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Sydney class
- CL Sydney
- CL Melbourne
- CL Tasmania
- CL New Guinea

Queensland class
- CL Queensland
- CL New South Wales

Auckland class (Patrol)
- CL Auckland
- CL Townsville
- CL Freemantle
- CL Newcastle
- CL Rockhampton
- CL Wellington

Launceston class Torpedo Cruiser
- CL Launceston

Albury class Anti-air Cruiser
- CLAA Albury
- CLAA Armidale
- CLAA Ararat
- CLAA Albany
- CLAA Armadale
- CLAA Augusta

F class
- CL Fox
- CL Fearless

F Class

HMAS Auckland
HMAS Townsville
HMAS Freemantle
HMAS Newcastle
HMAS Rockhampton
HMAS Wellington

Australia Light Cruiser laid down 1931

Displacement:
5,740 t light; 5,999 t standard; 7,390 t normal; 8,502 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
561.19 ft / 550.00 ft x 55.00 ft x 19.00 ft (normal load)
171.05 m / 167.64 m x 16.76 m x 5.79 m

Armament:
9 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (3x3 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1931 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
8 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1931 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
12 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (3x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline, evenly spread
20 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1931 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 1,256 lbs / 570 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
12 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.90" / 74 mm 350.00 ft / 106.68 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 98 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.90" / 74 mm 1.20" / 30 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
2nd: 1.20" / 30 mm - -

- Armour deck: 1.20" / 30 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 60,885 shp / 45,420 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 14,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,502 tons

Complement:
398 - 518

Cost:
£2.565 million / $10.258 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 157 tons, 2.1 %
Armour: 985 tons, 13.3 %
- Belts: 380 tons, 5.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 160 tons, 2.2 %
- Armour Deck: 445 tons, 6.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 1,821 tons, 24.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,752 tons, 37.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,650 tons, 22.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 25 tons, 0.3 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
9,256 lbs / 4,199 Kg = 85.7 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.24
Metacentric height 3.0 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 13.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.43
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.23

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.450
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26.93 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 57
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Forecastle (30 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Mid (50 %): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Stern: 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Average freeboard: 19.18 ft / 5.85 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 97.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 129.6 %
Waterplane Area: 20,044 Square feet or 1,862 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 125 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 84 lbs/sq ft or 409 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.85
- Longitudinal: 1.47
- Overall: 0.90
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

HMAS Launceston

Launceston class, Australia Torpedo Cruiser laid down 1935

Displacement:
3,950 t light; 4,141 t standard; 4,810 t normal; 5,346 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
495.15 ft / 490.00 ft x 49.00 ft x 15.90 ft (normal load)
150.92 m / 149.35 m x 14.94 m x 4.85 m

Armament:
12 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns (4x3 guns), 51.91lbs / 23.55kg shells, 1935 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1935 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
20 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1935 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 675 lbs / 306 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 240
18 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 1.20" / 30 mm 90.00 ft / 27.43 m 4.00 ft / 1.22 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.20" / 30 mm - -

- Armour deck: 1.20" / 30 mm, Conning tower: 1.20" / 30 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 48,429 shp / 36,128 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 9,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,205 tons

Complement:
288 - 375

Cost:
£2.045 million / $8.180 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 84 tons, 1.8 %
Armour: 409 tons, 8.5 %
- Belts: 24 tons, 0.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 27 tons, 0.6 %
- Armour Deck: 351 tons, 7.3 %
- Conning Tower: 7 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 1,376 tons, 28.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,991 tons, 41.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 860 tons, 17.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 90 tons, 1.9 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
5,691 lbs / 2,582 Kg = 109.6 x 4.7 " / 119 mm shells or 1.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20
Metacentric height 2.4 ft / 0.7 m
Roll period: 13.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.46
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.25

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low forecastle, low quarterdeck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.441
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 25.45 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 56
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 9.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.46 ft / 0.75 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 17.00 ft / 5.18 m (20.00 ft / 6.10 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 15.00 ft / 4.57 m (20.00 ft / 6.10 m before break)
- Stern: 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
- Average freeboard: 18.40 ft / 5.61 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 109.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 101.0 %
Waterplane Area: 15,791 Square feet or 1,467 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 123 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 74 lbs/sq ft or 363 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.83
- Longitudinal: 1.85
- Overall: 0.90
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

HMAS Albury
HMAS Armidale

Albury class, Australia Light Cruiser laid down 1935

Displacement:
4,901 t light; 5,111 t standard; 6,421 t normal; 7,468 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
521.66 ft / 510.00 ft x 51.00 ft x 19.20 ft (normal load)
159.00 m / 155.45 m x 15.54 m x 5.85 m

Armament:
12 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns (6x2 guns), 51.91lbs / 23.55kg shells, 1935 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
32 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (8x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1935 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
20 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1935 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 690 lbs / 313 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200
12 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 322.00 ft / 98.15 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 97 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.20" / 30 mm 1.20" / 30 mm -

- Armour deck: 1.20" / 30 mm, Conning tower: 1.20" / 30 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 57,359 shp / 42,789 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,357 tons

Complement:
358 - 466

Cost:
£2.404 million / $9.615 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 86 tons, 1.3 %
Armour: 679 tons, 10.6 %
- Belts: 242 tons, 3.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 46 tons, 0.7 %
- Armour Deck: 383 tons, 6.0 %
- Conning Tower: 9 tons, 0.1 %
Machinery: 1,630 tons, 25.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,306 tons, 35.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,520 tons, 23.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 3.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
8,124 lbs / 3,685 Kg = 156.5 x 4.7 " / 119 mm shells or 1.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.21
Metacentric height 2.6 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 13.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.31
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.21

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.450
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 25.93 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Forecastle (30 %): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Mid (50 %): 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Stern: 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Average freeboard: 18.52 ft / 5.64 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 96.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 108.8 %
Waterplane Area: 17,234 Square feet or 1,601 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 133 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 78 lbs/sq ft or 381 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.89
- Longitudinal: 1.74
- Overall: 0.95
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

HMAS Sydney
HMAS Melbourne

Sydney class, Australia Large Light Cruiser laid down 1934

Displacement:
8,023 t light; 8,400 t standard; 10,160 t normal; 11,567 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
601.66 ft / 590.00 ft x 59.00 ft x 22.70 ft (normal load)
183.39 m / 179.83 m x 17.98 m x 6.92 m

Armament:
15 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (5x3 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1934 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 3 raised mounts - superfiring
10 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns (5x2 guns), 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1934 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 1 raised mount
16 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1934 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
20 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1934 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 1,976 lbs / 896 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
12 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 340.00 ft / 103.63 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 89 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 1.20" / 30 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
2nd: 1.20" / 30 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 72,414 shp / 54,021 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,167 tons

Complement:
505 - 657

Cost:
£3.829 million / $15.316 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 247 tons, 2.4 %
Armour: 1,656 tons, 16.3 %
- Belts: 518 tons, 5.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 284 tons, 2.8 %
- Armour Deck: 853 tons, 8.4 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 2,083 tons, 20.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,962 tons, 39.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,136 tons, 21.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 75 tons, 0.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
13,881 lbs / 6,296 Kg = 128.5 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 2.8 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 14.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.61
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.21

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.450
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27.89 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Forecastle (30 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Mid (50 %): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Stern: 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Average freeboard: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 86.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 127.4 %
Waterplane Area: 23,065 Square feet or 2,143 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 129 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 104 lbs/sq ft or 507 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.59
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Second ship in pic.

Rapid fire main guns simmed as triples.

HMAS Queensland
HMAS New South Wales

Queensland class, Australia Battleline Cruiser laid down 1941

Displacement:
9,005 t light; 9,418 t standard; 11,109 t normal; 12,461 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
611.66 ft / 600.00 ft x 60.00 ft x 24.00 ft (normal load)
186.43 m / 182.88 m x 18.29 m x 7.32 m

Armament:
12 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (6x2 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1941 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns (8x2 guns), 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1941 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
16 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.89kg shells, 1941 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
20 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1941 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 2,492 lbs / 1,130 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 130
12 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 5.00" / 127 mm 340.00 ft / 103.63 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 87 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 5.00" / 127 mm 1.50" / 38 mm 3.00" / 76 mm
2nd: 1.50" / 38 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.50" / 64 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 76,137 shp / 56,799 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 14,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,043 tons

Complement:
540 - 703

Cost:
£5.307 million / $21.229 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 312 tons, 2.8 %
Armour: 2,226 tons, 20.0 %
- Belts: 649 tons, 5.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 474 tons, 4.3 %
- Armour Deck: 1,103 tons, 9.9 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 2,012 tons, 18.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,335 tons, 39.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,104 tons, 18.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 120 tons, 1.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
15,579 lbs / 7,066 Kg = 144.2 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 2.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.07
Metacentric height 2.7 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 15.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.72
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.23

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.450
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.13 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 57
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Forecastle (30 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Mid (50 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Stern: 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Average freeboard: 20.50 ft / 6.25 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 82.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 129.6 %
Waterplane Area: 23,853 Square feet or 2,216 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 125 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 108 lbs/sq ft or 528 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.66
- 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
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily