Ceará, Brazil Submarine Tender laid down 1946
Displacement:
4,243 t light; 4,360 t standard; 5,252 t normal; 5,967 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
401.17 ft / 393.70 ft x 65.62 ft x 14.76 ft (normal load)
122.28 m / 120.00 m x 20.00 m x 4.50 m
Armament:
2 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1946 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread
8 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1946 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1946 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 41 lbs / 19 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 400
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.59" / 15 mm -
2nd: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
3rd: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 13,250 shp / 9,884 Kw = 21.00 kts
Range 20,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,607 tons
Complement:
308 - 401
Cost:
£1.412 million / $5.649 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 5 tons, 0.1 %
Armour: 6 tons, 0.1 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 6 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 331 tons, 6.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,766 tons, 33.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,009 tons, 19.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 2,135 tons, 40.6 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
11,102 lbs / 5,036 Kg = 822.4 x 3.0 " / 76 mm shells or 2.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.18
Metacentric height 3.6 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 14.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.01
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.94
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, raised quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.482
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19.84 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 36
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: 27.89 ft / 8.50 m
- Forecastle (17 %): 26.57 ft / 8.10 m (19.03 ft / 5.80 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 16.73 ft / 5.10 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 25.59 ft / 7.80 m (16.73 ft / 5.10 m before break)
- Stern: 25.59 ft / 7.80 m
- Average freeboard: 20.20 ft / 6.16 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 66.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 181.1 %
Waterplane Area: 16,936 Square feet or 1,573 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 185 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 72 lbs/sq ft or 350 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.91
- Longitudinal: 2.25
- 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, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
Misc Weight:
400 tons for accodmodation for 200 men
200 tons for crew amenities
100 tons for air conditioning
160 tons for 80x 21in torpedoes
50 tons for ammunition store
100 tons for torpedo workshop
150 tons for mechanical workshop
100 tons for electrical workshop
100 tons for armament workshop
150 tons cold stores
250 tons dry stores
100 tons battery charging and generators
250 tons other cargo
25 tons for RDF and navigational equipment
Half of ship's bunker normally reserved for submarine use