Mosul (ex- Presidente Malvar ex-Kornilov), purchased from Philippines in 1943
Coastal Defence Battleship laid down 1935
Displacement:
15,004 t light; 15,951 t standard; 16,937 t normal; 17,726 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
484.23 ft / 480.00 ft x 80.00 ft x 23.75 ft (normal load)
147.59 m / 146.30 m x 24.38 m x 7.24 m
Armament:
6 - 13.39" / 340 mm guns (2x3 guns), 1,400.00lbs / 635.03kg shells, 1935 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
12 - 4.50" / 114 mm guns (6x2 guns), 45.56lbs / 20.67kg shells, 1936 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts
16 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1922 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
16 - 0.66" / 16.8 mm guns (8x2 guns), 0.14lbs / 0.06kg shells, 1936 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 8,980 lbs / 4,073 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 15.0" / 381 mm 325.00 ft / 99.06 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 104 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.50" / 38 mm 325.00 ft / 99.06 m 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 15.0" / 381 mm 9.00" / 229 mm 11.0" / 279 mm
2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 1.50" / 38 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
3rd: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
4th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
- Armour deck: 4.75" / 121 mm, Conning tower: 12.50" / 318 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 32,353 shp / 24,135 Kw = 22.00 kts
Range 2,500nm at 20.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,774 tons
Complement:
742 - 965
Cost:
£7.485 million / $29.940 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 972 tons, 5.7 %
Armour: 6,654 tons, 39.3 %
- Belts: 2,136 tons, 12.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 433 tons, 2.6 %
- Armament: 1,323 tons, 7.8 %
- Armour Deck: 2,585 tons, 15.3 %
- Conning Tower: 178 tons, 1.0 %
Machinery: 919 tons, 5.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,359 tons, 37.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,933 tons, 11.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 0.6 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
24,647 lbs / 11,180 Kg = 20.6 x 13.4 " / 340 mm shells or 4.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.06
Metacentric height 4.0 ft / 1.2 m
Roll period: 16.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.75
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.15
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.650
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 21.91 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 61
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 17.50 ft / 5.33 m
- Mid (40 %): 15.50 ft / 4.72 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 15.50 ft / 4.72 m
- Stern: 15.50 ft / 4.72 m
- Average freeboard: 16.62 ft / 5.07 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 84.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 119.4 %
Waterplane Area: 29,417 Square feet or 2,733 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 103 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 159 lbs/sq ft or 775 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.93
- Longitudinal: 1.84
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Refit Notes
Replacement of 115mm DP guns with British-pattern 4.5in DP guns
Replacement of 35mm and 15mm with British-pattern 2pdr Pom-Pom quad mounts and Vickers 0.661in HMGs