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United States Aircraft Carriers as of 1/1/27

CV-1 USS Langley Converted 1921-1922 11,559 tons standard. Converted to seaplane tender late in 1927.
CV-2 USS Ranger Built 1919-1923 26,762 tons standard
CV-3 USS Constellation Built 1919-1924 26,391 tons standard
CV-4 USS Sacket's Harbor Built 1924-1925 9,820 tons standard
CV-5 USS Lake Champlain Built 1924-1926 9,820 tons standard
CV-6 USS Lake Erie Built 1925-1926 9,820 tons standard

Squadron Tail Colors
Ranger: Yellow
Constellation: Red
Sacket's Harbor: Blue
Lake Champlain: Green
Lake Erie: Black

USS Langley, United States Aircraft Carrier laid down 1911

Displacement:
11,288 t light; 11,559 t standard; 12,530 t normal; 13,307 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
533.46 ft / 520.21 ft x 65.25 ft x 20.00 ft (normal load)
162.60 m / 158.56 m x 19.89 m x 6.10 m

Armament:
4 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1911 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 250 lbs / 113 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 2 shafts, 7,070 shp / 5,274 Kw = 15.50 kts
Range 10,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,748 tons

Complement:
591 - 769

Cost:
£0.461 million / $1.846 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 31 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 287 tons, 2.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,829 tons, 30.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,243 tons, 9.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 7,140 tons, 57.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
22,208 lbs / 10,073 Kg = 355.3 x 5.0 " / 127 mm shells or 2.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.00
Metacentric height 2.6 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 16.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 38 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.03
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.52

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, raised quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.646
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.97 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22.81 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 29 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 19
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 4.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 10.50 ft / 3.20 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 39.37 ft / 12.00 m
- Forecastle (16 %): 35.87 ft / 10.93 m (29.75 ft / 9.07 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 24.50 ft / 7.47 m
- Quarterdeck (38 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m (23.62 ft / 7.20 m before break)
- Stern: 28.87 ft / 8.80 m
- Average freeboard: 28.88 ft / 8.80 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 71.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 219.8 %
Waterplane Area: 25,908 Square feet or 2,407 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 157 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 81 lbs/sq ft or 397 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.87
- Longitudinal: 3.27
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Approx. 30 Aircraft

USS Ranger, United States Aircraft Carrier laid down 1920 (Engine 1941)

Displacement:
29,886 t light; 30,730 t standard; 33,201 t normal; 35,177 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
869.61 ft / 850.00 ft x 102.00 ft (Bulges 110.00 ft) x 26.00 ft (normal load)
265.06 m / 259.08 m x 31.09 m (Bulges 33.53 m) x 7.92 m

Armament:
8 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (4x2 guns), 55.12lbs / 25.00kg shells, 1941 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 55.12lbs / 25.00kg shells, 1941 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
76 - 1.10" / 27.9 mm guns (19x4 guns), 0.67lbs / 0.30kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
90 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns (45x2 guns), 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1941 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 938 lbs / 426 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 300

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 563.00 ft / 171.60 m 12.12 ft / 3.69 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 102 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
2.50" / 64 mm 563.00 ft / 171.60 m 19.70 ft / 6.00 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm

- Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 3.00" / 76 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 4 shafts, 159,251 shp / 118,801 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 10,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,446 tons

Complement:
1,229 - 1,598

Cost:
£4.127 million / $16.509 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 132 tons, 0.4 %
Armour: 5,425 tons, 16.3 %
- Belts: 1,149 tons, 3.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,026 tons, 3.1 %
- Armament: 39 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 3,143 tons, 9.5 %
- Conning Tower: 67 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 4,209 tons, 12.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 12,020 tons, 36.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,315 tons, 10.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 8,100 tons, 24.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
49,441 lbs / 22,426 Kg = 791.1 x 5.0 " / 127 mm shells or 8.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.17
Metacentric height 6.9 ft / 2.1 m
Roll period: 17.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.03
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.17

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.478
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.73 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 29.15 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 60
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 26.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6.00 ft / 1.83 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 27.90 ft / 8.50 m
- Forecastle (17 %): 27.90 ft / 8.50 m (20.00 ft / 6.10 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Quarterdeck (17 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Stern: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Average freeboard: 21.31 ft / 6.49 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 89.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 175.6 %
Waterplane Area: 56,638 Square feet or 5,262 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 144 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 154 lbs/sq ft or 751 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.20
- Longitudinal: 0.95
- 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

90 Aircraft as built




USS Ranger, United States Aircraft Carrier laid down 1920

Displacement:
26,041 t light; 26,762 t standard; 28,253 t normal; 29,446 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
870.10 ft / 850.00 ft x 102.00 ft (Bulges 106.00 ft) x 25.00 ft (normal load)
265.21 m / 259.08 m x 31.09 m (Bulges 32.31 m) x 7.62 m

Armament:
8 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (4x2 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1920 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1920 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts - superfiring
6 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1920 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 1,695 lbs / 769 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
6 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 563.00 ft / 171.60 m 12.12 ft / 3.69 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 102 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
1.50" / 38 mm 563.00 ft / 171.60 m 19.70 ft / 6.00 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.50" / 13 mm 0.50" / 13 mm -

- Armour deck: 1.50" / 38 mm, Conning tower: 3.00" / 76 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 4 shafts, 110,278 shp / 82,267 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,684 tons

Complement:
1,089 - 1,416

Cost:
£3.851 million / $15.404 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 212 tons, 0.7 %
Armour: 3,360 tons, 11.9 %
- Belts: 1,146 tons, 4.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 616 tons, 2.2 %
- Armament: 17 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 1,521 tons, 5.4 %
- Conning Tower: 60 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 3,856 tons, 13.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 10,513 tons, 37.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,212 tons, 7.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 8,100 tons, 28.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
40,598 lbs / 18,415 Kg = 375.9 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 6.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.19
Metacentric height 7.1 ft / 2.2 m
Roll period: 16.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.06
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.42

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.439
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.02 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 29.15 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 44 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 26.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6.00 ft / 1.83 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 28.90 ft / 8.81 m
- Forecastle (17 %): 28.90 ft / 8.81 m (21.00 ft / 6.40 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Quarterdeck (17 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Stern: 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Average freeboard: 22.31 ft / 6.80 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 101.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 191.8 %
Waterplane Area: 54,819 Square feet or 5,093 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 135 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 140 lbs/sq ft or 683 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.09
- Longitudinal: 0.97
- 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
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

90 Aircraft as built

USS Constellation, United States Aircraft Carrier laid down 1921 (Engine 1941)

Displacement:
28,382 t light; 29,197 t standard; 31,581 t normal; 33,488 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
851.78 ft / 829.00 ft x 105.00 ft (Bulges 111.00 ft) x 26.00 ft (normal load)
259.62 m / 252.68 m x 32.00 m (Bulges 33.83 m) x 7.92 m

Armament:
8 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (4x2 guns), 55.12lbs / 25.00kg shells, 1941 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 55.12lbs / 25.00kg shells, 1941 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
92 - 1.10" / 27.9 mm guns (23x4 guns), 0.67lbs / 0.30kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
76 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns (38x2 guns), 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1941 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 948 lbs / 430 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 300

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 544.00 ft / 165.81 m 12.30 ft / 3.75 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 101 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
2.50" / 64 mm 544.00 ft / 165.81 m 20.37 ft / 6.21 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm

- Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 3.00" / 76 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 4 shafts, 155,098 shp / 115,703 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 10,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,291 tons

Complement:
1,183 - 1,539

Cost:
£4.274 million / $17.097 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 133 tons, 0.4 %
Armour: 5,375 tons, 17.0 %
- Belts: 1,133 tons, 3.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,025 tons, 3.2 %
- Armament: 40 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 3,113 tons, 9.9 %
- Conning Tower: 65 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 4,099 tons, 13.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 10,675 tons, 33.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,199 tons, 10.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 8,100 tons, 25.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
52,657 lbs / 23,885 Kg = 842.5 x 5.0 " / 127 mm shells or 8.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.21
Metacentric height 7.7 ft / 2.3 m
Roll period: 16.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 72 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.03
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.45

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.462
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.47 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.79 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 26.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6.00 ft / 1.83 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 34.40 ft / 10.49 m
- Forecastle (17 %): 34.40 ft / 10.49 m (24.75 ft / 7.54 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 24.75 ft / 7.54 m
- Quarterdeck (17 %): 24.75 ft / 7.54 m
- Stern: 24.75 ft / 7.54 m
- Average freeboard: 26.39 ft / 8.04 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 91.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 223.5 %
Waterplane Area: 56,081 Square feet or 5,210 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 139 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 134 lbs/sq ft or 652 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.98
- Longitudinal: 1.14
- 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
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

90 Aircraft as built



USS Constellation, United States Aircraft Carrier laid down 1921

Displacement:
25,711 t light; 26,391 t standard; 27,846 t normal; 29,010 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
852.51 ft / 829.00 ft x 105.00 ft x 24.50 ft (normal load)
259.84 m / 252.68 m x 32.00 m x 7.47 m

Armament:
8 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (4x2 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1921 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1921 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
34 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1921 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1,366 lbs / 620 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
6 - 0.0" / 0 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 544.00 ft / 165.81 m 12.30 ft / 3.75 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 101 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.50" / 38 mm 544.00 ft / 165.81 m 20.37 ft / 6.21 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.50" / 13 mm 0.50" / 13 mm -

- Armour deck: 1.50" / 38 mm, Conning tower: 3.00" / 76 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 4 shafts, 111,142 shp / 82,912 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,619 tons

Complement:
1,077 - 1,401

Cost:
£4.020 million / $16.079 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 171 tons, 0.6 %
Armour: 3,374 tons, 12.1 %
- Belts: 1,132 tons, 4.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 615 tons, 2.2 %
- Armament: 17 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 1,550 tons, 5.6 %
- Conning Tower: 59 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 3,827 tons, 13.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 10,239 tons, 36.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,135 tons, 7.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 8,100 tons, 29.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
47,017 lbs / 21,326 Kg = 435.3 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 6.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.22
Metacentric height 7.7 ft / 2.4 m
Roll period: 15.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.07
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.78

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.457
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.90 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.79 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 45 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 40
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 26.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6.00 ft / 1.83 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 35.90 ft / 10.94 m
- Forecastle (17 %): 35.90 ft / 10.94 m (26.25 ft / 8.00 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- Quarterdeck (17 %): 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- Stern: 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- Average freeboard: 27.89 ft / 8.50 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 100.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 259.3 %
Waterplane Area: 55,846 Square feet or 5,188 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 136 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 130 lbs/sq ft or 635 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.23
- 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

90 Aircraft as built

Design after refit for improved seakeeping.

USS Sackets Harbor, United States Aircraft Carrier laid down 1924

Displacement:
9,582 t light; 9,820 t standard; 10,538 t normal; 11,113 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
560.48 ft / 552.00 ft x 56.00 ft (Bulges 65.00 ft) x 20.00 ft (normal load)
170.83 m / 168.25 m x 17.07 m (Bulges 19.81 m) x 6.10 m

Armament:
4 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1924 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread
4 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1924 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, all forward, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 304 lbs / 138 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
4 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.00" / 76 mm 455.00 ft / 138.68 m 8.98 ft / 2.74 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 127 % of normal length

- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 3.00" / 76 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 112,475 shp / 83,906 Kw = 33.50 kts
Range 12,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,293 tons

Complement:
519 - 676

Cost:
£2.738 million / $10.954 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 38 tons, 0.4 %
Armour: 1,296 tons, 12.3 %
- Belts: 493 tons, 4.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armour Deck: 772 tons, 7.3 %
- Conning Tower: 31 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 3,705 tons, 35.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,594 tons, 34.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 956 tons, 9.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 950 tons, 9.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
8,353 lbs / 3,789 Kg = 133.6 x 5.0 " / 127 mm shells or 1.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.24
Metacentric height 3.1 ft / 1.0 m
Roll period: 15.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.04
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.30

