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Summary:
- SS-01 Caspian Sea Monster

[SIZE=3]Caspian Sea Monster, Azeri (ex-Latvian) Submarine laid down 1932[/SIZE]

Displacement:
300 t light; 310 t standard; 328 t normal; 342 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
141.08 ft / 141.08 ft x 15.75 ft x 11.48 ft (normal load)
43.00 m / 43.00 m x 4.80 m x 3.50 m

Armament:
1 - 2.99" / 76.0 mm guns in single mounts, 15.43lbs / 7.00kg shells, 1932 Model
Quick firing gun in a deck mount with hoist
on centreline forward
1 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1932 Model
Anti-aircraft gun in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline, all aft
1 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1932 Model
Machine gun in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 17 lbs / 8 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 300
4 - 20.9" / 530 mm above water torpedoes, 4 - 20.9" / 530 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion generators plus batteries,
Electric motors, 1 shaft, 887 shp / 661 Kw = 15.00 kts
Range 2,500nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 33 tons

Complement:
19 - 25

Cost:
£0.072 million / $0.286 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2 tons, 0.6 %
Machinery: 26 tons, 8.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 187 tons, 57.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 28 tons, 8.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 85 tons, 25.9 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
29 lbs / 13 Kg = 2.1 x 3.0 " / 76 mm shells or 0.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.03
Metacentric height 0.3 ft / 0.1 m
Roll period: 11.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 0 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 0.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.450
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.96 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 11.88 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 25
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: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Mid (50 %): 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Stern: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Average freeboard: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 241.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 0.0 %
Waterplane Area: 1,350 Square feet or 125 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 215 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 82 lbs/sq ft or 401 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 3.31
- Longitudinal: 3.13
- Overall: 3.17
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is extremely poor
Room for accommodation and workspaces is extremely poor
Ship has quick, lively roll, not a steady gun platform

Diving:
Normal Operation Depth: 317 feet
Emergancy Depth: 571 feet
Crush Depth: 793 feet