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Tuesday, June 7th 2005, 8:08pm

6.5 Class B Destroyers

Class B Destroyers

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Wednesday, February 22nd 2006, 6:15pm

Bucharskiy class, 1904

The last of the Bucharskiy class were scrapped over the course of 1935.

Bucharskiy Class Destroyer, laid down 1904
Length, 72.5 m x Beam, 8.2 m x Depth, 2.3 m
620 tonnes normal displacement (560 tonnes standard)
Main battery: 2 x 10.0-cm
QF battery: 1 x 3.7-cm
Light battery: 4 x 1.3-cm
Weight of broadside: 29 kg
4 TT, 45.0 cm, in one quadruple mount
10 tons depth charges/mines
Hull unarmored
Battery armor:
Main, 2.5 cm shields
QF, 2.5 cm shields
Maximum speed for 7249 indicated kw = 26.00 knots
Approximate cruising radius, 1600 nm / 12 knots
Typical complement: 62-81

Estimated cost, $308,000 (£77,000)
Remarks:
Caution: Hull structure is subject to strain in open-sea
conditions.
Caution: Magazines and engineering spaces are very cramped,
and lack adequate watertight subdivision.
Caution: Delicate, lightwight machinery.
Ship has slow, easy roll; a good, steady gun platform.
Good seaboat; rides out heavy weather easily.

Distribution of weights:
Percent
normal
displacement:
Armament ......................... 8 tonnes = 1 pct
Armor, total ..................... 3 tonnes = 0 pct
Armament 3 tonnes = 0 pct
Machinery ........................ 366 tonnes = 59 pct
Hull and fittings; equipment ..... 156 tonnes = 25 pct
Fuel, ammunition, stores ......... 78 tonnes = 13 pct
Miscellaneous weights ............ 10 tonnes = 2 pct
-----
620 tonnes = 100 pct
Estimated metacentric height, 0.4 m
Displacement summary:
Light ship: 543 tonnes
Standard displacement: 560 tonnes
Normal service: 620 tonnes
Full load: 666 tonnes
Loading submergence 351 tonnes/metre
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Estimated overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Relative margin of stability: 1.50
Shellfire needed to sink: 68 kg = 4.9 x 10.0-cm shells
(Approximates weight of penetrating
shell hits needed to sink ship,
not counting critical hits)
Torpedoes needed to sink: 0.2
(Approximates number of 'typical'
torpedo hits needed to sink ship)
Relative steadiness as gun platform, 70 percent
(50 percent is 'average')
Relative rocking effect from firing to beam, 0.11
Relative quality as a seaboat: 1.23
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Hull form characteristics:
Block coefficient: 0.45
Sharpness coefficient: 0.33
Hull speed coefficient 'M' = 8.52
'Natural speed' for length = 15.4 knots
Power going to wave formation
at top speed: 67 percent

Estimated hull characteristics and strength:
Relative underwater volume absorbed by
magazines and engineering spaces: 202 percent
Relative accommodation and working space: 97 percent

Displacement factor: 21 percent
(Displacement relative to loading factors)

Relative cross-sectional hull strength: 0.47
(Structure weight per square
metre of hull surface: 111 kg)
Relative longitudinal hull strength: 1.39
(for 3.70 m average freeboard;
freeboard adjustment +1.05 m)
Relative composite hull strength: 0.52
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[Machine-readable parameters: Spring Style v. 1.2.1]
237.80 x 26.90 x 7.54; 12.14 -- Dimensions
0.45 -- Block coefficient
1904 -- Year laid down
26.00 / 1600 / 12.00; Reciprocating -- Speed / radius / cruise
10 tons -- Miscellaneous weights
++++++++++
2 x 3.94; 0 -- Main battery; turrets
Central positioning of guns
Gun-shields
:
0 -- No secondary battery
1 x 1.46 -- Tertiary (QF/AA) battery
Gun-shields
:
4 x 0.51 -- Fourth (light) battery
4 / 0 / 17.72 -- TT / submerged / size
++++++++++
0.00 -- No belt armor
0.00 / 0.00 -- Deck / CT
0.98 / 0.00 / 0.98 / 0.00 -- Battery armor

(Note: For portability, values are stored in Anglo-American units)

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This post has been edited 1 times, last edit by "AdmKuznetsov" (Aug 14th 2008, 4:08am)


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Wednesday, February 22nd 2006, 6:16pm

Sibirskiy Strelok class, 1905

The Sibirsky Strelok class is no longer in service.

Sibirsky Strelok Class Destroyer, laid down 1905
Length, 72.5 m x Beam, 8.2 m x Depth, 2.3 m
758 tonnes normal displacement (632 tonnes standard)
Main battery: 3 x 10.0-cm
Light battery: 2 x 1.3-cm
Weight of broadside: 42 kg
3 TT, 45.0 cm, in one triple mount
25 tons depth charges/mines
Hull unarmored
Battery armor:
Main, 2.5 cm shields

Maximum speed for 7415 shaft kw = 25.00 knots
Approximate cruising radius, 1400 nm / 15 knots
Typical complement: 72-94

Estimated cost, $349,000 (£87,000)
Remarks:
Caution: Hull structure is subject to strain in open-sea
conditions.
Ship has slow, easy roll; a good, steady gun platform.
Good seaboat; rides out heavy weather easily.
Magazines and engineering spaces are cramped, with poor
watertight subdivision.

Distribution of weights:
Percent
normal
displacement:
Armament ......................... 11 tonnes = 2 pct
Armor, total ..................... 3 tonnes = 0 pct
Armament 3 tonnes = 0 pct
Machinery ........................ 402 tonnes = 53 pct
Hull and fittings; equipment ..... 168 tonnes = 22 pct
Fuel, ammunition, stores ......... 149 tonnes = 20 pct
Miscellaneous weights ............ 25 tonnes = 3 pct
-----
758 tonnes = 100 pct
Estimated metacentric height, 0.4 m
Displacement summary:
Light ship: 609 tonnes
Standard displacement: 632 tonnes
Normal service: 758 tonnes
Full load: 856 tonnes
Loading submergence 402 tonnes/metre
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Estimated overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Relative margin of stability: 1.48
Shellfire needed to sink: 93 kg = 6.7 x 10.0-cm shells
(Approximates weight of penetrating
shell hits needed to sink ship,
not counting critical hits)
Torpedoes needed to sink: 0.2
(Approximates number of 'typical'
torpedo hits needed to sink ship)
Relative steadiness as gun platform, 70 percent
(50 percent is 'average')
Relative rocking effect from firing to beam, 0.16
Relative quality as a seaboat: 1.20
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Hull form characteristics:
Block coefficient: 0.55
Sharpness coefficient: 0.36
Hull speed coefficient 'M' = 7.97
'Natural speed' for length = 15.4 knots
Power going to wave formation
at top speed: 68 percent

Estimated hull characteristics and strength:
Relative underwater volume absorbed by
magazines and engineering spaces: 186 percent
Relative accommodation and working space: 108 percent

Displacement factor: 43 percent
(Displacement relative to loading factors)

Relative cross-sectional hull strength: 0.46
(Structure weight per square
metre of hull surface: 110 kg)
Relative longitudinal hull strength: 1.26
(for 3.80 m average freeboard;
freeboard adjustment +1.04 m)
Relative composite hull strength: 0.51
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[Machine-readable parameters: Spring Style v. 1.2.1]
237.80 x 26.90 x 7.54; 12.46 -- Dimensions
0.55 -- Block coefficient
1905 -- Year laid down
25.00 / 1400 / 15.00; Turbine, coal fired -- Speed / radius / cruise
25 tons -- Miscellaneous weights
++++++++++
3 x 3.94; 0 -- Main battery; turrets
Central positioning of guns
Gun-shields
:
0 -- No secondary battery
0 -- No tertiary (QF/AA) battery
2 x 0.51 -- Fourth (light) battery
3 / 0 / 17.72 -- TT / submerged / size
++++++++++
0.00 -- No belt armor
0.00 / 0.00 -- Deck / CT
0.98 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 -- Battery armor

(Note: For portability, values are stored in Anglo-American units)

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This post has been edited 1 times, last edit by "AdmKuznetsov" (Aug 14th 2008, 4:09am)


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Wednesday, February 22nd 2006, 6:18pm

Novik class, 1910, Rebuilt 1925

Novik class rebuild, Russian Destroyers laid down 1910, rebuilt 1925

Displacement:
1,164 t light; 1,214 t standard; 1,376 t normal; 1,504 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
336.63 ft / 336.29 ft x 31.17 ft x 11.48 ft (normal load)
102.61 m / 102.50 m x 9.50 m x 3.50 m

Armament:
4 - 3.94" / 100 mm guns in single mounts, 30.51lbs / 17kg shells, 1925 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 1 raised mount aft
4 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns in single mounts, 2.20lbs / 1.00kg shells, 1925 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
4 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1925 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 131 lbs / 59 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 300
9 - 20.9" / 530 mm above water torpedoes
50 tons depth charges

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.98" / 25 mm - -
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm - -

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 27,766 shp / 20,714 Kw = 32.75 kts
Range 4,100nm at 15.00 kts (Bunkerage = 290 tons)

Complement:
112 - 146

Cost:
£0.493 million / $1.974 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 16 tons, 1.2 %
Armour: 9 tons, 0.7 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 9 tons, 0.7 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 690 tons, 50.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 399 tons, 29.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 211 tons, 15.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 3.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
410 lbs / 186 Kg = 13.4 x 3.9 " / 100 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.28
Metacentric height 1.4 ft / 0.4 m
Roll period: 11.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.16
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.20

