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[SIZE=3]Françoise Massard, French Merchant Liner laid down 1940[/SIZE]

Displacement:
8,966 t light; 9,231 t standard; 13,248 t normal; 16,462 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
562.55 ft / 541.34 ft x 64.30 ft x 22.97 ft (normal load)
171.47 m / 165.00 m x 19.60 m x 7.00 m

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 12,010 shp / 8,960 Kw = 18.00 kts
Range 30,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 7,231 tons

Complement:
616 - 802

Cost:
£2.153 million / $8.611 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 321 tons, 2.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,445 tons, 26.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,282 tons, 32.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 5,200 tons, 39.3 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
28,144 lbs / 12,766 Kg = 260.6 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 3.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 3.1 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 15.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.580
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.42 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23.27 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 33 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 26
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 30.18 ft / 9.20 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 28.71 ft / 8.75 m (21.33 ft / 6.50 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 20.34 ft / 6.20 m
- Stern: 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- Average freeboard: 22.26 ft / 6.79 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 51.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 156.4 %
Waterplane Area: 24,987 Square feet or 2,321 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 227 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 84 lbs/sq ft or 412 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.60
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

Ships in Class:
- Françoise Massard
- Louis Lumiere
- Laennec
- Charles Tellier
- Jean-Claude Lanéry
- Lavoisier
- Meinam (cargo version)
- Guy Mien (cargo version)

[SIZE=1]Thanks to Alex for the image![/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]Cambrone, French Freighter laid down 1940[/SIZE]

Displacement:
7,823 t light; 8,133 t standard; 15,496 t normal; 21,386 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
506.38 ft / 490.00 ft x 59.00 ft x 28.00 ft (normal load)
154.34 m / 149.35 m x 17.98 m x 8.53 m

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 1 shaft, 11,020 shp / 8,221 Kw = 17.00 kts
Range 50,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 13,253 tons

Complement:
693 - 902

Cost:
£1.890 million / $7.561 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 295 tons, 1.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,953 tons, 19.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 7,673 tons, 49.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 4,575 tons, 29.5 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
32,358 lbs / 14,677 Kg = 299.6 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 4.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 2.7 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 15.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.77

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, raised quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.670
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.31 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22.14 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 36 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 34
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 30.50 ft / 9.30 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m (14.00 ft / 4.27 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 18.50 ft / 5.64 m (14.00 ft / 4.27 m before break)
- Stern: 26.50 ft / 8.08 m
- Average freeboard: 17.32 ft / 5.28 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 39.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 85.8 %
Waterplane Area: 22,306 Square feet or 2,072 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 300 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 81 lbs/sq ft or 394 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.39
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

[SIZE=3]SS Victor Hugo, French Merchant Ship laid down 1941[/SIZE]

Displacement:
2,866 t light; 2,969 t standard; 5,171 t normal; 6,932 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
305.31 ft / 295.28 ft x 47.90 ft x 21.33 ft (normal load)
93.06 m / 90.00 m x 14.60 m x 6.50 m

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Geared drive, 1 shaft, 939 ihp / 700 Kw = 10.00 kts
Range 59,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,963 tons

Complement:
304 - 396

Cost:
£0.665 million / $2.658 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 52 tons, 1.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,014 tons, 19.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,305 tons, 44.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 1,800 tons, 34.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
10,572 lbs / 4,796 Kg = 97.9 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 2.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
Metacentric height 2.0 ft / 0.6 m
Roll period: 14.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, raised quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.600
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.16 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 17.18 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 25 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 25
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 18.04 ft / 5.50 m (11.48 ft / 3.50 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 17.22 ft / 5.25 m (11.48 ft / 3.50 m before break)
- Stern: 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Average freeboard: 13.85 ft / 4.22 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 42.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 72.8 %
Waterplane Area: 10,119 Square feet or 940 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 272 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 61 lbs/sq ft or 296 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 2.37
- Overall: 1.01
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

Notes:
3140 tons of bunker fuel simmed as low-stowed cargo/ballast. Actual Range is 15,000nm at 10.00 kts (Bunker at max displacement = 823 tons)