Valkyrie (Build), Denmark CL laid down 1928
Displacement:
5,770 t light; 5,999 t standard; 6,807 t normal; 7,453 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
569.43 ft / 550.00 ft x 52.00 ft x 17.00 ft (normal load)
173.56 m / 167.64 m x 15.85 m x 5.18 m
Armament:
9 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns (3x3 guns), 107.15lbs / 48.60kg shells, 1925 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
16 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 5.65lbs / 2.56kg shells, 1926 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, 5 raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1928 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1,061 lbs / 481 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
8 - 23.6" / 600 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.95" / 75 mm 392.32 ft / 119.58 m 7.87 ft / 2.40 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 110 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.95" / 75 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
2nd: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm -
3rd: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm -
- Armour deck: 1.97" / 50 mm, Conning tower: 1.97" / 50 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 62,781 shp / 46,835 Kw = 32.50 kts
Range 13,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,454 tons
Complement:
374 - 487
Cost:
£2.241 million / $8.965 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 133 tons, 1.9 %
Armour: 1,257 tons, 18.5 %
- Belts: 373 tons, 5.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 154 tons, 2.3 %
- Armour Deck: 715 tons, 10.5 %
- Conning Tower: 15 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 1,955 tons, 28.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,346 tons, 34.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,037 tons, 15.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 80 tons, 1.2 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
6,410 lbs / 2,907 Kg = 59.8 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.19
Metacentric height 2.6 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 13.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.48
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.20
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.490
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.58 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.68 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 5.00 ft / 1.52 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Forecastle (18 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Mid (60 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m (14.00 ft / 4.27 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (18 %): 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Stern: 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Average freeboard: 19.01 ft / 5.79 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 109.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 145.4 %
Waterplane Area: 19,633 Square feet or 1,824 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 108 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 73 lbs/sq ft or 354 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.76
- Longitudinal: 1.26
- Overall: 0.80
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
...and now that I've drawn her, I think she lends herself to another subtype!