A conversion of Jackie Fisher´s "big" light cruisers, they will undergo a conversion similar to the Furious.
Their airwing will be composed of 40 aircraft.
HMS Corageous, British Aircraft Carrier laid down 1915
Displacement:
18.050 t light; 18.601 t standard; 22.453 t normal; 25.445 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
735,00 ft / 735,00 ft x 81,00 ft x 24,00 ft (normal load)
224,03 m / 224,03 m x 24,69 m x 7,32 m
Armament:
10 - 4,72" / 120 mm guns in single mounts, 52,58lbs / 23,85kg shells, 1915 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread
10 - 4,72" / 120 mm guns in single mounts, 52,58lbs / 23,85kg shells, 1915 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
16 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1,95lbs / 0,88kg shells, 1915 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
20 - 0,79" / 20,0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 0,24lbs / 0,11kg shells, 1915 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 1.088 lbs / 493 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4,00" / 102 mm 530,00 ft / 161,54 m 12,00 ft / 3,66 m
Ends: 3,00" / 76 mm 200,00 ft / 60,96 m 12,00 ft / 3,66 m
5,00 ft / 1,52 m Unarmoured ends
Main Belt covers 111 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2,00" / 51 mm 480,00 ft / 146,30 m 22,00 ft / 6,71 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4,00" / 102 mm - -
2nd: 2,00" / 51 mm - -
3rd: 1,00" / 25 mm - -
- Armour deck: 2,00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 5,00" / 127 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 117.034 shp / 87.307 Kw = 31,00 kts
Range 12.080nm at 16,00 kts (Bunkerage = 6.933 tons)
Complement:
916 - 1.192
Cost:
£1,988 million / $7,951 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 136 tons, 0,6 %
Armour: 3.812 tons, 17,0 %
- Belts: 1.319 tons, 5,9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 781 tons, 3,5 %
- Armament: 134 tons, 0,6 %
- Armour Deck: 1.491 tons, 6,6 %
- Conning Tower: 86 tons, 0,4 %
Machinery: 4.433 tons, 19,7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 7.270 tons, 32,4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4.403 tons, 19,6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 2.400 tons, 10,7 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
26.834 lbs / 12.172 Kg = 510,4 x 4,7 " / 120 mm shells or 3,2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,30
Metacentric height 5,8 ft / 1,8 m
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 79 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,06
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,58
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0,550
Length to Beam Ratio: 9,07 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27,11 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 30,00 ft / 9,14 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 28,00 ft / 8,53 m
- Mid (50 %): 28,00 ft / 8,53 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 18,00 ft / 5,49 m (28,00 ft / 8,53 m before break)
- Stern: 18,00 ft / 5,49 m
- Average freeboard: 26,66 ft / 8,13 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 107,7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 234,6 %
Waterplane Area: 40.296 Square feet or 3.744 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 139 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 114 lbs/sq ft or 559 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,98
- Longitudinal: 1,26
- Overall: 1,00
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