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.400
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.79 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 21.08 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 66 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 59
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 1.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 19.85 ft / 6.05 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 19.85 ft / 6.05 m (13.12 ft / 4.00 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Stern: 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Average freeboard: 14.47 ft / 4.41 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 175.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 62.1 %
Waterplane Area: 6,696 Square feet or 622 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 69 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 29 lbs/sq ft or 141 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 2.17
- Overall: 0.58
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

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Wednesday, February 22nd 2006, 6:19pm

Chastlyvy class, 1913, scrapped 1930

Russian Chastlyvy class destroyers, laid down 1913
Length, 98.0 m x Beam, 9.4 m x Depth, 3.2 m
1635 tonnes normal displacement (1458 tonnes standard)
Main battery: 3 x 10.0-cm
Secondary battery: 2 x 4.5-cm
QF battery: 4 x 1.3-cm
Weight of broadside: 44 kg
10 TT, 45.0 cm (2 submerged)
80 tons depth charges/mines
Hull unarmored
Battery armor:
Main, 2.5 cm shields / secondary, 1.0 cm shields

Maximum speed for 26484 shaft kw = 31.50 knots
Approximate cruising radius, 2700 nm / 15 knots
Typical complement: 129-167

Estimated cost, $830,000 (£208,000)
Remarks:
Caution: Hull structure is subject to strain in open-sea
conditions.
Caution: Magazines and engineering spaces are very cramped,
and lack adequate watertight subdivision.
Oil firing.
Ship has slow, easy roll; a good, steady gun platform.
Good seaboat; rides out heavy weather easily.
Main deck QF guns subject to being washed down in a seaway.

Distribution of weights:
Percent
normal
displacement:
Armament ......................... 12 tonnes = 1 pct
Armor, total ..................... 4 tonnes = 0 pct
Armament 4 tonnes = 0 pct
Machinery ........................ 932 tonnes = 57 pct
Hull and fittings; equipment ..... 389 tonnes = 24 pct
Fuel, ammunition, stores ......... 217 tonnes = 13 pct
Miscellaneous weights ............ 80 tonnes = 5 pct
-----
1635 tonnes = 100 pct
Estimated metacentric height, 0.4 m
Displacement summary:
Light ship: 1417 tonnes
Standard displacement: 1458 tonnes
Normal service: 1635 tonnes
Full load: 1769 tonnes
Loading submergence 622 tonnes/metre
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Estimated overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Relative margin of stability: 1.32
Shellfire needed to sink: 159 kg = 11.4 x 10.0-cm shells
(Approximates weight of penetrating
shell hits needed to sink ship,
not counting critical hits)
Torpedoes needed to sink: 0.2
(Approximates number of 'typical'
torpedo hits needed to sink ship)
Relative steadiness as gun platform, 70 percent
(50 percent is 'average')
Relative rocking effect from firing to beam, 0.13
Relative quality as a seaboat: 1.20
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Hull form characteristics:
Block coefficient: 0.55
Sharpness coefficient: 0.34
Hull speed coefficient 'M' = 8.34
'Natural speed' for length = 17.9 knots
Power going to wave formation
at top speed: 70 percent

Estimated hull characteristics and strength:
Relative underwater volume absorbed by
magazines and engineering spaces: 208 percent
Relative accommodation and working space: 97 percent

Displacement factor: 55 percent
(Displacement relative to loading factors)

Relative cross-sectional hull strength: 0.50
(Structure weight per square
metre of hull surface: 151 kg)
Relative longitudinal hull strength: 1.37
(for 5.00 m average freeboard;
freeboard adjustment +1.79 m)
Relative composite hull strength: 0.55
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[Machine-readable parameters: Spring Style v. 1.2.1]
321.44 x 30.83 x 10.50; 16.40 -- Dimensions
0.55 -- Block coefficient
1913 -- Year laid down
31.50 / 2700 / 15.00; Oil-fired turbine or equivalent -- Speed / radius / cruise
80 tons -- Miscellaneous weights
++++++++++
3 x 3.94; 0 -- Main battery; turrets
Central positioning of guns
Gun-shields
:
2 x 1.77; 0 -- Secondary battery; turrets
Gun-shields
:
4 x 0.51 -- Tertiary (QF/AA) battery
Main deck battery
:
0 -- No fourth (light) battery
10 / 2 / 17.72 -- TT / submerged / size
++++++++++
0.00 -- No belt armor
0.00 / 0.00 -- Deck / CT
0.98 / 0.39 / 0.00 / 0.00 -- Battery armor

(Note: For portability, values are stored in Anglo-American units)

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Wednesday, February 22nd 2006, 6:20pm

Izyslav class, 1914

This class of destroyers was scrapped in 1931.

Russian Izyslav class destroyers, laid down 1914
Length, 107.0 m x Beam, 9.4 m x Depth, 3.0 m
1947 tonnes normal displacement (1736 tonnes standard)
Main battery: 5 x 10.0-cm
Secondary battery: 1 x 7.6-cm
AA battery: 2 x 4.5-cm
Light battery: 6 x 1.3-cm
Weight of broadside: 78 kg
9 TT, 45.0 cm
100 tons depth charges
Hull unarmored
Battery armor:
Main, 2.5 cm shields / secondary, 2.5 cm shields
AA, 1.0 cm shields
Maximum speed for 30090 shaft kw = 31.75 knots
Approximate cruising radius, 3000 nm / 15 knots
Typical complement: 147-191

Estimated cost, $1.181 million (£295,000)
Remarks:
Caution: Hull structure is subject to strain in open-sea
conditions.
Oil firing.
Ship has slow, easy roll; a good, steady gun platform.
Good seaboat; rides out heavy weather easily.
Magazines and engineering spaces are cramped, with poor
watertight subdivision.

Distribution of weights:
Percent
normal
displacement:
Armament ......................... 21 tonnes = 1 pct
Armor, total ..................... 8 tonnes = 0 pct
Armament 8 tonnes = 0 pct
Machinery ........................ 1108 tonnes = 57 pct
Hull and fittings; equipment ..... 446 tonnes = 23 pct
Fuel, ammunition, stores ......... 264 tonnes = 14 pct
Miscellaneous weights ............ 100 tonnes = 5 pct
-----
1947 tonnes = 100 pct
Estimated metacentric height, 0.4 m
Displacement summary:
Light ship: 1683 tonnes
Standard displacement: 1736 tonnes
Normal service: 1947 tonnes
Full load: 2108 tonnes
Loading submergence 752 tonnes/metre
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Estimated overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Relative margin of stability: 1.33
Shellfire needed to sink: 207 kg = 14.9 x 10.0-cm shells
(Approximates weight of penetrating
shell hits needed to sink ship,
not counting critical hits)
Torpedoes needed to sink: 0.2
(Approximates number of 'typical'
torpedo hits needed to sink ship)
Relative steadiness as gun platform, 70 percent
(50 percent is 'average')
Relative rocking effect from firing to beam, 0.22
Relative quality as a seaboat: 1.20
+++++++++++++++++++++++++

Hull form characteristics:
Block coefficient: 0.64
Sharpness coefficient: 0.36
Hull speed coefficient 'M' = 8.59
'Natural speed' for length = 18.7 knots
Power going to wave formation
at top speed: 69 percent

Estimated hull characteristics and strength:
Relative underwater volume absorbed by
magazines and engineering spaces: 197 percent
Relative accommodation and working space: 102 percent

Displacement factor: 58 percent
(Displacement relative to loading factors)

Relative cross-sectional hull strength: 0.50
(Structure weight per square
metre of hull surface: 151 kg)
Relative longitudinal hull strength: 1.05
(for 5.06 m average freeboard;
freeboard adjustment +1.73 m)
Relative composite hull strength: 0.54
+++++++++++++++++++++++++

[Machine-readable parameters: Spring Style v. 1.2.1]
350.96 x 30.83 x 9.84; 16.60 -- Dimensions
0.64 -- Block coefficient
1914 -- Year laid down
31.75 / 3000 / 15.00; Oil-fired turbine or equivalent -- Speed / radius / cruise
100 tons -- Miscellaneous weights
++++++++++
5 x 3.94; 0 -- Main battery; turrets
Central positioning of guns
Gun-shields
:
1 x 2.99; 0 -- Secondary battery; turrets
Gun-shields
:
2 x 1.77 -- Tertiary (QF/AA) battery
Gun-shields
:
6 x 0.51 -- Fourth (light) battery
9 / 0 / 17.72 -- TT / submerged / size
++++++++++
0.00 -- No belt armor
0.00 / 0.00 -- Deck / CT
0.98 / 0.98 / 0.39 / 0.00 -- Battery armor

(Note: For portability, values are stored in Anglo-American units)

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Wednesday, February 22nd 2006, 6:21pm

Orphey class, 1915

Russian Orphey class destroyers, laid down 1915. Refitted 1932
Length, 98.0 m x Beam, 9.3 m x Depth, 3.0 m
1378 tonnes normal displacement (1288 tonnes standard)
Main battery: 4 x 10.0-cm
Secondary battery: 1 x 7.6-cm
AA battery: 4 x 1.3-cm
Weight of broadside: 62 kg
9 TT, 45.0 cm
20 tons depth charges
Hull unarmored
Battery armor:
Main, 2.5 cm shields / secondary, 2.5 cm shields

Maximum speed for 28168 shaft kw = 33.00 knots
Approximate cruising radius, 1700 nm / 15 knots
Typical complement: 113-147

Estimated cost, $997,000 (£249,000)
Remarks:
Caution: Hull structure is subject to strain in open-sea
conditions.
Caution: Magazines and engineering spaces are very cramped,
and lack adequate watertight subdivision.
Oil firing.
Ship has slow, easy roll; a good, steady gun platform.
Good seaboat; rides out heavy weather easily.

