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First of the Unlimited Ships, each ship can do multiple jobs. 4" can be replaced by 4.7"

Roles:
Minesweeper
Minelayer
Seaplane Carrier
Escort
Flagship
Supply Ship for Certain Ships TBD

HMAS Osprey, Australia Multi Purpose Ship laid down 1928

Displacement:
833 t light; 856 t standard; 1,036 t normal; 1,179 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
250.00 ft / 250.00 ft x 29.00 ft x 10.00 ft (normal load)
76.20 m / 76.20 m x 8.84 m x 3.05 m

Armament:
1 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1929 Model
Breech loading gun in deck mount
on centreline forward
2 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (1x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1929 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mount
on centreline amidships, all raised guns - superfiring
4 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1929 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 37 lbs / 17 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 90

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.20" / 30 mm - -

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 9,598 shp / 7,160 Kw = 24.00 kts
Range 9,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 323 tons

Complement:
90 - 118

Cost:
£0.297 million / $1.189 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 5 tons, 0.4 %
Armour: 3 tons, 0.2 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 3 tons, 0.2 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 295 tons, 28.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 386 tons, 37.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 202 tons, 19.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 145 tons, 14.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
1,185 lbs / 537 Kg = 37.0 x 4.0 " / 102 mm shells or 0.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
Metacentric height 0.9 ft / 0.3 m
Roll period: 12.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.07
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.27

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.500
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.62 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 15.81 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 64 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 56
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: 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 12.90 ft / 3.93 m
- Mid (50 %): 12.90 ft / 3.93 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 9.00 ft / 2.74 m (12.90 ft / 3.93 m before break)
- Stern: 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
- Average freeboard: 12.64 ft / 3.85 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 111.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 131.9 %
Waterplane Area: 4,830 Square feet or 449 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 134 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 41 lbs/sq ft or 202 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.86
- Longitudinal: 3.55
- 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

Destroyer Escort using same hull.

Enter ship name, Australia Destroyer Escort laid down 1928

Displacement:
766 t light; 804 t standard; 1,036 t normal; 1,221 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
250.00 ft / 250.00 ft x 29.00 ft x 10.00 ft (normal load)
76.20 m / 76.20 m x 8.84 m x 3.05 m

Armament:
3 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns in single mounts, 51.91lbs / 23.55kg shells, 1929 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount
4 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns (2x2 guns), 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1929 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on centreline, all aft, all raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (2x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1929 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline, evenly spread
12 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (6x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1929 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 228 lbs / 104 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.20" / 30 mm - -

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 9,598 shp / 7,160 Kw = 24.00 kts
Range 11,700nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 417 tons

Complement:
90 - 118

Cost:
£0.368 million / $1.473 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 29 tons, 2.8 %
Armour: 9 tons, 0.9 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 9 tons, 0.9 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 295 tons, 28.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 413 tons, 39.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 270 tons, 26.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 20 tons, 1.9 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
1,135 lbs / 515 Kg = 21.9 x 4.7 " / 119 mm shells or 0.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.27
Metacentric height 1.2 ft / 0.4 m
Roll period: 11.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.36
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.25

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.500
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.62 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 15.81 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 64 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 57
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: 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
- Mid (50 %): 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
- Stern: 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
- Average freeboard: 12.40 ft / 3.78 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 115.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 122.7 %
Waterplane Area: 4,830 Square feet or 449 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 122 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 45 lbs/sq ft or 219 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.87
- Longitudinal: 3.60
- 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

I think she might be a bit small to carry a seaplane. Also, might it be better to use reciprocating engines like the Flower-Class instead of untried diesels?

You might want to send a delegation over to Greece to take a look at their "multi-purpose hull".

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Also, might it be better to use reciprocating engines like the Flower-Class instead of untried diesels?

They could always order the diesels from the M.A.N.O. factory... ;-)

Yes, but Reciprocating engines are still better.

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I think she might be a bit small to carry a seaplane

Well the Fillipinos stuffed a floatplane into a torppedo boat, and some submarines carried seaplanes. I think she can carry at least one.

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Also, might it be better to use reciprocating engines like the Flower-Class instead of untried diesels?

Wont work, looks like SS2 hates reciprocating engs. But I can use steam turbines just fine.

Whats the problem with diesels anyway? Submarines have been using them for 200 years now.

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You might want to send a delegation over to Greece to take a look at their "multi-purpose hull".

Took a look at it, its too big for me. I can build two ships to one greek. But the concept is the same.

200 years??

An extra 0, I hope. Granted, they did find a battery on the Hunley but they think it was linked to the spar torpedo firing system.

LOL Thats one too many zeros.

They still aren't as reliable or efficient as the good old recprocating engine. For Chugging along at 10-15knts convoy speed there is nothing better.

But will the powerplant fit in the small frame it has been selected for at the quested output?