Hoenir (light), Denmark CL laid down 1926
Displacement:
3,845 t light; 4,000 t standard; 4,599 t normal; 5,078 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
492.28 ft / 480.00 ft x 46.50 ft x 18.00 ft (normal load)
150.05 m / 146.30 m x 14.17 m x 5.49 m
Armament:
6 - 6.10" / 155 mm guns (3x2 guns), 113.62lbs / 51.54kg shells, 1926 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
8 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns in single mounts, 5.65lbs / 2.56kg shells, 1926 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
16 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1926 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 731 lbs / 331 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
6 - 23.6" / 600 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 1.97" / 50 mm 380.64 ft / 116.02 m 7.87 ft / 2.40 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 122 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
2nd: 0.59" / 15 mm - -
3rd: 0.59" / 15 mm - -
- Armour deck: 1.57" / 40 mm, Conning tower: 1.97" / 50 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 46,442 shp / 34,646 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 12.00 kts (Bunkerage = 1,078 tons)
Complement:
279 - 363
Cost:
£1.449 million / $5.796 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 91 tons, 2.0 %
Armour: 750 tons, 16.3 %
- Belts: 237 tons, 5.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 87 tons, 1.9 %
- Armour Deck: 416 tons, 9.0 %
- Conning Tower: 12 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 1,487 tons, 32.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,442 tons, 31.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 754 tons, 16.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 75 tons, 1.6 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
2,814 lbs / 1,277 Kg = 24.8 x 6.1 " / 155 mm shells or 0.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 2.0 ft / 0.6 m
Roll period: 14.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.45
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.00
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.401
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.32 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 25.27 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 70
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 5.00 ft / 1.52 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Forecastle (18 %): 15.50 ft / 4.72 m
- Mid (50 %): 14.50 ft / 4.42 m
- Quarterdeck (18 %): 14.50 ft / 4.42 m
- Stern: 14.50 ft / 4.42 m
- Average freeboard: 15.15 ft / 4.62 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 122.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 110.0 %
Waterplane Area: 14,264 Square feet or 1,325 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 102 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 62 lbs/sq ft or 301 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.71
- Longitudinal: 1.15
- Overall: 0.75
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Ok, I know she isn't any faster, but to get 1.4 knots extra, I had to reduce the deck to 25mm, turrets to 35mm, CT to 25mm and belt to 35mm. It suffered from a loss of damage resistance for this gain, and sorry, but overall I think that it was too much to give up.
As for the lighter weapon fit on my later designs, I am running with the idea that 1 plane almost cost me one of my (then) latest DD's, and while a single hit from a 37/40/75mm gun will destroy a period aircraft, it is a proven fact that aircraft are one of the hardest things to hit with non-radar aided guns (anyone working on radar yet?). And EVERYONE (or at least it feels that way) is building or operating carriers at this moment ( hell, I started because of Rocky's and my little fracas!).
Also, having conducted considerable studies with STC's and used them in combat, my thinking was that weight of fire from multiple guns would be more effective against them, because you can see them coming, so they have to get close to effectively use their torps - too far out and you have evasion time - hence more and smaller guns. If it's TB's at a distance, then the 155mm's can deal with them.
Am I completely "losing the plot" with my designs, bearing in mind that some of you have agreed with my policy of maxing out my ships due to the smaller numbers of hulls I will always have (no "N2" rule here!) or does the above ship ( closer to my original idea) seem more suitable.