Companion/upgrades of the Gam class, capable of operating with them as a standard unit. Intended to replace, with their predecessors, all of the lesser designs currently in service, while immunizing against airframe growth and increased landing speeds from jet aircraft.
Nordish Carrier '45, Nordmark Aircraft Carrier laid down 1945
Displacement:
33,065 t light; 34,140 t standard; 38,140 t normal; 41,340 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
866.12 ft / 820.21 ft x 98.43 ft x 29.53 ft (normal load)
263.99 m / 250.00 m x 30.00 m x 9.00 m
Armament:
8 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (4x2 guns), 67.03lbs / 30.40kg shells, 1945 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (4x2 guns), 67.03lbs / 30.40kg shells, 1945 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
64 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (16x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1945 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
48 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (24x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1945 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 1,209 lbs / 548 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 400
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.94" / 100 mm 598.75 ft / 182.50 m 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 112 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.97" / 50 mm 598.75 ft / 182.50 m 27.10 ft / 8.26 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.98" / 25 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
2nd: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.98" / 25 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
3rd: 0.59" / 15 mm - -
4th: 0.59" / 15 mm - -
- Armour deck: 2.95" / 75 mm, Conning tower: 4.92" / 125 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 180,000 shp / 134,280 Kw = 33.21 kts
Range 5,663nm at 24.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 7,199 tons
Complement:
1,363 - 1,773
Cost:
£13.270 million / $53.078 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 151 tons, 0.4 %
Armour: 6,560 tons, 17.2 %
- Belts: 1,930 tons, 5.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,182 tons, 3.1 %
- Armament: 93 tons, 0.2 %
- Armour Deck: 3,235 tons, 8.5 %
- Conning Tower: 120 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 4,545 tons, 11.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 11,808 tons, 31.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,075 tons, 13.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 10,000 tons, 26.2 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
64,426 lbs / 29,223 Kg = 961.1 x 5.1 " / 130 mm shells or 9.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 5.8 ft / 1.8 m
Roll period: 17.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 69 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.09
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.53
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.560
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.33 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 32.94 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 45
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 49.21 ft / 15.00 m
- Forecastle (12 %): 49.21 ft / 15.00 m (29.53 ft / 9.00 m aft of break)
- Mid (40 %): 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- Stern: 29.53 ft / 9.00 m
- Average freeboard: 31.89 ft / 9.72 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 89.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 244.4 %
Waterplane Area: 59,221 Square feet or 5,502 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 142 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 134 lbs/sq ft or 653 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.45
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
8,100t misc weight = Nominal group strength of 90 planes
--32x Kongsberg Aurora I fighters (1.2 'nominal planes' each, 38.4)
--32x Kongsberg Blizzard I naval attack planes (1.5 'nominal planes' each, 4
--2x Kongsberg-Breguet Nautilus seaplanes (1.5 'nominal planes' each, 3)
300t flagship facilties
250t aircraft flight control
250t assorted radar and fire control
500t damage control
600t crated aircraft parts, (16 at 25t each) and spare parts