That design is entirely too normal. I insist you add more armor and more guns. And make it bigger while you're at it.
Whats the problem with being normal?
Bigger, Meaner, Icebreaker.
HMS Erebrus/Terror, Australia Icebreaker laid down 1931
Displacement:
4,629 t light; 4,801 t standard; 6,903 t normal; 8,585 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
420.00 ft / 420.00 ft x 59.00 ft x 15.00 ft (normal load)
128.02 m / 128.02 m x 17.98 m x 4.57 m
Armament:
3 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1931 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount
4 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 12.87lbs / 5.84kg shells, 1931 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on centreline, all aft, all raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1931 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 384 lbs / 174 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 270.00 ft / 82.30 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Ends: 4.00" / 102 mm 150.00 ft / 45.72 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Main Belt covers 99 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 270.00 ft / 82.30 m 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm - -
2nd: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 13,336 shp / 9,949 Kw = 20.00 kts
Range 20,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,784 tons
Complement:
378 - 492
Cost:
£1.127 million / $4.507 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 48 tons, 0.7 %
Armour: 780 tons, 11.3 %
- Belts: 457 tons, 6.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 300 tons, 4.3 %
- Armament: 24 tons, 0.3 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 399 tons, 5.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,782 tons, 40.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,274 tons, 32.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 620 tons, 9.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
27,378 lbs / 12,418 Kg = 253.5 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 7.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.44
Metacentric height 4.3 ft / 1.3 m
Roll period: 12.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.05
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.61
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.650
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.12 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20.49 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 44
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: 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Mid (50 %): 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 15.00 ft / 4.57 m (17.00 ft / 5.18 m before break)
- Stern: 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
- Average freeboard: 16.86 ft / 5.14 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 53.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 162.6 %
Waterplane Area: 18,983 Square feet or 1,764 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 267 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 104 lbs/sq ft or 507 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.36
- Longitudinal: 1.80
- Overall: 1.40
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