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The RCN will be recieving two more ships from the RN in 1945; Hood and Majestic

Working on adapting the Hood's current fit to my art style;

Looking mighty fine in the ShinRa style too.

I'm not sold on the helipad, but that's a complaint I have about all such RCN ships so equipped.

Seems somewhat early for a helicopter pad - and I'd reckon it's far too small as well.

Plus you have to make sure you don't hit the AA guns on X turret as you come in, not to mention the turbulence off the mainmast and the funnel gases...

Post-WW2, they used the top of turret II on Missouri as a helipad, since the quarterdeck was still full of gear; not exactly a large space. The pad is there to accommodate a visiting helicopter, not operate one, really; there's no real way of getting one from the pad to the existing hangars and support equipment.

Trying to put a pad on Hood's quarterdeck does not seem feasible, both because of it being a much narrower stern than, say, the Iowa's, and also due to anecdotes of Hood's quarterdeck being submerged at high speed.

Iowa's triple 16" turret has a far larger surface to mount/use as a helipad compared to Hood's twin 15" turret. Furthermore you have an AA mount to make it even more difficult to land a helicopter in an area barely large enough for her rotors to not clip anything. Toss in a pitching, rolling ship with winds and funnel turbulence/smoke and I smell a crash landing on the very first attempt to land. If the pilot survives I doubt he'll have much better luck on the second, third or even tenth attempt.

The pad is not on Hood's turret, I just mentioned the Iowas as a reference

Planned refits for the Labrador class CLAAs;

Labrador class, Canadian Light Cruiser laid down 1934

Displacement:
8,000 t light; 8,474 t standard; 9,504 t normal; 10,328 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
564.50 ft / 557.00 ft x 56.00 ft (Bulges 58.00 ft) x 18.75 ft (normal load)
172.06 m / 169.77 m x 17.07 m (Bulges 17.68 m) x 5.72 m

Armament:
12 - 5.50" / 140 mm guns (6x2 guns), 83.19lbs / 37.73kg shells, 1945 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 5.65lbs / 2.56kg shells, 1945 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
14 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (5 mounts), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1934 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1,092 lbs / 495 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 450
12 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 365.00 ft / 111.25 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 101 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 74,823 shp / 55,818 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 9,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,853 tons

Complement:
480 - 625

Cost:
£3.529 million / $14.116 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 164 tons, 1.7 %
Armour: 1,601 tons, 16.8 %
- Belts: 608 tons, 6.4 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 154 tons, 1.6 %
- Armour Deck: 838 tons, 8.8 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 2,153 tons, 22.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,628 tons, 38.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,504 tons, 15.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 455 tons, 4.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
12,708 lbs / 5,764 Kg = 152.8 x 5.5 " / 140 mm shells or 1.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
Metacentric height 2.4 ft / 0.7 m
Roll period: 15.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 80 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.49
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.37

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.549
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.60 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.87 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 60 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Forecastle (33 %): 27.50 ft / 8.38 m
- Mid (50 %): 27.50 ft / 8.38 m (18.00 ft / 5.49 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Stern: 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Average freeboard: 22.82 ft / 6.95 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 94.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 139.4 %
Waterplane Area: 22,645 Square feet or 2,104 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 124 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 91 lbs/sq ft or 445 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 2.09
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Midlife refits for the Manitoba class light cruisers.
5.5"/45 QF/HA Mark IV mounts replaced with 5.5"/50 QF/HA Mark V (10t Misc per turret, 60t total)
Replaces quad 40mm AA fit with 57mm twins
Comprehensive electronics fit upgrade
Quarterdeck fitted to accommodate helicopter operations.

Comprehensive upgrades for the Polar 5 type RCMP Icebreakers

Polar 5 type, RCMP Icebreaker laid down 1930

Displacement:
4,935 t light; 5,126 t standard; 6,302 t normal; 7,243 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
272.53 ft / 269.00 ft x 64.00 ft x 25.00 ft (normal load)
83.07 m / 81.99 m x 19.51 m x 7.62 m

Armament:
2 - 5.50" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 83.19lbs / 37.73kg shells, 1945 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
8 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 5.65lbs / 2.56kg shells, 1945 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
8 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1930 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 214 lbs / 97 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 500

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 100.00 ft / 30.48 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Ends: 4.00" / 102 mm 20.00 ft / 6.10 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
149.00 ft / 45.42 m Unarmoured ends
Main Belt covers 57 % of normal length

