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It's obviously a mistake that'll be corrected.

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Originally posted by Brockpaine
It's obviously a mistake that'll be corrected.

It was mean as a joke. Sometimes things get lose in the language switchboard.

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Originally posted by perdedor99

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Originally posted by Brockpaine
It's obviously a mistake that'll be corrected.

It was mean as a joke. Sometimes things get lose in the language switchboard.

I understand it was meant as a joke. I just responded seriously instead of humorously, such as...

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Originally posted by parador
but ... how can i use an armament, if I have no ammunition.

- Secret Canadian air-vortex gun.
- The ship is crewed by human cannon-balls.
- Such is the power of CANADIAN SUPER SCIENCE!
- Ammunition? Lazers don't need no steenking ammunition!

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Originally posted by Brockpaine

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Originally posted by perdedor99

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Originally posted by Brockpaine
It's obviously a mistake that'll be corrected.

It was mean as a joke. Sometimes things get lose in the language switchboard.

I understand it was meant as a joke. I just responded seriously instead of humorously, such as...

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Originally posted by parador
but ... how can i use an armament, if I have no ammunition.

- Secret Canadian air-vortex gun.
- The ship is crewed by human cannon-balls.
- Such is the power of CANADIAN SUPER SCIENCE!
- Ammunition? Lazers don't need no steenking ammunition!

LOL

As a theoretical note, considering this is a multi-purpose replenishment vessel, it presumably has large stocks of ammunition accounted for in the miscellaneous weights, to be used for reprovisioning the many RCN ships with weapons of that caliber.

And as a practical note, it appears to be an oversight, albiet a very, very odd one. I'll fix it when I get a few minutes to fiddle with Springsharp.

400 rounds cost 25nm in range.


Provider class, Canadian Fleet Auxilliary laid down 1935

Displacement:
13,333 t light; 13,792 t standard; 21,696 t normal; 28,019 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
560.00 ft / 560.00 ft x 80.00 ft x 30.00 ft (normal load)
170.69 m / 170.69 m x 24.38 m x 9.14 m

Armament:
2 - 5.50" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 83.19lbs / 37.73kg shells, 1937 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread
16 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
8 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1937 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 200 lbs / 90 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200

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

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 16,082 shp / 11,997 Kw = 18.00 kts
Range 42,475nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 14,227 tons

Complement:
893 - 1,161

Cost:
£2.808 million / $11.232 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 25 tons, 0.1 %
Armour: 6 tons, 0.0 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 6 tons, 0.0 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 457 tons, 2.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,845 tons, 22.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 8,363 tons, 38.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 8,000 tons, 36.9 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
42,314 lbs / 19,193 Kg = 508.7 x 5.5 " / 140 mm shells or 4.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20
Metacentric height 5.0 ft / 1.5 m
Roll period: 15.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 38 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.01
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.49

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, raised quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.565
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23.66 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 35 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 19
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: 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m (18.00 ft / 5.49 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m (18.00 ft / 5.49 m before break)
- Stern: 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Average freeboard: 20.96 ft / 6.39 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 49.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 121.7 %
Waterplane Area: 31,709 Square feet or 2,946 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 238 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 100 lbs/sq ft or 486 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.57
- 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

A very neat drawing a a decent ship too. I wish the RN had something like this.
All bar four ships my RFA fleet is a floating museum circa 1916.

Well, the RCN is always at the Crown's disposal. More or less.