Distribution of weights:
Percent
normal
displacement:
Armament ......................... 17 tonnes = 1 pct
Armor, total ..................... 6 tonnes = 0 pct
Armament 6 tonnes = 0 pct
Machinery ........................ 810 tonnes = 59 pct
Hull and fittings; equipment ..... 396 tonnes = 29 pct
Fuel, ammunition, stores ......... 130 tonnes = 9 pct
Miscellaneous weights ............ 20 tonnes = 1 pct
-----
1378 tonnes = 100 pct
Estimated metacentric height, 0.4 m
Displacement summary:
Light ship: 1249 tonnes
Standard displacement: 1288 tonnes
Normal service: 1378 tonnes
Full load: 1445 tonnes
Loading submergence 578 tonnes/metre
+++++++++++++++++++++++++

Estimated overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Relative margin of stability: 1.28
Shellfire needed to sink: 155 kg = 11.2 x 10.0-cm shells
(Approximates weight of penetrating
shell hits needed to sink ship,
not counting critical hits)
Torpedoes needed to sink: 0.2
(Approximates number of 'typical'
torpedo hits needed to sink ship)
Relative steadiness as gun platform, 70 percent
(50 percent is 'average')
Relative rocking effect from firing to beam, 0.21
Relative quality as a seaboat: 1.21
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Hull form characteristics:
Block coefficient: 0.50
Sharpness coefficient: 0.33
Hull speed coefficient 'M' = 8.83
'Natural speed' for length = 17.9 knots
Power going to wave formation
at top speed: 71 percent

Estimated hull characteristics and strength:
Relative underwater volume absorbed by
magazines and engineering spaces: 200 percent
Relative accommodation and working space: 95 percent

Displacement factor: 46 percent
(Displacement relative to loading factors)

Relative cross-sectional hull strength: 0.50
(Structure weight per square
metre of hull surface: 160 kg)
Relative longitudinal hull strength: 1.58
(for 5.10 m average freeboard;
freeboard adjustment +1.99 m)
Relative composite hull strength: 0.56
+++++++++++++++++++++++++

[Machine-readable parameters: Spring Style v. 1.2.1]
321.44 x 30.50 x 9.84; 16.73 -- Dimensions
0.50 -- Block coefficient
1915 -- Year laid down
33.00 / 1700 / 15.00; Oil-fired turbine or equivalent -- Speed / radius / cruise
20 tons -- Miscellaneous weights
++++++++++
4 x 3.94; 0 -- Main battery; turrets
Central positioning of guns
Gun-shields
:
1 x 2.99; 0 -- Secondary battery; turrets
Gun-shields
:
4 x 0.51 -- Tertiary (QF/AA) battery
:
0 -- No fourth (light) battery
9 / 0 / 17.72 -- TT / submerged / size
++++++++++
0.00 -- No belt armor
0.00 / 0.00 -- Deck / CT
0.98 / 0.98 / 0.00 / 0.00 -- Battery armor

(Note: For portability, values are stored in Anglo-American units)

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This post has been edited 1 times, last edit by "AdmKuznetsov" (Nov 18th 2012, 11:52am)


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Wednesday, February 22nd 2006, 6:22pm

Tashkent class, 1921

Tashkent Class, Russia Destroyer laid down 1921

Displacement:
1,446 t light; 1,496 t standard; 1,652 t normal; 1,771 t full load
Loading submergence 206 tons/feet

Dimensions:
377.30 ft x 32.81 ft x 10.50 ft (normal load)
115.00 m x 10.00 m x 3.20 m

Armament:
3 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns
4 - 1.46" / 37 mm AA guns
4 - 0.50" / 13 mm guns
Weight of broadside 208 lbs / 94 kg
9 - 21.0" / 533 mm above water torpedoes
50 tons depth charges/mines

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 39,099 shp / 29,168 Kw = 33.50 kts
Range 3,200nm at 15.00 kts

Complement:
129 - 168

Cost:
£0.510 million / $2.039 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 26 tons, 1.6 %
Machinery: 913 tons, 55.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 457 tons, 27.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 207 tons, 12.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 3.0 %

Metacentric height 1.6

Remarks:
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
Hull space for machinery, storage & compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation & workspaces is cramped
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Estimated overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Relative margin of stability: 1.34
Shellfire needed to sink: 398 lbs / 181 Kg = 5.9 x 5.1 " / 130 mm shells
(Approx weight of penetrating shell hits needed to sink ship excluding critical hits)
Torpedoes needed to sink: 0.3
(Approx number of typical torpedo hits needed to sink ship)
Relative steadiness as gun platform: 70 %
(Average = 50 %)
Relative rocking effect from firing to beam: 0.21
Relative quality as seaboat: 1.21

Hull form characteristics:
Block coefficient: 0.445
Sharpness coefficient: 0.30
Hull speed coefficient 'M': 9.75
'Natural speed' for length: 19.42 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 65 %
Trim: 58
(Maximise stabilty/flotation = 0, Maximise steadiness/seakeeping = 100)

