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Esmeralda (former Pamir), Chilean Tall Ship laid down 1905 (Engine 1939)[/SIZE]
Displacement:
3,732 t light; 3,851 t standard; 5,938 t normal; 7,608 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
382.57 ft / 344.49 ft x 46.39 ft x 23.82 ft (normal load)
116.61 m / 105.00 m x 14.14 m x 7.26 m
Armament:
1 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns in single mounts, 5.65lbs / 2.56kg shells, 1915 Model
Quick firing gun in deck mount
on centreline forward
2 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1939 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
Weight of broadside 6 lbs / 3 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 100
Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 1 shaft, 4,121 shp / 3,074 Kw = 15.00 kts
Range 24,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,757 tons
Complement:
337 - 439
Cost:
£0.147 million / $0.587 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 111 tons, 1.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,970 tons, 50.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,206 tons, 37.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 650 tons, 10.9 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
27,849 lbs / 12,632 Kg = 4,928.5 x 2.2 " / 57 mm shells or 7.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20
Metacentric height 2.2 ft / 0.7 m
Roll period: 13.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.85
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.546
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.43 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 18.56 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 36 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 38
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 20.51 ft / 6.25 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Mid (50 %): 12.30 ft / 3.75 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Stern: 14.76 ft / 4.50 m
- Average freeboard: 14.46 ft / 4.41 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 19.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 82.0 %
Waterplane Area: 10,769 Square feet or 1,000 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 675 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 153 lbs/sq ft or 748 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 2.19
- Longitudinal: 5.25
- Overall: 2.39
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather