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Sunday, February 5th 2006, 8:45am

Capital Ships


Renown class Battlecruiser
- HMCS Renown (Modernized, 1936-7)
- HMCS Repulse (Modernized, 1936-7)


Admiral (I) class Battlecruiser
- HMCS Hood (Modernized, 1936-7)


Excelsior class Battleship
- HMCS Excelsior
- HMCS Canada

This post has been edited 2 times, last edit by "ShinRa_Inc" (Jul 26th 2008, 11:21pm)


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Monday, June 1st 2009, 1:52am

Renown class Battlecruisers

HMCS Renown
HMCS Repulse




HMCS Renown, Canadian Battlecruiser laid down 1915 (Engine 1936)

Displacement:
33,000 t light; 34,736 t standard; 37,478 t normal; 39,672 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
796.81 ft / 787.70 ft x 90.00 ft (Bulges 100.00 ft) x 29.50 ft (normal load)
242.87 m / 240.09 m x 27.43 m (Bulges 30.48 m) x 8.99 m

Armament:
6 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (3x2 guns), 1,938.00lbs / 879.06kg shells, 1915 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
30 - 5.50" / 140 mm guns (10x3 guns), 83.19lbs / 37.73kg shells, 1936 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
Automatic Dual-Purpose twin 5.5" guns simmed as triples.
64 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (8x8 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1936 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1936 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 14,254 lbs / 6,466 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 512.00 ft / 156.06 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
2.00" / 51 mm 512.00 ft / 156.06 m 26.00 ft / 7.92 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 15.0" / 381 mm 9.00" / 229 mm 8.00" / 203 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm

- Armour deck: 4.00" / 102 mm, Conning tower: 2.00" / 51 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 181,480 shp / 135,384 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 10,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,936 tons

Complement:
1,346 - 1,750

Cost:
£4.664 million / $18.658 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,594 tons, 4.3 %
Armour: 10,504 tons, 28.0 %
- Belts: 3,116 tons, 8.3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 985 tons, 2.6 %
- Armament: 2,643 tons, 7.1 %
- Armour Deck: 3,711 tons, 9.9 %
- Conning Tower: 48 tons, 0.1 %
Machinery: 5,092 tons, 13.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 15,631 tons, 41.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,478 tons, 11.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 180 tons, 0.5 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
56,243 lbs / 25,511 Kg = 33.3 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 7.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.19
Metacentric height 5.9 ft / 1.8 m
Roll period: 17.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.74
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.20

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.565
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.88 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.07 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 41
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: 34.00 ft / 10.36 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
- Mid (50 %): 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
- Quarterdeck (25 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m (30.00 ft / 9.14 m before break)
- Stern: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Average freeboard: 27.82 ft / 8.48 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 100.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 212.9 %
Waterplane Area: 50,153 Square feet or 4,659 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 111 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 197 lbs/sq ft or 961 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.48
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Automatic Dual-Purpose twin 5.5" guns simmed as triples.
CXAM Radar
Flagship facilities


[SIZE=1]Pre-1937 Data;

Renown class Battlecruisers


HMS Repulse / HMS Renown, British Battlecruisers laid down 1915

Displacement:
30.215 t light; 31.573 t standard; 34.281 t normal; 36.309 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
787,70 ft / 787,70 ft x 90,00 ft x 29,18 ft (normal load)
240,09 m / 240,09 m x 27,43 m x 8,89 m

Armament:
6 - 15,00" / 381 mm guns (3x2 guns), 1.687,50lbs / 765,44kg shells, 1915 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
17 - 4,00" / 102 mm guns (7 mounts), 31,99lbs / 14,51kg shells, 1915 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
4 - 4,00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32,00lbs / 14,51kg shells, 1921 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
12 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns (3x4 guns), 1,95lbs / 0,88kg shells, 1921 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
10 - 0,79" / 20,0 mm guns (5x2 guns), 0,24lbs / 0,11kg shells, 1921 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 10.823 lbs / 4.909 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 110
2 - 21,0" / 533,4 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 9,00" / 229 mm 620,00 ft / 188,98 m 12,00 ft / 3,66 m
Ends: 3,00" / 76 mm 160,00 ft / 48,77 m 12,00 ft / 3,66 m
7,70 ft / 2,35 m Unarmoured ends
Upper: 6,00" / 152 mm 480,00 ft / 146,30 m 8,00 ft / 2,44 m
Main Belt covers 121 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1,50" / 38 mm 480,00 ft / 146,30 m 26,00 ft / 7,92 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 10,0" / 254 mm 9,00" / 229 mm 7,50" / 191 mm
2nd: 2,00" / 51 mm - -

- Armour deck: 3,50" / 89 mm, Conning tower: 10,00" / 254 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 131.894 shp / 98.393 Kw = 30,00 kts
Range 7.400nm at 15,00 kts (Bunkerage = 4.873 tons)

