[SIZE=3]Puerto Eden, Chilean Large Ferry laid down 1940[/SIZE]
The MS Puerto Eden was laid down in 1940 as part of the Chilean government's program to further develop the southern regions of Aisen and Magallanes. Due to the distances involved, a ship was designed capable of serving as a ferry with overnight service.
Displacement:
5,033 t light; 5,169 t standard; 6,770 t normal; 8,052 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
401.65 ft / 390.00 ft x 62.00 ft x 14.00 ft (normal load)
122.42 m / 118.87 m x 18.90 m x 4.27 m
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Ends: Unarmoured
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 250.00 ft / 76.20 m 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion generators,
Electric motors, 2 shafts, 5,409 shp / 4,035 Kw = 16.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 16.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,883 tons
Complement:
373 - 485
Cost:
£1.178 million / $4.714 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Armour: 259 tons, 3.8 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 259 tons, 3.8 %
- Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 145 tons, 2.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,130 tons, 31.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,737 tons, 25.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 2,500 tons, 36.9 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
22,985 lbs / 10,426 Kg = 212.8 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 5.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20
Metacentric height 3.4 ft / 1.0 m
Roll period: 14.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.700
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.29 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22.93 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 40 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 35
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 32.00 ft / 9.75 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Mid (50 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 12.00 ft / 3.66 m (24.00 ft / 7.32 m before break)
- Stern: 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
- Average freeboard: 22.73 ft / 6.93 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 71.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 242.5 %
Waterplane Area: 20,239 Square feet or 1,880 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 222 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 72 lbs/sq ft or 353 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.89
- Longitudinal: 2.67
- 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
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily
Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weights:
520 tons for 52x 4-person cabins (208 passengers at 2.5t per head)
112 tons for 4x 4-person 1st class cabins (16 passengers at 7 tons per head)
100 tons for saloon
120 tons for ship's restaurant
20 tons for observation deck
600 tons for eight Class-A lifeboats and gear
800 tons for vehicles and onboard cargo
228 tons icebreaking equipment
2,500 tons total
Notes:
- Weight for ice-strengthening and anti-rocking tanks simmed as TDS.