Trail with very modern ship
Svärdet, Sweden CGH Laid down 1986
Displacement:
6 673 t light; 6 873 t standard; 8 000 t normal; 8 901 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
591,46 ft / 574,15 ft x 65,62 ft x 19,69 ft (normal load)
180,28 m / 175,00 m x 20,00 m x 6,00 m
Armament:
3 - 5,98" / 152 mm guns (1x3 guns), 107,15lbs / 48,60kg shells, 1950 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in a turret (on a barbette)
on centreline forward
4 - 2,24" / 57,0 mm guns in single mounts, 5,65lbs / 2,56kg shells, 1950 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
4 - 1,18" / 30,0 mm guns in single mounts, 0,82lbs / 0,37kg shells, 1950 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 347 lbs / 158 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200
6 - 15,7" / 400 mm above water torpedoes
2x MK41 VLS (424m3, 54m2 each, 2x250ton)
122 missiles
8x rbs 15 SSM
Sensors: 1x AN SPS 48/E - PS 860 (airsearch)
1x SeaGiraffe 50HC (air/surf search)
1x BAE Type 996 (air/surf search)
2x Raccal Decca (Nav)
4x Ericsson 9lv Mk2 FC (gun)
4x SPG-62 FC radar (missile)
Aircraft: 2x HKP4 - Boeing Vertol Seaknight
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 1,97" / 50 mm 328,08 ft / 100,00 m 9,71 ft / 2,96 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 88 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1,18" / 30 mm 0,79" / 20 mm 1,18" / 30 mm
2nd: 0,39" / 10 mm 0,20" / 5 mm 0,20" / 5 mm
- Armour deck: 0,79" / 20 mm, Conning tower: 1,97" / 50 mm
Machinery: Combined Diesel and gasturbine
3x R & R Olympus Gasturbines 25000shp
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 3 shafts, 12 367 shp / 9 226 Kw = 20,00 kts
CoDaG = 12400shp + 70000shp = 82400shp (72000shp demanded)
Range 8 000nm (diesel) at 18,00 kts
top speed 32 kts (CoDAG)
Bunker at max displacement = 2 028 tons
Complement:
422 - 549
Cost:
£2,492 million / $9,968 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 52 tons, 0,7 %
Armour: 646 tons, 8,1 %
- Belts: 268 tons, 3,3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0 %
- Armament: 27 tons, 0,3 %
- Armour Deck: 334 tons, 4,2 %
- Conning Tower: 17 tons, 0,2 %
Machinery: 296 tons, 3,7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3 159 tons, 39,5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1 327 tons, 16,6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 2 520 tons, 31,5 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
21 239 lbs / 9 634 Kg = 198,2 x 6,0 " / 152 mm shells or 3,5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,01
Metacentric height 2,7 ft / 0,8 m
Roll period: 16,8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 89 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,11
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,78
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, rise forward of midbreak, low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0,378
Length to Beam Ratio: 8,75 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23,96 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 29 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6,56 ft / 2,00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 29,53 ft / 9,00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 26,25 ft / 8,00 m (22,97 ft / 7,00 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 22,97 ft / 7,00 m (19,69 ft / 6,00 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (30 %): 8,86 ft / 2,70 m (19,69 ft / 6,00 m before break)
- Stern: 8,86 ft / 2,70 m
- Average freeboard: 19,00 ft / 5,79 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 52,4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 210,5 %
Waterplane Area: 22 950 Square feet or 2 132 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 192 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 90 lbs/sq ft or 442 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,95
- Longitudinal: 1,51
- 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
3x R & R Olympus Gasturbines 25000shp
CoDaG = 12400shp + 70000shp = 82400shp (72000shp demanded)
top speed 32 kts
2x MK41 VLS (424m3, 54m2 each, 2x250ton)
sensors
1x AN SPS 48/E - PS 860 (airsearch)
1x SeaGiraffe 50HC (air/surf search)
1x BAE Type 996 (air/surf search)
2x Raccal Decca (Nav)
Ericsson 9lv Mk2 FC (gun)
SPG-62 FC radar (missile)