WesWorld

Wandelaar, Belgium Aircraft Carrier laid down 1948

Displacement:
8,994 t light; 9,305 t standard; 10,821 t normal; 12,034 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
578.93 ft / 557.74 ft x 82.02 ft x 16.08 ft (normal load)
176.46 m / 170.00 m x 25.00 m x 4.90 m

Armament:
16 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1944 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
10 - 0.91" / 23.0 mm guns (5x2 guns), 0.44lbs / 0.20kg shells, 1944 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 29 lbs / 13 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 5,000

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 1.97" / 50 mm 223.10 ft / 68.00 m 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 62 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
2nd: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -

- Armour deck: 1.97" / 50 mm, Conning tower: 0.98" / 25 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 65,000 shp / 48,490 Kw = 30.14 kts
Range 12,000nm at 16.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,729 tons

Complement:
529 - 689

Cost:
£4.027 million / $16.107 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 4 tons, 0.0 %
Armour: 1,470 tons, 13.6 %
- Belts: 281 tons, 2.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 8 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 1,171 tons, 10.8 %
- Conning Tower: 10 tons, 0.1 %
Machinery: 1,588 tons, 14.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,911 tons, 36.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,827 tons, 16.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 2,021 tons, 18.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
22,348 lbs / 10,137 Kg = 14,460.2 x 1.5 " / 37 mm shells or 3.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.17
Metacentric height 5.0 ft / 1.5 m
Roll period: 15.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.515
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.80 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27.80 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 70
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 31.17 ft / 9.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Mid (50 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Stern: 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Average freeboard: 20.60 ft / 6.28 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 70.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 227.9 %
Waterplane Area: 32,146 Square feet or 2,986 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 162 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 93 lbs/sq ft or 455 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.33
- 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

Belt armour is for box protection of ship's and aircraft magazines.

Misc Weight
600 tons for 24 aircraft
50 tons for 1x lift
500 tons for workshops and hangar equipment
500 tons for aircraft armament and stores
200 tons for command spaces
25 tons for RDF sets
20 tons for ASDIC
26 tons for Hazemeyer V mounts (8x 37mm, 4x 23mm)
200 tons for growth