Yes. Cry havoc and let SLIP the DOCKS of war...
I could drop the speed somewhat on the 3x3 10 inch design and add a bit of armor and have it tag along with the Tachibana class BCs rather than with the fast carriers...
Kongo Base Design, Japan Kongo Class Large Cruiser laid down 1935
Displacement:
17,999 t light; 18,999 t standard; 21,756 t normal; 23,962 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
720.79 ft / 700.00 ft x 66.00 ft (Bulges 76.00 ft) x 27.68 ft (normal load)
219.70 m / 213.36 m x 20.12 m (Bulges 23.16 m) x 8.44 m
Armament:
9 - 10.00" / 254 mm guns (3x3 guns), 529.11lbs / 240.00kg shells, 1935 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
12 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (6x2 guns), 55.12lbs / 25.00kg shells, 1935 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (2x8 guns), 2.00lbs / 0.91kg shells, 1935 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
24 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns (8x3 guns), 0.57lbs / 0.26kg shells, 1935 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
32 - 0.52" / 13.2 mm guns (4x8 guns), 0.09lbs / 0.04kg shells, 1935 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 5,472 lbs / 2,482 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 180
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 400.00 ft / 121.92 m 9.75 ft / 2.97 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 88% of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 8.00" / 203 mm
2nd: 3.00" / 76 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm -
4th: 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm -
5th: 0.50" / 13 mm 0.50" / 13 mm -
- Armour deck: 3.75" / 95 mm, Conning tower: 2.75" / 70 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 127,356 shp / 95,008 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 10,000nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,963 tons
Complement:
895 - 1,164
Cost:
£8.616 million / $34.465 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 662 tons, 3.0%
Armour: 4,987 tons, 22.9%
- Belts: 1,482 tons, 6.8%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0%
- Armament: 1,201 tons, 5.5%
- Armour Deck: 2,257 tons, 10.4%
- Conning Tower: 46 tons, 0.2%
Machinery: 3,618 tons, 16.6%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 8,233 tons, 37.8%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,757 tons, 17.3%
Miscellaneous weights: 500 tons, 2.3%
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
27,358 lbs / 12,409 Kg = 54.7 x 10.0 " / 254 mm shells or 2.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.05
Metacentric height 2.9 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 18.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.79
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.25
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.517
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.21 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 30.33 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 56
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 28.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.00 ft / 0.91 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 33.45 ft / 10.20 m
- Forecastle (20%): 23.45 ft / 7.15 m
- Mid (50%): 23.45 ft / 7.15 m
- Quarterdeck (15%): 23.45 ft / 7.15 m
- Stern: 22.45 ft / 6.84 m
- Average freeboard: 24.18 ft / 7.37 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 81.1%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 162.3%
Waterplane Area: 32,530 Square feet or 3,022 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 121%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 142 lbs/sq ft or 692 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.66
- Overall: 1.00
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
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily