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[SIZE=3]Suffren, French Heavy Cruiser laid down 1921[/SIZE]
Displacement:
9,686 t light; 10,113 t standard; 11,103 t normal; 11,895 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
623.36 ft / 623.36 ft x 63.98 ft x 21.65 ft (normal load)
190.00 m / 190.00 m x 19.50 m x 6.60 m
Armament:
8 - 7.87" / 200 mm guns (4x2 guns), 244.10lbs / 110.72kg shells, 1921 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 1 raised mount - superfiring
12 - 3.94" / 100 mm guns (6x2 guns), 30.51lbs / 13.84kg shells, 1921 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
16 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1921 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
6 - 0.51" / 13.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.07lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1921 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 2,351 lbs / 1,066 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
8 - 20.9" / 530 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.94" / 100 mm 405.18 ft / 123.50 m 9.61 ft / 2.93 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 5.51" / 140 mm 3.15" / 80 mm 3.94" / 100 mm
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm - -
- Armour deck: 0.79" / 20 mm, Conning tower: 3.94" / 100 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 91,938 shp / 68,586 Kw = 32.50 kts
Range 10,500nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,781 tons
Complement:
540 - 703
Cost:
£2.619 million / $10.477 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 294 tons, 2.6 %
Armour: 1,476 tons, 13.3 %
- Belts: 638 tons, 5.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 425 tons, 3.8 %
- Armour Deck: 371 tons, 3.3 %
- Conning Tower: 42 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 3,166 tons, 28.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,670 tons, 42.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,417 tons, 12.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 80 tons, 0.7 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
9,733 lbs / 4,415 Kg = 39.9 x 7.9 " / 200 mm shells or 1.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 3.2 ft / 1.0 m
Roll period: 15.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.46
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.06
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.450
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.74 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24.97 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 66
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: 27.46 ft / 8.37 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 17.49 ft / 5.33 m
- Mid (50 %): 17.49 ft / 5.33 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 17.49 ft / 5.33 m
- Stern: 17.49 ft / 5.33 m
- Average freeboard: 18.28 ft / 5.57 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 113.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 135.5 %
Waterplane Area: 25,438 Square feet or 2,363 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 108 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 117 lbs/sq ft or 573 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.03
- Longitudinal: 1.27
- Overall: 1.05
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
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