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[SIZE=3]Sudamerika, Chilean Battleship laid down 1943[/SIZE]
Displacement:
30,006 t light; 31,578 t standard; 34,321 t normal; 36,514 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
734.41 ft / 721.78 ft x 101.71 ft x 28.71 ft (normal load)
223.85 m / 220.00 m x 31.00 m x 8.75 m
Armament:
6 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (3x2 guns), 2,039.28lbs / 925.00kg shells, 1943 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
4 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (2x2 guns), 67.03lbs / 30.41kg shells, 1943 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
8 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (4x2 guns), 67.03lbs / 30.41kg shells, 1943 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
24 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (8x3 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1943 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
16 - 1.10" / 27.9 mm guns (8x2 guns), 0.67lbs / 0.30kg shells, 1943 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 13,098 lbs / 5,941 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 14.2" / 360 mm 398.00 ft / 121.31 m 11.81 ft / 3.60 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 85 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.97" / 50 mm 398.00 ft / 121.31 m 25.98 ft / 7.92 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 15.7" / 400 mm 11.8" / 300 mm 13.8" / 350 mm
2nd: 3.15" / 80 mm 1.38" / 35 mm 3.15" / 80 mm
3rd: 3.15" / 80 mm 1.38" / 35 mm 3.15" / 80 mm
4th: 0.98" / 25 mm - -
5th: 0.79" / 20 mm - -
- Armour deck: 5.51" / 140 mm, Conning tower: 13.78" / 350 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 105,172 shp / 78,459 Kw = 29.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,936 tons
Complement:
1,260 - 1,639
Cost:
£17.025 million / $68.099 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,393 tons, 4.1 %
Armour: 12,160 tons, 35.4 %
- Belts: 2,982 tons, 8.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 753 tons, 2.2 %
- Armament: 2,567 tons, 7.5 %
- Armour Deck: 5,544 tons, 16.2 %
- Conning Tower: 314 tons, 0.9 %
Machinery: 2,716 tons, 7.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 13,361 tons, 38.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,315 tons, 12.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 375 tons, 1.1 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
58,108 lbs / 26,357 Kg = 34.4 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 10.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 6.1 ft / 1.9 m
Roll period: 17.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 62 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.53
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.05
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.570
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.10 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 31.28 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 59
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: 27.07 ft / 8.25 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 20.01 ft / 6.10 m
- Mid (50 %): 20.01 ft / 6.10 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 20.01 ft / 6.10 m
- Stern: 20.01 ft / 6.10 m
- Average freeboard: 20.58 ft / 6.27 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 73.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 164.5 %
Waterplane Area: 54,372 Square feet or 5,051 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 118 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 186 lbs/sq ft or 907 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.28
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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[SIZE=3]Almirante Latorre, Chilean Heavy Cruiser laid down 1943[/SIZE]
Displacement:
19,000 t light; 19,954 t standard; 22,610 t normal; 24,735 t full load
Dimensions:[/B] Length overall / water x beam x draught
756.19 ft / 721.78 ft x 68.90 ft (Bulges 75.46 ft) x 26.74 ft (normal load)
230.49 m / 220.00 m x 21.00 m (Bulges 23.00 m) x 8.15 m
Armament:
9 - 10.00" / 254 mm guns (3x3 guns), 551.16lbs / 250.00kg shells, 1943 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
12 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (6x2 guns), 67.03lbs / 30.40kg shells, 1943 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread
24 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1943 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
16 - 1.10" / 27.9 mm guns (4x4 guns), 0.67lbs / 0.30kg shells, 1943 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 5,822 lbs / 2,641 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
12 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 7.87" / 200 mm 508.53 ft / 155.00 m 11.50 ft / 3.51 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 108 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
1.18" / 30 mm 508.53 ft / 155.00 m 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 8.27" / 210 mm 5.91" / 150 mm 7.09" / 180 mm
2nd: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm
3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm - -
4th: 0.98" / 25 mm - -
- Armour deck: 2.95" / 75 mm, Conning tower: 7.87" / 200 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines plus diesel motors,
Electric motors, 4 shafts, 130,652 shp / 97,467 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,781 tons
Complement:
921 - 1,198
Cost:
£11.130 million / $44.520 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 670 tons, 3.0 %
Armour: 5,748 tons, 25.4 %
- Belts: 1,890 tons, 8.4 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 578 tons, 2.6 %
- Armament: 1,183 tons, 5.2 %
- Armour Deck: 1,961 tons, 8.7 %
- Conning Tower: 136 tons, 0.6 %
Machinery: 3,374 tons, 14.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 8,783 tons, 38.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,610 tons, 16.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 425 tons, 1.9 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
33,540 lbs / 15,214 Kg = 67.1 x 10.0 " / 254 mm shells or 4.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 3.4 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 17.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 61 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.79
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.26
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.543
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.57 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 30.62 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 48
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 50.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 28.87 ft / 8.80 m
- Forecastle (25 %): 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- Mid (50 %): 23.95 ft / 7.30 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 23.95 ft / 7.30 m
- Stern: 23.95 ft / 7.30 m
- Average freeboard: 25.07 ft / 7.64 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 104.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 151.2 %
Waterplane Area: 35,903 Square feet or 3,336 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 124 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 143 lbs/sq ft or 697 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.54
