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Tyr, Denmark BBL laid down 1927

Displacement:
24,995 t light; 26,500 t standard; 28,509 t normal; 30,116 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
725.59 ft / 700.00 ft x 92.00 ft x 29.00 ft (normal load)
221.16 m / 213.36 m x 28.04 m x 8.84 m

Armament:
6 - 14.96" / 380 mm guns (2x3 guns), 1,674.25lbs / 759.43kg shells, 1927 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
4 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (2x2 guns), 67.03lbs / 30.41kg shells, 1926 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
8 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (4x2 guns), 67.03lbs / 30.41kg shells, 1926 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships
24 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 5.65lbs / 2.56kg shells, 1925 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 8 raised mounts
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (2x4 guns, 8x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1925 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 10,991 lbs / 4,986 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 13.8" / 350 mm 446.72 ft / 136.16 m 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 98 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
0.98" / 25 mm 446.72 ft / 136.16 m 27.07 ft / 8.25 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 13.8" / 350 mm 7.87" / 200 mm 13.8" / 350 mm
2nd: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 1.57" / 40 mm
3rd: 1.97" / 50 mm - -
4th: 0.59" / 15 mm - -
5th: 0.59" / 15 mm - -

- Armour deck: 4.72" / 120 mm, Conning tower: 13.78" / 350 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 4 shafts, 107,105 shp / 79,900 Kw = 29.00 kts
Range 13,000nm at 12.00 kts (Bunkerage = 3,616 tons)

Complement:
1,096 - 1,426

Cost:
£9.099 million / $36.396 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,374 tons, 4.8 %
Armour: 9,333 tons, 32.7 %
- Belts: 3,035 tons, 10.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 440 tons, 1.5 %
- Armament: 1,710 tons, 6.0 %
- Armour Deck: 3,871 tons, 13.6 %
- Conning Tower: 277 tons, 1.0 %
Machinery: 3,381 tons, 11.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 10,758 tons, 37.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,514 tons, 12.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 0.5 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
26,162 lbs / 11,867 Kg = 15.6 x 15.0 " / 380 mm shells or 3.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.04
Metacentric height 4.8 ft / 1.5 m
Roll period: 17.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.56
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.01

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.534
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.61 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.46 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 70
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 27.00 ft / 8.23 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 18.25 ft / 5.56 m
- Mid (50 %): 17.25 ft / 5.26 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 16.25 ft / 4.95 m
- Stern: 16.25 ft / 4.95 m
- Average freeboard: 17.98 ft / 5.48 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 98.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 132.5 %
Waterplane Area: 44,288 Square feet or 4,114 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 105 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 174 lbs/sq ft or 850 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.98
- Longitudinal: 1.19
- 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

Aircraft = 3 (type to be decided)

I'd paint the top of the funnel black...and is it just me, or do the 57mm mounts look rather arachnid-like?


How about you build one for Siam...so FINK can hijack it on the delivery cruise... ^_^