Complement:
1.259 - 1.637

Cost:
£4,209 million / $16,834 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1.353 tons, 3,9 %
Armour: 10.053 tons, 29,3 %
- Belts: 3.941 tons, 11,5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 693 tons, 2,0 %
- Armament: 1.979 tons, 5,8 %
- Armour Deck: 3.212 tons, 9,4 %
- Conning Tower: 228 tons, 0,7 %
Machinery: 4.996 tons, 14,6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 13.713 tons, 40,0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4.066 tons, 11,9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 0,3 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
38.987 lbs / 17.684 Kg = 23,1 x 15,0 " / 381 mm shells or 4,2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,10
Metacentric height 5,1 ft / 1,6 m
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,99
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,44

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0,580
Length to Beam Ratio: 8,75 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28,07 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 49
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: 32,00 ft / 9,75 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 30,00 ft / 9,14 m
- Mid (50 %): 30,00 ft / 9,14 m
- Quarterdeck (25 %): 20,00 ft / 6,10 m (30,00 ft / 9,14 m before break)
- Stern: 20,00 ft / 6,10 m
- Average freeboard: 27,66 ft / 8,43 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 101,4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 225,2 %
Waterplane Area: 49.610 Square feet or 4.609 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 111 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 177 lbs/sq ft or 865 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,96
- Longitudinal: 1,42
- 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[/SIZE]

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Tuesday, August 17th 2010, 10:07pm

Admiral class Battlecruiser



Hood, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1916 (Engine 1936)

Displacement:
39,817 t light; 42,083 t standard; 44,893 t normal; 47,142 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
860.90 ft / 850.50 ft x 95.00 ft (Bulges 104.20 ft) x 30.00 ft (normal load)
262.40 m / 259.23 m x 28.96 m (Bulges 31.76 m) x 9.14 m

Armament:
8 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1,938.00lbs / 879.06kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 4.50" / 114 mm guns (6x2 guns), 45.00lbs / 20.41kg shells, 1935 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all aft
16 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 6.00lbs / 2.72kg shells, 1935 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
32 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x8 guns), 2.00lbs / 0.91kg shells, 1922 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
36 - 0.66" / 16.8 mm guns (6x6 guns), 0.14lbs / 0.06kg shells, 1935 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 16,209 lbs / 7,352 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 562.00 ft / 171.30 m 9.50 ft / 2.90 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 6.00" / 152 mm 562.00 ft / 171.30 m 7.00 ft / 2.13 m
Main Belt covers 102 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
3.00" / 76 mm 562.00 ft / 171.30 m 28.00 ft / 8.53 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 15.0" / 381 mm 11.0" / 279 mm 12.0" / 305 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
3rd: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
4th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
5th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -

- Armour deck: 4.50" / 114 mm, Conning tower: 9.00" / 229 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 175,000 shp / 130,550 Kw = 30.99 kts
Range 9,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,058 tons

Complement:
1,541 - 2,004

Cost:
£5.846 million / $23.384 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,776 tons, 4.0 %
Armour: 14,546 tons, 32.4 %
- Belts: 3,691 tons, 8.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,747 tons, 3.9 %
- Armament: 3,985 tons, 8.9 %
- Armour Deck: 4,878 tons, 10.9 %
- Conning Tower: 245 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 4,910 tons, 10.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 18,435 tons, 41.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,076 tons, 11.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 0.3 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
73,223 lbs / 33,213 Kg = 43.4 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 11.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
Metacentric height 5.4 ft / 1.7 m
Roll period: 18.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 63 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.88
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.27

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.591
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.16 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 29.16 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 18.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 32.00 ft / 9.75 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
- Mid (50 %): 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
- Quarterdeck (30 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m (30.00 ft / 9.14 m before break)
- Stern: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Average freeboard: 27.16 ft / 8.28 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 85.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 217.3 %
Waterplane Area: 58,599 Square feet or 5,444 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 116 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 206 lbs/sq ft or 1,005 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.23
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Refit Changes 1935:

Replacement of 5.5in guns with six twin 4.5in DP mounts
Eight twin 6pdr AA mounts fitted (two forward, two midships, two ahead X turret and two on the quarterdeck)
Four octuple 2pdr AA mounts fitted (two midships forward and two ahead X turret)
Six sextuple MG mounts fitted (four on superstructure and one on B and X turrets)
Two new directors and six new HACS fitted
Removal of end belts
Extra 1in on upper belt (now 6in)
Extra 0.5in torpedo bulkhead fitted inboard (now 2-2.5in)
Extra 1in added to main armour deck (now 2-4in plus 3in slope)
Extra 0.5in added to upper armour deck (now 1.25-2.5in)
New 9in conning tower
New boilers and turbines


Original Data:


HMS Hood, British Battlecruiser laid down 1916

Displacement:
38.980 t light; 41.125 t standard; 44.893 t normal; 47.729 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
860,90 ft / 850,50 ft x 95,00 ft (Bulges 104,20 ft) x 30,00 ft (normal load)
262,40 m / 259,23 m x 28,96 m (Bulges 31,76 m) x 9,14 m

Armament:
8 - 15,00" / 381 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1.687,50lbs / 765,44kg shells, 1916 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 5,50" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 83,19lbs / 37,73kg shells, 1916 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
6 - 4,00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32,00lbs / 14,51kg shells, 1916 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
16 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1,95lbs / 0,88kg shells, 1916 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 14.721 lbs / 6.678 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
4 - 21,0" / 533,4 mm above water torpedoes, 2 - 21,0" / 533,4 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 12,0" / 305 mm 565,00 ft / 172,21 m 12,00 ft / 3,66 m
Ends: 4,00" / 102 mm 285,00 ft / 86,87 m 12,00 ft / 3,66 m
Upper: 5,00" / 127 mm 565,00 ft / 172,21 m 8,00 ft / 2,44 m
Main Belt covers 102 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
2,50" / 64 mm 565,00 ft / 172,21 m 28,00 ft / 8,53 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 15,0" / 381 mm 12,0" / 305 mm 8,00" / 203 mm
2nd: 2,00" / 51 mm - -
3rd: 2,00" / 51 mm - -
4th: 1,00" / 25 mm - -

- Armour deck: 3,00" / 76 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 175.372 shp / 130.827 Kw = 31,00 kts
Range 9.075nm at 15,00 kts (Bunkerage = 6.783 tons)

Complement:
1.541 - 2.004

Cost:
£6,259 million / $25,035 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1.840 tons, 4,1 %
Armour: 12.718 tons, 28,3 %
- Belts: 4.879 tons, 10,9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1.463 tons, 3,3 %
- Armament: 3.199 tons, 7,1 %
- Armour Deck: 3.176 tons, 7,1 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0,0 %
Machinery: 6.534 tons, 14,6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 17.788 tons, 39,6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5.914 tons, 13,2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 0,2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
48.520 lbs / 22.008 Kg = 28,8 x 15,0 " / 381 mm shells or 5,8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,15
Metacentric height 6,9 ft / 2,1 m
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 62 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,74
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,25

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0,591
Length to Beam Ratio: 8,16 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 29,16 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 18,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 32,00 ft / 9,75 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 30,00 ft / 9,14 m
- Mid (50 %): 30,00 ft / 9,14 m
- Quarterdeck (30 %): 20,00 ft / 6,10 m (30,00 ft / 9,14 m before break)
- Stern: 20,00 ft / 6,10 m
- Average freeboard: 27,16 ft / 8,28 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 101,9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 205,0 %
Waterplane Area: 57.233 Square feet or 5.317 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 111 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 200 lbs/sq ft or 977 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,99
- Longitudinal: 1,15
- Overall: 1,00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

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Tuesday, April 15th 2014, 3:42pm

HMCS Excelsior
HMCS Canada

As Proposed


As Built


HMCS Canada, Canadian Battleship laid down 1932

Displacement:
40,319 t light; 42,635 t standard; 45,123 t normal; 47,113 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
725.82 ft / 720.00 ft x 108.00 ft x 30.00 ft (normal load)
221.23 m / 219.46 m x 32.92 m x 9.14 m

Armament:
12 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (4x3 guns), 1,938.00lbs / 879.06kg shells, 1932 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
20 - 5.50" / 140 mm guns (10x2 guns), 83.19lbs / 37.73kg shells, 1932 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
64 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (8x8 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1932 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1932 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 25,050 lbs / 11,363 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 100

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 16.0" / 406 mm 470.00 ft / 143.26 m 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.50" / 38 mm 470.00 ft / 143.26 m 28.00 ft / 8.53 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 16.0" / 406 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 12.0" / 305 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm

- Armour deck: 5.50" / 140 mm, Conning tower: 3.00" / 76 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 114,532 shp / 85,441 Kw = 28.00 kts
Range 8,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,478 tons

Complement:
1,547 - 2,012

Cost:
£19.087 million / $76.348 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,756 tons, 6.1 %
Armour: 15,792 tons, 35.0 %
- Belts: 4,603 tons, 10.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 730 tons, 1.6 %
- Armament: 3,892 tons, 8.6 %
- Armour Deck: 6,484 tons, 14.4 %
- Conning Tower: 82 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 3,381 tons, 7.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 18,191 tons, 40.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,804 tons, 10.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 0.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
62,447 lbs / 28,326 Kg = 37.0 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 8.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
Metacentric height 6.8 ft / 2.1 m
Roll period: 17.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 49 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.80
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.02

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.677
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.67 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 31.07 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 48
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 33.00 ft / 10.06 m
- Forecastle (40 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Mid (75 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Stern: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Average freeboard: 23.76 ft / 7.24 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 87.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 172.6 %
Waterplane Area: 63,728 Square feet or 5,920 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 101 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 218 lbs/sq ft or 1,062 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.43
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent