A new "modern" cruiser
HMS Svärdet , Sweden CGH laid down 1950
Displacement:
6 682 t light; 6 882 t standard; 8 009 t normal; 8 911 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
591,46 ft / 574,15 ft x 65,62 ft x 19,69 ft (normal load)
180,28 m / 175,00 m x 20,00 m x 6,00 m
Armament:
3 - 5,98" / 152 mm guns (1x3 guns), 107,15lbs / 48,60kg shells, 1950 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in a turret (on a barbette)
on centreline forward
4 - 2,24" / 57,0 mm guns in single mounts, 5,65lbs / 2,56kg shells, 1950 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
4 - 1,18" / 30,0 mm guns in single mounts, 0,82lbs / 0,37kg shells, 1950 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 347 lbs / 158 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200
6 - 15,7" / 400 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 1,97" / 50 mm 328,08 ft / 100,00 m 9,71 ft / 2,96 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 88 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1,18" / 30 mm 0,79" / 20 mm 1,18" / 30 mm
2nd: 0,39" / 10 mm 0,20" / 5 mm 0,20" / 5 mm
- Armour deck: 0,79" / 20 mm, Conning tower: 1,97" / 50 mm
Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 3 shafts, 12 376 shp / 9 233 Kw = 20,00 kts
Range 8 000nm at 18,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2 030 tons
Complement:
423 - 550
Cost:
£2,495 million / $9,978 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 52 tons, 0,7 %
Armour: 646 tons, 8,1 %
- Belts: 268 tons, 3,3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0 %
- Armament: 27 tons, 0,3 %
- Armour Deck: 334 tons, 4,2 %
- Conning Tower: 17 tons, 0,2 %
Machinery: 296 tons, 3,7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3 167 tons, 39,5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1 328 tons, 16,6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 2 520 tons, 31,5 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
21 290 lbs / 9 657 Kg = 198,7 x 6,0 " / 152 mm shells or 3,5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,01
Metacentric height 2,7 ft / 0,8 m
Roll period: 16,8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 89 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,11
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,78
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, rise forward of midbreak, low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0,378
Length to Beam Ratio: 8,75 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23,96 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 29 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6,56 ft / 2,00 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 (22,97 ft / 7,00 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 22,97 ft / 7,00 m (19,69 ft / 6,00 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (30 %): 8,86 ft / 2,70 m (19,69 ft / 6,00 m before break)
- Stern: 8,86 ft / 2,70 m
- Average freeboard: 19,00 ft / 5,79 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 52,4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 210,0 %
Waterplane Area: 22 954 Square feet or 2 132 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 192 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 91 lbs/sq ft or 443 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,96
- Longitudinal: 1,51
- Overall: 1,00
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
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
3x R & R Olympus Gasturbines 25000shp
CoDaG = 12400shp + 70000shp = 82400shp (72000shp demanded)
top speed 32 kts
2x MK41 VLS (424m3, 54m2 each, 2x250ton)
122 missiles
8x rbs 15 canisters
1x2 RBS 08 SLCM launcher (12missiles)
sensors
1x AN SPS 48/E - PS 860 (airsearch)
1x SeaGiraffe 50HC (air/surf search)
1x BAE Type 996 (air/surf search)
2x Raccal Decca (Nav)
Ericsson 9lv Mk2 FC (gun)
SPG-62 FC radar (missile)