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Thorneycroft " R " Class Destroyers



Dimensions: 274' 3" (o.a.) x 27 x 11 feet. (max.) draught 1034-7 tons
Length (p.p.), 265 feet. Mean draught, 8' 6".
Guns: 3-4 inch, 1-2 pdr. pom-pom, 1 M.G. Tubes : 4-21 inch in pairs.
Machinery : Brown-Curtis (all-geared) turbines, 2 screws. Designed S.H.P. 29,000 = 35 kts, Boilers: 3 Yarrow. Oil fuel: about 285/220 tons.
Complement, 82.

From: Jane's Fighting Ships for 1919


Sold to Phillipines

Thorneycroft "V" Class Destroyers (sent back to mother England)



Dimensions: 300 (p.p.). 312 (o.a.) x 29.5 x 9 feet (mean draught). 1315 tons.
Guns: 3-4 inch (Mk. V. DIR. CON.), 1-3 inch AA.
Tubes: 6-21 inch in two triple deck mountings.
Machinery: Brown Curtis turbines (all-geared type). 2 screws. Designed S.H.P. 30,000 = 35 kts. Yarrow boilers. Oil: about 370/320 tons.
Complement, 127.

From: Jane's Fighting Ships for 1919

Returned to UK as a museum ship



HMAS Australia (Ex-HMS Iron Duke), Australia Battleship laid down 1912

Displacement:
24,389 t light; 26,115 t standard; 27,875 t normal; 29,282 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
623.00 ft / 623.00 ft x 90.00 ft x 29.00 ft (normal load)
189.89 m / 189.89 m x 27.43 m x 8.84 m

Armament:
8 - 13.50" / 343 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1,230.19lbs / 558.00kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
2 - 13.50" / 343 mm guns (1x2 guns), 1,230.19lbs / 558.00kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in a turret (on a barbette)
on centreline amidships
10 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side, all forward
2 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side, all aft
2 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
2 - 2.99" / 75.9 mm guns in single mounts, 13.37lbs / 6.06kg shells, 1912 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 13,625 lbs / 6,180 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
4 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 400.00 ft / 121.92 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: 5.00" / 127 mm 223.00 ft / 67.97 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Upper: 8.00" / 203 mm 400.00 ft / 121.92 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 99 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 400.00 ft / 121.92 m 28.00 ft / 8.53 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 11.0" / 279 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 8.00" / 203 mm
2nd: 11.0" / 279 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 8.00" / 203 mm
3rd: 5.00" / 127 mm - -
4th: 5.00" / 127 mm - -

- Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm

Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 32,693 shp / 24,389 Kw = 21.00 kts
Range 7,900nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,167 tons

Complement:
1,078 - 1,402

Cost:
£2.467 million / $9.867 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,703 tons, 6.1 %
Armour: 9,846 tons, 35.3 %
- Belts: 4,111 tons, 14.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 829 tons, 3.0 %
- Armament: 2,631 tons, 9.4 %
- Armour Deck: 2,276 tons, 8.2 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 1,304 tons, 4.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 11,536 tons, 41.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,486 tons, 12.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
45,634 lbs / 20,699 Kg = 37.1 x 13.5 " / 343 mm shells or 7.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.21
Metacentric height 6.1 ft / 1.8 m
Roll period: 15.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 39 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.71
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.24

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.600
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.92 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24.96 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 41 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 25
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: 27.00 ft / 8.23 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Mid (50 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Stern: 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Average freeboard: 22.18 ft / 6.76 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 83.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 161.6 %
Waterplane Area: 41,009 Square feet or 3,810 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 107 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 194 lbs/sq ft or 949 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.98
- Longitudinal: 1.76
- Overall: 1.04
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

HMAS Darwin, converted to training ship

HMAS Cairns, SUNK 1931

HMS Cambrian class, Australia Light Cruiser laid down 1914

2 Ships

Displacement:
3,609 t light; 3,750 t standard; 4,532 t normal; 5,157 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
420.00 ft / 420.00 ft x 41.50 ft x 16.25 ft (normal load)
128.02 m / 128.02 m x 12.65 m x 4.95 m

Armament:
4 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1914 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on centreline, evenly spread
Aft Main mounts separated by engine room
4 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1914 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all aft
4 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (1x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1914 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mount
on centreline amidships
8 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1914 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 570 lbs / 258 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
4 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.00" / 76 mm 330.00 ft / 100.58 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Ends: 2.50" / 64 mm 90.00 ft / 27.43 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 121 % of normal length

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

- Armour deck: 1.00" / 25 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 38,408 shp / 28,652 Kw = 28.50 kts
Range 7,070nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,407 tons

