TS St. Germain, French Cross-Channel Train Ferry laid down 1943
Displacement:
4,896 t light; 5,008 t standard; 5,647 t normal; 6,157 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
364.51 ft / 360.89 ft x 60.70 ft x 16.40 ft (normal load)
111.10 m / 110.00 m x 18.50 m x 5.00 m
Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 5,134 shp / 3,830 Kw = 16.00 kts
Range 7,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,149 tons
Complement:
325 - 423
Cost:
£1.243 million / $4.972 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 133 tons, 2.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,263 tons, 40.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 751 tons, 13.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 2,500 tons, 44.3 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
13,142 lbs / 5,961 Kg = 121.7 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 2.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 2.8 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 15.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.550
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.95 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19.00 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 40 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 30
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 20.51 ft / 6.25 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Mid (50 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 6.56 ft / 2.00 m (19.69 ft / 6.00 m before break)
- Stern: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
- Average freeboard: 17.78 ft / 5.42 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 56.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 176.4 %
Waterplane Area: 15,287 Square feet or 1,420 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 204 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 101 lbs/sq ft or 493 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.28
- Longitudinal: 3.06
- Overall: 1.40
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily
Notes:
Owned by the Societe Nouvelle d'Armement Transmanche.
Ships in Class:
-
Saint Germain
-
Saint Cloud
-
Saint Denis