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Hermes class Light Carrier
- HMCS Hermes (Training Ship, 1936)



Furious class Fleet Carrier
- HMCS Furious (Modernized, 1941)

Courageous class Fleet Carrier
- HMCS Courageous (Modernized, 1937)
- HMCS Glorious (Modernized, 1937)



Tenacious class Fleet Carrier
- HMCS Tenacious (Laid Down, 1942)



Ark Royal class Fleet Carrier
- HMCS Majestic (Transferred, 1945)

Hermes class Light Carrier



HMCS Hermes


Her airgroup consist of 20 aircraft, 1 TB squadron (12) and 2 fighter flights (.

HMS Hermes, British Aircraft Carrier laid down 1918

Displacement:
8.741 t light; 9.015 t standard; 10.949 t normal; 12.453 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
554,58 ft / 550,00 ft x 70,00 ft x 18,00 ft (normal load)
169,04 m / 167,64 m x 21,34 m x 5,49 m

Armament:
6 - 5,50" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 83,19lbs / 37,73kg shells, 1918 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
3 - 4,00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 31,99lbs / 14,51kg shells, 1918 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
8 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns in single mounts, 1,94lbs / 0,88kg shells, 1918 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
12 - 0,79" / 20,0 mm guns (1x12 guns), 0,24lbs / 0,11kg shells, 1918 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mount
on side
Weight of broadside 614 lbs / 278 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4,00" / 102 mm 360,00 ft / 109,73 m 12,00 ft / 3,66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 101 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1,50" / 38 mm 360,00 ft / 109,73 m 18,00 ft / 5,49 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 3,00" / 76 mm - -
2nd: 2,00" / 51 mm - -
3rd: 1,00" / 25 mm - -
4th: 1,00" / 25 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2,00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 8,00" / 203 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 36.658 shp / 27.347 Kw = 25,00 kts
Range 12.000nm at 15,00 kts (Bunkerage = 3.483 tons)

Complement:
534 - 695

Cost:
£1,111 million / $4,444 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 77 tons, 0,7 %
Armour: 2.214 tons, 20,2 %
- Belts: 737 tons, 6,7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 360 tons, 3,3 %
- Armament: 65 tons, 0,6 %
- Armour Deck: 967 tons, 8,8 %
- Conning Tower: 85 tons, 0,8 %
Machinery: 1.322 tons, 12,1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3.928 tons, 35,9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2.208 tons, 20,2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 1.200 tons, 11,0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
20.760 lbs / 9.417 Kg = 249,6 x 5,5 " / 140 mm shells or 3,2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,22
Metacentric height 4,2 ft / 1,3 m
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,10
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2,00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0,553
Length to Beam Ratio: 7,86 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23,45 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
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: 26,00 ft / 7,92 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 26,00 ft / 7,92 m
- Mid (50 %): 26,00 ft / 7,92 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 26,00 ft / 7,92 m
- Stern: 26,00 ft / 7,92 m
- Average freeboard: 26,00 ft / 7,92 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 80,7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 242,5 %
Waterplane Area: 26.146 Square feet or 2.429 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 164 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 92 lbs/sq ft or 447 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,92
- Longitudinal: 2,21
- 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

[SIZE=3]HMCS Furious[/SIZE]

HMCS Furious, Canadian [Ex-British] Aircraft Carrier laid down 1915 (Engine 1940)

Displacement:
24,000 t light; 25,037 t standard; 28,362 t normal; 31,022 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
740.29 ft / 735.00 ft x 89.00 ft (Bulges 96.00 ft) x 24.00 ft (normal load)
225.64 m / 224.03 m x 27.13 m (Bulges 29.26 m) x 7.32 m

Armament:
8 - 5.50" / 140 mm guns (4x2 guns), 83.19lbs / 37.73kg shells, 1940 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
10 - 5.50" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 83.19lbs / 37.73kg shells, 1935 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread
64 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (8x8 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1935 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
48 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (24x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1935 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1,634 lbs / 741 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 450

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 565.00 ft / 172.21 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 118 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
2.00" / 51 mm 480.00 ft / 146.30 m 22.00 ft / 6.71 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
2nd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 182,120 shp / 135,861 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,985 tons

