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Elsewhere on the board is was mentioned the collision during the NATO excercise would force the RN to decide on the Hood's fate.

It was always planned to refit her during 1937-38 but this has now been moved forwards to a comprehensive rebuild.



Hood, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1916 (Engine 1936)

Displacement:
39,817 t light; 42,083 t standard; 44,893 t normal; 47,142 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
860.90 ft / 850.50 ft x 95.00 ft (Bulges 104.20 ft) x 30.00 ft (normal load)
262.40 m / 259.23 m x 28.96 m (Bulges 31.76 m) x 9.14 m

Armament:
8 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1,938.00lbs / 879.06kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 4.50" / 114 mm guns (6x2 guns), 45.00lbs / 20.41kg shells, 1935 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all aft
16 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 6.00lbs / 2.72kg shells, 1935 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
32 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x8 guns), 2.00lbs / 0.91kg shells, 1922 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
36 - 0.66" / 16.8 mm guns (6x6 guns), 0.14lbs / 0.06kg shells, 1935 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 16,209 lbs / 7,352 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 562.00 ft / 171.30 m 9.50 ft / 2.90 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 6.00" / 152 mm 562.00 ft / 171.30 m 7.00 ft / 2.13 m
Main Belt covers 102 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
3.00" / 76 mm 562.00 ft / 171.30 m 28.00 ft / 8.53 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 15.0" / 381 mm 11.0" / 279 mm 12.0" / 305 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
3rd: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
4th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
5th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -

- Armour deck: 4.50" / 114 mm, Conning tower: 9.00" / 229 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 175,000 shp / 130,550 Kw = 30.99 kts
Range 9,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,058 tons

Complement:
1,541 - 2,004

Cost:
£5.846 million / $23.384 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,776 tons, 4.0 %
Armour: 14,546 tons, 32.4 %
- Belts: 3,691 tons, 8.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,747 tons, 3.9 %
- Armament: 3,985 tons, 8.9 %
- Armour Deck: 4,878 tons, 10.9 %
- Conning Tower: 245 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 4,910 tons, 10.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 18,435 tons, 41.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,076 tons, 11.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 0.3 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
73,223 lbs / 33,213 Kg = 43.4 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 11.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
Metacentric height 5.4 ft / 1.7 m
Roll period: 18.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 63 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.88
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.27

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.591
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.16 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 29.16 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 18.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 32.00 ft / 9.75 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
- Mid (50 %): 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
- Quarterdeck (30 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m (30.00 ft / 9.14 m before break)
- Stern: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Average freeboard: 27.16 ft / 8.28 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 85.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 217.3 %
Waterplane Area: 58,599 Square feet or 5,444 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 116 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 206 lbs/sq ft or 1,005 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.23
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Refit Changes 1935:

Replacement of 5.5in guns with six twin 4.5in DP mounts
Eight twin 6pdr AA mounts fitted (two forward, two midships, two ahead X turret and two on the quarterdeck)
Four octuple 2pdr AA mounts fitted (two midships forward and two ahead X turret)
Six sextuple MG mounts fitted (four on superstructure and one on B and X turrets)
Two new directors and six new HACS fitted
Removal of end belts
Extra 1in on upper belt (now 6in)
Extra 0.5in torpedo bulkhead fitted inboard (now 2-2.5in)
Extra 1in added to main armour deck (now 2-4in plus 3in slope)
Extra 0.5in added to upper armour deck (now 1.25-2.5in)
New 9in conning tower
New boilers and turbines

I like it, but isn't the secondary battery a bit on the small size, as 12-4.5's is not much to batter attacking DD's with.

(assuming the main battery is otherwise engaged)

Kind of my question as well: the ship looks good and all, but the secondary battery seems pretty light. I was expecting at least 16 4.5" guns, myself.

The reason only 12 4.5in guns is fitted is that 16 could not be added without compromising the armour modifications. The Sea Lords felt better armour and new engines was a better buy than the new 4.5in DP mounts. It gives Hood a new lease of life until the Invincible replacements come on line in the mid 1940s.

Also under repair HMS Invincible will receive five octuple 2pdr mounts. Two added to the quarterdeck and two in lieu of the single quad-mount, the other quads being upgraded. The replacement of the 4.7in guns in favour of the new 4.5in DP gun in simple destroyers mounts has been abandoned.

HMS Invincible, Great Britain Battlecruiser laid down 1921

Displacement:
37,714 t light; 40,041 t standard; 42,694 t normal; 44,816 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
811.29 ft / 806.00 ft x 106.00 ft x 31.80 ft (normal load)
247.28 m / 245.67 m x 32.31 m x 9.69 m

Armament:
6 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (2x3 guns), 1,687.50lbs / 765.44kg shells, 1921 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, all forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
3 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (1x3 guns), 1,687.50lbs / 765.44kg shells, 1921 Model
Breech loading guns in a turret (on a barbette)
on centreline amidships
12 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (6x2 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1921 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all aft, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns (4x2 guns), 51.58lbs / 23.40kg shells, 1921 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
40 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (5x8 guns), 2.00lbs / 0.91kg shells, 1921 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all aft, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 16,976 lbs / 7,700 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 475.00 ft / 144.78 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 91 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.00" / 25 mm 480.00 ft / 146.30 m 28.00 ft / 8.53 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 7.00" / 178 mm
2nd: 14.0" / 356 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 7.00" / 178 mm
3rd: 3.00" / 76 mm - -
4th: 1.00" / 25 mm - -
5th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -

- Armour deck: 6.00" / 152 mm, Conning tower: 10.00" / 254 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 130,950 shp / 97,689 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 8,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,776 tons

Complement:
1,484 - 1,930

Cost:
£9.504 million / $38.018 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,122 tons, 5.0 %
Armour: 13,256 tons, 31.0 %
- Belts: 3,485 tons, 8.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 497 tons, 1.2 %
- Armament: 2,120 tons, 5.0 %
- Armour Deck: 6,890 tons, 16.1 %
- Conning Tower: 263 tons, 0.6 %
Machinery: 4,509 tons, 10.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 17,757 tons, 41.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,979 tons, 11.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 70 tons, 0.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
62,083 lbs / 28,160 Kg = 36.8 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 8.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.17
Metacentric height 7.3 ft / 2.2 m
Roll period: 16.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 63 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.63
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.26

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise aft of midbreak, low quarterdeck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.60 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 32.94 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
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: 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Mid (70 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m (30.00 ft / 9.14 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m (30.00 ft / 9.14 m before break)
- Stern: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Average freeboard: 23.65 ft / 7.21 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 90.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 189.2 %
Waterplane Area: 62,075 Square feet or 5,767 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 209 lbs/sq ft or 1,018 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.44
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

The armourscheme on Hood is a 12" belt 9.5ft deep then 7" belt for 8ft above this which reaches up to the quaterdeck level. Above this is the 5" portion, which is 9ft deep. Its not possible to remove the 7" belt portion without compromising the deck protection. Removing the 5" strake was planned for OTL modifications. You could put on some more draught to account for the extra armour needed. The sim of Hood below is as accurate as possible with SS, it just massively underestimates the speed.

HMS Hood, British Battlecruiser laid down 1916

Displacement:
41,126 t light; 42,957 t standard; 45,242 t normal; 47,070 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
854.98 ft / 850.40 ft x 95.00 ft (Bulges 104.10 ft) x 31.00 ft (normal load)
260.60 m / 259.20 m x 28.96 m (Bulges 31.73 m) x 9.45 m

Armament:
8 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1,920.00lbs / 870.90kg shells, 1916 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 5.50" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 82.00lbs / 37.19kg shells, 1916 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, all forward
4 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1916 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, all aft
Weight of broadside 16,472 lbs / 7,472 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 100
2 - 21.0" / 533 mm above water torpedoes, 4 - 21.0" / 533 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 562.00 ft / 171.30 m 9.50 ft / 2.90 m
Ends: 5.50" / 140 mm 100.00 ft / 30.48 m 9.50 ft / 2.90 m
188.40 ft / 57.42 m Unarmoured ends
Upper: 5.88" / 149 mm 540.00 ft / 164.59 m 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
Main Belt covers 102 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
1.50" / 38 mm 562.00 ft / 171.30 m 28.00 ft / 8.53 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 15.0" / 381 mm 9.00" / 229 mm 12.0" / 305 mm

- Armour deck: 4.00" / 102 mm, Conning tower: 11.00" / 279 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 144,000 shp / 107,424 Kw = 29.50 kts
Range 8,500nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,113 tons

Complement:
1,550 - 2,016

Cost:
£6.098 million / $24.390 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,828 tons, 4.0 %
Armour: 13,519 tons, 29.9 %
- Belts: 5,173 tons, 11.4 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 873 tons, 1.9 %
- Armament: 2,893 tons, 6.4 %
- Armour Deck: 4,279 tons, 9.5 %
- Conning Tower: 301 tons, 0.7 %
Machinery: 5,365 tons, 11.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 20,413 tons, 45.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,116 tons, 9.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
61,443 lbs / 27,870 Kg = 36.4 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 8.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.14
Metacentric height 5.9 ft / 1.8 m
Roll period: 18.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 59 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.60
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.17

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.577
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.17 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 29.16 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -1.00 ft / -0.30 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
- Mid (70 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m (16.00 ft / 4.88 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Stern: 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Average freeboard: 21.99 ft / 6.70 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 90.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 154.8 %
Waterplane Area: 57,828 Square feet or 5,372 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 116 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 239 lbs/sq ft or 1,168 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.23
- Longitudinal: 1.19
- Overall: 1.20
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

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Two nits;

No aircraft?

Are you raising the freeboard enough so that the quarterdeck is inhabitable at speed? Otherwise, that aft 40mm will be somewhat useless.