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1937 is mainly a year of cruisers for Nordmark, as the Admiralty strives to modernise this arm of the Navy.

First comes the Victoriahamn Class CL's, a new larger more capable design.

While a dedicated AA cruiser was considered, it was rejected as too dedicated, thus this design is equipped to deal with a reasonably heavy AA armament.

Victoriahamn Class, Nordmark Light Cruiser laid down 1937

Displacement:
9,150 t light; 9,659 t standard; 11,557 t normal; 13,075 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
622.65 ft / 608.00 ft x 64.00 ft x 19.80 ft (normal load)
189.78 m / 185.32 m x 19.51 m x 6.04 m

Armament:
12 - 5.90" / 150 mm guns (4x3 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1937 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 4.33" / 110 mm guns (2x2 guns), 42.00lbs / 19.05kg shells, 1937 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
8 - 4.33" / 110 mm guns (4x2 guns), 42.00lbs / 19.05kg shells, 1937 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, evenly spread
24 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 1.65lbs / 0.75kg shells, 1937 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 0.27lbs / 0.12kg shells, 1937 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1,846 lbs / 837 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: 4.00" / 102 mm 430.00 ft / 131.06 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 109 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4.50" / 114 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 3.00" / 76 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.50" / 38 mm
3rd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.50" / 38 mm
4th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 80,835 shp / 60,303 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 5,054nm at 24.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,416 tons

Complement:
556 - 724

Cost:
£4.467 million / $17.869 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 220 tons, 1.9 %
Armour: 2,191 tons, 19.0 %
- Belts: 710 tons, 6.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 415 tons, 3.6 %
- Armour Deck: 1,021 tons, 8.8 %
- Conning Tower: 44 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 2,240 tons, 19.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,379 tons, 37.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,406 tons, 20.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 120 tons, 1.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
16,991 lbs / 7,707 Kg = 165.5 x 5.9 " / 150 mm shells or 2.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
Metacentric height 3.1 ft / 1.0 m
Roll period: 15.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.43
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.06

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.525
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.50 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.17 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 66
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.00 ft / 0.91 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 32.00 ft / 9.75 m
- Forecastle (18 %): 25.50 ft / 7.77 m (25.00 ft / 7.62 m aft of break)
- Mid (43 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m (15.00 ft / 4.57 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (10 %): 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
- Stern: 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
- Average freeboard: 19.79 ft / 6.03 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 80.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 137.4 %
Waterplane Area: 27,604 Square feet or 2,565 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 135 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 106 lbs/sq ft or 517 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.23
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform


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Following on from this, the Falun class is the newest design of heavy cruiser for the Nordish Navy, there are 2 options with this design, one uses the standard 210mm gun, the other is armed with a new 50 calibre 240mm gun which offers the potential of better penetration.

210mm:-

Falun Class, Nordmark Heavy Cruiser laid down 1937

Displacement:
15,000 t light; 15,773 t standard; 18,346 t normal; 20,404 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
720.85 ft / 705.00 ft x 72.00 ft x 23.00 ft (normal load)
219.72 m / 214.88 m x 21.95 m x 7.01 m

Armament:
12 - 8.27" / 210 mm guns (4x3 guns), 330.69lbs / 150.00kg shells, 1937 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 4.33" / 110 mm guns (2x2 guns), 42.00lbs / 19.05kg shells, 1937 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
12 - 4.33" / 110 mm guns (6x2 guns), 42.00lbs / 19.05kg shells, 1937 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 1.65lbs / 0.75kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 0.27lbs / 0.12kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 4,686 lbs / 2,126 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
8 - 24.0" / 609.6 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 5.00" / 127 mm 475.00 ft / 144.78 m 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 104 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 6.50" / 165 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 5.00" / 127 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.50" / 38 mm
3rd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.50" / 38 mm
4th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -

- Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 103,374 shp / 77,117 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 5,233nm at 24.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,631 tons

