If I understand correctly, Walter's not actually changing the freeboard any - he's just changing the manner in which Springsharp delivers the output. If he were changing the design (lengthening or altering the height of the freeboard), then it should be covered by the refit... but unless I misunderstand, that's not actually what is happening here: there's no 'retconning' involved.
Well, as I said I already did it wrong with the freeboard due to an oversight. SS1 only has an average freeboard height, not the more detailed freeboard of SS2. Back then I tried to translate it to SS2 with the sim that is visible in the ency but as I already said it is a pre 1921 ship so the SS1 is the valid sim, not that SS2 sim (it is only there because Wes decided to go against the agreement and sim all his ships with SS2). The below sim should be correct with the average freeboard at 17.20 ft and the mid break at 72.7% (rounded up to 73%) to match the picture. I should also look into the Nagato to correct that.
Fuso, Japan Senkan laid down 1914 (Engine 1946)
Displacement:
33,321 t light; 35,507 t standard; 39,435 t normal; 42,578 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
717.96 ft / 710.00 ft x 97.00 ft (Bulges 108.00 ft) x 30.00 ft (normal load)
218.84 m / 216.41 m x 29.57 m (Bulges 32.92 m) x 9.14 m
Armament:
12 - 14.17" / 360 mm guns (6x2 guns), 1,400.00lbs / 635.03kg shells, 1946 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 3 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 55.12lbs / 25.00kg shells, 1946 Model
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
on side, all forward
16 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
20 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 12.00lbs / 5.44kg shells, 1946 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread
36 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (6x6 guns), 2.00lbs / 0.91kg shells, 1946 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
56 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns (14x4 guns), 0.57lbs / 0.26kg shells, 1946 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 18,026 lbs / 8,176 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 137
168 - 4.7" / 120 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 475.00 ft / 144.78 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 103% of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
2.00" / 51 mm 475.00 ft / 144.78 m 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 16.0" / 406 mm 10.0" / 254 mm 14.0" / 356 mm
2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm - 4.00" / 102 mm
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm - 1.00" / 25 mm
4th: 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm -
5th: 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm -
- Armour deck: 5.50" / 140 mm, Conning tower: 18.00" / 457 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 65,359 shp / 48,758 Kw = 24.00 kts
Range 10,000nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 7,072 tons
Complement:
1,398 - 1,818
Cost:
£4.246 million / $16.984 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,311 tons, 5.9%
Armour: 14,203 tons, 36.0%
- Belts: 3,421 tons, 8.7%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,019 tons, 2.6%
- Armament: 4,188 tons, 10.6%
- Armour Deck: 5,125 tons, 13.0%
- Conning Tower: 449 tons, 1.1%
Machinery: 1,632 tons, 4.1%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 13,824 tons, 35.1%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,115 tons, 15.5%
Miscellaneous weights: 1,350 tons, 3.4%
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
54,246 lbs / 24,606 Kg = 38.1 x 14.2 " / 360 mm shells or 9.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 5.8 ft / 1.8 m
Roll period: 18.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 57 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.49
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.14
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.600
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.57 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.65 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 45 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
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: 21.88 ft / 6.67 m
- Forecastle (20%): 18.88 ft / 5.75 m
- Mid (73%): 18.88 ft / 5.75 m (11.83 ft / 3.61 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15%): 11.83 ft / 3.61 m
- Stern: 11.83 ft / 3.61 m
- Average freeboard: 17.20 ft / 5.24 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 78.9%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 110.2%
Waterplane Area: 50,370 Square feet or 4,680 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 106%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 197 lbs/sq ft or 963 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.00
- Longitudinal: 1.00
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
... but in order to make Hooman happy... This way I am not changing anything regarding the hull... and if he wants it, I can turn it into a springstyle file as well.
(and damn! I could not remember where the miscellaneous weights was located and finally found it on the very first page...)
Fuso 1946 rebuild, Japan Battleship laid down 1946
Displacement:
33,321 t light; 35,653 t standard; 39,435 t normal; 42,304 t full load
Loading submergence 1,556 tons/feet
Dimensions:
710.00 ft x 108.00 ft x 30.00 ft (normal load)
216.41 m x 32.92 m x 9.14 m
Armament:
12 - 14.17" / 360 mm guns (6 Main turrets x 2 guns, 3 superfiring turrets)
16 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns
20 - 2.95" / 75 mm AA guns
92 - 1.57" / 40 mm guns
Weight of broadside 18,520 lbs / 8,400 kg
168 - 4.7" / 120 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
Belt 14.00" / 356 mm, ends unarmoured
Belts cover 85% of normal area
Main turrets 11.79" / 299 mm, 2nd gun shields 4.00" / 102 mm
AA gun shields 1.00" / 25 mm, Light gun shields 1.00" / 25 mm
Armour deck 5.00" / 127 mm, Conning tower 18.00" / 457 mm
Torpedo bulkhead 2.00" / 51 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 65,379 shp / 48,772 Kw = 24.00 kts
Range 14,563nm at 15.00 kts
Complement:
1,399 - 1,818
Cost:
£23.679 million / $94.718 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,315 tons, 5.9%
Armour: 13,650 tons, 34.6%
Belts: 2,949 tons, 7.5%, Armament: 4,188 tons, 10.6%, Armour Deck: 5,037 tons, 12.8%
Conning Tower: 451 tons, 1.1%, Torpedo bulkhead: 1,025 tons, 2.6%
Machinery: 1,633 tons, 4.1%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 14,373 tons, 36.4%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,115 tons, 15.5%
Miscellaneous weights: 1,350 tons, 3.4%
Metacentric height 6.6
Remarks:
Hull space for machinery, storage & compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation & workspaces is adequate
Estimated overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Relative margin of stability: 1.09
Shellfire needed to sink: 44,536 lbs / 20,201 Kg = 31.3 x 14.2 " / 360 mm shells
(Approx weight of penetrating shell hits needed to sink ship excluding critical hits)
Torpedoes needed to sink: 7.2
(Approx number of typical torpedo hits needed to sink ship)
Relative steadiness as gun platform: 56 %
(Average = 50 %)
Relative rocking effect from firing to beam: 0.45
Relative quality as seaboat: 1.13
Hull form characteristics:
Block coefficient: 0.600
Sharpness coefficient: 0.42
Hull speed coefficient 'M': 6.38
'Natural speed' for length: 26.65 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 45 %
Trim: 50
(Maximise stabilty/flotation = 0, Maximise steadiness/seakeeping = 100)
Estimated hull characteristics & strength:
Underwater volume absorbed by magazines and engineering spaces: 77.5%
Relative accommodation and working space: 117.8%
(Average = 100%)
Displacement factor: 107%
(Displacement relative to loading factors)
Relative cross-sectional hull strength: 1.00
(Structure weight / hull surface area: 200 lbs / square foot or 976 Kg / square metre)
Relative longitudinal hull strength: 1.03
(for 17.20 ft / 5.24 m average freeboard, freeboard adjustment -2.72 ft)
Relative composite hull strength: 1.00