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 1 shaft, 15,142 shp / 11,296 Kw = 20.00 kts
Range 32,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,117 tons

Complement:
353 - 459

Cost:
£1.103 million / $4.413 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 32 tons, 0.5 %
Armour: 113 tons, 1.8 %
- Belts: 113 tons, 1.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 459 tons, 7.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,830 tons, 44.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,368 tons, 21.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 1,500 tons, 23.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
9,469 lbs / 4,295 Kg = 113.8 x 5.5 " / 140 mm shells or 2.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.07
Metacentric height 2.9 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 15.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 43 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.04
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 0.74

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.513
Length to Beam Ratio: 4.20 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 16.40 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 65 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
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: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m (12.00 ft / 3.66 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
- Quarterdeck (35 %): 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
- Stern: 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
- Average freeboard: 13.36 ft / 4.07 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 55.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 72.4 %
Waterplane Area: 11,178 Square feet or 1,038 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 226 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 164 lbs/sq ft or 801 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.88
- Longitudinal: 7.61
- Overall: 2.16
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
Poor seaboat, wet and uncomfortable, reduced performance in heavy weather

Excess Hull Strength represents ice-strengthened hull
Normal flank speed; 15 knots. (20 knot speed represents ramming horsepower)
Seakeeping @ 15 knots: 1.74

1945 Modernization
Armed with;
1 twin 5.5"/50 Mark V
4 twin 57mm
Comprehensive Electronics Fit
Helicopter facilities

Plotting a replacement design for the S-class destroyer/sloops

River class, Canadian Sloop laid down 1945

Displacement:
1,000 t light; 1,051 t standard; 1,171 t normal; 1,266 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
274.53 ft / 271.00 ft x 28.00 ft x 12.00 ft (normal load)
83.68 m / 82.60 m x 8.53 m x 3.66 m

Armament:
2 - 5.50" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 83.19lbs / 37.73kg shells, 1945 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread
4 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 5.65lbs / 2.56kg shells, 1945 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1945 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 191 lbs / 87 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250
4 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 20,298 shp / 15,143 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 4,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 215 tons

Complement:
99 - 130

Cost:
£0.846 million / $3.385 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 29 tons, 2.4 %
Machinery: 453 tons, 38.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 398 tons, 34.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 171 tons, 14.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 120 tons, 10.3 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
437 lbs / 198 Kg = 5.2 x 5.5 " / 140 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
Metacentric height 0.9 ft / 0.3 m
Roll period: 12.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.68
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.26

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.450
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.68 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 18.95 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 70 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 40
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: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Forecastle (35 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Mid (35 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m (14.00 ft / 4.27 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Stern: 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Average freeboard: 15.68 ft / 4.78 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 155.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 86.2 %
Waterplane Area: 5,028 Square feet or 467 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 85 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 32 lbs/sq ft or 154 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 5.35
- Overall: 0.63
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

10 tons - additional weight of DP mounts (5 tons per)
40 tons - ASW and Radar

I see nothing technically wrong with the design, but I do feel that a 140mm weapon for this class of warship is rather overkill. I believe you would be better served with two twin 4in mounts of some sort.

There's another design floating around with two twin 4.5" instead. Canada likes putting big holes in things, tho.

River class, Canadian Sloop laid down 1945

Displacement:
1,000 t light; 1,054 t standard; 1,173 t normal; 1,269 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
274.53 ft / 271.00 ft x 28.00 ft x 12.00 ft (normal load)
83.68 m / 82.60 m x 8.53 m x 3.66 m

Armament:
4 - 4.50" / 114 mm guns (2x2 guns), 45.56lbs / 20.67kg shells, 1945 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread
4 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 5.65lbs / 2.56kg shells, 1945 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1945 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 207 lbs / 94 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250
4 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 20,342 shp / 15,175 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 4,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 215 tons

Complement:
99 - 130

Cost:
£0.859 million / $3.437 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 31 tons, 2.6 %
Machinery: 452 tons, 38.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 407 tons, 34.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 173 tons, 14.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 110 tons, 9.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
441 lbs / 200 Kg = 9.7 x 4.5 " / 114 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
Metacentric height 0.9 ft / 0.3 m
Roll period: 12.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.73
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.24

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.451
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.68 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 18.95 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 70 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 40
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: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Forecastle (35 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Mid (35 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m (14.00 ft / 4.27 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Stern: 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Average freeboard: 15.68 ft / 4.78 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 155.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 86.3 %
Waterplane Area: 5,032 Square feet or 467 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 85 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 32 lbs/sq ft or 157 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 5.42
- Overall: 0.64
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

10 tons - additional weight of DP mounts (5 tons per)
40 tons - ASW and Radar

Minor nit (as it has no effect on the design in SS). I think that your Polar 5 type with a waterline length of 269 feet is going to have a length overall that is a lot more than the indicate 272.53 feet...