Estimated hull characteristics & strength:
Underwater volume absorbed by magazines and engineering spaces: 193.5 %
Relative accommodation and working space: 81.0 %
(Average = 100%)
Displacement factor: 56 %
(Displacement relative to loading factors)
Relative cross-sectional hull strength: 0.50
(Structure weight / hull surface area: 33 lbs / square foot or 161 Kg / square metre)
Relative longitudinal hull strength: 1.03
(for 15.26 ft / 4.65 m average freeboard, freeboard adjustment 4.69 ft)
Relative composite hull strength: 0.54

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Wednesday, February 22nd 2006, 6:24pm

Kursk class, 1924

In 1942, the Kursk class underwent a partial (25%) reconstruction to modernize them and extend their service life. They got new engines, gun mounts, air and surface search radar, and an upgraded ASW suite. RF Naval Staff now consider them a modern, capable combatant.

Kursk class, Russian Destroyer Escort laid down 1924 (Engine 1942)

Displacement:
1,440 t light; 1,521 t standard; 1,683 t normal; 1,812 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
391.29 ft / 377.30 ft x 32.15 ft x 12.14 ft (normal load)
119.26 m / 115.00 m x 9.80 m x 3.70 m

Armament:
4 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (2x2 guns), 79.37lbs / 36.00kg shells, 1942 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread
4 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (1x4 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1942 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in a deck mount with hoist
on centreline amidships, all raised guns - superfiring
4 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1942 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
4 - 0.55" / 14.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.08lbs / 0.04kg shells, 1942 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 330 lbs / 150 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250
8 - 20.5" / 520 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 35,965 shp / 26,830 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 4,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 291 tons

Complement:
130 - 170

Cost:
£0.583 million / $2.334 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 35 tons, 2.1 %
Armour: 7 tons, 0.4 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 7 tons, 0.4 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 778 tons, 46.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 549 tons, 32.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 243 tons, 14.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 71 tons, 4.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
488 lbs / 222 Kg = 7.3 x 5.1 " / 130 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20
Metacentric height 1.3 ft / 0.4 m
Roll period: 11.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.70
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.21

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.400
Length to Beam Ratio: 11.73 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19.42 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 62 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 17.55 ft / 5.35 m
- Mid (50 %): 17.55 ft / 5.35 m (10.50 ft / 3.20 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 10.50 ft / 3.20 m
- Stern: 10.50 ft / 3.20 m
- Average freeboard: 14.46 ft / 4.41 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 171.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 85.5 %
Waterplane Area: 7,467 Square feet or 694 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 75 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 35 lbs/sq ft or 173 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 1.80
- Overall: 0.57
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily





Air search radar - 5 tons
Surface search radar - 5 tons
Torpedos - 16 tons
ASW suite - 45 tons

Original statistics:

Kursk class, Russian Destroyer laid down 1924

Displacement:
1,444 t light; 1,500 t standard; 1,683 t normal; 1,822 t full load
Loading submergence 188 tons/feet

Dimensions:
377.30 ft x 32.15 ft x 12.14 ft (normal load)
115.00 m x 9.80 m x 3.70 m

Armament:
4 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (2 Main turrets x 2 guns)
4 - 1.46" / 37 mm guns
4 - 0.50" / 13 mm AA guns
Weight of broadside 275 lbs / 125 kg
8 - 20.9" / 530 mm above water torpedoes
50 tons depth charges/mines

Armour:
Main turrets 0.98" / 25 mm, 2nd gun shields 0.98" / 25 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 36,021 shp / 26,872 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 3,800nm at 15.00 kts

Complement:
131 - 170

Cost:
£0.618 million / $2.473 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 34 tons, 2.0 %
Armour: 27 tons, 1.6 %
Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %, Armament: 27 tons, 1.6 %, Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %, Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 862 tons, 51.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 470 tons, 27.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 239 tons, 14.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 3.0 %

Metacentric height 1.3

Remarks:
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
Hull space for machinery, storage & compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation & workspaces is cramped
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Estimated overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Relative margin of stability: 1.24
Shellfire needed to sink: 385 lbs / 174 Kg = 5.7 x 5.1 " / 130 mm shells
(Approx weight of penetrating shell hits needed to sink ship excluding critical hits)
Torpedoes needed to sink: 0.3
(Approx number of typical torpedo hits needed to sink ship)
Relative steadiness as gun platform: 71 %
(Average = 50 %)
Relative rocking effect from firing to beam: 0.61
Relative quality as seaboat: 1.21

Hull form characteristics:
Block coefficient: 0.400
Sharpness coefficient: 0.28
Hull speed coefficient 'M': 9.69
'Natural speed' for length: 19.42 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 62 %
Trim: 59
(Maximise stabilty/flotation = 0, Maximise steadiness/seakeeping = 100)

Estimated hull characteristics & strength:
Underwater volume absorbed by magazines and engineering spaces: 184.1 %
Relative accommodation and working space: 76.0 %
(Average = 100%)
Displacement factor: 62 %
(Displacement relative to loading factors)
Relative cross-sectional hull strength: 0.50
(Structure weight / hull surface area: 35 lbs / square foot or 171 Kg / square metre)
Relative longitudinal hull strength: 1.04
(for 14.44 ft / 4.40 m average freeboard, freeboard adjustment 3.83 ft)
Relative composite hull strength: 0.53

This post has been edited 5 times, last edit by "AdmKuznetsov" (Nov 17th 2012, 1:50pm)


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Wednesday, February 22nd 2006, 6:25pm

Voronezh class, 1926

Voronezh Class, Russian Destroyer laid down 1926

Displacement:
1,454 t light; 1,509 t standard; 1,711 t normal; 1,872 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
400.16 ft / 377.30 ft x 31.82 ft x 12.47 ft (normal load)
121.97 m / 115.00 m x 9.70 m x 3.80 m

Armament:
3 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns in single mounts, 81.57lbs / 37.00kg shells, 1926 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, majority forward
8 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1926 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
4 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1926 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 238 lbs / 108 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
9 - 20.9" / 530 mm above water torpedoes
30 tons depth charges/mines

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 37,242 shp / 27,782 Kw = 34.50 kts
Range 4,500nm at 15.00 kts (Bunkerage = 363 tons)

Complement:
132 - 172

Cost:
£0.687 million / $2.749 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 27 tons, 1.6 %
Armour: 9 tons, 0.5 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 9 tons, 0.5 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 897 tons, 52.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 492 tons, 28.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 256 tons, 15.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 30 tons, 1.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
472 lbs / 214 Kg = 7.0 x 5.1 " / 130 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.39
Metacentric height 1.6 ft / 0.5 m
Roll period: 10.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.22
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.20

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.400
Length to Beam Ratio: 11.86 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22.16 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 64 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 24.11 ft / 7.35 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 16.90 ft / 5.15 m
- Mid (50 %): 16.90 ft / 5.15 m (11.15 ft / 3.40 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 11.15 ft / 3.40 m
- Stern: 11.15 ft / 3.40 m
- Average freeboard: 14.60 ft / 4.45 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 183.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 74.9 %
Waterplane Area: 7,670 Square feet or 713 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 65 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 31 lbs/sq ft or 151 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 1.82
- Overall: 0.57
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

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Wednesday, February 22nd 2006, 6:25pm

Parnu class, 1929

Parnu class, Russian Destroyer laid down 1929

Displacement:
1,143 t light; 1,199 t standard; 1,343 t normal; 1,457 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
344.49 ft / 344.49 ft x 31.50 ft x 10.83 ft (normal load)
105.00 m / 105.00 m x 9.60 m x 3.30 m

Armament:
3 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns in single mounts, 81.57lbs / 37.00kg shells, 1929 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount
4 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1929 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
8 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1929 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread
4 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1929 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 250 lbs / 114 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200
8 - 21.0" / 533 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -

- Conning tower: 1.18" / 30 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 29,027 shp / 21,654 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 3,600nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 257 tons

Complement:
110 - 144

Cost:
£0.621 million / $2.484 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 27 tons, 2.0 %
Armour: 10 tons, 0.7 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 7 tons, 0.5 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 3 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 658 tons, 49.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 428 tons, 31.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 199 tons, 14.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 20 tons, 1.5 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
367 lbs / 166 Kg = 5.5 x 5.1 " / 130 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20
Metacentric height 1.2 ft / 0.4 m
Roll period: 11.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.62
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.06

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.400
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.94 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 18.56 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 64 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 66
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: 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Mid (50 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m (9.35 ft / 2.85 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 9.35 ft / 2.85 m
- Stern: 10.83 ft / 3.30 m
- Average freeboard: 13.36 ft / 4.07 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 176.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 71.8 %
Waterplane Area: 6,679 Square feet or 620 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 66 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 33 lbs/sq ft or 161 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 1.59
- Overall: 0.56
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

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Wednesday, October 18th 2006, 3:50pm

Izyslav II Class, 1931

Izyslav II class, Russian Destroyer laid down 1931

Displacement:
1,291 t light; 1,349 t standard; 1,481 t normal; 1,586 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
357.61 ft / 357.61 ft x 32.48 ft x 11.15 ft (normal load)
109.00 m / 109.00 m x 9.90 m x 3.40 m

Armament:
3 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns in single mounts, 79.37lbs / 36.00kg shells, 1931 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount
4 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline, all aft, all raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
4 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1931 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 251 lbs / 114 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200
9 - 21.0" / 533 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -

- Conning tower: 1.18" / 30 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 32,893 shp / 24,538 Kw = 34.00 kts
Range 3,350nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 236 tons

