Drawing originally by thesmilingassassin and modified heavily by me.
LÉ Meath, Irish Fleet Tender laid down 1937
Displacement:
1,800 t light; 1,858 t standard; 2,061 t normal; 2,224 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
308.75 ft / 303.48 ft x 42.65 ft x 13.12 ft (normal load)
94.11 m / 92.50 m x 13.00 m x 4.00 m
Armament:
4 - 3.70" / 94.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 25.33lbs / 11.49kg shells, 1937 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread
4 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 110 lbs / 50 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.59" / 15 mm -
2nd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -
- Conning tower: 0.79" / 20 mm
Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 6,540 shp / 4,878 Kw = 21.00 kts
Range 6,000nm at 13.50 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 366 tons
Complement:
152 - 198
Cost:
£0.545 million / $2.181 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 14 tons, 0.7 %
Armour: 10 tons, 0.5 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 7 tons, 0.3 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 3 tons, 0.1 %
Machinery: 181 tons, 8.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 796 tons, 38.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 261 tons, 12.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 800 tons, 38.8 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
3,511 lbs / 1,592 Kg = 138.6 x 3.7 " / 94 mm shells or 1.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.07
Metacentric height 1.6 ft / 0.5 m
Roll period: 14.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.04
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.51
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.425
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.12 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20.70 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 33
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Mid (50 %): 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 9.84 ft / 3.00 m (13.12 ft / 4.00 m before break)
- Stern: 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
- Average freeboard: 13.16 ft / 4.01 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 76.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 138.2 %
Waterplane Area: 8,406 Square feet or 781 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 161 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 62 lbs/sq ft or 304 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.05
- Longitudinal: 2.46
- Overall: 1.14
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weights:
- 50 tons for spare DC
- 50 tons for torpedo reloads
- 150 tons for extra other ammo
- 50 tons for machine shop
- 400 tons for parts and supplies (consumables)
- 100 tons for extra crew bunks and liveability
Ships in Class:
- LE
Meath - 1937
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