It's just that as the SIM is in the year 1922, would it be possible for a consideration to be made for the entry of the newly formed "Irish Free State" as it was then called to Sign up to The Cleito Treaty as it did The League of Nations.
As for designs I have been playing, they probably suck, but I am open to constructive criticism.
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Nuada, Hibernia BB laid down 1922
Displacement:
28,700 t light; 30,663 t standard; 33,000 t normal; 34,738 t full load
Loading submergence 1,340 tons/feet
Dimensions:
700.00 ft x 100.00 ft x 30.00 ft (normal load)
213.36 m x 30.48 m x 9.14 m
Armament:
8 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (4 Main turrets x 2 guns, 2 superfiring turrets)
16 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (8 2nd turrets x 2 guns)
12 - 4.00" / 102 mm AA guns
6 - 2.00" / 51 mm guns
Weight of broadside 15,636 lbs / 7,092 kg
4 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm submerged torpedo tubes
Armour:
Belt 12.00" / 305 mm, upper belt 3.00" / 76 mm, end belts 6.00" / 152 mm
Belts cover 100 % of normal area
Main turrets 12.00" / 305 mm, 2nd turrets 2.00" / 51 mm
Armour deck 1.00" / 25 mm, Conning tower 12.00" / 305 mm
Torpedo bulkhead 2.00" / 51 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 66,903 shp / 49,910 Kw = 25.00 kts
Range 8,000nm at 15.00 kts
Complement:
1,224 - 1,591
Cost:
£8.084 million / $32.334 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,955 tons, 5.9 %
Armour: 9,999 tons, 30.3 %
Belts: 3,916 tons, 11.9 %, Armament: 3,939 tons, 11.9 %, Armour Deck: 868 tons, 2.6 %
Conning Tower: 267 tons, 0.8 %, Torpedo bulkhead: 1,010 tons, 3.1 %
Machinery: 2,269 tons, 6.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 14,401 tons, 43.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,300 tons, 13.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 75 tons, 0.2 %
Metacentric height 5.0
Remarks:
Hull space for machinery, storage & compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation & workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable and able to fight her guns in the heaviest weather
Estimated overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Relative margin of stability: 1.00
Shellfire needed to sink: 37,742 lbs / 17,119 Kg = 22.4 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells
(Approx weight of penetrating shell hits needed to sink ship excluding critical hits)
Torpedoes needed to sink: 5.3
(Approx number of typical torpedo hits needed to sink ship)
Relative steadiness as gun platform: 76 %
(Average = 50 %)
Relative rocking effect from firing to beam: 0.93
Relative quality as seaboat: 1.52
Hull form characteristics:
Block coefficient: 0.550
Sharpness coefficient: 0.39
Hull speed coefficient 'M': 6.68
'Natural speed' for length: 26.46 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
Trim: 50
(Maximise stabilty/flotation = 0, Maximise steadiness/seakeeping = 100)
Estimated hull characteristics & strength:
Underwater volume absorbed by magazines and engineering spaces: 88.2 %
Relative accommodation and working space: 182.4 %
(Average = 100%)
Displacement factor: 109 %
(Displacement relative to loading factors)
Relative cross-sectional hull strength: 0.95
(Structure weight / hull surface area: 207 lbs / square foot or 1,009 Kg / square metre)
Relative longitudinal hull strength: 1.57
(for 25.00 ft / 7.62 m average freeboard, freeboard adjustment 5.77 ft)
Relative composite hull strength: 1.00
Nuada, the first of the "Ard Ri" class, is to become the flagship of the newly formed Hibernian Navy.
She is to be built within the rules laid out in The Cleito Treaty even though Hibernia is not currently a signitory to the treaty.
She will carry 3 recon floatplanes, type unknown - to be decided closer to completion.
