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Njord, GW CA laid down 1936

Displacement:
27 744 t light; 28 800 t standard; 29 722 t normal; 30 459 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
853,02 ft / 853,02 ft x 82,02 ft (Bulges 85,30 ft) x 27,23 ft (normal load)
260,00 m / 260,00 m x 25,00 m (Bulges 26,00 m) x 8,30 m

Armament:
6 - 12,00" / 305 mm guns (2x3 guns), 864,00lbs / 391,90kg shells, 1936 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, all forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
16 - 5,12" / 130 mm guns (8x2 guns), 67,03lbs / 30,40kg shells, 1936 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
40 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns in single mounts, 1,95lbs / 0,88kg shells, 1936 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
4 - 5,12" / 130 mm guns (2x2 guns), 67,03lbs / 30,40kg shells, 1936 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, all aft, 1 raised mount - superfiring
Weight of broadside 6 603 lbs / 2 995 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 11,0" / 280 mm 669,29 ft / 204,00 m 9,71 ft / 2,96 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 121 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
1,97" / 50 mm 492,13 ft / 150,00 m 21,10 ft / 6,43 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 11,8" / 300 mm 7,09" / 180 mm 7,09" / 180 mm
2nd: 3,94" / 100 mm 2,36" / 60 mm 2,36" / 60 mm
3rd: 0,79" / 20 mm - -
4th: 3,94" / 100 mm 3,15" / 80 mm 3,15" / 80 mm

- Armour deck: 3,94" / 100 mm, Conning tower: 3,94" / 100 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 226 523 shp / 168 986 Kw = 37,00 kts
Range 8 000nm at 10,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1 659 tons

Complement:
1 131 - 1 471

Cost:
£13,467 million / $53,870 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 825 tons, 2,8 %
Armour: 8 686 tons, 29,2 %
- Belts: 2 896 tons, 9,7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 756 tons, 2,5 %
- Armament: 1 338 tons, 4,5 %
- Armour Deck: 3 615 tons, 12,2 %
- Conning Tower: 81 tons, 0,3 %
Machinery: 6 356 tons, 21,4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 11 877 tons, 40,0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1 977 tons, 6,7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0,0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
34 917 lbs / 15 838 Kg = 40,4 x 12,0 " / 305 mm shells or 4,3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,01
Metacentric height 3,8 ft / 1,2 m
Roll period: 18,3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 72 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,66
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,01

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0,525
Length to Beam Ratio: 10,00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 33,24 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 71
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: 29,53 ft / 9,00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 24,61 ft / 7,50 m
- Mid (50 %): 24,61 ft / 7,50 m (22,97 ft / 7,00 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 22,97 ft / 7,00 m
- Stern: 22,97 ft / 7,00 m
- Average freeboard: 24,18 ft / 7,37 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 120,3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 198,3 %
Waterplane Area: 49 634 Square feet or 4 611 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 106 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 158 lbs/sq ft or 771 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,99
- Longitudinal: 1,07
- Overall: 1,00
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

Hmm. Now that looks pretty reshpeckobiggle to me. Just three guns short of an S&G, from the looks of her. Looks like an excellent raider.

But 27,700 tons is a lot to pay just for 6 12" guns firing a light shell. Good belt thickness, but shallow, and no splinter protection at the ends means reduced speed if there's any damage at the waterline.

I do kinda like all-forward designs. Maybe have a little glance at the Italian armoured cruisers - they share the same gun loadout.

Range is a bit short as well. But it's VERY fast, so if that is something that you want, the design has merit.