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The Bulgarian Fleet
as of 1928

B Sofia

TB 6xHusar
TB 4xSmyeli

GB Simeon Veriki
GB Asjen

9 vedettes

Sofia (ex-PRS Angeles)


Manila-class Predreadnought, laid down 1898

Displacement:
11,132 t light; 11,661 t standard; 14,486 t normal; 16,747 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
394.00 ft / 394.00 ft x 73.00 ft x 26.51 ft (normal load)
120.09 m / 120.09 m x 22.25 m x 8.08 m

Armament:
4 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (2x2 guns), 850.00lbs / 385.55kg shells, 1898 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
16 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 100.00lbs / 45.36kg shells, 1898 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread
10 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in all but light seas
6 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 12.00lbs / 5.44kg shells, 1898 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns in single mounts, 2.00lbs / 0.91kg shells, 1926 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 0.54" / 13.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.11lbs / 0.05kg shells, 1927 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts

Weight of broadside 5,081 lbs / 2,305 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 80

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 228.52 ft / 69.65 m 10.25 ft / 3.12 m
Ends: 6.00" / 152 mm 165.46 ft / 50.43 m 10.25 ft / 3.12 m
Upper: 8.00" / 203 mm 228.52 ft / 69.65 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 89 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 4.70" / 119 mm 10.0" / 254 mm
2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm - 3.00" / 76 mm
3rd: 0.79" / 20 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 10.00" / 254 mm

Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 12,897 ihp / 9,621 Kw = 17.50 kts
Range 3,900nm at 17.50 kts (Bunkerage = 5,086 tons)

Complement:
659 - 858

Cost:
£1.269 million / $5.075 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 659 tons, 4.6 %
Armour: 3,898 tons, 26.9 %
- Belts: 2,137 tons, 14.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 806 tons, 5.6 %
- Armour Deck: 826 tons, 5.7 %
- Conning Tower: 128 tons, 0.9 %
Machinery: 2,324 tons, 16.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,205 tons, 29.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,354 tons, 23.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 46 tons, 0.3 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
14,515 lbs / 6,584 Kg = 16.8 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 2.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.21
Metacentric height 4.4 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 14.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 83 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.38
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.31

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.665
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.40 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19.85 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 63
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -5.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -3.28 ft / -1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 16.01 ft / 4.88 m
- Forecastle (21 %): 12.99 ft / 3.96 m
- Mid (50 %): 12.99 ft / 3.96 m
- Quarterdeck (21 %): 12.99 ft / 3.96 m
- Stern: 12.99 ft / 3.96 m
- Average freeboard: 13.25 ft / 4.04 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 86.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 83.9 %
Waterplane Area: 22,337 Square feet or 2,075 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 104 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 135 lbs/sq ft or 660 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.04
- Longitudinal: 2.07
- Overall: 1.12
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

6xex-SMS Huszár type (1905)



68.4mx6.25mx1.8m
~390t
1x66mm
7x47mm
2x450mm torpedoes
speed 28.5knt

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Smyeli
Khraby
Derzki
Strogi

Bulgarian Smyeli-class Patrol Boat laid down 1906

Displacement:
113 t light; 116 t standard; 126 t normal; 133 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
126.50 ft / 126.50 ft x 13.25 ft x 8.75 ft (normal load)
38.56 m / 38.56 m x 4.04 m x 2.67 m

Armament:
3 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm guns in single mounts, 3.00lbs / 1.36kg shells, 1906 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on centreline, evenly spread
Aft Main mounts separated by engine room

Weight of broadside 9 lbs / 4 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

2 - 17.7" / 450 mm above water torpedoes

Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 2,500 shp / 1,865 Kw = 22.53 kts
Range 750nm at 10.00 kts (Bunkerage = 17 tons)
Caution: Delicate, lightweight machinery

Complement:
18 - 24

Cost:
£0.015 million / $0.059 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1 tons, 0.9 %
Machinery: 70 tons, 55.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 42 tons, 33.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 12 tons, 9.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
34 lbs / 15 Kg = 10.6 x 1.9 " / 47 mm shells or 0.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.07
Metacentric height 0.3 ft / 0.1 m
Roll period: 10.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.19
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.41

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.300
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.55 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 11.25 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 65 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 7.70 ft / 2.35 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 7.25 ft / 2.21 m
- Mid (50 %): 7.00 ft / 2.13 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 7.00 ft / 2.13 m
- Stern: 7.00 ft / 2.13 m
- Average freeboard: 7.12 ft / 2.17 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 185.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 33.4 %
Waterplane Area: 1,077 Square feet or 100 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 34 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 15 lbs/sq ft or 73 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 7.21
- Overall: 0.65
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is extremely poor
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Simeon Veriki
600t
2x12-pdr
4x3pdr
speed ?

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Asjen
400t
4x3-pdr
speed ?

Botef
Levski

"Small craft of 12 tons, armed with spar torpedoes"

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7xBoris-class vedettes
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