Complement:
276 - 359

Cost:
£0.501 million / $2.002 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 71 tons, 1.6 %
Armour: 647 tons, 14.3 %
- Belts: 388 tons, 8.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 33 tons, 0.7 %
- Armour Deck: 227 tons, 5.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 1,479 tons, 32.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,411 tons, 31.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 923 tons, 20.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
4,005 lbs / 1,817 Kg = 37.1 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 0.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.44
Metacentric height 2.5 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 11.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 61 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.16
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.22

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.560
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.12 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20.49 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 60 %
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: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Forecastle (30 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m (14.00 ft / 4.27 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Stern: 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Average freeboard: 16.64 ft / 5.07 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 118.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 99.9 %
Waterplane Area: 12,279 Square feet or 1,141 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 63 lbs/sq ft or 306 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 1.84
- Overall: 0.99
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

HMAS Darwin (ex Melbourne)
HMAS Adelaide

HMAS Brisbane/Pearth rebuilt (see below)
HMAS Sydney converted to museum

HMS Chatham class, Australia Light Cruiser laid down 1912

Displacement:
5,214 t light; 5,434 t standard; 5,788 t normal; 6,071 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
430.00 ft / 430.00 ft x 49.75 ft x 16.91 ft (normal load)
131.06 m / 131.06 m x 15.16 m x 5.15 m

Armament:
3 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, majority forward
6 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
4 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
4 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (1x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mount
on centreline
4 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 1,109 lbs / 503 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
2 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.00" / 76 mm 300.00 ft / 91.44 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: 1.50" / 38 mm 130.00 ft / 39.62 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Main Belt covers 107 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 3.00" / 76 mm - -
2nd: 3.00" / 76 mm - -
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -
4th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
5th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 5.00" / 127 mm

Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 28,769 shp / 21,461 Kw = 25.50 kts
Range 4,660nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 637 tons (80% coal)

Complement:
331 - 431

Cost:
£0.472 million / $1.888 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 139 tons, 2.4 %
Armour: 1,235 tons, 21.3 %
- Belts: 538 tons, 9.3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 105 tons, 1.8 %
- Armour Deck: 558 tons, 9.6 %
- Conning Tower: 35 tons, 0.6 %
Machinery: 1,237 tons, 21.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,503 tons, 43.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 574 tons, 9.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 1.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
9,213 lbs / 4,179 Kg = 85.3 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.16
Metacentric height 2.3 ft / 0.7 m
Roll period: 13.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 99 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.49
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.97

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.560
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.64 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20.74 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
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: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Mid (50 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Quarterdeck (30 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m (24.00 ft / 7.32 m before break)
- Stern: 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Average freeboard: 21.60 ft / 6.58 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 94.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 208.1 %
Waterplane Area: 15,070 Square feet or 1,400 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 118 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 88 lbs/sq ft or 430 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.01
- Longitudinal: 3.86
- Overall: 1.16
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

HMAS Brisbane
HMAS Pearth

Australia Light Cruiser laid down 1912 (Engine 1929)

Displacement:
4,793 t light; 5,058 t standard; 6,120 t normal; 6,970 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
450.00 ft / 450.00 ft x 50.00 ft x 17.00 ft (normal load)
137.16 m / 137.16 m x 15.24 m x 5.18 m

Armament:
3 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1929 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, majority forward
6 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1929 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
4 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1929 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
12 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (3x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1929 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline, evenly spread
10 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (5x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1929 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 1,126 lbs / 511 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200
8 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.00" / 76 mm 300.00 ft / 91.44 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 103 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 3.00" / 76 mm - -
2nd: 3.00" / 76 mm - -
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -
4th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
5th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 5.00" / 127 mm

Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 36,633 shp / 27,328 Kw = 27.00 kts
Range 7,900nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,912 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
345 - 449

Cost:
£0.459 million / $1.837 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 141 tons, 2.3 %
Armour: 1,181 tons, 19.3 %
- Belts: 453 tons, 7.4 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 105 tons, 1.7 %
- Armour Deck: 586 tons, 9.6 %
- Conning Tower: 36 tons, 0.6 %
Machinery: 1,238 tons, 20.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,084 tons, 34.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,327 tons, 21.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 2.5 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
10,363 lbs / 4,700 Kg = 96.0 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.38
Metacentric height 3.1 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 11.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.31
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.94

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.560
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 21.21 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 36
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 (30 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m (24.00 ft / 7.32 m before break)
- Stern: 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Average freeboard: 21.60 ft / 6.58 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 87.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 158.6 %
Waterplane Area: 15,851 Square feet or 1,473 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 124 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 70 lbs/sq ft or 342 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.80
- Longitudinal: 2.89
- Overall: 0.91
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
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

