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Originally posted by Rooijen10
(could not come up with something truly exciting...)
[SIZE=6]CANADIAN
SHIPYARDS[/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]present[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=6]FROBISHER
CANADIAN SUPERSCIENCE!™
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[SIZE=6]LESLIE NIELSEN[/SIZE]
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BUCK FROBISHER'S
FLOATING COMEDY
STAGE OF DEATH
Buck Frobisher's Floating Comedy Stage of Death, Canada Going to conquer Latvia vessel laid down 1940
Displacement:
280 t light; 287 t standard; 306 t normal; 321 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
210.00 ft / 210.00 ft x 24.00 ft x 4.25 ft (normal load)
64.01 m / 64.01 m x 7.32 m x 1.30 m
Armament:
8 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1940 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 2 lbs / 1 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 1,000
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 775 shp / 578 Kw = 15.00 kts
Range 3,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 34 tons
Complement:
36 - 47
Cost:
£0.077 million / $0.310 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.1%
Machinery: 21 tons, 6.8%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 139 tons, 45.4%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 26 tons, 8.6%
Miscellaneous weights: 120 tons, 39.2%
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
829 lbs / 376 Kg = 3,396.0 x 0.8 " / 20 mm shells or 0.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.06
Metacentric height 0.7 ft / 0.2 m
Roll period: 12.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 72 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.01
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.45
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.500
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.75 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 14.49 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 40 %
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: 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Forecastle (20%): 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
- Mid (50%): 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
- Quarterdeck (15%): 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
- Stern: 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
- Average freeboard: 8.40 ft / 2.56 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 66.4%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 142.1%
Waterplane Area: 3,358 Square feet or 312 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 187%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 28 lbs/sq ft or 137 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.49
- 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
Guaranteed to make them die from laughter
50 tons - stage
20 tons - lighting
10 tons - seating
20 tons - dressing room
20 tons - 10 Canadian comedians
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