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.514
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.49 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23.49 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 63 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 54
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 14.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -4.00 ft / -1.22 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 34.00 ft / 10.36 m
- Forecastle (7 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Mid (50 %): 21.87 ft / 6.67 m
- Quarterdeck (7 %): 19.25 ft / 5.87 m
- Stern: 19.25 ft / 5.87 m
- Average freeboard: 23.04 ft / 7.02 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 126.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 158.6 %
Waterplane Area: 20,862 Square feet or 1,938 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 106 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 90 lbs/sq ft or 439 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.91
- Longitudinal: 2.23
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

30 Aircraft

[As simmed by CanisD]



USS Yorktown, United States Aircraft Carrier laid down 1931

Displacement:
20,660 t light; 21,168 t standard; 23,857 t normal; 26,009 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
811.08 ft / 770.00 ft x 83.25 ft x 26.00 ft (normal load)
247.22 m / 234.70 m x 25.37 m x 7.92 m

Armament:
8 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1931 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 1.10" / 27.9 mm guns (4x4 guns), 0.67lbs / 0.30kg shells, 1931 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 0.30" / 7.6 mm guns in single mounts, 0.01lbs / 0.00kg shells, 1931 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 511 lbs / 232 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 500.29 ft / 152.49 m 10.95 ft / 3.34 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 500.29 ft / 152.49 m 22.62 ft / 6.89 m

- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 121,005 shp / 90,270 Kw = 31.30 kts
Range 12,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,841 tons

Complement:
959 - 1,247

Cost:
£5.598 million / $22.392 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 64 tons, 0.3 %
Armour: 3,409 tons, 14.3 %
- Belts: 918 tons, 3.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 837 tons, 3.5 %
- Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armour Deck: 1,582 tons, 6.6 %
- Conning Tower: 71 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 3,619 tons, 15.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 8,306 tons, 34.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,210 tons, 13.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 5,250 tons, 22.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
42,141 lbs / 19,115 Kg = 674.3 x 5.0 " / 127 mm shells or 5.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.13
Metacentric height 4.8 ft / 1.5 m
Roll period: 16.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 80 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.04
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.501
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.25 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27.75 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 40
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 27.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 39.40 ft / 12.01 m
- Forecastle (22 %): 39.40 ft / 12.01 m (29.75 ft / 9.07 m aft of break)
- Mid (88 %): 29.75 ft / 9.07 m
- Quarterdeck (12 %): 29.75 ft / 9.07 m
- Stern: 29.75 ft / 9.07 m
- Average freeboard: 31.87 ft / 9.71 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 100.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 252.6 %
Waterplane Area: 42,749 Square feet or 3,971 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 145 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 113 lbs/sq ft or 550 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.93
- Longitudinal: 1.95
- 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

72 Aircraft as built

Two hulls planned, with the possibility of a third if two of the Sacket's Harbor Class are converted to training carriers. Designed with a "Typhoon Bow" after the damage to the Lake Erie off of Samoa in 1927. Otherwise the design is basically as historical.

Sim and Picture by Canis.



USS Hornet, United States Aircraft Carrier laid down 1938

Displacement:
20,832 t light; 21,379 t standard; 23,905 t normal; 25,926 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
811.08 ft / 770.00 ft x 83.25 ft x 26.00 ft (normal load)
247.22 m / 234.70 m x 25.37 m x 7.92 m

Armament:
8 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (4x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1938 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1938 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 1.10" / 27.9 mm guns (4x4 guns), 0.67lbs / 0.30kg shells, 1938 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 0.30" / 7.6 mm guns (16 mounts), 0.01lbs / 0.01kg shells, 1938 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 761 lbs / 345 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 476.78 ft / 145.32 m 10.95 ft / 3.34 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 95 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 476.78 ft / 145.32 m 22.93 ft / 6.99 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm

- Armour deck: 2.50" / 64 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 118,213 shp / 88,187 Kw = 31.10 kts
Range 12,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,547 tons

Complement:
960 - 1,249

Cost:
£7.114 million / $28.457 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 95 tons, 0.4 %
Armour: 3,783 tons, 15.8 %
- Belts: 882 tons, 3.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 809 tons, 3.4 %
- Armament: 41 tons, 0.2 %
- Armour Deck: 1,979 tons, 8.3 %
- Conning Tower: 72 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 3,237 tons, 13.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 8,467 tons, 35.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,073 tons, 12.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 5,250 tons, 22.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
44,310 lbs / 20,099 Kg = 709.0 x 5.0 " / 127 mm shells or 6.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
Metacentric height 4.7 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 16.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 80 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.11
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.502
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.25 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27.75 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 40
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 27.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 39.40 ft / 12.01 m
- Forecastle (19 %): 39.40 ft / 12.01 m (29.75 ft / 9.07 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 29.75 ft / 9.07 m
- Quarterdeck (19 %): 29.75 ft / 9.07 m
- Stern: 29.75 ft / 9.07 m
- Average freeboard: 31.59 ft / 9.63 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 94.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 252.6 %
Waterplane Area: 42,788 Square feet or 3,975 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 147 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 115 lbs/sq ft or 563 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.93
- Longitudinal: 1.93
- 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

72 Aircraft as built

USS Essex laid down 1941
USS Intrepid laid down 1942

USS Essex, United States Aircraft Carrier laid down 1941

Displacement:
28,484 t light; 29,342 t standard; 32,775 t normal; 35,523 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
871.74 ft / 820.00 ft x 93.00 ft x 27.50 ft (normal load)
265.71 m / 249.94 m x 28.35 m x 8.38 m

Armament:
8 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (4x2 guns), 55.18lbs / 25.03kg shells, 1941 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 55.18lbs / 25.03kg shells, 1941 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
48 - 1.10" / 27.9 mm guns (6x8 guns), 0.66lbs / 0.30kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
48 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns (6x8 guns), 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 917 lbs / 416 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 350

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 535.28 ft / 163.15 m 11.57 ft / 3.53 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.75" / 70 mm 535.28 ft / 163.15 m 26.18 ft / 7.98 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 3.00" / 76 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
2nd: 3.00" / 76 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm 0.50" / 13 mm -
4th: 1.00" / 25 mm 0.50" / 13 mm -

- Armour deck: 2.50" / 64 mm, Conning tower: 3.00" / 76 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 159,075 shp / 118,670 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 6,181 tons

Complement:
1,217 - 1,583

Cost:
£10.473 million / $41.892 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 129 tons, 0.4 %
Armour: 5,211 tons, 15.9 %
- Belts: 1,044 tons, 3.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,426 tons, 4.4 %
- Armament: 119 tons, 0.4 %
- Armour Deck: 2,555 tons, 7.8 %
- Conning Tower: 66 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 4,204 tons, 12.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 10,440 tons, 31.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,292 tons, 13.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 8,500 tons, 25.9 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
56,041 lbs / 25,420 Kg = 896.7 x 5.0 " / 127 mm shells or 8.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 5.6 ft / 1.7 m
Roll period: 16.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 67 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.08
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.48

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.547
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.82 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 32.83 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 45
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 35.00 ft / 10.67 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Forecastle (30 %): 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Mid (50 %): 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Stern: 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Average freeboard: 28.55 ft / 8.70 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 94.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 250.8 %
Waterplane Area: 55,249 Square feet or 5,133 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 142 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 128 lbs/sq ft or 627 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.25
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

84 aircraft carried

USS Wasp laid down 1942

Laid down in 1942 as an updated version of the Enterprise class carriers, the USS Wasp design was chosen over building a third Essex class carrier mainly for cost considerations.

USS Wasp, United States Aircraft Carrier laid down 1942

Displacement:
22,315 t light; 22,892 t standard; 25,429 t normal; 27,458 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
811.08 ft / 770.00 ft x 83.25 ft x 26.00 ft (normal load)
247.22 m / 234.70 m x 25.37 m x 7.92 m

Armament:
8 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (4x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1942 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1942 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 1.10" / 27.9 mm guns (4x4 guns), 0.67lbs / 0.30kg shells, 1942 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 0.30" / 7.6 mm guns (16 mounts), 0.01lbs / 0.00kg shells, 1942 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 761 lbs / 345 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 480.54 ft / 146.47 m 10.95 ft / 3.34 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 96 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 476.78 ft / 145.32 m 22.93 ft / 6.99 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm

- Armour deck: 2.50" / 64 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 124,411 shp / 92,810 Kw = 31.10 kts
Range 12,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,565 tons

Complement:
1,006 - 1,308

Cost:
£8.374 million / $33.497 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 95 tons, 0.4 %
Armour: 3,853 tons, 15.2 %
- Belts: 889 tons, 3.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 809 tons, 3.2 %
- Armament: 41 tons, 0.2 %
- Armour Deck: 2,038 tons, 8.0 %
- Conning Tower: 75 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 3,250 tons, 12.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 8,618 tons, 33.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,113 tons, 12.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 6,500 tons, 25.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
44,724 lbs / 20,286 Kg = 715.6 x 5.0 " / 127 mm shells or 6.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
Metacentric height 4.5 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 16.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 80 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.11
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.534
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.25 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27.75 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 40
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 27.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 39.40 ft / 12.01 m
- Forecastle (19 %): 39.40 ft / 12.01 m (29.75 ft / 9.07 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 29.75 ft / 9.07 m
- Quarterdeck (19 %): 29.75 ft / 9.07 m
- Stern: 29.75 ft / 9.07 m
- Average freeboard: 31.59 ft / 9.63 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 96.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 248.3 %
Waterplane Area: 44,072 Square feet or 4,094 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 144 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 115 lbs/sq ft or 562 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
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

72 Aircraft as built

Ticonderoga Class

An improved version of the Essex class carriers, three were laid down in 1945.

USS Ticonderoga
USS Bunker Hill
USS Kearsarge

USS Ticonderoga, United States Aircraft Carrier laid down 1945

Displacement:
32,267 t light; 33,171 t standard; 36,770 t normal; 39,648 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
901.74 ft / 850.00 ft x 93.00 ft x 27.50 ft (normal load)
274.85 m / 259.08 m x 28.35 m x 8.38 m

Armament:
8 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (4x2 guns), 55.18lbs / 25.03kg shells, 1945 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 55.18lbs / 25.03kg shells, 1945 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
48 - 1.50" / 38.1 mm guns (12x4 guns), 1.70lbs / 0.77kg shells, 1945 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
48 - 0.75" / 19.1 mm guns (12x4 guns), 0.25lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1945 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 756 lbs / 343 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 350

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 535.28 ft / 163.15 m 11.57 ft / 3.53 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 97 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.75" / 70 mm 535.28 ft / 163.15 m 26.18 ft / 7.98 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 3.00" / 76 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
2nd: 3.00" / 76 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm 0.50" / 13 mm -
4th: 1.00" / 25 mm 0.50" / 13 mm -

- Armour deck: 2.50" / 64 mm, Conning tower: 3.00" / 76 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 172,374 shp / 128,591 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 6,477 tons

Complement:
1,326 - 1,725

Cost:
£12.623 million / $50.493 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 105 tons, 0.3 %
Armour: 5,415 tons, 14.7 %
- Belts: 1,049 tons, 2.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,426 tons, 3.9 %
- Armament: 102 tons, 0.3 %
- Armour Deck: 2,766 tons, 7.5 %
- Conning Tower: 71 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 4,353 tons, 11.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 11,194 tons, 30.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,503 tons, 12.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 11,200 tons, 30.5 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
60,053 lbs / 27,240 Kg = 960.9 x 5.0 " / 127 mm shells or 8.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
Metacentric height 5.3 ft / 1.6 m
Roll period: 17.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 65 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.06
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.44

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.592
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.14 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 33.18 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 45
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 35.00 ft / 10.67 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Forecastle (30 %): 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Mid (50 %): 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Stern: 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Average freeboard: 28.55 ft / 8.70 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 95.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 249.1 %
Waterplane Area: 59,798 Square feet or 5,555 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 141 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 129 lbs/sq ft or 628 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.11
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

96 aircraft carried
- 48 Grumann F8F Bearcats
- 48 Douglas AD-1 Skyraider

Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weights:
- 9216 tons for airgroup
- 200t for Air Control Operations
- 50t for air search and fire control radar
- 20t surface search radar
- 50t radar integrated fire control
- 250t for flagship facilities
- 500t damage control and fire suppression systems
- 400t for 16 crated planes (25t each).
- 514t for crew comforts