Transfered to Canada



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

Displacement:
9,373 t light; 9,751 t standard; 11,185 t normal; 12,333 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
565.00 ft / 565.00 ft x 58.00 ft (Bulges 65.00 ft) x 20.50 ft (normal load)
172.21 m / 172.21 m x 17.68 m (Bulges 19.81 m) x 6.25 m

Armament:
5 - 7.50" / 191 mm guns in single mounts, 210.94lbs / 95.68kg shells, 1916 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, majority aft, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
2 - 7.50" / 191 mm guns in single mounts, 210.94lbs / 95.68kg shells, 1916 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
8 - 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
4 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1916 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 1,734 lbs / 786 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
4 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.00" / 76 mm 540.00 ft / 164.59 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: 2.50" / 64 mm 25.00 ft / 7.62 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Upper: 1.00" / 25 mm 400.00 ft / 121.92 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 147 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
1.50" / 38 mm 550.00 ft / 167.64 m 20.00 ft / 6.10 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 3.00" / 76 mm - -
2nd: 3.00" / 76 mm - -
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -
4th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 3.00" / 76 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 73,186 shp / 54,597 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 8,210nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,582 tons

Complement:
543 - 706

Cost:
£1.459 million / $5.837 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 217 tons, 1.9 %
Armour: 2,490 tons, 22.3 %
- Belts: 921 tons, 8.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 611 tons, 5.5 %
- Armament: 104 tons, 0.9 %
- Armour Deck: 823 tons, 7.4 %
- Conning Tower: 32 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 2,727 tons, 24.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,789 tons, 33.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,813 tons, 16.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 1.3 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
16,188 lbs / 7,343 Kg = 76.7 x 7.5 " / 191 mm shells or 2.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.43
Metacentric height 4.1 ft / 1.3 m
Roll period: 13.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 78 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.20
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.56

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.520
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.69 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23.77 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
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: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Forecastle (40 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Mid (50 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Quarterdeck (25 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m (24.00 ft / 7.32 m before break)
- Stern: 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Average freeboard: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 146.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 171.5 %
Waterplane Area: 22,239 Square feet or 2,066 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 114 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 95 lbs/sq ft or 464 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 1.84
- Overall: 0.98
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
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

Transfered to Canada



HMAS Queensland

Queensland class, Australia Heavy Cruiser laid down 1934

Displacement:
11,014 t light; 11,505 t standard; 13,617 t normal; 15,306 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
656.30 ft / 650.00 ft x 65.00 ft x 24.00 ft (normal load)
200.04 m / 198.12 m x 19.81 m x 7.32 m

Armament:
9 - 7.50" / 191 mm guns (3x3 guns), 210.94lbs / 95.68kg shells, 1934 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, all forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
16 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns (8x2 guns), 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1934 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
24 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1934 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
12 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (6x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1934 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 2,460 lbs / 1,116 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: 5.50" / 140 mm 420.00 ft / 128.02 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 99 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 5.50" / 140 mm 2.50" / 64 mm 5.50" / 140 mm
2nd: 1.20" / 30 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.50" / 64 mm, Conning tower: 5.50" / 140 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 84,861 shp / 63,306 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,801 tons

Complement:
629 - 819

Cost:
£4.838 million / $19.354 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 308 tons, 2.3 %
Armour: 2,842 tons, 20.9 %
- Belts: 961 tons, 7.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 497 tons, 3.6 %
- Armour Deck: 1,317 tons, 9.7 %
- Conning Tower: 68 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 2,441 tons, 17.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,123 tons, 37.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,602 tons, 19.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 300 tons, 2.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
19,913 lbs / 9,033 Kg = 94.4 x 7.5 " / 191 mm shells or 2.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
Metacentric height 3.2 ft / 1.0 m
Roll period: 15.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.51
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.22

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.470
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 29.20 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 9.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.50 ft / 0.76 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Forecastle (17 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Mid (50 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Quarterdeck (19 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Stern: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Average freeboard: 20.27 ft / 6.18 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 78.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 138.7 %
Waterplane Area: 28,483 Square feet or 2,646 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 130 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 113 lbs/sq ft or 554 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.38
- 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

FOR SALE

J class Submarines



Laid down: 1915-16
Dimensions: 275 x 23.5 x 14 feet
Displacment: 1,210 surfaced, 1,800 submerged
Armament: 1 x 4" deck gun, 6 x 18" tt (4Fow, 2Aft)
Speed: 19 knots on the surface, 9.5 submerged.
Range: 5000 nm @ 12.5 knots
Complement: 44 Officers and Ratings

Thanks to Rocky and CanisD for the info.