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[SIZE=3]CLAA-44, Chilean Cruiser Ligero Antiaérea laid down 1944[/SIZE]
Displacement:
4,684 t light; 5,051 t standard; 5,688 t normal; 6,197 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
496.01 ft / 480.00 ft x 48.00 ft x 18.00 ft (normal load)
151.18 m / 146.30 m x 14.63 m x 5.49 m
Armament:
8 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (4x2 guns), 67.03lbs / 30.41kg shells, 1944 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1944 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 1.10" / 27.9 mm guns (4x4 guns), 0.67lbs / 0.30kg shells, 1944 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 578 lbs / 262 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 750
12 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 1.57" / 40 mm 377.30 ft / 115.00 m 9.19 ft / 2.80 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 121 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.18" / 30 mm 0.59" / 15 mm 0.59" / 15 mm
2nd: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
3rd: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
- Armour deck: 0.79" / 20 mm, Conning tower: 1.57" / 40 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines plus diesel motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 62,670 shp / 46,752 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 5,500nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,147 tons
Complement:
326 - 425
Cost:
£3.094 million / $12.377 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 86 tons, 1.5 %
Armour: 489 tons, 8.6 %
- Belts: 221 tons, 3.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 30 tons, 0.5 %
- Armour Deck: 228 tons, 4.0 %
- Conning Tower: 11 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 1,600 tons, 28.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,258 tons, 39.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,004 tons, 17.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 250 tons, 4.4 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
6,039 lbs / 2,739 Kg = 90.1 x 5.1 " / 130 mm shells or 1.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
Metacentric height 2.1 ft / 0.7 m
Roll period: 13.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 62 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.38
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.14
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.480
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 25.06 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 62 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 54
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 1.00 ft / 0.30 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Mid (55 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m (14.00 ft / 4.27 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Stern: 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Average freeboard: 19.31 ft / 5.89 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 111.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 110.6 %
Waterplane Area: 15,673 Square feet or 1,456 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 123 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 79 lbs/sq ft or 387 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.90
- Longitudinal: 2.36
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
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