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Monday, September 26th 2011, 4:07am

Retired Ships

The following ships have left Irish service.

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Monday, September 26th 2011, 4:11am

Aisling-class light minesweepers

[SIZE=3]SF/LF-164t, Irish Subchaser/Light Minesweeper laid down 1936[/SIZE]
The eight Aisling-class light minesweepers were traded to Britain in early 1941 for Army equipment.

Displacement:
148 t light; 153 t standard; 164 t normal; 173 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
145.53 ft / 134.51 ft x 19.36 ft x 5.58 ft (normal load)
44.36 m / 41.00 m x 5.90 m x 1.70 m

Armament:
1 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1936 Model
Anti-aircraft gun in deck mount
on centreline forward
2 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1936 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
1 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1936 Model
Anti-aircraft gun in deck mount
on centreline aft
Weight of broadside 3 lbs / 1 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 650

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.50" / 13 mm 0.50" / 13 mm -
2nd: 0.50" / 13 mm - -

- Conning tower: 0.50" / 13 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 1,514 shp / 1,129 Kw = 19.00 kts
Range 2,500nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 19 tons

Complement:
22 - 29

Cost:
£0.060 million / $0.241 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.2 %
Armour: 1 tons, 0.6 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 1 tons, 0.4 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 42 tons, 25.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 85 tons, 51.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 15 tons, 9.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 20 tons, 12.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
310 lbs / 141 Kg = 158.8 x 1.6 " / 40 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
Metacentric height 0.5 ft / 0.2 m
Roll period: 11.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 55 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.02
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.63

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.395
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.95 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 11.60 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 66 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 34
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 40.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
- Mid (50 %): 9.02 ft / 2.75 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 8.20 ft / 2.50 m
- Stern: 8.20 ft / 2.50 m
- Average freeboard: 9.75 ft / 2.97 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 100.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 129.7 %
Waterplane Area: 1,598 Square feet or 148 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 151 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 24 lbs/sq ft or 118 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.77
- Longitudinal: 10.01
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Breakdown of Weights:
-20t for depth charges (LF-class)
-20t for minesweeping gear (SF-class)

Vessels in class:
In Minesweeper configuration
- LÉ Aisling (SF-1) (sold to Britain 1941)
- LÉ Emer (SF-2) (sold to Britain 1941)
- LÉ Fola (SF-3) (sold to Britain 1941)
- LÉ Banba (SF-4) (sold to Britain 1941)
- LÉ Maeve (SF-5) (sold to Britain 1941)
- LÉ Cliona (SF-6) (sold to Britain 1941)
- LÉ Fand (SF-7) (sold to Britain 1941)
- LÉ Ness (SF-8) (sold to Britain 1941)

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Monday, September 26th 2011, 4:17am

Deirdre-class fisheries patrol sloop

[SIZE=3]Deirdre, Irish Fisheries Patrol Sloop laid down 1936[/SIZE]
In 1941, the Irish government determined that only two fisheries patrol ships were necessary due to the growth of the Irish Naval Service's other branches, and sold the Dierdre and Eithne to Great Britain in exchange for surplus army equipment. Aoife and Niamh remain in service.

Displacement:
473 t light; 493 t standard; 620 t normal; 722 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
229.19 ft / 223.00 ft x 32.00 ft x 8.00 ft (normal load)
69.86 m / 67.97 m x 9.75 m x 2.44 m

Armament:
2 - 3.70" / 94.0 mm guns (1x2 guns), 25.33lbs / 11.49kg shells, 1936 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mount
on centreline forward
4 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1936 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline, evenly spread, all raised mounts
4 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns (2x2 guns), 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1936 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 52 lbs / 24 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.57" / 40 mm 0.79" / 20 mm -
2nd: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
3rd: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -

- Conning tower: 0.79" / 20 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 4,023 shp / 3,001 Kw = 22.00 kts
Range 6,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 229 tons

Complement:
61 - 80

Cost:
£0.199 million / $0.797 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 6 tons, 1.0 %
Armour: 7 tons, 1.2 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 6 tons, 1.0 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 1 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 113 tons, 18.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 316 tons, 51.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 147 tons, 23.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 30 tons, 4.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
1,731 lbs / 785 Kg = 68.3 x 3.7 " / 94 mm shells or 0.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.24
Metacentric height 1.3 ft / 0.4 m
Roll period: 11.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.07
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.62

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.380
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.97 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 17.93 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 60 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 43
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: 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Mid (50 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Stern: 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Average freeboard: 13.32 ft / 4.06 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 73.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 183.2 %
Waterplane Area: 4,514 Square feet or 419 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 197 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 40 lbs/sq ft or 195 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.83
- Longitudinal: 5.28
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Breakdown of Weights:
20 tons for Depth Charges (war load)
10 tons for Hydrophones

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Monday, September 26th 2011, 5:03am

[SIZE=3]H-boat (Group Three), British-built Irish Submarine laid down 1918[/SIZE]

Displacement:
398 t light; 407 t standard; 423 t normal; 436 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
171.00 ft / 171.00 ft x 15.33 ft x 10.20 ft (normal load)
52.12 m / 52.12 m x 4.67 m x 3.11 m

Armament:
1 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns in single mounts, 5.65lbs / 2.56kg shells, 1918 Model
Breech loading gun in deck mount
on centreline forward
2 - 0.30" / 7.6 mm guns in single mounts, 0.01lbs / 0.00kg shells, 1918 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 6 lbs / 3 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
4 - 18.0" / 457.2 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion generators plus batteries,
Electric motors, 1 shaft, 362 shp / 270 Kw = 11.50 kts
Range 2,985nm at 7.50 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 29 tons

Complement:
46 - 60

Cost:
£0.033 million / $0.131 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 13 tons, 3.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 300 tons, 70.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 25 tons, 5.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 85 tons, 20.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
288 lbs / 131 Kg = 50.9 x 2.2 " / 57 mm shells or 0.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
Metacentric height 0.4 ft / 0.1 m
Roll period: 10.8 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: 0.554
Length to Beam Ratio: 11.15 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 13.08 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 33 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
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): 76.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 0.0 %
Waterplane Area: 1,782 Square feet or 166 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 362 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 108 lbs/sq ft or 528 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 5.11
- Longitudinal: 2.14
- Overall: 2.66
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is extremely poor

Performance:
Operational Diving Depth: 66 feet
Emergency Diving Depth: 425.6 feet
Crush Depth: 665 feet

Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weights:
N/A

Ships in Class:
- LÉ Bradán Feasa (FO-1) - Built 1918, acquired 1937
- LÉ Pooka (FO-2) - Built 1918, acquired 1937
- LÉ Selkie (FO-3) - Built 1918, acquired 1937
- LÉ Sheevra (FO-4) - Built 1918, acquired 1937
- LÉ Cat Sith (FO-5) - Built 1918, acquired 1937

All boats sold to Turkey between 1939 and 1940.

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Wednesday, July 25th 2012, 3:20am


[SIZE=1]Drawing originally by thesmilingassassin and modified heavily by me.[/SIZE]

This is my sim of the "original" S-class destroyer - there is no SS file that I know of for an S-class; it breaks some of the gentleman's rules but it was the only way I could get the stats to fit the known starting tonnage.

Quoted

[SIZE=3]S-class Destroyer, British Destroyer laid down 1917[/SIZE]

Displacement:
964 t light; 993 t standard; 1,075 t normal; 1,141 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
280.06 ft / 276.00 ft x 26.75 ft x 10.80 ft (normal load)
85.36 m / 84.12 m x 8.15 m x 3.29 m

Armament:
3 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1917 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on centreline, evenly spread
Aft Main mounts separated by engine room
1 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1917 Model
Quick firing gun in deck mount
on side amidships
4 - 0.30" / 7.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.01lbs / 0.00kg shells, 1917 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 98 lbs / 44 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
4 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 32,896 shp / 24,540 Kw = 34.00 kts
Range 5,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 147 tons

Complement:
93 - 122

Cost:
£0.238 million / $0.951 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 12 tons, 1.1 %
Machinery: 620 tons, 57.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 331 tons, 30.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 112 tons, 10.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
243 lbs / 110 Kg = 7.6 x 4.0 " / 102 mm shells or 0.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.13
Metacentric height 0.9 ft / 0.3 m
Roll period: 12.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.21
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 0.92

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.472
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.32 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 18.98 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 75 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 76
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Forecastle (25 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m (13.00 ft / 3.96 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Stern: 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Average freeboard: 15.05 ft / 4.59 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 194.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 83.2 %
Waterplane Area: 4,986 Square feet or 463 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 43 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 27 lbs/sq ft or 132 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.47
- Longitudinal: 4.41
- Overall: 0.59
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
Poor seaboat, wet and uncomfortable, reduced performance in heavy weather



Quoted

[SIZE=3]Contae-class Conversion, Irish Destroyer Escort laid down 1917 (Engine 1937)[/SIZE]

Displacement:
879 t light; 925 t standard; 1,075 t normal; 1,196 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
280.06 ft / 276.00 ft x 26.75 ft x 10.80 ft (normal load)
85.36 m / 84.12 m x 8.15 m x 3.29 m

Armament:
6 - 3.70" / 94.0 mm guns (3x2 guns), 25.33lbs / 11.49kg shells, 1937 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on centreline, evenly spread
Aft Main mounts separated by engine room
2 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (1x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mount
on centreline forward, all raised guns - superfiring
4 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all aft, all raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 0.30" / 7.7 mm guns (2x2 guns), 0.01lbs / 0.01kg shells, 1937 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 164 lbs / 74 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250
4 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.59" / 15 mm 0.59" -

- Conning tower: 0.79" / 20 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 19,266 shp / 14,372 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 5,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 271 tons

Complement:
93 - 122

Cost:
£0.206 million / $0.823 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 20 tons, 1.9 %
Armour: 18 tons, 1.7 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 16 tons, 1.5 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 2 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 466 tons, 43.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 345 tons, 32.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 196 tons, 18.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 30 tons, 2.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
422 lbs / 191 Kg = 16.7 x 3.7 " / 94 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.24
Metacentric height 1.0 ft / 0.3 m
Roll period: 11.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.32
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.31

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.472
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.32 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 18.98 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 69 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 53
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Forecastle (25 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m (13.00 ft / 3.96 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Stern: 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Average freeboard: 15.05 ft / 4.59 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 158.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 83.2 %
Waterplane Area: 4,986 Square feet or 463 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 84 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 28 lbs/sq ft or 137 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.53
- Longitudinal: 4.45
- Overall: 0.65
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
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily


[SIZE=3]Ships in class:[/SIZE]
- LÉ Contae Dhún na nGall / County Donegal (S5) - ex HMS Shamrock - Scrapped
- LÉ Contae Laoise / County Laois (S6) - ex HMS Shikarl - Scrapped
- LÉ Contae Loch Garman / County Wexford (S7) - ex HMS Sesame - Scrapped
- LÉ Contae an Chabháin / County Cavan (S8) - ex HMS Sikh - Scrapped

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Thursday, May 23rd 2013, 7:42pm

Gunboat Muirchu

[SIZE=3]Muirchu, Irish Gunboat laid down 1908 [/SIZE]

Displacement:
284 t light; 292 t standard; 323 t normal; 348 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
182.00 ft / 170.00 ft x 24.00 ft x 7.00 ft (normal load)
55.47 m / 51.82 m x 7.32 m x 2.13 m

Armament:
1 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1908 Model
Breech loading gun in deck mount
on centreline forward
4 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1908 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
Weight of broadside 14 lbs / 6 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.75" / 19 mm 0.50" / 13 mm -
2nd: 0.50" / 13 mm - -

- Conning tower: 0.75" / 19 mm

Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 1,305 ihp / 974 Kw = 17.00 kts
Range 2,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 57 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
37 - 49

Cost:
£0.028 million / $0.112 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2 tons, 0.5 %
Armour: 2 tons, 0.7 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 1 tons, 0.4 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 1 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 119 tons, 36.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 141 tons, 43.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 39 tons, 12.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 20 tons, 6.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
330 lbs / 150 Kg = 24.5 x 3.0 " / 76 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.30
Metacentric height 0.9 ft / 0.3 m
Roll period: 10.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 74 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.04
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.396
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.08 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 13.04 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 37
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m (9.13 ft / 2.78 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 9.13 ft / 2.78 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 9.13 ft / 2.78 m
- Stern: 9.13 ft / 2.78 m
- Average freeboard: 10.66 ft / 3.25 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 129.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 117.8 %
Waterplane Area: 2,506 Square feet or 233 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 118 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 29 lbs/sq ft or 141 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.83
- Longitudinal: 5.79
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Notes: Static training ship in Cobh. Scrapped late 1943.