RMS Oceanic (III), White Star Line Motor Vessel laid down 1932
Displacement:
53,433 t light; 54,729 t standard; 64,800 t normal; 72,857 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
1,136.46 ft / 1,125.00 ft x 120.00 ft x 32.00 ft (normal load)
346.39 m / 342.90 m x 36.58 m x 9.75 m
Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 298,806 shp / 222,909 Kw = 35.75 kts
Range 4,000nm at 34.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 18,129 tons
Complement:
2,029 - 2,639
Cost:
£14.113 million / $56.452 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 8,820 tons, 13.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 26,613 tons, 41.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 11,367 tons, 17.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 18,000 tons, 27.8 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
149,431 lbs / 67,781 Kg = 1,383.6 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 6.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.18
Metacentric height 8.9 ft / 2.7 m
Roll period: 16.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.525
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.38 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 38.36 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 25
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -5.00 ft / -1.52 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 65.00 ft / 19.81 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 55.00 ft / 16.76 m
- Mid (65 %): 55.00 ft / 16.76 m (45.00 ft / 13.72 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 45.00 ft / 13.72 m
- Stern: 45.00 ft / 13.72 m
- Average freeboard: 52.30 ft / 15.94 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 75.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 466.8 %
Waterplane Area: 95,770 Square feet or 8,897 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 182 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 156 lbs/sq ft or 763 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.89
- Longitudinal: 2.78
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily
Passengers
1st Class: 390 passengers (used 20 tons/passenger, required 18.24 tons/passenger)
2nd Class: 415 passengers (used 10 tons/passenger, required 9.12 tons/passenger)
3rd Class: 1110 passengers (used 3.5 tons/passenger, required 3.42 tons/passenger)
ACCOMMODATION
First Class Accommodation: 189 cabins
One-berth: 60 cabins (60)
Two-berth: 57 cabins (114)
Three-berth: 72 cabins (216)
Total: 390 passengers
Second Class Accommodation: 128 cabins
Two-berth: 45 cabins (90)
Three-berth: 7 cabins (21)
Four-berth: 76 cabins (304)
Total: 415 passengers
Third Class Accommodation: 262 cabins
Two-berth: 62 cabins (124)
Four-berth: 129 cabins (516)
Six-berth: 55 cabins (330)
Eight-berth: 10 cabins (80)
Ten-berth: 6 cabins (60)
Total: 1110 passengers
Miscellaneous weight breakdown:
20t / first class cabin passenger . . . 390 passengers = 7,800 tons
10t / second class cabin passenger. . . 415 passengers = 4,150 tons
3.5t / steerage passenger . . . . . . 1,110 passengers = 3,885 tons
Total passengers. . . . . . . . . . . 1,915 passengers = 15,835 tons
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .= 1,620 tons
Extras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .= 545 tons
Grand total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .= 18,000 tons