This is what I would build myself
ørn, Nordmark Aircraft Carrier laid down 1930
Displacement:
21,093 t light; 21,693 t standard; 25,005 t normal; 27,654 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
736.12 ft / 720.00 ft x 85.00 ft x 26.00 ft (normal load)
224.37 m / 219.46 m x 25.91 m x 7.92 m
Armament:
8 - 5.90" / 150 mm guns (4x2 guns), 102.69lbs / 46.58kg shells, 1930 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 4.30" / 109 mm guns in single mounts, 39.75lbs / 18.03kg shells, 1930 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns (4x2 guns), 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1930 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
16 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1930 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1,113 lbs / 505 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 510.00 ft / 155.45 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 109 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.50" / 38 mm 510.00 ft / 155.45 m 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 5.00" / 127 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 5.00" / 127 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm
- Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 143,988 shp / 107,415 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,961 tons
Complement:
993 - 1,292
Cost:
£6.131 million / $24.522 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 139 tons, 0.6 %
Armour: 4,584 tons, 18.3 %
- Belts: 1,022 tons, 4.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 736 tons, 2.9 %
- Armament: 382 tons, 1.5 %
- Armour Deck: 2,370 tons, 9.5 %
- Conning Tower: 74 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 4,363 tons, 17.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 7,506 tons, 30.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,912 tons, 15.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 4,500 tons, 18.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
34,619 lbs / 15,703 Kg = 337.1 x 5.9 " / 150 mm shells or 4.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.18
Metacentric height 5.3 ft / 1.6 m
Roll period: 15.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 58 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.09
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.16
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.47 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.83 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 4.00 ft / 1.22 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Mid (50 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Stern: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Average freeboard: 22.32 ft / 6.80 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 106.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 180.2 %
Waterplane Area: 42,711 Square feet or 3,968 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 132 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 120 lbs/sq ft or 585 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.09
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Can Carry 60 planes, plus spares