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Deirdre, Hibernia CA laid down 1922
Displacement:
11,197 t light; 11,741 t standard; 12,911 t normal; 13,795 t full load
Loading submergence 751 tons/feet
Dimensions:
550.00 ft x 65.00 ft x 20.00 ft (normal load)
167.64 m x 19.81 m x 6.10 m
Armament:
9 - 8.20" / 208 mm guns (3 Main turrets x 3 guns, 1 superfiring turret)
14 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (7 2nd turrets x 2 guns)
6 - 3.00" / 76 mm AA guns
Weight of broadside 3,437 lbs / 1,559 kg
16 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
Belt 4.00" / 102 mm, upper belt 1.00" / 25 mm, end belts 2.00" / 51 mm
Belts cover 125 % of normal area
Main belt does not fully protect magazines and engineering spaces
Main turrets 4.00" / 102 mm, 2nd turrets 1.00" / 25 mm
Armour deck 1.00" / 25 mm, Conning tower 4.00" / 102 mm
Torpedo bulkhead 1.25" / 32 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 3 shafts, 85,951 shp / 64,120 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 7,000nm at 15.00 kts
Complement:
605 - 787
Cost:
£3.166 million / $12.665 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 430 tons, 3.3 %
Armour: 2,548 tons, 19.7 %
Belts: 1,043 tons, 8.1 %, Armament: 641 tons, 5.0 %, Armour Deck: 486 tons, 3.8 %
Conning Tower: 47 tons, 0.4 %, Torpedo bulkhead: 331 tons, 2.6 %
Machinery: 2,916 tons, 22.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,253 tons, 40.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,714 tons, 13.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 0.4 %
Metacentric height 2.9
Remarks:
Hull space for machinery, storage & compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation & workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
Estimated overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Relative margin of stability: 1.06
Shellfire needed to sink: 7,859 lbs / 3,565 Kg = 28.5 x 8.2 " / 208 mm shells
(Approx weight of penetrating shell hits needed to sink ship excluding critical hits)
Torpedoes needed to sink: 1.2
(Approx number of typical torpedo hits needed to sink ship)
Relative steadiness as gun platform: 70 %
(Average = 50 %)
Relative rocking effect from firing to beam: 0.92
Relative quality as seaboat: 1.20
Hull form characteristics:
Block coefficient: 0.632
Sharpness coefficient: 0.39
Hull speed coefficient 'M': 7.17
'Natural speed' for length: 23.45 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 60 %
Trim: 58
(Maximise stabilty/flotation = 0, Maximise steadiness/seakeeping = 100)
Estimated hull characteristics & strength:
Underwater volume absorbed by magazines and engineering spaces: 143.9 %
Relative accommodation and working space: 143.1 %
(Average = 100%)
Displacement factor: 109 %
(Displacement relative to loading factors)
Relative cross-sectional hull strength: 0.94
(Structure weight / hull surface area: 124 lbs / square foot or 604 Kg / square metre)
Relative longitudinal hull strength: 1.76
(for 25.00 ft / 7.62 m average freeboard, freeboard adjustment 9.06 ft)
Relative composite hull strength: 1.00
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Eriu, Hibernia CL laid down 1922
Displacement:
6,712 t light; 6,980 t standard; 8,005 t normal; 8,793 t full load
Loading submergence 483 tons/feet
Dimensions:
450.00 ft x 55.00 ft x 20.00 ft (normal load)
137.16 m x 16.76 m x 6.10 m
Armament:
9 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (3 Main turrets x 3 guns, 1 superfiring turret)
10 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns
8 - 0.50" / 13 mm guns
Weight of broadside 1,293 lbs / 586 kg
12 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
Belt 3.00" / 76 mm, upper belt 1.00" / 25 mm, end belts 1.00" / 25 mm
Belts cover 100 % of normal area
Main belt does not fully protect magazines and engineering spaces
Main turrets 2.50" / 64 mm, 2nd gun shields 0.75" / 19 mm
Light gun shields 0.25" / 6 mm
Armour deck 1.00" / 25 mm, Conning tower 3.00" / 76 mm
Torpedo bulkhead 1.00" / 25 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 68,316 shp / 50,963 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 8,250nm at 15.00 kts
Complement:
423 - 550
Cost:
£1.896 million / $7.583 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 162 tons, 2.0 %
Armour: 1,254 tons, 15.7 %
Belts: 477 tons, 6.0 %, Armament: 223 tons, 2.8 %, Armour Deck: 313 tons, 3.9 %
Conning Tower: 26 tons, 0.3 %, Torpedo bulkhead: 216 tons, 2.7 %
Machinery: 2,317 tons, 28.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,929 tons, 36.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,292 tons, 16.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 0.6 %
Metacentric height 2.4
Remarks:
Hull space for machinery, storage & compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation & workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Estimated overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Relative margin of stability: 1.10
Shellfire needed to sink: 3,332 lbs / 1,511 Kg = 30.8 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells
(Approx weight of penetrating shell hits needed to sink ship excluding critical hits)
Torpedoes needed to sink: 0.7
(Approx number of typical torpedo hits needed to sink ship)
Relative steadiness as gun platform: 71 %
(Average = 50 %)
Relative rocking effect from firing to beam: 0.60
Relative quality as seaboat: 1.20
Hull form characteristics:
Block coefficient: 0.566
Sharpness coefficient: 0.38
Hull speed coefficient 'M': 6.88
'Natural speed' for length: 21.21 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 65 %
Trim: 59
(Maximise stabilty/flotation = 0, Maximise steadiness/seakeeping = 100)
Estimated hull characteristics & strength:
Underwater volume absorbed by magazines and engineering spaces: 173.4 %
Relative accommodation and working space: 116.6 %
(Average = 100%)
Displacement factor: 111 %
(Displacement relative to loading factors)
Relative cross-sectional hull strength: 0.91
(Structure weight / hull surface area: 98 lbs / square foot or 479 Kg / square metre)
Relative longitudinal hull strength: 2.33
(for 23.00 ft / 7.01 m average freeboard, freeboard adjustment 8.52 ft)
Relative composite hull strength: 1.00
Secondary armament is mounted in twin mounts, 2 mounts on each beam, and 1 in X position.
