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Bharat's export version of the Delhis for construction to all nations. Less armor and slower than the originals still make a nice addition to some fleets.

Indian designed Armored Cruiser type laid down 1937

Displacement:
17,657 t light; 18,581 t standard; 20,836 t normal; 22,639 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
741.73 ft / 721.78 ft x 68.90 ft (Bulges 75.46 ft) x 25.26 ft (normal load)
226.08 m / 220.00 m x 21.00 m (Bulges 23.00 m) x 7.70 m

Armament:
9 - 10.00" / 254 mm guns (3x3 guns), 500.00lbs / 226.80kg shells, 1937 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
9 - 5.91" / 150 mm guns (3x3 guns), 102.98lbs / 46.71kg shells, 1937 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships, 1 raised mount - superfiring
16 - 3.46" / 88.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 20.79lbs / 9.43kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
24 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
16 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1937 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 5,810 lbs / 2,635 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 7.87" / 200 mm 475.72 ft / 145.00 m 10.20 ft / 3.11 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 101 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
1.38" / 35 mm 475.72 ft / 145.00 m 22.15 ft / 6.75 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 7.87" / 200 mm 5.91" / 150 mm 7.87" / 200 mm
2nd: 3.15" / 80 mm 1.97" / 50 mm 3.15" / 80 mm
3rd: 1.18" / 30 mm - -
4th: 0.79" / 20 mm - -
5th: 0.79" / 20 mm - -

- Armour deck: 3.94" / 100 mm, Conning tower: 7.87" / 200 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 99,195 shp / 74,000 Kw = 31.16 kts
Range 20,000nm at 12.00 kts (Bunkerage = 4,057 tons)

Complement:
866 - 1,127

Cost:
£8.798 million / $35.192 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 726 tons, 3.5 %
Armour: 6,077 tons, 29.2 %
- Belts: 1,583 tons, 7.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 537 tons, 2.6 %
- Armament: 1,247 tons, 6.0 %
- Armour Deck: 2,582 tons, 12.4 %
- Conning Tower: 128 tons, 0.6 %
Machinery: 2,749 tons, 13.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 7,954 tons, 38.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,179 tons, 15.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 0.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
21,079 lbs / 9,561 Kg = 42.2 x 10.0 " / 254 mm shells or 2.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 3.4 ft / 1.0 m
Roll period: 17.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.65
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.12

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.530
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.57 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 30.66 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 54
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 28.87 ft / 8.80 m
- Forecastle (22 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Mid (50 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Stern: 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Average freeboard: 20.49 ft / 6.25 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 100.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 153.5 %
Waterplane Area: 35,447 Square feet or 3,293 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 119 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 143 lbs/sq ft or 697 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.06
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

9 15cm guns, all on the sides? How does that lay out? Or is one turret supposed to be on the centerline?

Also, where is India getting the 40mms and 20mms from? Aren't the usual Indian calibers near that 35mm and 15mm?

The SAE is using 40s and 20s for example....

Hrolf,

In regard to the 150mm you are correct one of the turrets is centerline aft. My fault. And the 40mm and 20mm are to make it more accessible for sale. Same with a main armament of 254mm instead of the regular 250mm of the Indian Navy.