Cali (ex-Capitan Oyama), Colombian (ex-Chilean) Battle cruiser (Ex-Armoured Cruiser) laid down 1930 (Engine 1946)
Displacement:
26,892 t light; 28,081 t standard; 32,873 t normal; 36,707 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
739.31 ft / 720.00 ft x 92.00 ft (Bulges 112.00 ft) x 29.00 ft (normal load)
225.34 m / 219.46 m x 28.04 m (Bulges 34.14 m) x 8.84 m
Armament:
9 - 10.00" / 254 mm guns (3x3 guns), 500.00lbs / 226.80kg shells, 1930 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
16 - 5.10" / 130 mm guns (8x2 guns), 66.33lbs / 30.09kg shells, 1946 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
4 - 5.10" / 130 mm guns (2x2 guns), 66.33lbs / 30.09kg shells, 1946 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline, all aft, all raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 2.95" / 74.9 mm guns (8x2 guns), 12.84lbs / 5.82kg shells, 1946 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1946 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 6,038 lbs / 2,739 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
8 - 25.6" / 650.24 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 470.00 ft / 143.26 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
2.36" / 60 mm 470.00 ft / 143.26 m 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 4.13" / 105 mm 8.00" / 203 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.95" / 75 mm
3rd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.95" / 75 mm
- Armour deck: 4.72" / 120 mm, Conning tower: 1.58" / 40 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric cruising motors plus geared drives, 3 shafts, 149,875 shp / 111,807 Kw = 32.31 kts
Range 12,000nm at 20.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 8,626 tons
Complement:
1,219 - 1,586
Cost:
£8.779 million / $35.115 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 755 tons, 2.3 %
Armour: 9,201 tons, 28.0 %
- Belts: 2,877 tons, 8.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,068 tons, 3.2 %
- Armament: 1,244 tons, 3.8 %
- Armour Deck: 3,978 tons, 12.1 %
- Conning Tower: 35 tons, 0.1 %
Machinery: 3,743 tons, 11.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 12,819 tons, 39.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,981 tons, 18.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 375 tons, 1.1 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
60,543 lbs / 27,462 Kg = 121.1 x 10.0 " / 254 mm shells or 12.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.21
Metacentric height 6.3 ft / 1.9 m
Roll period: 18.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.21
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.04
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.492
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.43 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 31.85 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 68
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.82 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.00 ft / 0.91 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 33.70 ft / 10.27 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Mid (50 %): 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Stern: 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Average freeboard: 23.86 ft / 7.27 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 72.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 143.5 %
Waterplane Area: 45,556 Square feet or 4,232 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 142 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 185 lbs/sq ft or 904 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.10
- Longitudinal: 1.61
- Overall: 1.14
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