It is mounted on a new type of mount, to allow the guns to be used in both high and low elevations.
Torpedoes mounted in triple turrets, 2 to each beam
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Dun Aeongus, Hibernia CDA laid down 1922
Displacement:
7,446 t light; 7,954 t standard; 8,005 t normal; 8,013 t full load
Loading submergence 542 tons/feet
Dimensions:
360.00 ft x 70.00 ft x 17.00 ft (normal load)
109.73 m x 21.34 m x 5.18 m
Armament:
4 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (2 Main turrets x 2 guns, 1 superfiring turret)
Main turrets are grouped together
6 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (3 2nd turrets x 2 guns)
6 - 3.00" / 76 mm AA guns
8 - 0.50" / 13 mm guns
Weight of broadside 4,186 lbs / 1,899 kg
8 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm submerged torpedo tubes
Armour:
Belt 8.00" / 203 mm, upper belt 4.00" / 102 mm, end belts 6.00" / 152 mm
Belts cover 110 % of normal area
Main turrets 8.00" / 203 mm, 2nd turrets 0.75" / 19 mm
AA gun shields 0.25" / 6 mm, Light gun shields 0.25" / 6 mm
Armour deck 1.60" / 41 mm, Conning tower 8.00" / 203 mm
Torpedo bulkhead 2.00" / 51 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 5,273 ihp / 3,934 Kw = 15.00 kts
Range 750nm at 10.00 kts
Complement:
423 - 550
Cost:
£2.027 million / $8.106 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 523 tons, 6.5 %
Armour: 3,222 tons, 40.2 %
Belts: 1,603 tons, 20.0 %, Armament: 694 tons, 8.7 %, Armour Deck: 561 tons, 7.0 %
Conning Tower: 69 tons, 0.9 %, Torpedo bulkhead: 294 tons, 3.7 %
Machinery: 307 tons, 3.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,369 tons, 42.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 559 tons, 7.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 25 tons, 0.3 %
Metacentric height 3.3
Remarks:
Hull space for machinery, storage & compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation & workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
Estimated overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Relative margin of stability: 1.06
Shellfire needed to sink: 7,156 lbs / 3,246 Kg = 8.3 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells
(Approx weight of penetrating shell hits needed to sink ship excluding critical hits)
Torpedoes needed to sink: 1.4
(Approx number of typical torpedo hits needed to sink ship)
Relative steadiness as gun platform: 72 %
(Average = 50 %)
Relative rocking effect from firing to beam: 0.54
Relative quality as seaboat: 1.23
Hull form characteristics:
Block coefficient: 0.654
Sharpness coefficient: 0.47
Hull speed coefficient 'M': 5.50
'Natural speed' for length: 18.97 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 41 %
Trim: 59
(Maximise stabilty/flotation = 0, Maximise steadiness/seakeeping = 100)
Estimated hull characteristics & strength:
Underwater volume absorbed by magazines and engineering spaces: 103.1 %
Relative accommodation and working space: 106.7 %
(Average = 100%)
Displacement factor: 99 %
(Displacement relative to loading factors)
Relative cross-sectional hull strength: 0.95
(Structure weight / hull surface area: 138 lbs / square foot or 672 Kg / square metre)
Relative longitudinal hull strength: 1.71
(for 12.50 ft / 3.81 m average freeboard, freeboard adjustment -1.98 ft)
Relative composite hull strength: 1.01