Complement:
787 - 1,024

Cost:
£7.390 million / $29.561 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 510 tons, 2.8 %
Armour: 4,013 tons, 21.9 %
- Belts: 1,086 tons, 5.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 821 tons, 4.5 %
- Armour Deck: 2,047 tons, 11.2 %
- Conning Tower: 60 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 2,865 tons, 15.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 7,436 tons, 40.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,346 tons, 18.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 175 tons, 1.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
29,663 lbs / 13,455 Kg = 105.0 x 8.3 " / 210 mm shells or 2.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
Metacentric height 3.6 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 16.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.83
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.23

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.79 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 30.18 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
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: 34.00 ft / 10.36 m
- Forecastle (15 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Mid (60 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m (18.00 ft / 5.49 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (10 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Stern: 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Average freeboard: 23.28 ft / 7.10 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 74.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 174.6 %
Waterplane Area: 36,881 Square feet or 3,426 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 131 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 133 lbs/sq ft or 650 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.30
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

240mm:-

Falun Class, Nordmark Heavy Cruiser laid down 1937

Displacement:
15,000 t light; 15,766 t standard; 18,346 t normal; 20,410 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
720.85 ft / 705.00 ft x 72.00 ft x 23.00 ft (normal load)
219.72 m / 214.88 m x 21.95 m x 7.01 m

Armament:
8 - 9.45" / 240 mm guns (4x2 guns), 485.02lbs / 220.00kg shells, 1937 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 4.33" / 110 mm guns (2x2 guns), 42.00lbs / 19.05kg shells, 1937 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
12 - 4.33" / 110 mm guns (6x2 guns), 42.00lbs / 19.05kg shells, 1937 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 1.65lbs / 0.75kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 0.27lbs / 0.12kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 4,598 lbs / 2,086 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
8 - 24.0" / 609.6 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 5.50" / 140 mm 475.00 ft / 144.78 m 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 104 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 6.50" / 165 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 5.00" / 127 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.50" / 38 mm
3rd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.50" / 38 mm
4th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -

- Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 103,374 shp / 77,117 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 5,248nm at 24.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,644 tons

Complement:
787 - 1,024

Cost:
£7.381 million / $29.524 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 508 tons, 2.8 %
Armour: 4,076 tons, 22.2 %
- Belts: 1,194 tons, 6.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 775 tons, 4.2 %
- Armour Deck: 2,047 tons, 11.2 %
- Conning Tower: 60 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 2,865 tons, 15.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 7,376 tons, 40.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,346 tons, 18.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 175 tons, 1.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
29,721 lbs / 13,481 Kg = 70.5 x 9.4 " / 240 mm shells or 2.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
Metacentric height 3.6 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 15.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.81
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.23

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.79 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 30.18 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
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: 34.00 ft / 10.36 m
- Forecastle (15 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Mid (60 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m (18.00 ft / 5.49 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (10 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Stern: 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Average freeboard: 23.28 ft / 7.10 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 74.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 174.6 %
Waterplane Area: 36,881 Square feet or 3,426 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 131 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 132 lbs/sq ft or 644 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.30
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily


Thoughts?

I´d go with the bigger guns even if it´s just for the bigger BOOM! ;o)

I'd stick with the 210mm guns. More guns on the broadside and heavier broadside overall.

Of course if you think the 210mm can't keep up with the likely newer threats then maybe the 240mm is a better move. If your building another class after these then it might make economic sense to switch gun types now.

The CL probably doesn't need 4 shafts, but the CAs might well need 4 instead of 2.

I must admit I like the big guns = big bang theory.

As for the shafts, I have probably just forgotten to change it as the designs got bigger, I will adjust them in the final versions.

Another thing slated for 1937 is a rebuild of Nordmark's first Carrier Gassen in order to improve her capabilities.

