Second ship in pic.
Rapid fire main guns simmed as triples.
HMAS Queensland
HMAS New South Wales
Queensland class, Australia Battleline Cruiser laid down 1941
Displacement:
9,005 t light; 9,418 t standard; 11,109 t normal; 12,461 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
611.66 ft / 600.00 ft x 60.00 ft x 24.00 ft (normal load)
186.43 m / 182.88 m x 18.29 m x 7.32 m
Armament:
12 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (6x2 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1941 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns (8x2 guns), 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1941 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
16 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
20 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1941 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 2,492 lbs / 1,130 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 130
12 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 5.00" / 127 mm 340.00 ft / 103.63 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 87 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 5.00" / 127 mm 1.50" / 38 mm 3.00" / 76 mm
2nd: 1.50" / 38 mm - -
- Armour deck: 2.50" / 64 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 76,137 shp / 56,799 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 14,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,043 tons
Complement:
540 - 703
Cost:
£5.307 million / $21.229 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 312 tons, 2.8 %
Armour: 2,226 tons, 20.0 %
- Belts: 649 tons, 5.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 474 tons, 4.3 %
- Armour Deck: 1,103 tons, 9.9 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 2,012 tons, 18.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,335 tons, 39.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,104 tons, 18.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 120 tons, 1.1 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
15,579 lbs / 7,066 Kg = 144.2 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 2.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.07
Metacentric height 2.7 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 15.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.72
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.23
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.450
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.13 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 57
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 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 (30 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Mid (50 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Stern: 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Average freeboard: 20.50 ft / 6.25 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 82.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 129.6 %
Waterplane Area: 23,853 Square feet or 2,216 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 125 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 108 lbs/sq ft or 528 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.66
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily