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Komitadji, Bulgarian Armed Yacht laid down 1936[/SIZE]
Displacement:
550 t light; 573 t standard; 634 t normal; 683 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
258.93 ft / 229.66 ft x 22.97 ft x 7.22 ft (normal load)
78.92 m / 70.00 m x 7.00 m x 2.20 m
Armament:
3 - 3.46" / 88.0 mm guns in single mounts, 20.79lbs / 9.43kg shells, 1936 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount
2 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (1x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1936 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mount
on centreline aft, all raised guns - superfiring
8 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1936 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
4 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns (1x4 guns), 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1936 Model
Machine guns in deck mount
on centreline amidships, all raised guns - superfiring
Weight of broadside 68 lbs / 31 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
2nd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -
4th: 0.39" / 10 mm - -
- Conning tower: 0.79" / 20 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 3,533 ihp / 2,636 Kw = 20.00 kts
Range 5,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 109 tons
Complement:
63 - 82
Cost:
£0.285 million / $1.140 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 9 tons, 1.4 %
Armour: 4 tons, 0.7 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 3 tons, 0.5 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 1 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 197 tons, 31.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 300 tons, 47.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 84 tons, 13.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 40 tons, 6.3 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
681 lbs / 309 Kg = 32.7 x 3.5 " / 88 mm shells or 0.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20
Metacentric height 0.8 ft / 0.2 m
Roll period: 11.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.23
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.78
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.583
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 15.15 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 39
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 50.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 16.31 ft / 4.97 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 10.37 ft / 3.16 m
- Mid (50 %): 10.37 ft / 3.16 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 10.37 ft / 3.16 m
- Stern: 10.37 ft / 3.16 m
- Average freeboard: 10.84 ft / 3.30 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 118.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 119.0 %
Waterplane Area: 3,797 Square feet or 353 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 125 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 40 lbs/sq ft or 196 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.07
- Longitudinal: 3.87
- Overall: 1.22
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weight:
- 2 tons Officers Bar (and vodka)
- 8 tons Enlisted sailors' saloon (and vodka)
- 1 ton 42-inch plasma television
- 1 ton iPod connectivity gizmos
- 3 tons ice cream bar
- 5 tons ballroom
- 5 tons one-lane bowling alley
- 5 tons deck lounge chairs
- 10 tons miscellaneous luxuries
Ships in Class:
- BVK
Komitadji - Ex-
Severoiztochen Vyatar ("Northeaster"), renamed Komitadji in July 1938.