Like Admiral Altfelter said, Russia will soon have a large number of surplus 305mm/52 naval rifles and turrets. Russia also has a fair number of aircraft carriers, which will be formed into Carrier Groups of 3-5 CVs, each accompanied by 2 AA cruisers and a destroyer flotilla, if available. The mission of the ship below is:
To protect carrier groups from large cruisers.
Provide additional air defense for carrier groups
Provide facilities for controlling air battles.
Enter ship name, Russian Carrier Group Escort laid down 1938
Displacement:
23,057 t light; 24,570 t standard; 27,910 t normal; 30,581 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
720.60 ft / 708.66 ft x 82.02 ft (Bulges 88.58 ft) x 29.53 ft (normal load)
219.64 m / 216.00 m x 25.00 m (Bulges 27.00 m) x 9.00 m
Armament:
9 - 12.01" / 305 mm guns (3x3 guns), 1,038.38lbs / 471.00kg shells, 1938 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
3 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (1x3 guns), 79.37lbs / 36.00kg shells, 1938 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in a deck mount with hoist
on side aft, all raised guns
18 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (6x3 guns), 79.37lbs / 36.00kg shells, 1938 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts
48 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (12x4 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1938 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
8 - 0.55" / 14.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 0.08lbs / 0.04kg shells, 1938 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 11,087 lbs / 5,029 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 9.45" / 240 mm 411.91 ft / 125.55 m 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 89 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
1.57" / 40 mm 411.91 ft / 125.55 m 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 11.8" / 300 mm 7.87" / 200 mm 9.84" / 250 mm
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
4th: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
- Armour deck: 3.94" / 100 mm, Conning tower: 9.84" / 250 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 103,173 shp / 76,967 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 10,800nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 6,011 tons
Complement:
1,079 - 1,403
Cost:
£12.266 million / $49.065 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,159 tons, 4.2 %
Armour: 7,917 tons, 28.4 %
- Belts: 2,201 tons, 7.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 709 tons, 2.5 %
- Armament: 1,804 tons, 6.5 %
- Armour Deck: 3,009 tons, 10.8 %
- Conning Tower: 195 tons, 0.7 %
Machinery: 2,825 tons, 10.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 10,830 tons, 38.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,853 tons, 17.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 325 tons, 1.2 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
41,058 lbs / 18,624 Kg = 47.4 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 6.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.16
Metacentric height 4.9 ft / 1.5 m
Roll period: 16.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.63
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.11
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.527
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 30.83 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 45
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 32.81 ft / 10.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- Mid (50 %): 24.61 ft / 7.50 m (16.40 ft / 5.00 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Stern: 17.06 ft / 5.20 m
- Average freeboard: 21.21 ft / 6.47 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 89.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 147.2 %
Waterplane Area: 41,313 Square feet or 3,838 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 120 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 173 lbs/sq ft or 846 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.38
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Semiautomatic twin 130mm HA mounts simmed as triples
Surface search radar - 20 tons
Air search radar - 20 tons
Air defense fire control radar - 20 tons
Combat information center - 250 tons
So, is she just what a carrier group needs, or a waste of 23,000 tons and a thousand sailors?
My mind changes on that question daily