Two ships to be laid down upon the impending failure of the Cowes conference.
Picture now up;
Modified from a picture Gravina posted when he retired from running the UK, I hope he doesn't mind (:
HMCS Canada, Canadian Battleship laid down 1932
Displacement:
38,829 t light; 41,113 t standard; 43,548 t normal; 45,496 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
718.57 ft / 710.00 ft x 101.50 ft x 30.00 ft (normal load)
219.02 m / 216.41 m x 30.94 m x 9.14 m
Armament:
12 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (4x3 guns), 1,938.00lbs / 879.06kg shells, 1932 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
20 - 5.50" / 140 mm guns (10x2 guns), 83.19lbs / 37.73kg shells, 1932 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
64 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (8x8 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1932 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1932 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 25,051 lbs / 11,363 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 100
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 16.0" / 406 mm 460.00 ft / 140.21 m 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.00" / 25 mm 460.00 ft / 140.21 m 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 16.0" / 406 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 7.00" / 178 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm
- Armour deck: 5.50" / 140 mm, Conning tower: 6.00" / 152 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 113,355 shp / 84,563 Kw = 28.00 kts
Range 8,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,383 tons
Complement:
1,506 - 1,959
Cost:
£18.828 million / $75.311 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,756 tons, 6.3 %
Armour: 15,452 tons, 35.5 %
- Belts: 5,777 tons, 13.3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 477 tons, 1.1 %
- Armament: 2,873 tons, 6.6 %
- Armour Deck: 6,165 tons, 14.2 %
- Conning Tower: 160 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 3,346 tons, 7.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 17,075 tons, 39.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,719 tons, 10.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 0.5 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
57,817 lbs / 26,225 Kg = 34.3 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 7.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 6.1 ft / 1.9 m
Roll period: 17.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.99
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.03
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.705
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 30.65 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 49
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 32.00 ft / 9.75 m
- Forecastle (30 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Mid (75 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Stern: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Average freeboard: 23.20 ft / 7.07 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 91.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 168.6 %
Waterplane Area: 60,594 Square feet or 5,629 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 98 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 212 lbs/sq ft or 1,034 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.43
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent