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Australia Naval Developments - Q4/2041


A. Industrial Allocation

10 of 10 factories producing warship material for 10,000 tons, plus a stockpile of 300 t for 10,300 t. 9,800 t are used, leaving a stockpile of 500 t.

0 of 10 factories are dedicated to infrastructure material production, and produce 0 pts plus 0 bonus points.


B. Infrastructure Development


C. Naval Construction

Cockatoo Island (Sydney)

S3: CC Melbourne class (1) receives 3,000t, 6,000t remaining (9/41 - 6/42)
S2: FF-27 receives 700t, completed (10/41 - 3/42)
S1: FF-28 receives 700t, completed (10/41 - 3/42)
S1: FF-29 receives 700t, completed (10/41 - 3/42)
S0:

Sydney

D3: CC Melbourne class (2) receives 3,000t, 6,000t remaining (9/41 - 6/42)
D2: SSH-1 receives 1,000t, 1,000t remaining (9/41 - 3/42)
D1: FF-30 receives 700t, completed (10/41 - 3/42)


Auckland

D2:

Perth

D1:

Port Moresby

D1:

Darwin

D1:



D. Transactions

0 tons to Great Britain for 8 U-class Destroyers (delivery Q3/42)


E. Other Notes

New units laid down this quarter:

CC Melbourne class (1)
CC Melbourne class (2)
SSH-1
FF 27-30


F. Updated Order of Battle

Note: böseY)+Z = completed (under repair/refit) + under construction


Capital Ships: 6(0)+0
Aircraft Carriers: 4(0)+0
Seaplane Carriers: 2(0)+0
Heavy Cruisers: 6(0)+0
Light Cruisers: 34(0)+0
Escort Cruisers: 2(0)+0
Destroyer Leaders: 4(0)+0
Destroyers: 54(0)+8
Submarines: 55(0)+1
Frigates: 31(0)+0
Multi-Purpose: 4(0)+0
Minewarefare: 4(0)+0
Fleet Oilers: 2(0)+0
Motor Boats: 30(0)+0
Research ships: 6(0)+0
Museum ships: 1(0)+0
Civilian Ships: 2(0)+0

Second ship in pic.

Rapid fire main guns simmed as triples.

HMAS Melbourne, Australia Battleline Cruiser laid down 1941

Displacement:
9,005 t light; 9,418 t standard; 11,109 t normal; 12,461 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
611.66 ft / 600.00 ft x 60.00 ft x 24.00 ft (normal load)
186.43 m / 182.88 m x 18.29 m x 7.32 m

Armament:
12 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (6x2 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1941 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns (8x2 guns), 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1941 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
16 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
20 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1941 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 2,492 lbs / 1,130 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 130
12 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 5.00" / 127 mm 340.00 ft / 103.63 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 87 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 5.00" / 127 mm 1.50" / 38 mm 3.00" / 76 mm
2nd: 1.50" / 38 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.50" / 64 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 76,137 shp / 56,799 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 14,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,043 tons

Complement:
540 - 703

Cost:
£5.307 million / $21.229 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 312 tons, 2.8 %
Armour: 2,226 tons, 20.0 %
- Belts: 649 tons, 5.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 474 tons, 4.3 %
- Armour Deck: 1,103 tons, 9.9 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 2,012 tons, 18.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,335 tons, 39.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,104 tons, 18.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 120 tons, 1.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
15,579 lbs / 7,066 Kg = 144.2 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 2.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.07
Metacentric height 2.7 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 15.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.72
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.23

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.450
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.13 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 57
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Forecastle (30 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Mid (50 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Stern: 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Average freeboard: 20.50 ft / 6.25 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 82.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 129.6 %
Waterplane Area: 23,853 Square feet or 2,216 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 125 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 108 lbs/sq ft or 528 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.66
- 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
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

L Class, Australia Heavy Submarine laid down 1941

Displacement:
2,010 t light; 2,066 t standard; 2,373 t normal; 2,618 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
320.00 ft / 320.00 ft x 29.00 ft x 17.90 ft (normal load)
97.54 m / 97.54 m x 8.84 m x 5.46 m

Armament:
2 - 4.72" / 120 mm guns in single mounts, 52.58lbs / 23.85kg shells, 1941 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline, evenly spread
2 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (1x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1941 Model
Machine guns in deck mount
on centreline amidships, all raised guns - superfiring
Weight of broadside 106 lbs / 48 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
10 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.00" / 25 mm - -

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion generators plus batteries,
Electric motors, 2 shafts, 3,742 shp / 2,791 Kw = 17.00 kts
Range 12,500nm at 11.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 552 tons

Complement:
169 - 220

Cost:
£0.589 million / $2.356 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 13 tons, 0.6 %
Armour: 5 tons, 0.2 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 5 tons, 0.2 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 99 tons, 4.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,393 tons, 58.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 363 tons, 15.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 500 tons, 21.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
1,600 lbs / 726 Kg = 30.4 x 4.7 " / 120 mm shells or 0.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.07
Metacentric height 0.9 ft / 0.3 m
Roll period: 12.9 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: 0.500
Length to Beam Ratio: 11.03 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 17.89 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 37 %
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: 6,183 Square feet or 574 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 293 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 152 lbs/sq ft or 741 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 3.71
- Longitudinal: 1.54
- Overall: 1.92
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is extremely poor
Ship has quick, lively roll, not a steady gun platform
Caution: Lacks seaworthiness - very limited seakeeping ability

Quoted

Originally posted by Desertfox
Rapid fire main guns simmed as triples.

Quoted

Originally posted by Desertfox
12 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (6x2 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1941 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring

It was?

Just a few small points to assure accuracy,

The Melbourne class cruisers are 9,005 tons light, which, given the 3,000 tons allocated, leaves 6,005 tons per vessel, vice the 6,000 tons cited in the sim report.

The "L" class, which I presume are the SSH-1 cited in the sim report, are 2,010 tons, which, given the 1,000 tons allocated, leaves 1,020 tons vice the 1,000 tons cited in the sim report.

I changed that section of the posted SS2 report.