Complement:
119 - 155

Cost:
£0.747 million / $2.987 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 27 tons, 1.8 %
Armour: 10 tons, 0.7 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 7 tons, 0.5 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 3 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 739 tons, 49.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 485 tons, 32.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 190 tons, 12.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 30 tons, 2.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
407 lbs / 185 Kg = 6.1 x 5.1 " / 130 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.14
Metacentric height 1.2 ft / 0.4 m
Roll period: 12.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.60
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.400
Length to Beam Ratio: 11.01 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 21.70 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 66 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 70
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: 22.31 ft / 6.80 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 13.94 ft / 4.25 m
- Mid (50 %): 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Stern: 14.11 ft / 4.30 m
- Average freeboard: 14.15 ft / 4.31 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 178.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 73.8 %
Waterplane Area: 7,420 Square feet or 689 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 67 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 34 lbs/sq ft or 165 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 1.74
- Overall: 0.56
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

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Saturday, January 20th 2007, 1:37pm

Experimental Destroyer Caspiansky, 1932

Caspiansky , Russian Experimental Destroyer laid down 1932

Displacement:
975 t light; 1,035 t standard; 1,134 t normal; 1,214 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
337.93 ft / 337.93 ft x 30.84 ft x 8.86 ft (normal load)
103.00 m / 103.00 m x 9.40 m x 2.70 m

Armament:
3 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (1x3 guns), 79.37lbs / 36.00kg shells, 1932 Model
Breech loading guns in a deck mount with hoist
on centreline forward
Main guns limited to end-on fire
2 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (1x2 guns), 79.37lbs / 36.00kg shells, 1932 Model
Breech loading guns in a deck mount with hoist
on centreline aft
4 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (1x4 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1932 Model
Breech loading guns in a deck mount with hoist
on centreline aft, all raised guns - superfiring
4 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1932 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 403 lbs / 183 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
6 - 20.9" / 530 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -

- Conning tower: 1.18" / 30 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 17,541 shp / 13,085 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 3,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 179 tons

Complement:
97 - 127

Cost:
£0.592 million / $2.370 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 43 tons, 3.8 %
Armour: 11 tons, 0.9 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 8 tons, 0.7 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 3 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 431 tons, 38.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 441 tons, 38.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 159 tons, 14.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 4.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
405 lbs / 184 Kg = 6.0 x 5.1 " / 130 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 1.0 ft / 0.3 m
Roll period: 12.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 1.03
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.08

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.430
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.96 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 21.01 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 62 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 65
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: 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Forecastle (25 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Mid (50 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m (8.20 ft / 2.50 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 8.20 ft / 2.50 m
- Stern: 8.86 ft / 2.70 m
- Average freeboard: 12.84 ft / 3.92 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 157.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 94.3 %
Waterplane Area: 6,795 Square feet or 631 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 79 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 36 lbs/sq ft or 177 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 1.61
- Overall: 0.56
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform


Experimental automatic twin mount simmed as a triple mount.
Experimental automatic single mount simmed as a twin mount.

Misc weight includes:
30 tons ASW weapons and equipment
20 tons flag accomodations and communications equipment

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Thursday, July 3rd 2008, 9:10pm

Vinnitsa Class, 1934

Two Destroyer Flotillas of Vinnitsa class destroyers were constructed in 1934, a total of 24.

Vinnitsa class, Russian Destroyer laid down 1934

Displacement:
1,408 t light; 1,478 t standard; 1,692 t normal; 1,863 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
367.45 ft / 367.45 ft x 32.32 ft x 12.47 ft (normal load)
112.00 m / 112.00 m x 9.85 m x 3.80 m

Armament:
3 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns in single mounts, 79.37lbs / 36.00kg shells, 1934 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount
4 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (1x4 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1934 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in a deck mount with hoist
on centreline aft, all raised guns - superfiring
4 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1934 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
4 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1934 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 251 lbs / 114 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250
9 - 21.0" / 533 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -

- Conning tower: 0.98" / 25 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 37,501 shp / 27,976 Kw = 34.50 kts
Range 5,250nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 385 tons

Complement:
131 - 171

Cost:
£0.939 million / $3.754 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 27 tons, 1.6 %
Armour: 11 tons, 0.6 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 8 tons, 0.5 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 3 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 853 tons, 50.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 488 tons, 28.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 284 tons, 16.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 30 tons, 1.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
476 lbs / 216 Kg = 7.1 x 5.1 " / 130 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.32
Metacentric height 1.5 ft / 0.5 m
Roll period: 11.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.29
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.11

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.400
Length to Beam Ratio: 11.37 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 21.94 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 66 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 63
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: 24.28 ft / 7.40 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 17.72 ft / 5.40 m
- Mid (50 %): 17.72 ft / 5.40 m (10.17 ft / 3.10 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 10.17 ft / 3.10 m
- Stern: 11.15 ft / 3.40 m
- Average freeboard: 14.54 ft / 4.43 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 178.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 72.1 %
Waterplane Area: 7,586 Square feet or 705 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 70 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 32 lbs/sq ft or 154 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 1.84
- Overall: 0.56
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform