Jagd, German Corvette laid down 1937
Displacement: 1,097 t light; 1,144 t standard; 1,351 t normal; 1,516 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
291.88 ft / 278.87 ft x 34.45 ft x 9.84 ft (normal load) [88.96 m / 85.00 m x 10.50 m x 3.00 m]
Armament:
4 - 4.13" / 105 mm guns (2x2 guns), 35.32lbs / 16.02kg shells, 1928 Model Dual purpose guns in deck mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (1x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1937 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mount on centreline forward, all raised guns
8 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (2x4 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1937 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 146 lbs / 66 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 240
Armour:
Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.18" / 30 mm 0.79" / 20 mm -
2nd: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm -
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -
Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors, Geared drive, 2 shafts, 10,767 shp / 8,032 Kw = 25.00 kts
Range 6,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 372 tons
Complement: 110 - 144
Cost: £0.521 million / $2.085 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 18 tons, 1.4 %
Armour: 11 tons, 0.8 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 11 tons, 0.8 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 298 tons, 22.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 609 tons, 45.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 254 tons, 18.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 160 tons, 11.8 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 2,479 lbs / 1,125 Kg = 70.2 x 4.1 " / 105 mm shells or 0.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
Metacentric height 1.2 ft / 0.4 m
Roll period: 13.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 73 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.18
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.52
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.500
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.10: 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19.39 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 64 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 48
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 1.64 ft / 0.50 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 17.22 ft / 5.25 m
- Mid (80 %): 17.22 ft / 5.25 m (9.84 ft / 3.00 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
- Stern: 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
- Average freeboard: 15.94 ft / 4.86 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 96.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 192.0 %
Waterplane Area: 6,656 Square feet or 618 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 148 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 48 lbs/sq ft or 234 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.83
- Longitudinal: 5.04
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
Breakdown of miscellaneous weight
Sonar - 20 tons
Radar - 10 tons
AS Outfit - 40 tons (AS Mortars, DC rails, DC)
AS Standoff Weapon - 20 tons
Helicopter - 50 tons
Growth - 20 tons
Changes - helicopter facilities expanded; AS standoff weapon fitted
Level II Minor Refit - Cost 5% (for vessels less than 2,999 tons light) - 55 tons; Time to complete - 16 days
Converted from F7-class fleet escorts
Jagd (ex F7) – Conversion commenced 1 Jan 1943; complete 17 Jan 1943
Wacht (ex F8) – Conversion commenced 1 Jan 1943; complete 17 Jan 1943
Blitz (ex F9) - Conversion commenced 1 April 1943; complete 17 April 1943
Pfeil (ex F10) - Conversion commenced 1 April 1943; complete 17 April 1943
Gefion (ex F11) - Conversion commenced 1 Jul 1943; complete 17 Jul 1943
Hela (ex F12) - Conversion commenced 1 Jul 1943; complete 17 Jul 1943
Schwalbe (ex F13) - Conversion commenced 1 Jul 1943; complete 17 Jul 1943
Sperber (ex F14) - Conversion commenced 1 Jul 1943; complete 17 Jul 1943
This post has been edited 3 times, last edit by "BruceDuncan" (Mar 6th 2013, 12:50am)