 697

Cost:
£4,986 million / $19,944 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 139 tons, 1,3%
Armour: 1.120 tons, 10,2%
- Belts: 433 tons, 3,9%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Armament: 85 tons, 0,8%
- Armour Deck: 585 tons, 5,3%
- Conning Tower: 17 tons, 0,2%
Machinery: 3.116 tons, 28,4%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4.349 tons, 39,6%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1.516 tons, 13,8%
Miscellaneous weights: 750 tons, 6,8%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
12.642 lbs / 5.734 Kg = 122,8 x 5,9 " / 150 mm shells or 1,5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,14
Metacentric height 3,4 ft / 1,0 m
Roll period: 14,9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 61 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,29
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,02

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0,520
Length to Beam Ratio: 8,98 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27,73 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 63 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 60
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 18,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2,62 ft / 0,80 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 24,61 ft / 7,50 m
- Forecastle (20%): 22,97 ft / 7,00 m
- Mid (50%): 22,97 ft / 7,00 m
- Quarterdeck (20%): 22,97 ft / 7,00 m
- Stern: 22,97 ft / 7,00 m
- Average freeboard: 23,10 ft / 7,04 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 109,6%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 202,5%
Waterplane Area: 26.755 Square feet or 2.486 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 119%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 103 lbs/sq ft or 503 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,93
- Longitudinal: 1,85
- Overall: 1,00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weight:
- 200 tons for 8 aircrafts [Carrier Air Wing 10 (VS-5 8x Harbin32)]
- 25 tons for catapult
- 30 tons for heavy lift crane
- 25 tons for radar
- 20 tons for bombs (25 x 800kg)
- 20 tons for bombs (40 x 500kg)
- 20 tons for bombs (80 x 250kg)
- 10 tons for bombs (200 x 50kg)
- 80 tons for aviation torpedoes
- 220 tons for crew quarters - @ 4 tons per person (55 men)
- 25 tons degaussing system
- 75 tons for general storage





Ships in Class:
HICMS Jianghu laid down 1938

Douliu - Class (ex Bharat Gaudhi Sagar - Class)
Seaplane Carrier

Length, 140.0 m x Beam, 19.0 m x Depth, 5.0 m
6705 tonnes normal displacement (5470 tonnes standard)

Main battery: 4 x 12.5-cm (2 x 2; 1 superfiring)
Secondary battery: 4 x 7.5-cm (2 x 2)
AA battery: 8 x 3.5-cm (4 x 2)
Light battery: 8 x 1.5-cm (2 x 4)

Weight of broadside: 137 kg

Hull unarmored

Battery armor:
Main, 4.0 cm / secondary, 2.0 cm shields
AA, 2.0 cm shields / light guns, 2.0 cm shields

Maximum speed for 9992 shaft kw = 20.59 knots
Approximate cruising radius, 20000 nm / 12 knots

Typical complement: 370-482


Estimated cost, $4.401 million (£1.100 million)

Remarks:

Main turrets are grouped together.

Ship has slow, easy roll; a good, steady gun platform.

Excellent seaboat; comfortable and able to fight her guns
in the heaviest weather.

Magazines and engineering spaces are roomy, with superior
watertight subdivision.

Ship is roomy, with superior accommodation and working space.


Distribution of weights:
Percent
normal
displacement:

Armament ......................... 38 tonnes = 1 pct
Armor, total ..................... 66 tonnes = 1 pct

Armament 66 tonnes = 1 pct

Machinery ........................ 411 tonnes = 6 pct
Hull and fittings; equipment ..... 2417 tonnes = 36 pct
Fuel, ammunition, stores ......... 1394 tonnes = 21 pct
Miscellaneous weights ............ 2380 tonnes = 35 pct
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6705 tonnes = 100 pct

Estimated metacentric height, 0.9 m

Displacement summary:

Light ship: 5311 tonnes
Standard displacement: 5470 tonnes
Normal service: 6705 tonnes
Full load: 7665 tonnes

Loading submergence 1686 tonnes/metre

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Estimated overall survivability and seakeeping ability:

Relative margin of stability: 1.07

Shellfire needed to sink: 6715 kg = 247.9 x 12.5-cm shells
(Approximates weight of penetrating
shell hits needed to sink ship,
not counting critical hits)

Torpedoes needed to sink: 2.5
(Approximates number of 'typical'
torpedo hits needed to sink ship)

Relative steadiness as gun platform, 80 percent
(50 percent is 'average')

Relative rocking effect from firing to beam, 0.11

Relative quality as a seaboat: 2.00

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Hull form characteristics:

Block coefficient: 0.50
Sharpness coefficient: 0.37
Hull speed coefficient 'M' = 7.45
'Natural speed' for length = 21.4 knots
Power going to wave formation
at top speed: 43 percent


Estimated hull characteristics and strength:

Relative underwater volume absorbed by
magazines and engineering spaces: 64 percent

Relative accommodation and working space: 206 percent


Displacement factor: 188 percent
(Displacement relative to loading factors)


Relative cross-sectional hull strength: 0.92
(Structure weight per square
metre of hull surface: 404 kg)

Relative longitudinal hull strength: 2.14
(for 6.80 m average freeboard;
freeboard adjustment +2.54 m)

Relative composite hull strength: 1.00

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[Machine-readable parameters: Spring Style v. 1.2.1]

459.20 x 62.32 x 16.40; 22.30 -- Dimensions
0.50 -- Block coefficient
1929 -- Year laid down
20.59 / 20000 / 12.00; Oil-fired turbine or equivalent -- Speed / radius / cruise
2380 tons -- Miscellaneous weights
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4 x 4.92; 2; 1 -- Main battery; turrets; superfiring
Central positioning of guns
:
4 x 2.95; 0 -- Secondary battery; turrets
Gun-shields
:
8 x 1.38 -- Tertiary (QF/AA) battery
Gun-shields
:
8 x 0.59 -- Fourth (light) battery
0 -- No torpedo armament
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0.00 -- No belt armor
0.00 / 0.00 -- Deck / CT
1.57 / 0.79 / 0.79 / 0.79 -- Battery armor


(Note: For portability, values are stored in Anglo-American units)

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Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weight:
- 450 tons for facilities for 18 aircraft (10 typically embarked)
- 25 tons for flag facilities
- 125 tons for general stores
- 1600 tons for aviation fuel
- 80 tons weight reserve





Ships in Class:
HICMS Douliu; laid down 1929
HICMS Dounan; laid down 1930