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[SIZE=3]Ste. Helene, French Refrigerator Ship laid down 1942[/SIZE]

Displacement:
3,689 t light; 3,832 t standard; 7,192 t normal; 9,879 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
414.73 ft / 410.11 ft x 52.49 ft x 18.04 ft (normal load)
126.41 m / 125.00 m x 16.00 m x 5.50 m

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 8,953 shp / 6,679 Kw = 18.00 kts
Range 22,000nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 6,047 tons

Complement:
389 - 507

Cost:
£1.030 million / $4.120 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 234 tons, 3.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,655 tons, 23.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,503 tons, 48.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 1,800 tons, 25.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
19,271 lbs / 8,741 Kg = 178.4 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 3.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.24
Metacentric height 2.8 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 13.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 81 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.93

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.650
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.84 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20.25 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 43 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 42
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: 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 21.65 ft / 6.60 m (14.76 ft / 4.50 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Stern: 13.78 ft / 4.20 m
- Average freeboard: 15.49 ft / 4.72 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 39.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 109.0 %
Waterplane Area: 16,492 Square feet or 1,532 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 317 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 67 lbs/sq ft or 325 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.31
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

Interesting design. Somewhat larger than the common fruit carrier of the period, but not too large for that role; probably large enough to carry decent meat cargos if required, and certainly useful as a victualing auxiliary for the fleet.

[SIZE=3]Pointe de Pen-Hir, French Oil Tanker laid down 1942[/SIZE]

Displacement:
6,178 t light; 6,503 t standard; 16,229 t normal; 24,010 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
574.15 ft / 574.15 ft x 70.54 ft x 24.61 ft (normal load)
175.00 m / 175.00 m x 21.50 m x 7.50 m

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 11,019 shp / 8,220 Kw = 17.00 kts
Range 49,000nm at 17.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 17,507 tons

Complement:
718 - 934

Cost:
£1.633 million / $6.530 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 288 tons, 1.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,841 tons, 23.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 10,051 tons, 61.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 2,050 tons, 12.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
84,274 lbs / 38,226 Kg = 780.3 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 12.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.59
Metacentric height 6.5 ft / 2.0 m
Roll period: 11.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 75 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.92

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, raised quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.570
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.14 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23.96 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 30 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 39
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: 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 24.61 ft / 7.50 m (14.76 ft / 4.50 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 14.76 ft / 4.50 m
- Quarterdeck (25 %): 22.97 ft / 7.00 m (14.76 ft / 4.50 m before break)
- Stern: 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- Average freeboard: 19.05 ft / 5.81 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 21.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 112.8 %
Waterplane Area: 28,799 Square feet or 2,676 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 618 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 88 lbs/sq ft or 430 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.00
- Longitudinal: 1.16
- Overall: 1.01
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

[SIZE=3]Fontainebleau, French Passenger-Cargo Ship laid down 1942[/SIZE]

Displacement:
8,306 t light; 8,637 t standard; 16,550 t normal; 22,881 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
517.07 ft / 498.69 ft x 61.68 ft x 26.90 ft (normal load)
157.60 m / 152.00 m x 18.80 m x 8.20 m

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 14,204 shp / 10,596 Kw = 18.00 kts
Range 44,500nm at 16.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 14,243 tons

Complement:
729 - 948

Cost:
£2.181 million / $8.722 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 371 tons, 2.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,285 tons, 19.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 8,244 tons, 49.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 4,650 tons, 28.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
38,207 lbs / 17,330 Kg = 353.8 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 5.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.14
Metacentric height 3.1 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 14.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.93

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.700
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.09 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22.33 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 40 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 36
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 35.00 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 (30 %): 23.62 ft / 7.20 m (16.40 ft / 5.00 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Stern: 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Average freeboard: 19.01 ft / 5.79 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 39.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 105.0 %
Waterplane Area: 24,489 Square feet or 2,275 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 307 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 84 lbs/sq ft or 409 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.43
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily

Notes:
Range is actually 15,000nm at 16.00 kts (Bunker at max displacement = 4,900 tons). 9343 tons of low-stowed cargo, ballast, etc simmed as bunker fuel.

[SIZE=3]Beyla, French Cargo Ship laid down 1942[/SIZE]

Displacement:
5,594 t light; 5,792 t standard; 9,897 t normal; 13,181 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
432.29 ft / 426.51 ft x 55.77 ft x 26.48 ft (normal load)
131.76 m / 130.00 m x 17.00 m x 8.07 m

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 1 shaft, 4,154 shp / 3,099 Kw = 13.89 kts
Range 45,000nm at 13.89 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 7,389 tons

Complement:
495 - 644

Cost:
£1.343 million / $5.371 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 109 tons, 1.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,436 tons, 24.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,303 tons, 43.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 3,050 tons, 30.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
26,514 lbs / 12,026 Kg = 245.5 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 4.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.07
Metacentric height 2.4 ft / 0.7 m
Roll period: 15.1 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 a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.65 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20.65 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 28 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 25
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: 32.81 ft / 10.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- Mid (50 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Stern: 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- Average freeboard: 22.75 ft / 6.94 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 38.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 131.3 %
Waterplane Area: 16,101 Square feet or 1,496 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 303 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 76 lbs/sq ft or 369 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.88
- Longitudinal: 3.39
- 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

Notes:
Range is actually 12,000nm at 13.89 kts (Bunker at max displacement = 2,036 tons). 5353 tons of low-stowed cargo, ballast, etc simmed as bunker fuel.

A fascinating design - and a confirmation of the ability of French designers to create beautiful vessels. Very streamline moderne.

With all her gear she would also be a valuable naval auxiliary.

Tres bien!

I have to fully agree !!! They are true beauties !!!