Complement:
1,092 - 1,420

Cost:
£2.483 million / $9.933 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 221 tons, 0.8 %
Armour: 3,862 tons, 13.6 %
- Belts: 1,120 tons, 3.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 781 tons, 2.8 %
- Armament: 213 tons, 0.7 %
- Armour Deck: 1,747 tons, 6.2 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 4,870 tons, 17.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,123 tons, 32.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,362 tons, 15.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 5,925 tons, 20.9 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
43,014 lbs / 19,511 Kg = 517.1 x 5.5 " / 140 mm shells or 5.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.27
Metacentric height 6.4 ft / 2.0 m
Roll period: 15.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.09
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.13

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.586
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.66 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27.11 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 45
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: 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Mid (50 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m (28.00 ft / 8.53 m before break)
- Stern: 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Average freeboard: 26.66 ft / 8.13 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 111.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 230.7 %
Waterplane Area: 47,229 Square feet or 4,388 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 133 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 130 lbs/sq ft or 632 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.26
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

Improved light-weight Automated Dual-Purpose twin 5.5" guns simmed as 1940 Automatics.

5200 tons for 72 planes
100 tons for spare planes and parts
100 tons for CIC facilities and other flagship amenities.
100 tons for Radar and other equipment
300 tons for Miscellaneous fleet stores.
25 tons for UNREP gear
40 tons for additional weight of DP automatic mounts (10 tons per)
50 tons for Miscellaneous Amenities and Superior this-and-that.



as of 1937

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Her airgroup consist of 48 aircraft, 2 TB squadron (24) and 2 fighter squadrons (24).

HMS Furious, British Aircraft Carrier laid down 1916

Displacement:
19.238 t light; 19.806 t standard; 23.026 t normal; 25.510 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
735,00 ft / 735,00 ft x 89,00 ft x 22,40 ft (normal load)
224,03 m / 224,03 m x 27,13 m x 6,83 m

Armament:
10 - 5,50" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 83,19lbs / 37,73kg shells, 1916 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread
10 - 4,00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32,00lbs / 14,51kg shells, 1916 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
16 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1,95lbs / 0,88kg shells, 1916 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
20 - 0,79" / 20,0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 0,24lbs / 0,11kg shells, 1916 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 1.188 lbs / 539 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4,00" / 102 mm 530,00 ft / 161,54 m 12,00 ft / 3,66 m
Ends: 3,00" / 76 mm 200,00 ft / 60,96 m 12,00 ft / 3,66 m
5,00 ft / 1,52 m Unarmoured ends
Main Belt covers 111 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2,00" / 51 mm 480,00 ft / 146,30 m 22,00 ft / 6,71 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4,00" / 102 mm - -
2nd: 2,00" / 51 mm - -
3rd: 1,00" / 25 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2,00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 5,00" / 127 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 121.111 shp / 90.349 Kw = 31,00 kts
Range 10.170nm at 16,00 kts (Bunkerage = 5.796 tons)

Complement:
934 - 1.215

Cost:
£2,340 million / $9,359 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 149 tons, 0,6 %
Armour: 3.985 tons, 17,3 %
- Belts: 1.327 tons, 5,8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 781 tons, 3,4 %
- Armament: 151 tons, 0,7 %
- Armour Deck: 1.638 tons, 7,1 %
- Conning Tower: 87 tons, 0,4 %
Machinery: 4.512 tons, 19,6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 7.792 tons, 33,8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3.788 tons, 16,5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 2.800 tons, 12,2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
29.808 lbs / 13.521 Kg = 358,3 x 5,5 " / 140 mm shells or 3,7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,33
Metacentric height 7,0 ft / 2,1 m
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 72 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,05
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,44

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0,550
Length to Beam Ratio: 8,26 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27,11 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
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: 30,00 ft / 9,14 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 28,00 ft / 8,53 m
- Mid (50 %): 28,00 ft / 8,53 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 18,00 ft / 5,49 m (28,00 ft / 8,53 m before break)
- Stern: 18,00 ft / 5,49 m
- Average freeboard: 26,66 ft / 8,13 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 106,4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 252,8 %
Waterplane Area: 44.276 Square feet or 4.113 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 135 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 118 lbs/sq ft or 578 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,98
- Longitudinal: 1,24
- 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]

HMCS Courageous/HMCS Glorious, Canadian [Ex-British] Aircraft Carrier laid down 1915 (Engine 1937)


Displacement:
22,000 t light; 22,806 t standard; 24,933 t normal; 26,635 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
740.29 ft / 735.00 ft x 81.00 ft (Bulges 90.00 ft) x 24.00 ft (normal load)
225.64 m / 224.03 m x 24.69 m (Bulges 27.43 m) x 7.32 m

