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[SIZE=3]Emile Bertin-class, French Light Cruiser laid down 1928 (Rebuilt 1944)[/SIZE]

Displacement:
5,700 t light; 6,024 t standard; 7,061 t normal; 7,891 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
593.53 ft / 570.87 ft x 53.48 ft (Bulges 57.09 ft) x 18.04 ft (normal load)
180.91 m / 174.00 m x 16.30 m (Bulges 17.40 m) x 5.50 m

Armament:
8 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (4x2 guns), 79.37lbs / 36.00kg shells, 1944 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 6.61lbs / 3.00kg shells, 1944 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline, evenly spread, all raised mounts
4 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 6.61lbs / 3.00kg shells, 1944 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread
24 - 0.91" / 23.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 0.37lbs / 0.17kg shells, 1944 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 697 lbs / 316 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 450
16 - 21.7" / 550 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.95" / 75 mm 448.16 ft / 136.60 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 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
2nd: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.20" / 5 mm 0.20" / 5 mm
3rd: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.20" / 5 mm 0.20" / 5 mm
4th: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -

- Armour deck: 0.79" / 20 mm, Conning tower: 3.15" / 80 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 72,851 shp / 54,347 Kw = 34.00 kts
Range 8,000nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,867 tons

Complement:
384 - 500

Cost:
£1.996 million / $7.986 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 75 tons, 1.1 %
Armour: 832 tons, 11.8 %
- Belts: 488 tons, 6.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 32 tons, 0.4 %
- Armour Deck: 288 tons, 4.1 %
- Conning Tower: 25 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 1,860 tons, 26.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,742 tons, 38.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,361 tons, 19.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 190 tons, 2.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
8,784 lbs / 3,984 Kg = 131.0 x 5.1 " / 130 mm shells or 1.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.22
Metacentric height 2.8 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 14.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.22
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.08

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.420
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27.55 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 65
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Forecastle (22 %): 24.36 ft / 7.43 m
- Mid (44 %): 20.83 ft / 6.35 m (13.12 ft / 4.00 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 12.96 ft / 3.95 m
- Stern: 12.96 ft / 3.95 m
- Average freeboard: 17.93 ft / 5.47 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 99.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 98.9 %
Waterplane Area: 19,762 Square feet or 1,836 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 132 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 86 lbs/sq ft or 419 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.27
- Overall: 0.97
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weights:
- 45 tons for electronics
- 45 tons for sixteen 42G torpedo reloads
- 15 tons for HVAC
- 25 tons for seaplane
- 15 tons for catapult
- 45 tons remaining for crew comforts and growth
190 tons total miscellaneous weight

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[SIZE=3]Meuse-class, French Corvette laid down 1925[/SIZE]

Displacement:
531 t light; 554 t standard; 625 t normal; 681 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
229.66 ft / 229.66 ft x 21.98 ft x 10.83 ft (normal load)
70.00 m / 70.00 m x 6.70 m x 3.30 m

Armament:
1 - 3.94" / 100 mm guns in single mounts, 35.27lbs / 16.00kg shells, 1944 Model
Dual purpose gun in deck mount
on centreline forward
1 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns in single mounts, 6.61lbs / 3.00kg shells, 1944 Model
Dual purpose gun in deck mount
on centreline aft
4 - 0.91" / 23.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.37lbs / 0.17kg shells, 1944 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 43 lbs / 20 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 400
4 - 21.7" / 550 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.98" / 25 mm - -
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm - -

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 14,354 shp / 10,708 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 4,700nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 126 tons

Complement:
62 - 81

Cost:
£0.214 million / $0.857 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 5 tons, 0.8 %
Armour: 3 tons, 0.5 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 3 tons, 0.5 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 307 tons, 49.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 182 tons, 29.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 93 tons, 14.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 35 tons, 5.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
185 lbs / 84 Kg = 6.1 x 3.9 " / 100 mm shells or 0.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
Metacentric height 0.7 ft / 0.2 m
Roll period: 11.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.15
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.400
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.45 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 17.47 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 70 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
- Mid (50 %): 11.32 ft / 3.45 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 11.32 ft / 3.45 m
- Stern: 11.32 ft / 3.45 m
- Average freeboard: 11.38 ft / 3.47 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 171.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 47.2 %
Waterplane Area: 3,225 Square feet or 300 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 62 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 23 lbs/sq ft or 113 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 3.81
- Overall: 0.61
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is extremely poor

Notes
80 tons apiece to refit

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[SIZE=3]Emilia-class, French Patrol Boat laid down 1928[/SIZE]

Displacement:
376 t light; 400 t standard; 420 t normal; 437 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
214.02 ft / 203.41 ft x 26.25 ft x 6.56 ft (normal load)
65.23 m / 62.00 m x 8.00 m x 2.00 m

Armament:
2 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns in single mounts, 6.61lbs / 3.00kg shells, 1944 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread
4 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1928 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
4 - 0.91" / 23.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.37lbs / 0.17kg shells, 1944 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 23 lbs / 10 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 1,000
2 - 21.7" / 550 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm - -

- Conning tower: 0.98" / 25 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 7,854 shp / 5,859 Kw = 27.00 kts
Range 2,600nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 36 tons

Complement:
46 - 60

Cost:
£0.162 million / $0.647 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 3 tons, 0.6 %
Armour: 5 tons, 1.1 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 3 tons, 0.8 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 1 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 193 tons, 46.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 140 tons, 33.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 45 tons, 10.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 35 tons, 8.3 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
171 lbs / 77 Kg = 30.2 x 2.2 " / 57 mm shells or 0.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.07
Metacentric height 0.8 ft / 0.2 m
Roll period: 12.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.06
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 0.91

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.420
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.75 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 16.82 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 72 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 77
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 18.37 ft / 5.60 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 13.94 ft / 4.25 m
- Mid (50 %): 10.50 ft / 3.20 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 10.50 ft / 3.20 m
- Stern: 10.50 ft / 3.20 m
- Average freeboard: 12.06 ft / 3.68 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 166.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 117.2 %
Waterplane Area: 3,455 Square feet or 321 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 77 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 21 lbs/sq ft or 104 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.48
- Longitudinal: 3.68
- Overall: 0.59
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Poor seaboat, wet and uncomfortable, reduced performance in heavy weather

Notes
56 tons apiece to refit
94 tons to re-engine

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[SIZE=3]Dragueur de mines 17.4m-class Light Minesweeper[/SIZE]
Displacement: 30 tonnes (light), 38 tonnes (normal)
Length: 17.4 m (57 ft) overall
Beam: 4.9 m (16 ft)
Draught: 1.3 m (4.33 ft) full load
Machinery: 2 Renault marine diesel engines, both of 342hp; two shafts
Speed: 12 knots (full load)
Cruising range: 380nm at 12 knots
Crew: 6 men
Armament:
- 1 x 15mm machine gun

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[SIZE=3]Emile Bertin-class, French Light Cruiser laid down 1928 (Engine 1944)[/SIZE]

Displacement:
5,593 t light; 5,957 t standard; 7,057 t normal; 7,936 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
593.53 ft / 570.87 ft x 53.48 ft (Bulges 57.09 ft) x 18.04 ft (normal load)
180.91 m / 174.00 m x 16.30 m (Bulges 17.40 m) x 5.50 m

Armament:
8 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (4x2 guns), 79.37lbs / 36.00kg shells, 1944 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 6.61lbs / 3.00kg shells, 1944 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline, evenly spread, all raised mounts
4 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 6.61lbs / 3.00kg shells, 1944 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread
24 - 0.91" / 23.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 0.37lbs / 0.17kg shells, 1944 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 697 lbs / 316 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 550
16 - 21.7" / 550 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.95" / 75 mm 448.16 ft / 136.60 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 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
2nd: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.20" / 5 mm 0.20" / 5 mm
3rd: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.20" / 5 mm 0.20" / 5 mm
4th: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -

- Armour deck: 0.79" / 20 mm, Conning tower: 3.15" / 80 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 72,812 shp / 54,318 Kw = 34.00 kts
Range 8,500nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,979 tons

Complement:
384 - 500

Cost:
£1.982 million / $7.927 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 75 tons, 1.1 %
Armour: 834 tons, 11.8 %
- Belts: 488 tons, 6.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 33 tons, 0.5 %
- Armour Deck: 288 tons, 4.1 %
- Conning Tower: 25 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 1,859 tons, 26.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,635 tons, 37.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,464 tons, 20.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 190 tons, 2.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
8,442 lbs / 3,829 Kg = 125.9 x 5.1 " / 130 mm shells or 1.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.23
Metacentric height 2.9 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 14.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.21
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.08

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.420
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27.55 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 65
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Forecastle (22 %): 24.36 ft / 7.43 m
- Mid (44 %): 20.83 ft / 6.35 m (13.12 ft / 4.00 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 12.96 ft / 3.95 m
- Stern: 12.96 ft / 3.95 m
- Average freeboard: 17.93 ft / 5.47 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 99.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 98.9 %
Waterplane Area: 19,759 Square feet or 1,836 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 132 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 82 lbs/sq ft or 403 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.90
- Longitudinal: 1.22
- Overall: 0.93
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

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[SIZE=3]Zélé-class, French Carrier laid down 1944[/SIZE]

Displacement:
14,550 t light; 15,063 t standard; 17,774 t normal; 19,944 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
741.48 ft / 711.94 ft x 69.88 ft (Bulges 71.19 ft) x 23.79 ft (normal load)
226.00 m / 217.00 m x 21.30 m (Bulges 21.70 m) x 7.25 m

Armament:
8 - 3.94" / 100 mm guns (4x2 guns), 35.27lbs / 16.00kg shells, 1944 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 6.61lbs / 3.00kg shells, 1944 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
36 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (18x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1944 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 397 lbs / 180 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 620

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 1.18" / 30 mm 396.98 ft / 121.00 m 10.50 ft / 3.20 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 86 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.39" / 10 mm 0.39" / 10 mm
2nd: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.20" / 5 mm 0.20" / 5 mm
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.36" / 60 mm, Conning tower: 5.91" / 150 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines plus diesel motors,
Electric motors, 4 shafts, 125,513 shp / 93,633 Kw = 34.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,881 tons

Complement:
769 - 1,000

Cost:
£6.734 million / $26.937 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 51 tons, 0.3 %
Armour: 1,846 tons, 10.4 %
- Belts: 210 tons, 1.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 21 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 1,529 tons, 8.6 %
- Conning Tower: 87 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 3,205 tons, 18.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,648 tons, 31.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,224 tons, 18.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 3,800 tons, 21.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
23,893 lbs / 10,838 Kg = 783.1 x 3.9 " / 100 mm shells or 2.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 3.5 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 15.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 58 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.07
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.19

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.516
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 30.39 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 49
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 35.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 32.81 ft / 10.00 m
- Forecastle (25 %): 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- Mid (50 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Stern: 20.51 ft / 6.25 m
- Average freeboard: 22.86 ft / 6.97 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 85.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 182.5 %
Waterplane Area: 34,994 Square feet or 3,251 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 143 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 103 lbs/sq ft or 504 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.15
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weights:
- 50 tons for crew comforts (air conditioning, movie theatre, and ice cream machine)
- 75 tons for Electronics Suite
- 20 tons for electronic fire-control on 100mm and 57mm guns
- 50 tons for communications
- 5 tons for forward Voith-Schneider maneuvering system
- 3,600 tons for 60x aircraft
Total extra weight: 3800 tons

Ships in Class:
- Zélé
- Héros