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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[SIZE=3]Vanguardia, Chilean Battleship laid down 1943[/SIZE]
Displacement:
40,356 t light; 42,487 t standard; 47,397 t normal; 51,326 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
818.55 ft / 803.81 ft x 106.63 ft x 33.96 ft (normal load)
249.49 m / 245.00 m x 32.50 m x 10.35 m
Armament:
8 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (3 mounts), 2,039.28lbs / 925.00kg shells, 1943 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (2x2 guns), 67.03lbs / 30.41kg shells, 1943 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
12 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (8 mounts), 67.03lbs / 30.41kg shells, 1943 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
32 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (8x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1943 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
32 - 1.10" / 27.9 mm guns (8x4 guns), 0.67lbs / 0.30kg shells, 1943 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 17,471 lbs / 7,925 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 15.0" / 380 mm 426.51 ft / 130.00 m 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 82 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.56" / 65 mm 426.51 ft / 130.00 m 34.45 ft / 10.50 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 16.5" / 420 mm 11.8" / 300 mm 13.8" / 350 mm
2nd: 1.18" / 30 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
3rd: 1.18" / 30 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
4th: 0.59" / 15 mm - -
5th: 0.59" / 15 mm - -
- Armour deck: 5.51" / 140 mm, Conning tower: 16.54" / 420 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 140,514 shp / 104,823 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 8,839 tons
Complement:
1,605 - 2,087
Cost:
£22.791 million / $91.164 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,859 tons, 3.9 %
Armour: 16,022 tons, 33.8 %
- Belts: 3,748 tons, 7.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,391 tons, 2.9 %
- Armament: 3,944 tons, 8.3 %
- Armour Deck: 6,473 tons, 13.7 %
- Conning Tower: 467 tons, 1.0 %
Machinery: 3,629 tons, 7.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 18,346 tons, 38.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 7,041 tons, 14.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 500 tons, 1.1 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
82,963 lbs / 37,631 Kg = 49.2 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 14.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 6.6 ft / 2.0 m
Roll period: 17.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 57 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.65
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.21
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.570
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.54 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 32.84 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 47
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 31.50 ft / 9.60 m
- Forecastle (25 %): 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- Mid (50 %): 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- Stern: 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- Average freeboard: 24.72 ft / 7.54 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 70.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 178.2 %
Waterplane Area: 63,480 Square feet or 5,897 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 123 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 207 lbs/sq ft or 1,011 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.43
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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[SIZE=3]Cerro Fitz Roy, Chilean Heavy Cruiser laid down 1942[/SIZE]
Displacement:
14,500 t light; 15,261 t standard; 17,577 t normal; 19,429 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
742.11 ft / 721.78 ft x 75.46 ft x 22.97 ft (normal load)
226.20 m / 220.00 m x 23.00 m x 7.00 m
Armament:
12 - 7.50" / 191 mm guns (4x3 guns), 250.00lbs / 113.40kg shells, 1942 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 4.33" / 110 mm guns (2x2 guns), 40.61lbs / 18.42kg shells, 1942 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 4.33" / 110 mm guns (4x2 guns), 40.61lbs / 18.42kg shells, 1942 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread
24 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (8x3 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1942 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1942 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 3,540 lbs / 1,606 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200
12 - 23.6" / 600 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 5.91" / 150 mm 469.16 ft / 143.00 m 9.97 ft / 3.04 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 7.87" / 200 mm 3.94" / 100 mm 5.12" / 130 mm
2nd: 1.18" / 30 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
- Armour deck: 2.76" / 70 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 109,636 shp / 81,789 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,168 tons
Complement:
763 - 992
Cost:
£8.172 million / $32.686 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 447 tons, 2.5 %
Armour: 3,793 tons, 21.6 %
- Belts: 1,154 tons, 6.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 730 tons, 4.2 %
- Armour Deck: 1,909 tons, 10.9 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 2,864 tons, 16.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 7,120 tons, 40.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,077 tons, 17.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 275 tons, 1.6 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
27,420 lbs / 12,437 Kg = 130.0 x 7.5 " / 191 mm shells or 2.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 4.1 ft / 1.2 m
Roll period: 15.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.48
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.15
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.492
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.57 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 30.80 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 61
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- Mid (50 %): 22.97 ft / 7.00 m (16.40 ft / 5.00 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Stern: 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Average freeboard: 21.10 ft / 6.43 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 75.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 152.5 %
Waterplane Area: 37,452 Square feet or 3,479 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 131 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 130 lbs/sq ft or 634 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.13
- Overall: 1.01
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
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Originally posted by TheCanadian
Brock you may want to check the number of main gun mounts for the Vanguardia.
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