Armament:
12 - 5.50" / 140 mm guns (4x3 guns), 83.19lbs / 37.73kg shells, 1935 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
64 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (8x8 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1935 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
48 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (24x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1935 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1,135 lbs / 515 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 450

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 565.00 ft / 172.21 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 118 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
2.00" / 51 mm 480.00 ft / 146.30 m 22.00 ft / 6.71 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
2nd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 163,019 shp / 121,612 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 10,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,829 tons

Complement:
991 - 1,289

Cost:
£2.213 million / $8.854 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 142 tons, 0.6 %
Armour: 3,663 tons, 14.7 %
- Belts: 1,111 tons, 4.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 781 tons, 3.1 %
- Armament: 235 tons, 0.9 %
- Armour Deck: 1,537 tons, 6.2 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 4,518 tons, 18.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 8,277 tons, 33.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,933 tons, 11.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 5,400 tons, 21.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
36,439 lbs / 16,529 Kg = 438.0 x 5.5 " / 140 mm shells or 4.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.23
Metacentric height 5.3 ft / 1.6 m
Roll period: 16.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.10
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.24

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.17 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27.11 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 41
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: 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Mid (50 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m (28.00 ft / 8.53 m before break)
- Stern: 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Average freeboard: 26.66 ft / 8.13 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 117.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 223.5 %
Waterplane Area: 41,536 Square feet or 3,859 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 130 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 126 lbs/sq ft or 615 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.29
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Automatic Dual-Purpose twin 5.5" guns simmed as triples.

5250 tons for 72 planes
(36 upper hanger, 24 lower hanger, 12 spare/deckpark)
150 tons for Radar and other equipment



As transferred

HMS Corageous, British Aircraft Carrier laid down 1915

Displacement:
18.050 t light; 18.601 t standard; 22.453 t normal; 25.445 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
735,00 ft / 735,00 ft x 81,00 ft x 24,00 ft (normal load)
224,03 m / 224,03 m x 24,69 m x 7,32 m

Armament:
10 - 4,72" / 120 mm guns in single mounts, 52,58lbs / 23,85kg shells, 1915 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread
10 - 4,72" / 120 mm guns in single mounts, 52,58lbs / 23,85kg shells, 1915 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
16 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1,95lbs / 0,88kg shells, 1915 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
20 - 0,79" / 20,0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 0,24lbs / 0,11kg shells, 1915 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 1.088 lbs / 493 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4,00" / 102 mm 530,00 ft / 161,54 m 12,00 ft / 3,66 m
Ends: 3,00" / 76 mm 200,00 ft / 60,96 m 12,00 ft / 3,66 m
5,00 ft / 1,52 m Unarmoured ends
Main Belt covers 111 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2,00" / 51 mm 480,00 ft / 146,30 m 22,00 ft / 6,71 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4,00" / 102 mm - -
2nd: 2,00" / 51 mm - -
3rd: 1,00" / 25 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2,00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 5,00" / 127 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 117.034 shp / 87.307 Kw = 31,00 kts
Range 12.080nm at 16,00 kts (Bunkerage = 6.933 tons)

Complement:
916 - 1.192

Cost:
£1,988 million / $7,951 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 136 tons, 0,6 %
Armour: 3.812 tons, 17,0 %
- Belts: 1.319 tons, 5,9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 781 tons, 3,5 %
- Armament: 134 tons, 0,6 %
- Armour Deck: 1.491 tons, 6,6 %
- Conning Tower: 86 tons, 0,4 %
Machinery: 4.433 tons, 19,7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 7.270 tons, 32,4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4.403 tons, 19,6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 2.400 tons, 10,7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
26.834 lbs / 12.172 Kg = 510,4 x 4,7 " / 120 mm shells or 3,2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,30
Metacentric height 5,8 ft / 1,8 m
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 79 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,06
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,58

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0,550
Length to Beam Ratio: 9,07 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27,11 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
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: 30,00 ft / 9,14 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 28,00 ft / 8,53 m
- Mid (50 %): 28,00 ft / 8,53 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 18,00 ft / 5,49 m (28,00 ft / 8,53 m before break)
- Stern: 18,00 ft / 5,49 m
- Average freeboard: 26,66 ft / 8,13 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 107,7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 234,6 %
Waterplane Area: 40.296 Square feet or 3.744 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 139 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 114 lbs/sq ft or 559 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,98
- Longitudinal: 1,26
- 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
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

HMCS Tenacious, Canadian Aircraft Carrier laid down 1942

Displacement:
20,000 t light; 20,737 t standard; 24,057 t normal; 26,712 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
725.29 ft / 720.00 ft x 90.00 ft x 24.00 ft (normal load)
221.07 m / 219.46 m x 27.43 m x 7.32 m

Armament:
8 - 5.50" / 140 mm guns (4x2 guns), 83.19lbs / 37.73kg shells, 1942 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 5.65lbs / 2.56kg shells, 1942 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
64 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (8x8 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1942 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
48 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (24x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1942 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 892 lbs / 405 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 450

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 465.00 ft / 141.73 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 99 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 480.00 ft / 146.30 m 22.00 ft / 6.71 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
2nd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 122,112 shp / 91,096 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 18,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,975 tons

Complement:
965 - 1,255

Cost:
£7.982 million / $31.927 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 128 tons, 0.5 %
Armour: 3,519 tons, 14.6 %
- Belts: 952 tons, 4.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 781 tons, 3.2 %
- Armament: 59 tons, 0.2 %
- Armour Deck: 1,728 tons, 7.2 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 3,190 tons, 13.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 7,157 tons, 29.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,057 tons, 16.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 6,005 tons, 25.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
35,082 lbs / 15,913 Kg = 421.7 x 5.5 " / 140 mm shells or 5.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.23
Metacentric height 6.3 ft / 1.9 m
Roll period: 15.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.05
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.13

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.541
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 31.03 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 45
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: 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
- Forecastle (40 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m (18.00 ft / 5.49 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Stern: 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Average freeboard: 22.32 ft / 6.80 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 97.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 165.9 %
Waterplane Area: 46,695 Square feet or 4,338 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 142 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 112 lbs/sq ft or 546 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.03
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

Improved light-weight Automated Dual-Purpose twin 5.5" guns simmed as 1940 Automatics.

5200 tons for 72 planes
100 tons for spare planes and parts
100 tons for CIC facilities and other flagship amenities.
100 tons for Radar and other equipment
525 tons for Miscellaneous fleet stores.
25 tons for UNREP gear
40 tons for additional weight of DP automatic mounts (10 tons per)
35 tons for Miscellaneous Amenities and Superior this-and-that.

Sims by RLBH

HMCS Majestic

Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier laid down 1932

Displacement:
21,200 t light; 22,021 t standard; 25,009 t normal; 27,400 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
691.38 ft / 685.00 ft x 94.75 ft x 27.75 ft (normal load)
210.73 m / 208.79 m x 28.88 m x 8.46 m

Armament:
16 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns (8x2 guns), 62.00lbs / 28.12kg shells, 1932 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side ends, evenly spread
48 - 1.59" / 40.5 mm guns (6x8 guns), 2.00lbs / 0.91kg shells, 1932 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
32 - 0.55" / 14.0 mm guns (16x2 guns), 0.08lbs / 0.04kg shells, 1932 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 1,091 lbs / 495 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 500

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.00" / 76 mm 485.00 ft / 147.83 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 109 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.00" / 25 mm 485.00 ft / 147.83 m 26.00 ft / 7.92 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm
2nd: 0.50" / 13 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.50" / 64 mm, Conning tower: 5.00" / 127 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 145,697 shp / 108,690 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 16.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,379 tons

Complement:
993 - 1,292

Cost:
£6.553 million / $26.214 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 116 tons, 0.5 %
Armour: 3,586 tons, 14.3 %
- Belts: 980 tons, 3.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 467 tons, 1.9 %
- Armament: 73 tons, 0.3 %
- Armour Deck: 1,975 tons, 7.9 %
- Conning Tower: 92 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 4,300 tons, 17.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 7,568 tons, 30.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,809 tons, 15.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 5,629 tons, 22.5 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
32,772 lbs / 14,865 Kg = 631.3 x 4.7 " / 119 mm shells or 4.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 5.8 ft / 1.8 m
Roll period: 16.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.06
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.22

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.486
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.23 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.17 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 57
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 12.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Mid (25 %): 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Stern: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Average freeboard: 23.78 ft / 7.25 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 108.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 188.7 %
Waterplane Area: 42,701 Square feet or 3,967 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 133 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 122 lbs/sq ft or 595 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
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Upper hangar deck: 568' x 60' x 16'; 34 aircraft carried
Lower hangar deck: 452' x 60' x 16'; 26 aircraft carried
12 spare aircraft carried disassembled for attrition replacement.