Pic by seawolf (note: pic was of an older version so it is not totaly accurate but pretty close)
HMAS Endurance
HMAS Endevour
Endurance class, Australia Aircraft carrier laid down 1935
Displacement:
17,990 t light; 18,597 t standard; 21,344 t normal; 23,543 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
738.82 ft / 720.00 ft x 77.00 ft x 27.50 ft (normal load)
225.19 m / 219.46 m x 23.47 m x 8.38 m
Armament:
8 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns (4x2 guns), 51.91lbs / 23.55kg shells, 1935 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns in single mounts, 51.91lbs / 23.55kg shells, 1935 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread
36 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (9x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1935 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
20 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1935 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 1,113 lbs / 505 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 540.00 ft / 164.59 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 115 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
0.50" / 13 mm 540.00 ft / 164.59 m 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.20" / 30 mm - -
- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 109,469 shp / 81,664 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4,946 tons
Complement:
882 - 1,147
Cost:
£6.017 million / $24.069 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 139 tons, 0.7 %
Armour: 2,027 tons, 9.5 %
- Belts: 398 tons, 1.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 200 tons, 0.9 %
- Armament: 22 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 1,408 tons, 6.6 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 3,110 tons, 14.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,714 tons, 31.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,355 tons, 15.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 6,000 tons, 28.1 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
30,586 lbs / 13,873 Kg = 589.2 x 4.7 " / 119 mm shells or 3.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 4.2 ft / 1.3 m
Roll period: 15.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.07
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.51
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.490
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.35 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 30.82 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 34
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.50 ft / 0.76 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 35.00 ft / 10.67 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Mid (50 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Stern: 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Average freeboard: 25.80 ft / 7.86 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 113.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 205.5 %
Waterplane Area: 38,058 Square feet or 3,536 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 139 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 110 lbs/sq ft or 539 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.46
- Overall: 1.01
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather