Hamidieh, Turkey Protected Cruiser laid down 1904
Displacement:
3,221 t light; 3,331 t standard; 3,859 t normal; 4,282 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
368.00 ft / 368.00 ft x 48.00 ft x 17.70 ft (normal load)
112.17 m / 112.17 m x 14.63 m x 5.39 m
Armament:
2 - 5.90" / 150 mm guns in single mounts, 102.69lbs / 46.58kg shells, 1904 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread
8 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1904 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread
6 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm guns in single mounts, 3.17lbs / 1.44kg shells, 1904 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
6 - 1.46" / 37.1 mm guns in single mounts, 1.56lbs / 0.71kg shells, 1904 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 342 lbs / 155 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
2 - 17.7" / 449.58 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.78" / 20 mm - -
- Armour deck: 3.91" / 99 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 10,587 shp / 7,898 Kw = 21.00 kts
Range 5,550nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 951 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
244 - 318
Cost:
£0.297 million / $1.187 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 43 tons, 1.1 %
Armour: 809 tons, 21.0 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 5 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 804 tons, 20.8 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 1,059 tons, 27.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,291 tons, 33.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 638 tons, 16.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 20 tons, 0.5 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
5,558 lbs / 2,521 Kg = 54.1 x 5.9 " / 150 mm shells or 1.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.51
Metacentric height 3.3 ft / 1.0 m
Roll period: 11.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.15
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.432
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.67 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19.18 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 35
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: 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Mid (0 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Stern: 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Average freeboard: 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 98.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 131.1 %
Waterplane Area: 11,109 Square feet or 1,032 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 117 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 70 lbs/sq ft or 339 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 2.33
- Overall: 1.01
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
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Refited version
Hamidieh, Turkey Protected Cruiser laid down 1904 (Engine 1927)
Displacement:
3,525 t light; 3,670 t standard; 3,859 t normal; 4,011 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
370.32 ft / 368.00 ft x 48.00 ft x 17.70 ft (normal load)
112.87 m / 112.17 m x 14.63 m x 5.39 m
Armament:
2 - 5.90" / 150 mm guns in single mounts, 102.69lbs / 46.58kg shells, 1909 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread
4 - 5.90" / 150 mm guns in single mounts, 102.69lbs / 46.58kg shells, 1909 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side ends, evenly spread
4 - 3.47" / 88.0 mm guns in single mounts, 20.80lbs / 9.43kg shells, 1909 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
8 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.54lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1927 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 712 lbs / 323 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
8 - 17.7" / 449.58 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.15" / 80 mm 240.00 ft / 73.15 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.57" / 40 mm - -
2nd: 1.57" / 40 mm - -
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -
- Armour deck: 2.35" / 60 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 28,916 shp / 21,571 Kw = 27.00 kts
Range 6,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 341 tons
Complement:
244 - 318
Cost:
£0.326 million / $1.303 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 89 tons, 2.3 %
Armour: 843 tons, 21.8 %
- Belts: 320 tons, 8.3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 40 tons, 1.0 %
- Armour Deck: 483 tons, 12.5 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 913 tons, 23.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,580 tons, 40.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 334 tons, 8.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 2.6 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
4,724 lbs / 2,143 Kg = 46.0 x 5.9 " / 150 mm shells or 1.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.07
Metacentric height 1.9 ft / 0.6 m
Roll period: 14.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.41
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.08
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.432
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.67 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19.18 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 61 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 65
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 8.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 16.50 ft / 5.03 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Mid (0 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Stern: 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Average freeboard: 16.04 ft / 4.89 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 97.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 108.0 %
Waterplane Area: 11,109 Square feet or 1,032 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 111 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 85 lbs/sq ft or 415 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 2.78
- Overall: 1.09
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform