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These powerful battlecruisers were never laid down, and the names were instead used on a heavy cruiser and a fleet carrier.

[SIZE=3]Constitucion-class, Chilean Battlecruiser laid down 1936[/SIZE]

Displacement:
31,313 t light; 32,843 t standard; 36,546 t normal; 39,509 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
731.93 ft / 721.78 ft x 82.02 ft (Bulges 98.43 ft) x 32.15 ft (normal load)
223.09 m / 220.00 m x 25.00 m (Bulges 30.00 m) x 9.80 m

Armament:
9 - 13.39" / 340 mm guns (3x3 guns), 1,199.24lbs / 543.97kg shells, 1936 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
14 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (7x2 guns), 67.03lbs / 30.41kg shells, 1936 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, 1 raised mount
20 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1936 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
32 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (8x4 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1936 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 11,779 lbs / 5,343 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 11.0" / 279 mm 557.74 ft / 170.00 m 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 119 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
1.50" / 38 mm 482.94 ft / 147.20 m 33.14 ft / 10.10 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 7.00" / 178 mm 9.00" / 229 mm
2nd: 1.00" / 25 mm 0.25" / 6 mm -
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm 0.25" / 6 mm -
4th: 1.00" / 25 mm 0.25" / 6 mm -

- Armour deck: 4.70" / 119 mm, Conning tower: 9.00" / 229 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 4 shafts, 178,488 shp / 133,152 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 6,666 tons

Complement:
1,321 - 1,718

Cost:
£15.996 million / $63.986 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,472 tons, 4.0 %
Armour: 10,462 tons, 28.6 %
- Belts: 3,303 tons, 9.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 888 tons, 2.4 %
- Armament: 2,280 tons, 6.2 %
- Armour Deck: 3,776 tons, 10.3 %
- Conning Tower: 214 tons, 0.6 %
Machinery: 5,008 tons, 13.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 14,201 tons, 38.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,234 tons, 14.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 170 tons, 0.5 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
49,844 lbs / 22,609 Kg = 41.6 x 13.4 " / 340 mm shells or 7.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 4.5 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 19.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.72
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.19

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.560
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.33 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 31.23 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 60 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 14.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 40.68 ft / 12.40 m
- Forecastle (17 %): 30.51 ft / 9.30 m
- Mid (50 %): 28.87 ft / 8.80 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 27.23 ft / 8.30 m
- Stern: 28.87 ft / 8.80 m
- Average freeboard: 29.70 ft / 9.05 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 100.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 180.6 %
Waterplane Area: 43,429 Square feet or 4,035 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 113 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 188 lbs/sq ft or 918 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 2.11
- Overall: 1.02
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weights:
Air search radar - 20 tons
Surface search radar - 20 tons
Radar-assisted fire control - 30 tons
2 Seaplanes - 50 tons
Catapult - 35 tons
Air conditioning/Heating - 10 tons
Crew Comforts, movie theatre, ice cream machines - 5 tons
Total extra weight - 170 tons

Ships in Class:
- CNS Constitucion
- CNS Libertad

[SIZE=3]Capitan Prat Design II-A, Chilean Battlecruiser laid down 1937[/SIZE]
In 1936, despite the decision to construct the replacements for Constitucion and Libertad as a heavy cruiser and fleet carrier, the General Board continued to press for a new capital ship to meet the "threat" posed by the Peruvian Almirante Villar. Although the precise specifications of the Peruvian battlecruisers were unknown (Chile knew two ships had been ordered from India), the General Board requested firepower greater than that provided by "mere" 12" guns, but wished to avoid the rise in displacement that a 15" gun would entail. Oyama Pacific Armoury, in the middle of developing Constitucion's new rifles and finishing the 15"/L51 battleship gun, did some exploratory work into a new 13.4" (340mm) breech-loading gun but was an unenthusiastic participant.

The design the General Board received was similar in many respects to the Constitucion-class battlecruiser designs, but had an all-forward armament of two quad turrets. Armour was rearranged, thinning the main belt in exchange for thickening the turret faces, roofs, and barbettes by several inches, and improvements in speed and deck armour were also added. All this resulted in a need to heavily-bulge the ship for stability, even as questions arose about the quad turrets fitting on the demanded beam.

In the end, a combination of politics and design flaws killed the design. The chief naval constructor, Eduardo Jensen Vilches, heavily critiqued the design, and engaged key members of the General Board who persistently attacked the ship's design faults. In late 1936, it became increasingly likely that Peru would not acquire both battlecruisers of the Almirante Villar class, and the commander of the Flota de Alta Mar, Almirante Vincente Foxley, declared that existing ships could adequately contain a single Villar. The proponents of a 13.4"-gunned battlecruiser would make a last-ditch try with an improved design for 1940 funding, having addressed all the previous concerns, but they would be poetically outgunned in their quest to acquire another battlecruiser.

Displacement:
33,508 t light; 35,071 t standard; 37,852 t normal; 40,076 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
731.93 ft / 721.78 ft x 82.02 ft (Bulges 98.43 ft) x 32.15 ft (normal load)
223.09 m / 220.00 m x 25.00 m (Bulges 30.00 m) x 9.80 m

Armament:
8 - 13.39" / 340 mm guns (2x4 guns), 1,400.00lbs / 635.03kg shells, 1937 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, all forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
12 - 4.72" / 120 mm guns (2 mounts), 52.72lbs / 23.91kg shells, 1937 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 4 raised guns
32 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (6 mounts), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised guns
8 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 11,911 lbs / 5,403 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 557.74 ft / 170.00 m 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 119 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
1.50" / 38 mm 482.94 ft / 147.20 m 33.14 ft / 10.10 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 18.0" / 457 mm 14.0" / 356 mm 16.0" / 406 mm
2nd: 1.00" / 25 mm 0.25" / 6 mm -
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm 0.25" / 6 mm -
4th: 1.00" / 25 mm 0.25" / 6 mm -

- Armour deck: 4.90" / 124 mm, Conning tower: 18.00" / 457 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 207,703 shp / 154,947 Kw = 34.00 kts
Range 10,900nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,006 tons

Complement:
1,356 - 1,763

Cost:
£16.695 million / $66.779 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,288 tons, 3.4 %
Armour: 11,327 tons, 29.9 %
- Belts: 3,006 tons, 7.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 888 tons, 2.3 %
- Armament: 2,982 tons, 7.9 %
- Armour Deck: 4,013 tons, 10.6 %
- Conning Tower: 437 tons, 1.2 %
Machinery: 5,757 tons, 15.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 15,031 tons, 39.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,344 tons, 11.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 105 tons, 0.3 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
50,379 lbs / 22,852 Kg = 42.0 x 13.4 " / 340 mm shells or 7.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.07
Metacentric height 4.3 ft / 1.3 m
Roll period: 20.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.73
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.07

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.580
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.33 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 31.16 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 62 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 47
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 14.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 40.68 ft / 12.40 m
- Forecastle (17 %): 30.51 ft / 9.30 m
- Mid (50 %): 28.87 ft / 8.80 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 27.23 ft / 8.30 m
- Stern: 28.87 ft / 8.80 m
- Average freeboard: 29.70 ft / 9.05 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 101.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 179.4 %
Waterplane Area: 44,271 Square feet or 4,113 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 114 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 196 lbs/sq ft or 958 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 2.22
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

[SIZE=3]Blanco Encalado Design I-A, Chilean Fleet Carrier laid down 1937[/SIZE]
Prior to the sale of the battleships Constitucion and Libertad to Colombia, the Chilean Navy had been investigating the construction of a second aircraft carrier, to be laid down in 1937. One of the designs proposed was a "medium-sized" flattop noted chiefly for it's use of eight 6" guns... in hull casemates. Curiously, it was not this anachronistic use of firepower that doomed the design, but rather the increasing belief that the design would prove unable to operate modern monoplanes. Although the Design Board seemed pleased by the design, the Armada de Chile Arma Aérea requested more length and beam.

When Chile's predreadnoughts were sold to the Colombian Navy, the resulting Replacement Order (Reemplazar C) provided the Navy's aviators with the chance to push an even larger vessel than the one originally proposed. Eventually, they hit upon a scheme to build a matched armoured cruiser and fleet carrier - although the warships eventually procured were substantially different than first envisioned.

Displacement:
14,869 t light; 15,501 t standard; 18,615 t normal; 21,106 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
708.37 ft / 675.00 ft x 68.00 ft (Bulges 72.00 ft) x 27.10 ft (normal load)
215.91 m / 205.74 m x 20.73 m (Bulges 21.95 m) x 8.26 m

Armament:
8 - 5.91" / 150 mm guns in single mounts, 102.98lbs / 46.71kg shells, 1937 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side ends, evenly spread
8 - 4.33" / 110 mm guns (4x2 guns), 40.61lbs / 18.42kg shells, 1937 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
32 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (16x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread
12 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (6x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1,214 lbs / 551 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 350

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 1.25" / 32 mm 425.00 ft / 129.54 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 97 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 3.00" / 76 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 1.00" / 25 mm
2nd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -

- Armour deck: 1.00" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 3.00" / 76 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 115,818 shp / 86,400 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 10,000nm at 20.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,606 tons

Complement:
796 - 1,035

Cost:
£5.985 million / $23.941 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 152 tons, 0.8 %
Armour: 1,007 tons, 5.4 %
- Belts: 267 tons, 1.4 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 110 tons, 0.6 %
- Armour Deck: 585 tons, 3.1 %
- Conning Tower: 45 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 3,210 tons, 17.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,300 tons, 33.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,746 tons, 20.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 4,200 tons, 22.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
25,896 lbs / 11,746 Kg = 251.5 x 5.9 " / 150 mm shells or 2.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
Metacentric height 3.3 ft / 1.0 m
Roll period: 16.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 72 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.16
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.80

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.495
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.38 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 29.82 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 40
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 50.00 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 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Mid (50 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Stern: 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Average freeboard: 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 88.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 212.0 %
Waterplane Area: 31,646 Square feet or 2,940 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 145 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 106 lbs/sq ft or 516 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.91
- Longitudinal: 2.38
- 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

Weight for 64 aircraft, room for 61 aircraft.

[SIZE=1]Drawing originally by Wes/thesmilingassassin and modified by me.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]Esmeralda-class, Chilean Destroyer Leader laid down 1939[/SIZE]
The Esmeralda-class heavy destroyers were one of the projects which the Chilean Navy sincerely wanted to build, but could never quite manage to fit into their budget. These destroyers were first ordered in 1938 under the names Esmeralda, Ministro Zentento, Presidente Errazuriz) and Blanco Encalada, with the last three units eventually being renamed Almirante Williams, Almirante Goni, and Almirante Riveros; but none of the ships were ever laid down.

The design remained on file at ASMAR for the 1940s, being resurrected for a mid-1940s "Radar Picket Destroyer" (DDR).

Displacement:
2,350 t light; 2,521 t standard; 2,895 t normal; 3,194 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
459.31 ft / 442.91 ft x 41.01 ft x 13.94 ft (normal load)
140.00 m / 135.00 m x 12.50 m x 4.25 m

Armament:
8 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (4x2 guns), 67.03lbs / 30.40kg shells, 1940 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (6x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1939 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
8 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1939 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 562 lbs / 255 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 350
12 - 23.6" / 600 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.38" / 35 mm 0.98" / 25 mm 1.38" / 35 mm
2nd: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm -
3rd: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm -

- Conning tower: 3.15" / 80 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 2 shafts, 48,264 shp / 36,005 Kw = 34.50 kts
Range 7,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 673 tons

Complement:
196 - 256

Cost:
£1.879 million / $7.516 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 84 tons, 2.9 %
Armour: 58 tons, 2.0 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 44 tons, 1.5 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 14 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 1,218 tons, 42.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 912 tons, 31.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 544 tons, 18.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 80 tons, 2.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
932 lbs / 423 Kg = 13.9 x 5.1 " / 130 mm shells or 0.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.17
Metacentric height 1.8 ft / 0.5 m
Roll period: 13.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 73 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.65
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.20

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.400
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.80 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24.19 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 62 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 61
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 27.75 degrees
Stern overhang: 1.64 ft / 0.50 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 28.05 ft / 8.55 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Mid (40 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m (14.01 ft / 4.27 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 14.01 ft / 4.27 m
- Stern: 14.01 ft / 4.27 m
- Average freeboard: 17.37 ft / 5.29 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 163.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 77.3 %
Waterplane Area: 11,604 Square feet or 1,078 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 85 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 42 lbs/sq ft or 204 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 1.51
- Overall: 0.56
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weights:
- 30 tons for torpedo reloads
- 5 tons for hydrophones
- 10 tons for assorted electronic gear
- 10 tons for radar
- 15 tons for depth charges (70x420-lb bombs)
- 10 tons Extra gear for weapons

Ships in Class:
- Esmeralda (DDL-01)
- Almirante Williams (DDL-02) (formerly Ministro Zentento)
- Almirante Goni (DDL-03) (formerly Presidente Errazuriz)
- Almirante Riveros (DDL-04) (formerly Blanco Encalada)

Comments and Notes:
The Esmeralda-class large destroyers were ordered under the 1937 Naval Bill. They were originally to be laid down in 1938, but plans changed and all four ships were cancelled; they would be reordered in 1939.

Alternate Battle-class CLD

A number of designs were proposed for the Blanco Encalada, with one design, a 12x15"-gunned heavy battleship, actually being laid down. However, construction was almost immediately halted and restarted as an battlecruiser.

Quoted

[SIZE=3]CNS Blanco Encalada, Design 1, Chilean Fast Battleship laid down 1940[/SIZE]

Displacement:
35,250 t light; 37,031 t standard; 40,895 t normal; 43,986 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
784.48 ft / 760.00 ft x 102.00 ft x 32.00 ft (normal load)
239.11 m / 231.65 m x 31.09 m x 9.75 m

Armament:
8 - 13.39" / 340 mm guns (2x4 guns), 1,322.77lbs / 600.00kg shells, 1940 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, all forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
20 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (10x2 guns), 67.03lbs / 30.40kg shells, 1940 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
64 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (16x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1940 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 12,048 lbs / 5,465 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 140

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 13.4" / 340 mm 426.51 ft / 130.00 m 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 86 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.97" / 50 mm 468.98 ft / 142.95 m 28.90 ft / 8.81 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 17.7" / 450 mm 11.8" / 300 mm 13.8" / 350 mm
2nd: 1.18" / 30 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 0.98" / 25 mm
3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.59" / 15 mm 0.59" / 15 mm

- Armour deck: 5.31" / 135 mm, Conning tower: 17.72" / 450 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 4 shafts, 189,614 shp / 141,452 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 6,955 tons

Complement:
1,437 - 1,869

Cost:
£18.629 million / $74.515 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,382 tons, 3.4 %
Armour: 12,899 tons, 31.5 %
- Belts: 3,320 tons, 8.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 987 tons, 2.4 %
- Armament: 2,456 tons, 6.0 %
- Armour Deck: 5,684 tons, 13.9 %
- Conning Tower: 453 tons, 1.1 %
Machinery: 5,070 tons, 12.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 15,398 tons, 37.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,645 tons, 13.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 500 tons, 1.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
62,535 lbs / 28,365 Kg = 52.1 x 13.4 " / 340 mm shells or 9.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 6.2 ft / 1.9 m
Roll period: 17.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 55 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.56
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.02

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.577
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.45 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 31.94 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 54
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6.00 ft / 1.83 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 32.00 ft / 9.75 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Mid (50 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Stern: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Average freeboard: 25.72 ft / 7.84 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 85.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 191.0 %
Waterplane Area: 57,803 Square feet or 5,370 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 118 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 189 lbs/sq ft or 920 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.61
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

The following design was laid down, but within three months of keel-laying, with less than 1,500 tons added, construction stopped and the existing keel was modified to serve as the keel of a battlecruiser.

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[SIZE=3]Almirante Blanco Encalada, Canadian Vickers B40, Export Battleship laid down 1940[/SIZE]

Displacement:
43,100 t light; 45,550 t standard; 49,150 t normal; 52,030 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
809.62 ft / 803.81 ft x 108.00 ft x 30.00 ft (normal load)
246.77 m / 245.00 m x 32.92 m x 9.14 m

Armament:
12 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (4x3 guns), 2,039.28lbs / 925.00kg shells, 1940 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
20 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (10x2 guns), 67.11lbs / 30.44kg shells, 1940 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns (6x2 guns), 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1940 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
32 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (8x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1940 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1940 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 26,044 lbs / 11,813 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 100

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 16.0" / 406 mm 490.00 ft / 149.35 m 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 94 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.36" / 60 mm 490.00 ft / 149.35 m 28.00 ft / 8.53 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 16.0" / 406 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 12.0" / 305 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm

- Armour deck: 5.51" / 140 mm, Conning tower: 3.00" / 76 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 116,097 shp / 86,609 Kw = 28.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 6,480 tons

Complement:
1,649 - 2,145

Cost:
£25.407 million / $101.627 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,728 tons, 5.5 %
Armour: 17,114 tons, 34.8 %
- Belts: 4,800 tons, 9.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,199 tons, 2.4 %
- Armament: 3,883 tons, 7.9 %
- Armour Deck: 7,145 tons, 14.5 %
- Conning Tower: 87 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 3,104 tons, 6.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 19,954 tons, 40.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,050 tons, 12.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 0.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
77,000 lbs / 34,927 Kg = 45.6 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 12.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 6.9 ft / 2.1 m
Roll period: 17.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.86
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.19

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.661
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.44 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 32.58 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
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: 33.00 ft / 10.06 m
- Forecastle (40 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Mid (75 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Stern: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Average freeboard: 23.76 ft / 7.24 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 78.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 178.1 %
Waterplane Area: 70,067 Square feet or 6,509 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 108 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 216 lbs/sq ft or 1,056 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.21
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent