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Thursday, February 24th 2011, 6:02am

French Never-Weres

Summary

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Thursday, February 24th 2011, 6:02am

Téméraire-class, French Croiseur de bataille laid down 1938

Displacement:
19,369 t light; 20,292 t standard; 23,693 t normal; 26,415 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
722.43 ft / 705.38 ft x 68.08 ft (Bulges 73.00 ft) x 27.07 ft (normal load)
220.20 m / 215.00 m x 20.75 m (Bulges 22.25 m) x 8.25 m

Armament:
9 - 9.45" / 240 mm guns (3x3 guns), 551.16lbs / 250.00kg shells, 1938 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
12 - 4.72" / 120 mm guns (6x2 guns), 52.72lbs / 23.91kg shells, 1938 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (6x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1938 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (4x6 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1938 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 5,622 lbs / 2,550 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 140

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 6.89" / 175 mm 528.22 ft / 161.00 m 10.66 ft / 3.25 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 115 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
0.98" / 25 mm 528.22 ft / 161.00 m 26.25 ft / 8.00 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 9.84" / 250 mm 5.98" / 152 mm 7.87" / 200 mm
2nd: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm
3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm - -
4th: 0.98" / 25 mm - -

- Armour deck: 3.35" / 85 mm, Conning tower: 9.84" / 250 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 155,994 shp / 116,372 Kw = 34.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 6,123 tons

Complement:
954 - 1,241

Cost:
£9.830 million / $39.320 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 557 tons, 2.4 %
Armour: 5,721 tons, 24.1 %
- Belts: 1,584 tons, 6.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 505 tons, 2.1 %
- Armament: 1,202 tons, 5.1 %
- Armour Deck: 2,255 tons, 9.5 %
- Conning Tower: 175 tons, 0.7 %
Machinery: 4,271 tons, 18.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 8,639 tons, 36.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,325 tons, 18.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 180 tons, 0.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
33,032 lbs / 14,983 Kg = 78.3 x 9.4 " / 240 mm shells or 4.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 3.5 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 16.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 53 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.77
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.08

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.595
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.66 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 30.09 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 59 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 49
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- Mid (50 %): 23.62 ft / 7.20 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 23.62 ft / 7.20 m
- Stern: 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- Average freeboard: 24.88 ft / 7.58 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 111.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 176.2 %
Waterplane Area: 36,430 Square feet or 3,384 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 125 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 140 lbs/sq ft or 685 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.53
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

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Saturday, February 11th 2012, 10:06am

Chasseur class, French Escorteur d'Escadre, laid down 1942
The Chasseur was originally intended to mount the highly-regarded 10cm dual-purpose gun in four twin turrets, with the fastest speed deemed practicable. The hull design was based on the Le Fantasque and Surcouf class ships. However, concerns over relatively high cost led the Marine Nationale to favor the smaller, more versatile Cimeterre class.

Displacement:
2,612 t light; 2,787 t standard; 3,180 t normal; 3,494 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
442.91 ft / 442.91 ft x 41.01 ft x 13.62 ft (normal load)
135.00 m / 135.00 m x 12.50 m x 4.15 m

Armament:
8 - 3.94" / 100 mm guns (4x2 guns), 35.27lbs / 16.00kg shells, 1942 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (2x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1942 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
6 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1942 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 298 lbs / 135 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 650
12 - 21.7" / 550 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm
3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.79" / 20 mm -

- Conning tower: 2.36" / 60 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 63,023 shp / 47,015 Kw = 36.00 kts
Range 4,700nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 706 tons

Complement:
211 - 275

Cost:
£2.169 million / $8.676 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 39 tons, 1.2 %
Armour: 42 tons, 1.3 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 31 tons, 1.0 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 11 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 1,550 tons, 48.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 872 tons, 27.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 567 tons, 17.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 110 tons, 3.5 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
886 lbs / 402 Kg = 29.0 x 3.9 " / 100 mm shells or 0.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.25
Metacentric height 2.0 ft / 0.6 m
Roll period: 12.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.30
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.07

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.450
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.80 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24.02 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 66 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 66
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: 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- Forecastle (25 %): 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- Mid (49 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m (11.48 ft / 3.50 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
- Stern: 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
- Average freeboard: 17.81 ft / 5.43 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 173.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 88.3 %
Waterplane Area: 12,035 Square feet or 1,118 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 85 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 38 lbs/sq ft or 187 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 1.47
- Overall: 0.55
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

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Thursday, March 8th 2012, 11:40pm

De Grasse-class, French CL rebuilt as Floatplane-Carrying Cruiser laid down 1919 (Engine 1940)
Conversion planned for 1942-1943; cancelled in favor of destroyer construction.

Displacement:
7,662 t light; 7,940 t standard; 8,869 t normal; 9,612 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
572.90 ft / 551.18 ft x 55.77 ft x 22.97 ft (normal load)
174.62 m / 168.00 m x 17.00 m x 7.00 m

Armament:
4 - 5.43" / 138 mm guns (2x2 guns), 80.19lbs / 36.37kg shells, 1940 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline, all forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
8 - 3.54" / 90.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 22.24lbs / 10.09kg shells, 1940 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1940 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 530 lbs / 240 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 300

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.54" / 90 mm 380.58 ft / 116.00 m 8.96 ft / 2.73 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 106 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4.72" / 120 mm 1.18" / 30 mm 2.36" / 60 mm
2nd: 0.79" / 20 mm - -

- Armour deck: 1.97" / 50 mm, Conning tower: 4.72" / 120 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 89,198 shp / 66,541 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 8,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,673 tons

Complement:
456 - 594

Cost:
£1.458 million / $5.832 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 79 tons, 0.9 %
Armour: 1,295 tons, 14.6 %
- Belts: 497 tons, 5.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 46 tons, 0.5 %
- Armour Deck: 708 tons, 8.0 %
- Conning Tower: 44 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 2,385 tons, 26.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,154 tons, 35.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,207 tons, 13.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 750 tons, 8.5 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
9,001 lbs / 4,083 Kg = 112.2 x 5.4 " / 138 mm shells or 1.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 2.5 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 14.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.18
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.06

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.440
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.88 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23.48 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 56
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Mid (50 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Stern: 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Average freeboard: 18.77 ft / 5.72 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 104.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 142.5 %
Waterplane Area: 19,448 Square feet or 1,807 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 119 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 94 lbs/sq ft or 458 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.70
- Overall: 1.04
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weights:
650 tons for floatplane support facilities, catapults, etc
100 tons radar etc.

Ships in Class:
- Georges Leygues
- Jean de Vienne
- Ernest Renan
- Jules Michelet

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Tuesday, April 24th 2012, 9:52pm

Sông HÓng, Indochinese Coast Defense Ship laid down 1942
Two coast defense ships were proposed in 1942 for the Indochinese Patrouille Navale. The ships were intended to reuse the turrets removed from the French heavy cruiser Suffren. However, no money was available for these ships, and experts in the Marine Nationale questioned their strategic usefulness.

Displacement:
2,247 t light; 2,384 t standard; 2,704 t normal; 2,960 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
267.82 ft / 262.47 ft x 47.57 ft x 13.78 ft (normal load)
81.63 m / 80.00 m x 14.50 m x 4.20 m

Armament:
4 - 7.87" / 200 mm guns (2x2 guns), 286.60lbs / 130.00kg shells, 1921 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
4 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm guns in single mounts, 12.87lbs / 5.84kg shells, 1942 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
8 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1942 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1,213 lbs / 550 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.95" / 75 mm 180.45 ft / 55.00 m 8.86 ft / 2.70 m
Ends: 1.18" / 30 mm 65.62 ft / 20.00 m 8.86 ft / 2.70 m
16.40 ft / 5.00 m Unarmoured ends
Main Belt covers 106 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 5.51" / 140 mm 3.15" / 80 mm 3.94" / 100 mm
2nd: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
3rd: 0.20" / 5 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.36" / 60 mm, Conning tower: 5.51" / 140 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion generators,
Electric motors, 2 shafts, 4,886 shp / 3,645 Kw = 17.30 kts
Range 4,500nm at 16.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 576 tons

Complement:
186 - 243

Cost:
£1.311 million / $5.246 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 130 tons, 4.8 %
Armour: 793 tons, 29.3 %
- Belts: 231 tons, 8.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 158 tons, 5.8 %
- Armour Deck: 381 tons, 14.1 %
- Conning Tower: 23 tons, 0.9 %
Machinery: 128 tons, 4.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,036 tons, 38.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 457 tons, 16.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 160 tons, 5.9 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
4,720 lbs / 2,141 Kg = 19.3 x 7.9 " / 200 mm shells or 1.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
Metacentric height 2.1 ft / 0.6 m
Roll period: 13.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.48
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.21

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.52 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 16.20 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.46 ft / 0.75 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 15.09 ft / 4.60 m
- Mid (50 %): 14.11 ft / 4.30 m (6.56 ft / 2.00 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
- Stern: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
- Average freeboard: 10.78 ft / 3.29 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 59.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 91.7 %
Waterplane Area: 8,714 Square feet or 810 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 120 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 85 lbs/sq ft or 414 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.90
- Longitudinal: 2.48
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

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Wednesday, September 6th 2017, 9:42pm

Design 46EC Version 2, French Experimental Cruiser designed in 1946
The Design 46EC was an experimental vessel designed to evaluate a proposed new type of armament. Although the size of a large destroyer, Design 46EC would be equipped with four (later reduced to three) large single turrets with an automatic 20cm/L55 gun designed to fire at a rate of twelve rounds per minute. In theory, this would allow destroyer-sized ships to overpower their opposition at extremely long ranges and quickly disable them with high-caliber hits, finishing them off before getting into range of the enemy guns.

A single 20cm automatic mounting was trialed in the early 1940s, and a degree of success was achieved. The 20cm/L55 automatic gun eventually went into service in triple turrets aboard the Suffren-class cruisers, where they were a satisfactory success, achieving a reliable eight to nine rounds per minute rate of fire.

However, detail blueprints of Design 46EC demonstrated that the topweight of the turrets presented a significant problem. Although one of the aft turrets was deleted from the design, this reduced the expected efficiency against enemy vessels. Concerns also rose about the effects that firing vibrations would cause upon the lightly-built barbettes. Finally, it became clear that the 20cm guns had no capability to fire as dual-purpose anti-aircraft guns (particularly beyond their maximum elevation of 45 degrees), and in December of 1946, the Marine Nationale decided to cancel plans to build a testbed ship.

Displacement:
4,000 t light; 4,199 t standard; 4,975 t normal; 5,596 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
501.68 ft / 492.13 ft x 49.54 ft x 15.75 ft (normal load)
152.91 m / 150.00 m x 15.10 m x 4.80 m

Armament:
3 - 7.87" / 200 mm guns in single mounts, 286.60lbs / 130.00kg shells, 1946 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount
8 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 6.61lbs / 3.00kg shells, 1946 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
16 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1946 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 917 lbs / 416 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 190

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
2nd: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.20" / 5 mm 0.20" / 5 mm
3rd: 0.59" / 15 mm - -

- Conning tower: 1.97" / 50 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines plus diesel motors,
Electric motors, 2 shafts, 63,377 shp / 47,279 Kw = 34.00 kts
Range 7,500nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,397 tons

Complement:
296 - 385

Cost:
£3.262 million / $13.046 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 117 tons, 2.4 %
Armour: 65 tons, 1.3 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 52 tons, 1.1 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 12 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 1,583 tons, 31.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,905 tons, 38.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 975 tons, 19.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 330 tons, 6.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
3,382 lbs / 1,534 Kg = 13.9 x 7.9 " / 200 mm shells or 0.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.13
Metacentric height 2.2 ft / 0.7 m
Roll period: 14.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.59
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.21

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.454
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.93 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 25.48 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 62 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- Forecastle (25 %): 24.61 ft / 7.50 m
- Mid (50 %): 22.97 ft / 7.00 m (15.75 ft / 4.80 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 15.75 ft / 4.80 m
- Stern: 15.75 ft / 4.80 m
- Average freeboard: 20.14 ft / 6.14 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 128.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 199.1 %
Waterplane Area: 16,202 Square feet or 1,505 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 111 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 66 lbs/sq ft or 322 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.69
- Longitudinal: 1.98
- Overall: 0.77
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Each single 20cm auto turret weighs 45 tons in Springsharp. 45

Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weight:
- 45 tons for A turret automation
- 45 tons for B turret automation
- 45 tons for X turret automation
135 tons total, 195 tons remaining