Gåssen, Nordmark Carrier laid down 1929 (Engine 1937)

Displacement:
15,445 t light; 15,963 t standard; 18,559 t normal; 20,636 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
685.98 ft / 665.00 ft x 68.00 ft (Bulges 74.00 ft) x 24.00 ft (normal load)
209.09 m / 202.69 m x 20.73 m (Bulges 22.56 m) x 7.32 m

Armament:
12 - 4.33" / 110 mm guns (8 mounts), 42.00lbs / 19.05kg shells, 1937 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
24 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 1.65lbs / 0.75kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (4x6 guns), 0.27lbs / 0.12kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 550 lbs / 250 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 450

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 374.00 ft / 114.00 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 87 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.50" / 64 mm 1.50" / 38 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
2nd: 0.50" / 13 mm - -

- Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 5.00" / 127 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 114,991 shp / 85,783 Kw = 31.50 kts
Range 4,715nm at 24.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,673 tons

Complement:
794 - 1,033

Cost:
£4.170 million / $16.679 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 66 tons, 0.4 %
Armour: 2,548 tons, 13.7 %
- Belts: 640 tons, 3.4 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 81 tons, 0.4 %
- Armour Deck: 1,752 tons, 9.4 %
- Conning Tower: 76 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 3,187 tons, 17.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,644 tons, 30.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,114 tons, 16.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 4,000 tons, 21.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
24,220 lbs / 10,986 Kg = 596.4 x 4.3 " / 110 mm shells or 2.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
Metacentric height 3.4 ft / 1.0 m
Roll period: 16.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.09
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.58

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.99 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 25.79 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 45
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: 45.00 ft / 13.72 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 38.00 ft / 11.58 m (22.00 ft / 6.71 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Stern: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Average freeboard: 25.76 ft / 7.85 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 83.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 166.6 %
Waterplane Area: 31,559 Square feet or 2,932 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 138 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 101 lbs/sq ft or 495 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.63
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Gåssen:- Laid down 1929, completed 1931. Rebuilt 1937/38 to suit ship better for modern carrier warfare
Can carry 60 aircraft (24 fighters and 36 Torpedo/dive bombers) plus 4 spares at 25tons each (
100tons command space
100tons electronics
100tons spare

Thoughts?

I kinda prefer the big guns on the CA, of course...

Looks like Nordish versions of the Clevland/Baltimore! I like them.

Is the carrier named Gåsen (the Goose) ?

Yup

On the issue of the 21cm vs 24cm guns, given the spreading adoption of larger guns for cruisers, I'd expect the better choice is the 24cm weapon. It also will give better performance against Treaty cruisers, which could be useful in the future.

On the Victoriahamn class, the amount of ammunition for the main battery is, perhaps, a bit high. A quick look at NavWeaps shows the most comparable ships (US Brooklyn, Cleveland, Fargo, and UK Town, Fiji, etc classes) carrying 200 rounds per gun. Extra ammo is no bad thing, certainly, but it's a nit to look at.

The number of shells is likely on the high side, likely a layover from the original design which was an outgrowth of an AA Cruiser. I have revised the design a bit, but will keep stowage at 200 shells as these ships may well be expected to undertake South Atlantic Cruises where access to fresh supplies of ammunition are more limited

Design revised as below:-

Victoriahamn Class, Nordmark Light Cruiser laid down 1937

Displacement:
9,150 t light; 9,603 t standard; 11,557 t normal; 13,120 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
622.65 ft / 608.00 ft x 64.00 ft x 19.80 ft (normal load)
189.78 m / 185.32 m x 19.51 m x 6.04 m

Armament:
12 - 5.90" / 150 mm guns (4x3 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1937 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 4.33" / 110 mm guns (2x2 guns), 42.00lbs / 19.05kg shells, 1937 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
8 - 4.33" / 110 mm guns (4x2 guns), 42.00lbs / 19.05kg shells, 1937 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, evenly spread
24 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 1.65lbs / 0.75kg shells, 1937 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 0.27lbs / 0.12kg shells, 1937 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1,846 lbs / 837 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200
12 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 430.00 ft / 131.06 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 109 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4.50" / 114 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 3.00" / 76 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.50" / 38 mm
3rd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.50" / 38 mm
4th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 80,835 shp / 60,303 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 5,209nm at 24.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,518 tons

Complement:
556 - 724

Cost:
£4.467 million / $17.868 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 220 tons, 1.9 %
Armour: 2,191 tons, 19.0 %
- Belts: 710 tons, 6.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 415 tons, 3.6 %
- Armour Deck: 1,021 tons, 8.8 %
- Conning Tower: 44 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 2,240 tons, 19.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,378 tons, 37.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,407 tons, 20.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 120 tons, 1.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
17,097 lbs / 7,755 Kg = 166.5 x 5.9 " / 150 mm shells or 2.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
Metacentric height 3.1 ft / 1.0 m
Roll period: 15.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.43
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.06

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.525
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.50 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.17 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 66
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.00 ft / 0.91 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 32.00 ft / 9.75 m
- Forecastle (18 %): 25.50 ft / 7.77 m (25.00 ft / 7.62 m aft of break)
- Mid (43 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m (15.00 ft / 4.57 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (10 %): 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
- Stern: 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
- Average freeboard: 19.79 ft / 6.03 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 80.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 137.4 %
Waterplane Area: 27,604 Square feet or 2,565 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 135 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 106 lbs/sq ft or 517 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.23
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

Also planned for 1937 is the X37 (or Hok) Class CV, designed to incorporate some of the lessons learned from Nordmarks early carriers, the design features a number of relatively new ideas including a deck edge lift which is of a skeletal design, folded up in normal conditions (like OTL Wasp)

RNNS Hok Class, Nordmark Aircraft Carrier laid down 1937

Displacement:
20,000 t light; 20,663 t standard; 23,775 t normal; 26,264 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
784.32 ft / 740.00 ft x 80.00 ft (Bulges 87.00 ft) x 23.50 ft (normal load)
239.06 m / 225.55 m x 24.38 m (Bulges 26.52 m) x 7.16 m

Armament:
12 - 4.33" / 110 mm guns (8 mounts), 42.00lbs / 19.05kg shells, 1937 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
32 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (8x4 guns), 1.65lbs / 0.75kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
32 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (16x2 guns), 0.27lbs / 0.12kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 565 lbs / 256 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 550

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 550.00 ft / 167.64 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 114 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
1.75" / 44 mm 550.00 ft / 167.64 m 24.00 ft / 7.32 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.50" / 38 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm
2nd: 0.50" / 13 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 120,565 shp / 89,942 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 5,405nm at 24.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,601 tons

Complement:
956 - 1,244

Cost:
£6.682 million / $26.728 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 68 tons, 0.3 %
Armour: 3,656 tons, 15.4 %
- Belts: 1,086 tons, 4.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 855 tons, 3.6 %
- Armament: 53 tons, 0.2 %
- Armour Deck: 1,591 tons, 6.7 %
- Conning Tower: 71 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 3,342 tons, 14.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 7,754 tons, 32.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,774 tons, 15.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 5,181 tons, 21.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
41,450 lbs / 18,802 Kg = 1,020.7 x 4.3 " / 110 mm shells or 6.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.19
Metacentric height 4.9 ft / 1.5 m
Roll period: 16.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.06
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.56

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.51 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 31.27 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 45
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 50.00 ft / 15.24 m
- Forecastle (15 %): 42.00 ft / 12.80 m (30.00 ft / 9.14 m aft of break)
- Mid (60 %): 30.00 ft / 9.14 m (20.00 ft / 6.10 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (8 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Stern: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Average freeboard: 28.28 ft / 8.62 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 97.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 221.2 %
Waterplane Area: 43,013 Square feet or 3,996 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 148 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 114 lbs/sq ft or 557 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.43
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

RNNS Hok

Can Carry 64 Aircraft (Usually 24 Fighters, 36 Torpedo/Dive Bombers and 4 Helicopters) = 4096tons
250tons for Command space & Electronics
150,000 gallons AVGAS = 570t
10000lb ordinance each for Bombers = 165t
Catapults = 100t
Deck Edge lift = 100t