Khazad-dum, Dwarven Battleship laid down 1935
Displacement:
35,333 t light; 37,595 t standard; 42,000 t normal; 45,524 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(874.99 ft / 860.00 ft) x 101.00 ft x (29.00 / 30.97 ft)
(266.70 m / 262.13 m) x 30.78 m x (8.84 / 9.44 m)
Armament:
9 - 16.00" / 406 mm 50.0 cal guns - 2,168.09lbs / 983.43kg shells, 100 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1935 Model
3 x Triple mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
1 raised mount - superfiring
20 - 5.00" / 127 mm 51.0 cal guns - 66.46lbs / 30.15kg shells, 350 per gun
Dual purpose guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1935 Model
10 x Twin mounts on sides amidships
12 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 40.0 cal guns - 12.94lbs / 5.87kg shells, 550 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1935 Model
6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
24 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 1.97lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1,150 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1935 Model
12 x Twin mounts on sides amidships
12 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 0.25lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1,150 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1935 Model
6 x Twin mounts on sides amidships
Weight of broadside 21,048 lbs / 9,547 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 364.00 ft / 110.95 m 11.06 ft / 3.37 m
Ends: 6.00" / 152 mm 195.98 ft / 59.73 m 11.06 ft / 3.37 m
300.02 ft / 91.45 m Unarmoured ends
Main Belt covers 65 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.50" / 38 mm 364.00 ft / 110.95 m 23.87 ft / 7.28 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 18.0" / 457 mm 14.0" / 356 mm 16.0" / 406 mm
2nd: 5.00" / 127 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 4.00" / 102 mm
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm 0.50" / 13 mm -
4th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
- Armoured deck - multiple decks: 6.00" / 152 mm For and Aft decks
- Conning towers: Forward 18.00" / 457 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 4 shafts, 98,089 shp / 73,174 Kw = 27.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 7,929 tons
Complement:
1,466 - 1,906
Cost:
£19.402 million / $77.609 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 3,735 tons, 8.9 %
Armour: 11,196 tons, 26.7 %
- Belts: 3,063 tons, 7.3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 482 tons, 1.1 %
- Armament: 2,123 tons, 5.1 %
- Armour Deck: 5,060 tons, 12.0 %
- Conning Tower: 469 tons, 1.1 %
Machinery: 2,787 tons, 6.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 17,465 tons, 41.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,667 tons, 15.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 0.4 %
- Hull above water: 50 tons
- On freeboard deck: 50 tons
- Above deck: 50 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
64,649 lbs / 29,324 Kg = 31.6 x 16.0 " / 406 mm shells or 8.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.16
Metacentric height 6.7 ft / 2.0 m
Roll period: 16.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.88
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.23
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck ,
a normal bow and a round stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.584 / 0.592
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.51 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 29.33 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 42 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 49
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 19.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 5.00 ft / 1.52 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 29.00 ft / 8.84 m, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Aft deck: 25.00 %, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Quarter deck: 25.00 %, 15.00 ft / 4.57 m, 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
- Average freeboard: 21.48 ft / 6.55 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 86.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 186.9 %
Waterplane Area: 62,559 Square feet or 5,812 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 111 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 216 lbs/sq ft or 1,056 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.02
- Longitudinal: 1.02
- Overall: 1.02
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
Eorlingas, Rohirrim Large Cruiser laid down 1935
Displacement:
21,323 t light; 22,218 t standard; 25,500 t normal; 28,126 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(794.65 ft / 780.00 ft) x 83.00 ft x (28.00 / 30.10 ft)
(242.21 m / 237.74 m) x 25.30 m x (8.53 / 9.17 m)
Armament:
15 - 9.50" / 241 mm 50.0 cal guns - 453.83lbs / 205.85kg shells, 90 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1935 Model
5 x Triple mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
2 raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 4.30" / 109 mm 45.0 cal guns - 40.09lbs / 18.19kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1935 Model
6 x Single mounts on sides amidships
24 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 1.97lbs / 0.89kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1935 Model
12 x Twin mounts on sides amidships
6 raised mounts
12 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 0.25lbs / 0.11kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1935 Model
4 x Triple mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 7,339 lbs / 3,329 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 7.00" / 178 mm 507.00 ft / 154.53 m 10.93 ft / 3.33 m
Ends: 3.00" / 76 mm 272.98 ft / 83.20 m 10.93 ft / 3.33 m
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 8.50" / 216 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 7.00" / 178 mm
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm 0.50" / 13 mm -
4th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
- Armoured deck - multiple decks: 4.00" / 102 mm For and Aft decks
- Conning towers: Forward 9.50" / 241 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 4 shafts, 126,645 shp / 94,477 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 14,900nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,908 tons
Complement:
1,008 - 1,311
Cost:
£10.235 million / $40.942 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,830 tons, 7.2 %
Armour: 6,345 tons, 24.9 %
- Belts: 1,934 tons, 7.6 %
- Armament: 1,571 tons, 6.2 %
- Armour Deck: 2,663 tons, 10.4 %
- Conning Tower: 177 tons, 0.7 %
Machinery: 3,598 tons, 14.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,400 tons, 36.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,177 tons, 16.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 0.6 %
- Hull above water: 50 tons
- On freeboard deck: 50 tons
- Above deck: 50 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
38,015 lbs / 17,243 Kg = 88.7 x 9.5 " / 241 mm shells or 3.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.06
Metacentric height 4.2 ft / 1.3 m
Roll period: 17.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 63 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.74
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.26
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and small transom stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.492 / 0.505
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.40 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 30.06 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.00 ft / 0.91 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 32.00 ft / 9.75 m, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Average freeboard: 23.72 ft / 7.23 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 73.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 190.6 %
Waterplane Area: 43,858 Square feet or 4,075 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 122 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 154 lbs/sq ft or 753 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.24
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily