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Quoted

Originally posted by Commodore Green
Grit (Dagger), Saim Torpedo boat laid down 1937

Displacement:
1,000 t light; 1,029 t standard; 1,123 t normal; 1,198 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
309.81 ft / 290.00 ft x 32.00 ft x 11.00 ft (normal load)
94.43 m / 88.39 m x 9.75 m x 3.35 m

Armament:
1 - 3.94" / 100 mm guns in single mounts, 30.51lbs / 13.84kg shells, 1937 Model
Dual purpose gun in deck mount
on centreline forward
1 - 3.94" / 100 mm guns in single mounts, 30.51lbs / 13.84kg shells, 1937 Model
Dual purpose gun in deck mount
on centreline amidships
4 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
4 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all forward, all raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 69 lbs / 31 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
8 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.79" / 20 mm -
2nd: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.79" / 20 mm -
3rd: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.59" / 15 mm -
4th: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.59" / 15 mm -
5th: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.59" / 15 mm -

- Conning tower: 0.79" / 20 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 27,049 shp / 20,178 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 5,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 168 tons

Complement:
96 - 126

Cost:
£0.661 million / $2.645 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 9 tons, 0.8 %
Armour: 12 tons, 1.1 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 11 tons, 0.9 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 2 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 564 tons, 50.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 375 tons, 33.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 123 tons, 10.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 40 tons, 3.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
399 lbs / 181 Kg = 13.1 x 3.9 " / 100 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.14
Metacentric height 1.2 ft / 0.4 m
Roll period: 12.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.10
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.385
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.06 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19.92 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 71 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 70
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 35.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.00 ft / 0.91 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Mid (57 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m (10.00 ft / 3.05 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
- Stern: 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
- Average freeboard: 15.04 ft / 4.58 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 172.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 70.8 %
Waterplane Area: 5,883 Square feet or 547 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 69 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 31 lbs/sq ft or 151 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 3.42
- Overall: 0.61
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

A limited ASW capability of 2 Short Rails and 2 DC Guns with a total of 30 depth charges is also carried.

Quoted

Originally posted by Brockpaine
6 is actually present as "DC guns".