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The republic of Byzantium possesses a small navy for patrol purposes consisting of 12 subchasers and 9 small patrol boats. Atlantean CMB type motor torpedo boats have also been aquired to provide a more agressive deterance. Byzantium also possesses two floatplane carriers but these are of world war one vintage and of little use other than training floatplane pilots. Byzantium also gained 381mm/52 guns, six quadruple turrets, and a supply of 381mm ammunition from the Russian federation in 1935 with the refits of the Imperator Petr Veliki class.

The focus now is on a small blue water navy consisting of sea going patrol boats and mine warfare vessels as well as modernizing the MTB fleet and providing a tender for them.

Navy units
Floatplane carrier Arrecife (taken out of service)
Floatplane carrier Tarrafal (taken out of service)
10 P class escorts
12 subchasers
40 Coastal Motor torpedo boats (to be replaced by newer MTB's)
16 MTB-408 class MTB
9 motor patrol boats (Thornycroft type with 2 MG) taken out of service
18 infantry launches

Byzantium infrastructure as of Q3/36

Industrial Allocation

1/1 factories (non fixed) to naval materials

Infrastructure

Constantinople

Type 3 drydock #1
Type 1 drydock #1
Type 0 slip #1 -
Type 0 slip #2 -
Type 0 slip #3 -
Type 0 slip #4 -


Updated Order of Battle, 4/1/36

Note: X (Y)+Z = completed/in service (under repair/refit/rebuild) + under construction.

Capital ships:............................0(0)0
Cruisers:...................................0(0)0
Destroyers:...............................0(0)0
Destroyer escorts........................10(0)0
Torpedo boats:..........................0(0)0
escorts:...................................0(0)0
Gunboats:................................0(0)0
Submarines:.............................0(0)0
Patrol vessels:..........................0(0)0
Mine warfare ships:...................0(0)0
Sub chasers:...........................12(0)0
Motor Launches:......................0(0)0
Coastal Motor torpedo boats:....40(0)0
Infantry launches:....................18(0)0
Motor patrol boats.....................0(0)0
Depot ships:............................ 0(0)0
Auxillary's: ..............................0(0)0

Arrecife class Float Plane Tender

(forgot that these were transferred some time in the 30's) Both these ships are now quite worn and occationally provide training for floatplane pilots. It was speculated that some sort of replacement ship/s would relegate these two vessels to stationary repair ships for floatplane squadrons or some other task but ultimately they were decommissioned and sold into civilian service

Arrecife, Tarrafal

Float Plane Carriers laid down 1917

Displacement:
3,745 t light; 3,840 t standard; 4,309 t normal; 4,684 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
350.27 ft / 340.00 ft x 46.00 ft x 14.50 ft (normal load)
106.76 m / 103.63 m x 14.02 m x 4.42 m

Armament:
2 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1917 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
on sides, amidships
2 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1917 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all aft
8 - 1.00" / 25.4 mm guns in single mounts, 0.50lbs / 0.23kg shells, 1917 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 95 lbs / 43 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 140

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 15,617 shp / 11,650 Kw = 22.00 kts
Range 8,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 845 tons

Complement:
265 - 345

Cost:
£0.402 million / $1.609 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 12 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 572 tons, 13.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,961 tons, 45.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 564 tons, 13.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 1,200 tons, 27.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
6,972 lbs / 3,162 Kg = 217.9 x 4.0 " / 102 mm shells or 1.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.01
Metacentric height 1.6 ft / 0.5 m
Roll period: 15.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.07
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.78

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.665
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.39 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 18.44 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 59 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 40
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 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: 19.36 ft / 5.90 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 76.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 157.2 %
Waterplane Area: 12,146 Square feet or 1,128 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 177 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 92 lbs/sq ft or 451 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.35
- Longitudinal: 5.06
- Overall: 1.54
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

E-class (Now P-class) *now classed as escorts*
Atlantean Patrol vessels laid down 1919, refited 1932



10 transfered to Byzantine navy.

E-1 through 10 (Ex-P-42 through P-51) transfered to Byzantium from Atlantis
After refit (done in Atlantis prior to transfer)

Displacement:
435 t light; 460 t standard; 523 t normal; 573 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
201.05 ft / 200.00 ft x 25.00 ft x 7.32 ft (normal load)
61.28 m / 60.96 m x 7.62 m x 2.23 m

Armament:
3 - 3.95" / 100 mm guns in single mounts, 30.81lbs / 13.98kg shells, 1932 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, majority forward
2 - 1.57" / 39.9 mm guns (1x2 guns), 1.93lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1932 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mount
on centreline aft, all raised guns
4 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1932 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
2 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1932 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 97 lbs / 44 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 1 shaft, 2,153 shp / 1,606 Kw = 18.00 kts
Range 4,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 113 tons

Complement:
54 - 71

Cost:
£0.079 million / $0.316 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 12 tons, 2.3 %
Machinery: 76 tons, 14.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 317 tons, 60.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 87 tons, 16.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 30 tons, 5.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
999 lbs / 453 Kg = 32.4 x 4.0 " / 100 mm shells or 0.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.14
Metacentric height 0.8 ft / 0.2 m
Roll period: 11.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.24
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.47

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.500
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 14.14 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 48
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 9.50 ft / 2.90 m
- Mid (50 %): 9.50 ft / 2.90 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
- Stern: 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
- Average freeboard: 9.54 ft / 2.91 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 73.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 105.8 %
Waterplane Area: 3,202 Square feet or 297 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 187 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 56 lbs/sq ft or 276 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.46
- Longitudinal: 4.28
- Overall: 1.63
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

14 tons for DC and equipment
9 tons for sonar
7 tons for surface search radar

Small craft

SC type 1 class Subchaser 1917
12 transfered to Byzantium
Demensions:110/15/4.5
Armament:1x3", 1x1.57", 2x1"
18 knots 106 tons

Type 1 class Coastal Motor Boat
(Based on British type 3 C.M.B.)

CMB-1 to 12 and CMB-14 to 41

Demensions: 55x11x3
displacement:15 tons
Armament: 1x20mm forward, 2x0.50 cal mg aft of
bridge, 2x18"TT, 4 D.C.
Machinery: 2x 500 hp Roth petrol motor
Range: 100 nm @ 35 knots
Speed: 35 knots
Equipment: Radio (W/T)


Thornycroft type patrol vessels

PC 1-9 (ex Turkish), 1911
12 tons
2 MG or 1 small QF
bullet proof steel over conning position and engines
140hp Thornycroft petrol motor, 11 knots

3 more vessels lost, 2 durring Turko-Italian war and one on the Tigris captured by Britain.
sold to Byzantium in 1935