Arrogant Class Aircraft Carriers
Arrogant, Fearless
Arrogant, Atlantean Aircraft carrier laid down 1921, as refited in 1937
Displacement:
31,777 t light; 32,577 t standard; 35,681 t normal; 38,164 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
830.19 ft / 820.00 ft x 92.00 ft (Bulges 102.00 ft) x 27.00 ft (normal load)
253.04 m / 249.94 m x 28.04 m (Bulges 31.09 m) x 8.23 m
Armament:
8 - 5.50" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 83.19lbs / 37.73kg shells, 1921 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
8 - 3.95" / 100 mm guns in single mounts, 30.81lbs / 13.98kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
12 - 1.58" / 40.0 mm guns (6x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (6x4 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1937 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
16 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns (8x2 guns), 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1937 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 942 lbs / 427 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
Aircraft: Max 84, typically 30 fighters, 24 dive bombers and 30 scout/torpedo bombers.
12 Spartan SP-20 Corsair II fighters
18 Spartan I-02 Sea Spirit fighters
24 Accrisius DBN-1 Banshee dive bombers
30 Accrisius TB2A-1 Avenger torpedo bombers
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.50" / 114 mm 580.00 ft / 176.78 m 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
Ends: 3.00" / 76 mm 100.00 ft / 30.48 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
140.00 ft / 42.67 m Unarmoured ends
Main Belt covers 109 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
1.00" / 25 mm 680.00 ft / 207.26 m 26.50 ft / 8.08 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4.50" / 114 mm 1.00" / 25 mm -
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm -
- Armour deck: 2.50" / 64 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 5 shafts, 173,034 shp / 129,083 Kw = 32.01 kts
Range 10,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,587 tons
Complement:
1,297 - 1,687
Cost:
£5.206 million / $20.825 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 118 tons, 0.3 %
Armour: 5,278 tons, 14.8 %
- