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Tuesday, April 19th 2011, 1:05pm

Motor Minesweeper Project




Motor Minesweeper laid down 1941

Displacement: 133 t light; 137 t standard; 150 t normal; 161 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught

125.23 ft / 118.11 ft x 18.70 ft x 5.12 ft (normal load) [38.17 m / 36.00 m x 5.70 m x 1.56 m]

Armament:

2 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.48lbs / 0.22kg shells, 1941 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 1 lbs / 0 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 500

Armour:

Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

Machinery:

Diesel Internal combustion motors, Geared drive, 3 shafts, 790 shp / 589 Kw = 16.00 kts
Range 2,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 24 tons

Complement: 20 - 27

Cost: £0.048 million / $0.190 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:

Armament: 0 tons, 0.1 %
Armour: 0 tons, 0.1 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 0 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 21 tons, 13.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 62 tons, 41.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 17 tons, 11.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 33.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:

Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 330 lbs / 150 Kg = 692.6 x 1.0 " / 25 mm shells or 0.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
Metacentric height 0.5 ft / 0.1 m
Roll period: 11.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 41 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.01
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.13

Hull form characteristics:

Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.464
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.32 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 10.87 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 64 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 30
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 18.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 11.81 ft / 3.60 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 11.81 ft / 3.60 m
- Mid (30 %): 11.81 ft / 3.60 m
- Quarterdeck (40 %): 4.92 ft / 1.50 m
- Stern: 4.92 ft / 1.50 m
- Average freeboard: 8.02 ft / 2.45 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:

Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 82.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 125.3 %
Waterplane Area: 1,425 Square feet or 132 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 161 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 24 lbs/sq ft or 115 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.82
- Longitudinal: 6.02
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weight

50 tons reserved for minesweeping gear, paravanes, etc.

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Tuesday, April 19th 2011, 2:28pm

Thief !!!!

You have stolen my ship !!!!! :D :D

It's my FUSHUN - Class ;)



Fushun - Class
Coastal Minesweeper

Displacement:
113 t light; 119 t standard; 127 t normal; 134 t full load

Dimensions:
Length overall / water x beam x draught
124.77 ft / 120.73 ft x 18.77 ft x 4.92 ft (normal load)
38.03 m / 36.80 m x 5.72 m x 1.50 m

Armament:
2 - 1.77" / 45.0 mm guns in single mounts, 2.78lbs / 1.26kg shells, 1938 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns (1x2 guns), 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1938 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mount
on centreline amidships, all raised guns - superfiring
Weight of broadside 6 lbs / 3 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 1,000

Armour:
- Conning tower: 0.31" / 8 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 3 shafts, 575 shp / 429 Kw = 16.20 kts
Range 2,500nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 15 tons

Complement:
18 - 24

Cost:
£0.038 million / $0.153 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1 tons, 0.6%
Armour: 0 tons, 0.1%
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0%
- Armament: 0 tons, 0.0%
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0%
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.1%
Machinery: 16 tons, 12.4%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 62 tons, 48.4%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 14 tons, 11.1%
Miscellaneous weights: 35 tons, 27.5%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
318 lbs / 144 Kg = 114.4 x 1.8 " / 45 mm shells or 0.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
Metacentric height 0.5 ft / 0.1 m
Roll period: 11.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.04
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.73

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.400
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.43 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 13.25 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 61 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 29
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: 11.09 ft / 3.38 m
- Forecastle (20%): 10.50 ft / 3.20 m
- Mid (50%): 10.50 ft / 3.20 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: 8.58 ft / 2.61 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 77.3%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 128.3%
Waterplane Area: 1,447 Square feet or 134 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 176%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 22 lbs/sq ft or 109 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.79
- Longitudinal: 7.85
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

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Tuesday, April 19th 2011, 3:47pm

Oh My! Convergent Evolution...

It certainly wasn't deliberate. ?(

I had found a drawing of a Soviet T.301 class motor minesweeper that I was able to clean up and tried doing a backsim from the T.301 class dimensions.

Please accept my apologies for my ignorance.

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Tuesday, April 19th 2011, 4:56pm

It's okay ....

no problem ....

May be i can use your picture ??!?!?! So your work wasn't for the Dustbin :D

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Tuesday, April 19th 2011, 4:59pm

RE: It's okay ....

Quoted

Originally posted by parador
no problem ....

May be i can use your picture ??!?!?! So your work wasn't for the Dustbin :D



Please feel free to do so!

And the work is not in vain; I've been doing these projects to better learn to Springsharp, and to generate some comments on design theory. It has been enlightening.