Yeah, simming icebreaker type bows seems challenging, especially considering the way they tend to have a 'knuckle' above the waterline and all that.

Speaking of;

Well it is never easy to calculate that. With a picture, I usually add how much the stern sticks out first and fill that into SS, then calculate what the overalll length of the ship is using the picture and finally adjust the angle so I get that overall length.

But regardless of the bow angle, your ship does have a stern overhang and you have set that to 0.

The 5.5in auto is probably overkill for the sloop, if it works it'll be a formidable gun but its probably pushing things for a 1945 design and the gun is still experimental.
The 4.5in version is more traditional and probably just as useful and able to defend itself against most threats.

"There is no 'overkill.' There is only 'open fire' and 'I need to reload.'"

To me, size-wise the 4.5" turrets somehow look better on the design and because Hood stated that the 5.5" turrets are still experimental, I would think that the 4.5" might be the better option at the moment. Perhaps later when the 5.5" gets out of the experimental phase, you could build an "Improved River class" batch of ships if you really want that gun on that small boat.

Another thing that just occured to me. Do you think that 250 rounds per gun is enough for a 4.5" automatic gun? Not sure what the rates of fire are for the 5.5" and 4.5" automatics.

The sloops may not be in production for another year or so, hence the newer gun depicted. Reverting to the current gun is also an option;

Rounds per gun isn't great, but it's not much less than the full-size fleet destroyers I have. The current gun runs in the 12-15rpm range.

Stern overhang, like bow overhang, doesn't seem to affect the sim report at all, which is why it's one of those settings I frequently overlook.

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Rounds per gun isn't great, but it's not much less than the full-size fleet destroyers I have. The current gun runs in the 12-15rpm range.

Considering that it's an automatic, I was expecting something in the 300-400 rounds range for the 4.5" version.

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Stern overhang, like bow overhang, doesn't seem to affect the sim report at all, which is why it's one of those settings I frequently overlook.

That is why I said it was something minor. It has no effect on the sim of the ship, but it just looks better when you look at the picture first and then read through the sim report.

Alternative design for a cheaper, more mass-producable sloop.

River class, Canadian Sloop laid down 1945

Displacement:
500 t light; 536 t standard; 618 t normal; 683 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
212.82 ft / 210.00 ft x 24.00 ft x 9.75 ft (normal load)
64.87 m / 64.01 m x 7.32 m x 2.97 m

Armament:
1 - 5.50" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 83.19lbs / 37.73kg shells, 1945 Model
Automatic rapid fire gun in a deck mount with hoist
on centreline amidships
4 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 5.65lbs / 2.56kg shells, 1945 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread
8 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1945 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 108 lbs / 49 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 350
4 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Ends: 1.00" / 25 mm 20.00 ft / 6.10 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
190.00 ft / 57.91 m Unarmoured ends

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

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 1 shaft, 6,075 shp / 4,532 Kw = 24.00 kts
Range 4,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 148 tons

Complement:
61 - 80

Cost:
£0.363 million / $1.451 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 16 tons, 2.6 %
Armour: 9 tons, 1.5 %
- Belts: 6 tons, 1.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 3 tons, 0.5 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 153 tons, 24.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 196 tons, 31.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 118 tons, 19.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 125 tons, 20.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
355 lbs / 161 Kg = 4.3 x 5.5 " / 140 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.04
Metacentric height 0.6 ft / 0.2 m
Roll period: 12.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 46 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.62
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.19

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.440
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.75 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 16.85 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 66 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 35
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: 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Mid (50 %): 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
- Stern: 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
- Average freeboard: 11.94 ft / 3.64 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 124.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 53.7 %
Waterplane Area: 3,312 Square feet or 308 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 108 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 27 lbs/sq ft or 130 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.52
- Longitudinal: 4.27
- Overall: 0.64
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped

Ice-strengthened forward
10 tons - additional weight of DP mounts
50 tons - ASW and Radar