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DESIGN A3, Bulgarian Light Cruiser laid down 1936
Displacement:
6,973 t light; 7,262 t standard; 8,073 t normal; 8,722 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
543.19 ft / 530.00 ft x 61.00 ft x 23.00 ft (normal load)
165.56 m / 161.54 m x 18.59 m x 7.01 m
Armament:
9 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (3x3 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1936 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
12 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns (6x2 guns), 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1936 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
24 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1936 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 1,403 lbs / 636 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
6 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.00" / 76 mm 344.50 ft / 105.00 m 8.49 ft / 2.59 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 1.00" / 25 mm 344.50 ft / 105.00 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 3.00" / 76 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm -
- Armour deck: 1.50" / 38 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 70,866 shp / 52,866 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 8,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,460 tons
Complement:
425 - 553
Cost:
£3.531 million / $14.126 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 175 tons, 2.2 %
Armour: 1,328 tons, 16.5 %
- Belts: 482 tons, 6.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 244 tons, 3.0 %
- Armour Deck: 568 tons, 7.0 %
- Conning Tower: 35 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 1,988 tons, 24.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,382 tons, 41.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,100 tons, 13.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 1.2 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
9,912 lbs / 4,496 Kg = 91.8 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
Metacentric height 2.9 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 15.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 62 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.37
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.05
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.380
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.69 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27.05 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 59
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.00 ft / 0.91 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Mid (50 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Stern: 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Average freeboard: 18.80 ft / 5.73 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 98.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 143.9 %
Waterplane Area: 20,452 Square feet or 1,900 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 119 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 103 lbs/sq ft or 504 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 1.98
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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DESIGN B3, Bulgarian Light Cruiser laid down 1936
Displacement:
8,188 t light; 8,531 t standard; 9,431 t normal; 10,151 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
583.19 ft / 570.00 ft x 63.00 ft x 24.00 ft (normal load)
177.76 m / 173.74 m x 19.20 m x 7.32 m
Armament:
12 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (4x3 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1936 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns (6x2 guns), 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1936 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
24 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1936 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 1,727 lbs / 783 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
6 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.00" / 76 mm 390.50 ft / 119.02 m 9.30 ft / 2.83 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 1.00" / 25 mm 370.50 ft / 112.93 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 105 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 3.00" / 76 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm -
- Armour deck: 1.50" / 38 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 84,149 shp / 62,775 Kw = 33.85 kts
Range 8,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,621 tons
Complement:
478 - 622
Cost:
£4.210 million / $16.840 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 216 tons, 2.3 %
Armour: 1,562 tons, 16.6 %
- Belts: 573 tons, 6.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 319 tons, 3.4 %
- Armour Deck: 631 tons, 6.7 %
- Conning Tower: 38 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 2,361 tons, 25.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,948 tons, 41.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,243 tons, 13.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 1.1 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
10,937 lbs / 4,961 Kg = 101.3 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 3.0 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 15.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.41
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.02
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.383
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.05 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27.94 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 59
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.00 ft / 0.91 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Mid (50 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Stern: 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Average freeboard: 18.80 ft / 5.73 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 100.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 144.4 %
Waterplane Area: 22,744 Square feet or 2,113 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 116 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 109 lbs/sq ft or 532 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.76
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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DESIGN C2, Bulgarian Light Cruiser laid down 1936
Displacement:
8,164 t light; 8,460 t standard; 9,357 t normal; 10,074 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
583.19 ft / 570.00 ft x 63.00 ft x 24.00 ft (normal load)
177.76 m / 173.74 m x 19.20 m x 7.32 m
Armament:
12 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (6x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1936 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns (6x2 guns), 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1936 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
24 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1936 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 1,181 lbs / 536 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
8 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.00" / 76 mm 390.50 ft / 119.02 m 9.30 ft / 2.83 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 1.00" / 25 mm 370.50 ft / 112.93 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 105 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 3.00" / 76 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm -
- Armour deck: 1.50" / 38 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 83,603 shp / 62,368 Kw = 33.85 kts
Range 8,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,614 tons
Complement:
475 - 618
Cost:
£3.892 million / $15.568 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 148 tons, 1.6 %
Armour: 1,558 tons, 16.7 %
- Belts: 573 tons, 6.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 316 tons, 3.4 %
- Armour Deck: 630 tons, 6.7 %
- Conning Tower: 38 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 2,346 tons, 25.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,913 tons, 41.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,193 tons, 12.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 2.1 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
11,433 lbs / 5,186 Kg = 182.9 x 5.0 " / 127 mm shells or 1.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 3.0 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 15.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.29
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.04
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.380
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.05 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27.95 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.00 ft / 0.91 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Mid (50 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Stern: 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Average freeboard: 18.80 ft / 5.73 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 96.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 138.8 %
Waterplane Area: 22,717 Square feet or 2,110 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 123 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 108 lbs/sq ft or 528 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.78
- Overall: 1.05
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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