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HMAS Argus, Australia Aircraft Carrier laid down 1914

36 a/C

Displacement:
11,747 t light; 12,068 t standard; 14,851 t normal; 17,078 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
560.00 ft / 560.00 ft x 68.00 ft x 22.75 ft (normal load)
170.69 m / 170.69 m x 20.73 m x 6.93 m

Armament:
8 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1914 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
8 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (2x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1914 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 272 lbs / 123 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 20,659 shp / 15,412 Kw = 20.50 kts
Range 8,000nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,010 tons

Complement:
672 - 874

Cost:
£0.701 million / $2.806 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 34 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 796 tons, 5.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,068 tons, 27.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,104 tons, 20.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 6,850 tons, 46.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
23,975 lbs / 10,875 Kg = 749.2 x 4.0 " / 102 mm shells or 2.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.00
Metacentric height 2.8 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 17.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.03
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.600
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.24 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23.66 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 40 %
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: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Mid (50 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Stern: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Average freeboard: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 70.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 189.5 %
Waterplane Area: 27,851 Square feet or 2,587 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 170 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 90 lbs/sq ft or 441 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.72
- 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
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

HMAS Enterprise Australia Light Carrier laid down 1932

36 A/C

Displacement:
10,164 t light; 10,501 t standard; 12,569 t normal; 14,224 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
681.66 ft / 670.00 ft x 67.00 ft x 20.00 ft (normal load)
207.77 m / 204.22 m x 20.42 m x 6.10 m

Armament:
6 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (2x3 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1932 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, all forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
8 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1932 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
16 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1932 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, 1932 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 940 lbs / 426 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
6 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.90" / 74 mm 370.00 ft / 112.78 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 85 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.90" / 74 mm 1.20" / 30 mm 2.90" / 74 mm
2nd: 1.20" / 30 mm - -

- Armour deck: 1.20" / 30 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 81,081 shp / 60,486 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,722 tons

Complement:
593 - 771

Cost:
£3.589 million / $14.355 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 118 tons, 0.9 %
Armour: 1,248 tons, 9.9 %
- Belts: 412 tons, 3.3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 151 tons, 1.2 %
- Armour Deck: 684 tons, 5.4 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 2,393 tons, 19.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,706 tons, 37.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,405 tons, 19.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 1,700 tons, 13.5 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
19,873 lbs / 9,014 Kg = 184.0 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 2.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.17
Metacentric height 3.7 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 14.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.18
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.35

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.490
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 29.57 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 53
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 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Mid (50 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Stern: 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Average freeboard: 21.48 ft / 6.55 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 84.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 188.7 %
Waterplane Area: 30,816 Square feet or 2,863 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 145 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 101 lbs/sq ft or 493 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.19
- 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
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Pic by seawolf (note: pic was of an older version so it is not totaly accurate but pretty close)

HMAS Endurance
HMAS Endevour

Endurance class, Australia Aircraft carrier laid down 1935

Displacement:
17,990 t light; 18,597 t standard; 21,344 t normal; 23,543 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
738.82 ft / 720.00 ft x 77.00 ft x 27.50 ft (normal load)
225.19 m / 219.46 m x 23.47 m x 8.38 m

Armament:
8 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns (4x2 guns), 51.91lbs / 23.55kg shells, 1935 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns in single mounts, 51.91lbs / 23.55kg shells, 1935 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread
36 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (9x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1935 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
20 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1935 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 1,113 lbs / 505 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 540.00 ft / 164.59 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 115 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
0.50" / 13 mm 540.00 ft / 164.59 m 20.00 ft / 6.10 m

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

- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 109,469 shp / 81,664 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,946 tons

Complement:
882 - 1,147

Cost:
£6.017 million / $24.069 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 139 tons, 0.7 %
Armour: 2,027 tons, 9.5 %
- Belts: 398 tons, 1.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 200 tons, 0.9 %
- Armament: 22 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 1,408 tons, 6.6 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 3,110 tons, 14.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,714 tons, 31.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,355 tons, 15.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 6,000 tons, 28.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
30,586 lbs / 13,873 Kg = 589.2 x 4.7 " / 119 mm shells or 3.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 4.2 ft / 1.3 m
Roll period: 15.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.07
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.51

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.490
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.35 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 30.82 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 34
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.50 ft / 0.76 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 35.00 ft / 10.67 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Mid (50 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Stern: 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Average freeboard: 25.80 ft / 7.86 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 113.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 205.5 %
Waterplane Area: 38,058 Square feet or 3,536 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 139 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 110 lbs/sq ft or 539 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.46
- Overall: 1.01
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather