May have to fight off Turkish battlecruisers while carriers make escape. Greece has no modern medium 8"-10" gun but does have a tried and true 6".
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RHN C-32 Konstantinoupolis Class, Greek Large Cruiser laid down 1931[/size]
Displacement:
15,573 t light; 16,125 t standard; 17,994 t normal; 19,489 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
664.00 ft / 664.00 ft x 76.00 ft x 26.00 ft (normal load)
202.39 m / 202.39 m x 23.16 m x 7.92 m
Armament:
12 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (6x2 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1932 Model
Quick firing guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (6x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1932 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
4 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (2x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1932 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
16 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1932 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
16 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1932 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 2,331 lbs / 1,057 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 135
8 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 462.00 ft / 140.82 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 107 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 6.00" / 152 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
3rd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
- Armour deck: 5.20" / 132 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 94,721 shp / 70,662 Kw = 31.50 kts
Range 11,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,365 tons
Complement:
776 - 1,009
Cost:
£5.369 million / $21.477 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 291 tons, 1.6 %
Armour: 5,579 tons, 31.0 %
- Belts: 1,537 tons, 8.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 740 tons, 4.1 %
- Armour Deck: 3,302 tons, 18.4 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 2,796 tons, 15.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,307 tons, 35.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,421 tons, 13.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 600 tons, 3.3 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
31,533 lbs / 14,303 Kg = 292.0 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 3.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
Metacentric height 4.1 ft / 1.2 m
Roll period: 15.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.33
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.22
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low forecastle, rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.480
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.74 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 29.80 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 57
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: 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m (26.00 ft / 7.92 m aft of break)
- Mid (77 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m (15.00 ft / 4.57 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
- Stern: 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
- Average freeboard: 21.49 ft / 6.55 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 67.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 171.8 %
Waterplane Area: 34,327 Square feet or 3,189 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 128 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 121 lbs/sq ft or 592 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.40
- 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