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HMAS Hobart (ex-HMS Vindictive), Australia Heavy Cruiser laid down 1916

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HMAS Queensland

Queensland class, Australia Heavy Cruiser laid down 1934

HMAS Sydney
HMAS Melbourne

Sydney class, Australia Large Light Cruiser laid down 1934

Displacement:
8,023 t light; 8,400 t standard; 10,160 t normal; 11,567 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
601.66 ft / 590.00 ft x 59.00 ft x 22.70 ft (normal load)
183.39 m / 179.83 m x 17.98 m x 6.92 m

Armament:
15 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (5x3 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1934 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 3 raised mounts - superfiring
10 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns (5x2 guns), 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1934 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 1 raised mount
16 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1934 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
20 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1934 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 1,976 lbs / 896 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
12 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 340.00 ft / 103.63 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 89 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 1.20" / 30 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
2nd: 1.20" / 30 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 72,414 shp / 54,021 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,167 tons

Complement:
505 - 657

Cost:
£3.829 million / $15.316 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 247 tons, 2.4 %
Armour: 1,656 tons, 16.3 %
- Belts: 518 tons, 5.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 284 tons, 2.8 %
- Armour Deck: 853 tons, 8.4 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 2,083 tons, 20.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,962 tons, 39.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,136 tons, 21.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 75 tons, 0.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
13,881 lbs / 6,296 Kg = 128.5 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 2.8 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 14.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.61
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.21

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.450
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27.89 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Forecastle (30 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Mid (50 %): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Stern: 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Average freeboard: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 86.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 127.4 %
Waterplane Area: 23,065 Square feet or 2,143 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 129 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 104 lbs/sq ft or 507 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.59
- 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

HMAS Tasman
HMAS Bismark

Tasman class, Australian Frigate laid down 1935

Displacement:
14,000 t light; 14,690 t standard; 16,939 t normal; 18,738 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
706.70 ft / 700.00 ft x 70.00 ft x 25.90 ft (normal load)
215.40 m / 213.36 m x 21.34 m x 7.89 m

Armament:
9 - 9.20" / 234 mm guns (3x3 guns), 510.00lbs / 231.33kg shells, 1935 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
10 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns (5x2 guns), 67.00lbs / 30.39kg shells, 1935 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 1 raised mount - superfiring
24 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x6 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1935 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
20 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1935 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 5 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 5,312 lbs / 2,409 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 115
6 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 7.00" / 178 mm 350.00 ft / 106.68 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 77 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 7.00" / 178 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 7.00" / 178 mm
2nd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -

- Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 94,835 shp / 70,747 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 14,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,048 tons

Complement:
742 - 965

Cost:
£6.593 million / $26.372 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 509 tons, 3.0 %
Armour: 3,657 tons, 21.6 %
- Belts: 1,063 tons, 6.3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 766 tons, 4.5 %
- Armour Deck: 1,829 tons, 10.8 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 2,694 tons, 15.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 7,039 tons, 41.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,938 tons, 17.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 0.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
24,967 lbs / 11,325 Kg = 64.1 x 9.2 " / 234 mm shells or 2.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.14
Metacentric height 3.8 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 15.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.78
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.20

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.467
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 30.31 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Mid (50 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Quarterdeck (25 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Stern: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Average freeboard: 20.40 ft / 6.22 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 76.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 154.9 %
Waterplane Area: 32,950 Square feet or 3,061 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 128 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 137 lbs/sq ft or 668 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.36
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Second ship in pic.

Rapid fire main guns simmed as triples.

HMAS Queensland
HMAS New South Wales

Queensland class, Australia Battleline Cruiser laid down 1941

Displacement:
9,005 t light; 9,418 t standard; 11,109 t normal; 12,461 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
611.66 ft / 600.00 ft x 60.00 ft x 24.00 ft (normal load)
186.43 m / 182.88 m x 18.29 m x 7.32 m

Armament:
12 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (6x2 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1941 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns (8x2 guns), 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1941 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
16 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
20 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1941 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 2,492 lbs / 1,130 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 130
12 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 5.00" / 127 mm 340.00 ft / 103.63 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 87 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 5.00" / 127 mm 1.50" / 38 mm 3.00" / 76 mm
2nd: 1.50" / 38 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.50" / 64 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 76,137 shp / 56,799 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 14,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,043 tons

Complement:
540 - 703

Cost:
£5.307 million / $21.229 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 312 tons, 2.8 %
Armour: 2,226 tons, 20.0 %
- Belts: 649 tons, 5.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 474 tons, 4.3 %
- Armour Deck: 1,103 tons, 9.9 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 2,012 tons, 18.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,335 tons, 39.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,104 tons, 18.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 120 tons, 1.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
15,579 lbs / 7,066 Kg = 144.2 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 2.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.07
Metacentric height 2.7 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 15.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.72
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.23

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.450
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.13 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 57
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Forecastle (30 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Mid (50 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Stern: 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Average freeboard: 20.50 ft / 6.25 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 82.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 129.6 %
Waterplane Area: 23,853 Square feet or 2,216 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 125 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 108 lbs/sq ft or 528 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.66
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily