WesWorld

Q1, 1942

In service :
3 x CL-1 Wandelaar
1 x CL-4 CL-4 Wielingen

Building : None

Public Information : 4,250 tons, 150m x 16m x 4.5m, 30knts, 6 x 152mm

Class Names :
CL-1 Wandelaar, CL-2 Del Commune, CL-3 West Diep,



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Australian Ballarat-B Design, Belgium Escort Cruiser laid down 1935

Displacement:
3,957 t light; 4,224 t standard; 5,014 t normal; 5,647 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
511.47 ft / 500.00 ft x 52.00 ft x 15.00 ft (normal load)
155.90 m / 152.40 m x 15.85 m x 4.57 m

Armament:
6 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns (2x3 guns), 110.23lbs / 50.00kg shells, 1923 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, all forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
8 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns in single mounts, 51.91lbs / 23.55kg shells, 1935 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1930 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline, evenly spread
20 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1927 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 1,094 lbs / 496 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250
12 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.90" / 74 mm 240.00 ft / 73.15 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 74 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.90" / 74 mm 1.20" / 30 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
2nd: 1.20" / 30 mm - -
3rd: 0.25" / 6 mm - -
4th: 0.25" / 6 mm - -

- Armour deck: 1.20" / 30 mm

Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 19,343 shp / 14,430 Kw = 24.20 kts
Range 12,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,423 tons (90% coal)

Complement:
297 - 387

Cost:
£1.707 million / $6.826 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 134 tons, 2.7 %
Armour: 749 tons, 14.9 %
- Belts: 275 tons, 5.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 106 tons, 2.1 %
- Armour Deck: 368 tons, 7.3 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 598 tons, 11.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,025 tons, 40.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,057 tons, 21.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 450 tons, 9.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
8,658 lbs / 3,927 Kg = 80.8 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.24
Metacentric height 2.8 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 13.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.33
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.43

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.450
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.62 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22.36 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 43 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 24.60 ft / 7.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Mid (50 %): 14.00 ft / 4.27 m (12.00 ft / 3.66 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
- Stern: 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
- Average freeboard: 13.85 ft / 4.22 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 71.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 93.7 %
Waterplane Area: 16,585 Square feet or 1,541 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 144 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 83 lbs/sq ft or 404 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.09
- Overall: 1.00
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

The 152mm guns are Koninklijke Artillerie, the 4.7" guns are ordered from Australia, the 37mm are Schneiders license-built by FRC (Fonderie Royale de Cannons), while the 20mm is Madsen

Edit : 2/7/12 : The miscellaneous weight represents additional CiC room, early radar (1937ish Dutch), and 4-5 seaplanes [2 fighter, 2 recon], 4 in hanger, 1 on catapult.

CL-4 Wielingen,

Ballarat-C Design, Belgium Escort Cruiser laid down 1940
A Belgian homebrewed design, expanding on the Australian Ballarat, hewing closer to a traditional light cruiser, with a "pyramid" of 3x3 turrets forward.

Displacement:
4,450 t light; 4,765 t standard; 5,192 t normal; 5,534 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
513.44 ft / 501.97 ft x 52.49 ft x 15.09 ft (normal load)
156.50 m / 153.00 m x 16.00 m x 4.60 m

Armament:
9 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns (3x3 guns), 107.15lbs / 48.60kg shells, 1940 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, all forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
8 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns in single mounts, 51.91lbs / 23.55kg shells, 1940 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1940 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
20 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1940 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 1,409 lbs / 639 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250
12 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.95" / 75 mm 262.47 ft / 80.00 m 12.01 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 80 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.95" / 75 mm 1.38" / 35 mm 2.56" / 65 mm
2nd: 1.38" / 35 mm - -
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -
4th: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

- Armour deck: 1.38" / 35 mm

Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 2 shafts, 36,023 shp / 26,873 Kw = 28.25 kts
Range 8,075nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 769 tons (25% coal)

Complement:
305 - 397

Cost:
£2.650 million / $10.601 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 176 tons, 3.4 %
Armour: 1,034 tons, 19.9 %
- Belts: 402 tons, 7.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 201 tons, 3.9 %
- Armour Deck: 431 tons, 8.3 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 986 tons, 19.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,804 tons, 34.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 743 tons, 14.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 450 tons, 8.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
5,120 lbs / 2,322 Kg = 47.8 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 2.3 ft / 0.7 m
Roll period: 14.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.55
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.22

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.457
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.56 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22.40 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 19.49 ft / 5.94 m
- Mid (50 %): 19.49 ft / 5.94 m (11.48 ft / 3.50 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
- Stern: 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
- Average freeboard: 15.90 ft / 4.84 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 99.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 110.0 %
Waterplane Area: 16,905 Square feet or 1,571 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 107 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 70 lbs/sq ft or 341 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.75
- Longitudinal: 1.01
- Overall: 0.77
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

The 152mm guns are Koninklijke Artillerie, the 4.7" guns are ordered from Australia, the 37mm are Schneiders license-built by FRC (Fonderie Royale de Cannons), while the 20mm is Madsen

Edit : 2/7/12 : The miscellaneous weight represents additional CiC room, early radar (1937ish Dutch), and 4-5 seaplanes [2 fighter, 2 recon], 4 in hanger, 1 on catapult

CL-1 Wandelaar Class, Belgium Escort Cruiser laid down 1935 (Engine 1944)

Displacement:
4,080 t light; 4,381 t standard; 5,014 t normal; 5,521 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
511.47 ft / 500.00 ft x 52.00 ft x 15.00 ft (normal load)
155.90 m / 152.40 m x 15.85 m x 4.57 m

Armament:
6 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns (2x3 guns), 110.23lbs / 50.00kg shells, 1923 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, all forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
12 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns (6x2 guns), 51.91lbs / 23.55kg shells, 1935 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1944 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
14 - 0.91" / 23.0 mm guns (7x2 guns), 0.44lbs / 0.20kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1,303 lbs / 591 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250
12 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.90" / 74 mm 240.00 ft / 73.15 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 74 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.90" / 74 mm 1.20" / 30 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
2nd: 1.20" / 30 mm - -
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
4th: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

- Armour deck: 1.57" / 40 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 20,500 shp / 15,293 Kw = 24.57 kts
Range 8,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,139 tons

Complement:
297 - 387

Cost:
£1.786 million / $7.144 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 160 tons, 3.2 %
Armour: 873 tons, 17.4 %
- Belts: 275 tons, 5.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 115 tons, 2.3 %
- Armour Deck: 483 tons, 9.6 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 523 tons, 10.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,062 tons, 41.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 935 tons, 18.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 460 tons, 9.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
8,574 lbs / 3,889 Kg = 80.0 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.21
Metacentric height 2.7 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 13.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.39
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.42

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.450
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.62 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22.36 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 44 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 24.60 ft / 7.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Mid (50 %): 14.00 ft / 4.27 m (12.00 ft / 3.66 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
- Stern: 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
- Average freeboard: 13.85 ft / 4.22 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 71.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 93.7 %
Waterplane Area: 16,585 Square feet or 1,541 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 137 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 84 lbs/sq ft or 411 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.10
- Overall: 1.00
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

Refit Notes

Replacement of single 4.7in DP mounts with twin mounts, removal of aft lower pair
Replacement of twin 37mm with new model Schneider 37mm in Dutch Hazemeyer IV twin mountings
Replacement of 20mm cannon with 23mm FN-Madsen cannon
Addition of surface and aerial search RDF sets and one gunnery set
Addition of 20mm of deck armour on the main deck
Replacement of coal/oil-fired machinery with new all-oil powerplant and conversion of bunkerage
Refurbishment of internal fittings for life extension

Note: CL-2 Del Commune and CL-3 West Diep transferred to the Netherlands Q1/1945

Wielingen Class Rebuild

CL-4 Wielingen, Belgium Escort Cruiser laid down 1940

Displacement:
4,418 t light; 4,733 t standard; 5,192 t normal; 5,560 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
513.44 ft / 501.97 ft x 52.49 ft x 15.09 ft (normal load)
156.50 m / 153.00 m x 16.00 m x 4.60 m

Armament:
9 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns (3x3 guns), 107.15lbs / 48.60kg shells, 1940 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, all forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
8 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns (4x2 guns), 51.91lbs / 23.55kg shells, 1935 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1944 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 0.91" / 23.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 0.37lbs / 0.17kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1,410 lbs / 640 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250
12 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.95" / 75 mm 262.47 ft / 80.00 m 12.01 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 80 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.95" / 75 mm 1.38" / 35 mm 2.56" / 65 mm
2nd: 1.38" / 35 mm 0.59" / 15 mm -
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
4th: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

- Armour deck: 1.38" / 35 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 2 shafts, 35,000 shp / 26,110 Kw = 28.05 kts
Range 6,700nm at 14.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 827 tons

Complement:
305 - 397

Cost:
£2.602 million / $10.409 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 176 tons, 3.4 %
Armour: 1,030 tons, 19.8 %
- Belts: 402 tons, 7.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 196 tons, 3.8 %
- Armour Deck: 431 tons, 8.3 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 936 tons, 18.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,826 tons, 35.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 775 tons, 14.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 450 tons, 8.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
5,333 lbs / 2,419 Kg = 49.8 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 2.4 ft / 0.7 m
Roll period: 14.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.56
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.23

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.457
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.56 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22.40 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 57
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 19.49 ft / 5.94 m
- Mid (50 %): 19.49 ft / 5.94 m (11.48 ft / 3.50 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
- Stern: 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
- Average freeboard: 15.90 ft / 4.84 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 96.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 110.0 %
Waterplane Area: 16,905 Square feet or 1,571 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 71 lbs/sq ft or 346 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.75
- Longitudinal: 1.03
- Overall: 0.78
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Refit Notes

Replacement of single 4.7in DP mounts with four twin mounts
Replacement of 37mm mounts with improved 37mm mounted on Dutch Hazemeyer IV twin mounts
Replacement of 20mm with new 23mm FN-Madsen cannon
Replacement of coal/oil-fired machinery with new all-oil powerplant and converted bunkerage
Refurbishment of internal fittings for life extension
Addition of one aerial, one surface and one gunnery RDF set

Westdiep, Belgium Light Cruiser laid down 1948

Displacement:
5,481 t light; 5,759 t standard; 6,524 t normal; 7,136 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
553.88 ft / 541.34 ft x 54.13 ft x 16.40 ft (normal load)
168.82 m / 165.00 m x 16.50 m x 5.00 m

Armament:
6 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns (3x2 guns), 100.97lbs / 45.80kg shells, 1944 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
8 - 3.54" / 90.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 24.25lbs / 11.00kg shells, 1947 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
8 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1944 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 0.91" / 23.0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 0.37lbs / 0.17kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all aft, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 818 lbs / 371 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 300

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.54" / 90 mm 328.08 ft / 100.00 m 9.02 ft / 2.75 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 93 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 3.54" / 90 mm 1.38" / 35 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.59" / 15 mm 0.98" / 25 mm
3rd: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
4th: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -

- Armour deck: 1.57" / 40 mm, Conning tower: 1.97" / 50 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 2 shafts, 55,000 shp / 41,030 Kw = 31.63 kts
Range 9,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,376 tons

Complement:
362 - 471

Cost:
£3.517 million / $14.070 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 109 tons, 1.7 %
Armour: 1,164 tons, 17.8 %
- Belts: 441 tons, 6.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 131 tons, 2.0 %
- Armour Deck: 578 tons, 8.9 %
- Conning Tower: 15 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 1,344 tons, 20.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,645 tons, 40.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,043 tons, 16.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 219 tons, 3.3 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
10,140 lbs / 4,599 Kg = 94.6 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.18
Metacentric height 2.7 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 13.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.28
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.07

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.475
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.63 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 56
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 26.90 ft / 8.20 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 18.54 ft / 5.65 m
- Mid (50 %): 15.91 ft / 4.85 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 15.91 ft / 4.85 m
- Stern: 15.91 ft / 4.85 m
- Average freeboard: 17.50 ft / 5.33 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 85.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 172.5 %
Waterplane Area: 19,844 Square feet or 1,844 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 132 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 87 lbs/sq ft or 427 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.98
- Longitudinal: 1.26
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent


Misc Weight
55.5 tons for the 152mm turrets
32 tons for the 90mm mounts
16 tons for the Hazemeyer IV LAA mounts
15 tons for 3x RDF sets
15 tons for 2x RDF-directed gunnery directors
25 tons for CIC and command spaces
25 tons for air conditioning and habilitability
35 tons for growth

Queen Juilanna, Belgium Training Cruiser laid down 1948

Displacement:
5,515 t light; 5,759 t standard; 6,524 t normal; 7,136 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
553.88 ft / 541.34 ft x 54.13 ft x 16.40 ft (normal load)
168.82 m / 165.00 m x 16.50 m x 5.00 m

Armament:
4 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns (2x2 guns), 100.97lbs / 45.80kg shells, 1944 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, all forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
8 - 3.54" / 90.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 24.25lbs / 11.00kg shells, 1947 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
8 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1944 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 0.91" / 23.0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 0.37lbs / 0.17kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all aft, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 616 lbs / 280 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 300

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.54" / 90 mm 328.08 ft / 100.00 m 9.02 ft / 2.75 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 93 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 3.54" / 90 mm 1.38" / 35 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.59" / 15 mm 0.98" / 25 mm
3rd: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
4th: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -

- Armour deck: 1.57" / 40 mm, Conning tower: 1.97" / 50 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 55,000 shp / 41,030 Kw = 31.63 kts
Range 9,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,376 tons

Complement:
362 - 471

Cost:
£3.358 million / $13.434 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 83 tons, 1.3 %
Armour: 1,129 tons, 17.3 %
- Belts: 441 tons, 6.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 95 tons, 1.5 %
- Armour Deck: 578 tons, 8.9 %
- Conning Tower: 15 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 1,344 tons, 20.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,574 tons, 39.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,010 tons, 15.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 385 tons, 5.9 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
10,201 lbs / 4,627 Kg = 95.2 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.18
Metacentric height 2.7 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 13.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.21
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.08

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.475
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.63 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 55
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 26.90 ft / 8.20 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 18.54 ft / 5.65 m
- Mid (50 %): 15.91 ft / 4.85 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 15.91 ft / 4.85 m
- Stern: 15.91 ft / 4.85 m
- Average freeboard: 17.50 ft / 5.33 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 84.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 172.5 %
Waterplane Area: 19,844 Square feet or 1,844 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 134 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 85 lbs/sq ft or 415 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.98
- Longitudinal: 1.26
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent


Misc Weight
37 tons for the 152mm mounts
32 tons for the 90mm mounts
16 tons for the Hazemyer IV LAA mounts
15 tons for 3x RDF sets
15 tons for 2x RDF-directed directors
25 tons for air conditioning and habitability
25 tons for educational fittings and teaching spaces
200 tons for accomodation for 50 cadets/ midshipmen
20 tons for growth