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[SIZE=3]Balgarski Lav, Bulgarian Clipper laid down 1938[/SIZE]
Displacement:
971 t light; 1,005 t standard; 1,470 t normal; 1,843 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
278.46 ft / 250.00 ft x 34.50 ft x 15.70 ft (normal load)
84.87 m / 76.20 m x 10.52 m x 4.79 m
Length with bowsprit: 300 feet
Armament:
1 - 3.46" / 88.0 mm guns in single mounts, 20.79lbs / 9.43kg shells, 1939 Model
Anti-aircraft gun in deck mount
on centreline forward
2 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1939 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
4 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1939 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 26 lbs / 12 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250
Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 1 shaft, 1,835 shp / 1,369 Kw = 15.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 838 tons
Sails:
Square-rigged ship; 3 masts
2200 m² of canvas
17-18 knots at maximum sailing performance
Complement:
118 - 154
Cost:
£0.254 million / $1.016 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 3 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 50 tons, 3.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 718 tons, 48.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 499 tons, 33.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 13.6 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
5,795 lbs / 2,629 Kg = 278.7 x 3.5 " / 88 mm shells or 3.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.14
Metacentric height 1.3 ft / 0.4 m
Roll period: 12.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.02
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, raised quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.380
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.25 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 15.81 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 37 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 25
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 40.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m (12.00 ft / 3.66 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
- Quarterdeck (35 %): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m (12.00 ft / 3.66 m before break)
- Stern: 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Average freeboard: 16.09 ft / 4.90 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 29.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 96.1 %
Waterplane Area: 4,962 Square feet or 461 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 452 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 61 lbs/sq ft or 300 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.17
- Longitudinal: 9.70
- Overall: 1.44
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weights:
- 200 tons for masts and sails
Notes:
- Armament for training and self-defense purposes only.
- Ballast partially simmed as fuel. Actual engine range is 2,000 nm at 15 knots
- Ship is based off the Dutch sail-training clipper Stad Amsterdam
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