- 152/53 M1928 guns in duple turrets, which double the rate of fire to 8rpm from the previous M1924.
- 16x100/65 AA guns give impressive secondary capability and good arcs of fire.
- Triple 600mm TT give more punch at close ranges.
- Improved armour over Condottieri, but not as good as Zara. Still good against 152mm fire.
- No aircraft. Those wierd sort of hangar things admidships are for storing the boats in two tiers.
Saint Class, Italian Light Cruiser laid down 1928
Displacement:
7,936 t light; 8,259 t standard; 9,374 t normal; 10,267 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
608.99 ft / 590.55 ft x 60.70 ft x 20.34 ft (normal load)
185.62 m / 180.00 m x 18.50 m x 6.20 m
Armament:
8 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns (4x2 guns), 110.23lbs / 50.00kg shells, 1928 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 3.94" / 100 mm guns (8x2 guns), 33.07lbs / 15.00kg shells, 1928 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm guns (4x3 guns), 3.86lbs / 1.75kg shells, 1928 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
12 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1928 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
Weight of broadside 1,460 lbs / 662 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
12 - 23.6" / 600 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.72" / 120 mm 393.70 ft / 120.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 103 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 5.31" / 135 mm 2.76" / 70 mm 3.94" / 100 mm
2nd: 1.18" / 30 mm 0.79" / 20 mm -
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -
- Armour deck: 1.57" / 40 mm, Conning tower: 5.91" / 150 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 75,000 shp / 55,950 Kw = 31.54 kts
Range 4,500nm at 20.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,008 tons
Complement:
476 - 619
Cost:
£2.864 million / $11.458 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 173 tons, 1.8 %
Armour: 1,815 tons, 19.4 %
- Belts: 759 tons, 8.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 334 tons, 3.6 %
- Armour Deck: 666 tons, 7.1 %
- Conning Tower: 57 tons, 0.6 %
Machinery: 2,335 tons, 24.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,562 tons, 38.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,438 tons, 15.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 0.5 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
11,451 lbs / 5,194 Kg = 106.9 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.26
Metacentric height 3.6 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 13.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 53 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.28
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.06
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.450
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.73 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24.30 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- Mid (37 %): 22.97 ft / 7.00 m (13.12 ft / 4.00 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Stern: 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Average freeboard: 17.03 ft / 5.19 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 96.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 103.1 %
Waterplane Area: 22,864 Square feet or 2,124 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 118 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 100 lbs/sq ft or 490 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 adequate