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Salamis Class Battleship[/size]
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B-2 Salamis [size=1]Laid Down 1-Apr-15 Entered Service 12/Sep/18 (refitted) 1-Jan-30 to 27/Jul/32 (2nd refit) 2-Jul-41 to 15/Apr/42[/size]
B-3 Navarino [size=1]Laid Down 15-Apr-15 Entered Service 26/Sep/18 (refitted) 12-Nov-32 to 08/Jun/35 (2nd refit) 5-Jul-41 to 18/Apr/42[/size]
B-2 Salamis as rebuilt 1932.
The Salamis Class were laid down in 1915 and completed to a modified design in 1919. The two ships were rebuilt in the early 1930's and refit in the early 1940's.
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RHN B-2 Salamis, Greece Battleship laid down 1915 (Rebuilt 1930)(Refit 1941)[/size]
Displacement:
28,645 t light; 30,747 t standard; 31,771 t normal; 32,590 t full load
Dimensions:
Length overall / water x beam x draught
662.19 ft / 660.00 ft x 97.00 ft (Bulges 104.00 ft) x 27.00 ft (normal load)
201.83 m / 201.17 m x 29.57 m (Bulges 31.70 m) x 8.23 m
Armament:
10 - 14.00" / 356 mm guns (2x3, 2x2 mounts), 1,372.00lbs / 622.33kg shells, 1915 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised 2x2 mounts - superfiring
12 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (6x2 guns), 59.90lbs / 27.17kg shells, 1938 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 2.14lbs / 0.97kg shells, 1940 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
8 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 0.25lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1940 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 14,492 lbs / 6,574 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 180
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 410.00 ft / 124.97 m 12.30 ft / 3.75 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 96 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
1.50" / 38 mm 525.00 ft / 160.02 m 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 18.0" / 457 mm 12.0" / 305 mm 12.0" / 305 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
3rd: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
4th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
- Armour deck: 3.50" / 89 mm, Conning tower: 12.00" / 305 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 93,562 shp / 69,798 Kw = 27.00 kts
Range 5,800nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,843 tons
Complement:
1,189 - 1,546
Cost:
£4.253 million / $17.012 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,815 tons, 5.7 %
Armour: 10,620 tons, 33.4 %
- Belts: 2,657 tons, 8.4 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 641 tons, 2.0 %
- Armament: 4,031 tons, 12.7 %
- Armour Deck: 3,032 tons, 9.5 %
- Conning Tower: 259 tons, 0.8 %
Machinery: 2,835 tons, 8.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 13,195 tons, 41.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,126 tons, 9.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 180 tons, 0.6 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
42,484 lbs / 19,270 Kg = 31.0 x 14.0 " / 356 mm shells or 6.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
Metacentric height 5.6 ft / 1.7 m
Roll period: 18.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 49 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.58
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.01
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.600
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.35 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 25.69 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 48
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 23.50 ft / 7.16 m
- Mid (50 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Stern: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Average freeboard: 22.25 ft / 6.78 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 94.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 165.6 %
Waterplane Area: 46,824 Square feet or 4,350 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 103 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 200 lbs/sq ft or 977 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.37
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Assignment of Miscellaneous Weight
30t for Teledirection equipment, gunnery computer, and electrical generators
10t for 2xLeO-400 Floatplanes
3t for 1000g AvGas for Floatpanes
25t for Aircraft recovery crane
8t for Quarters for aircrew
4t for Ammo for Floatplanes
100t reserved for future growth
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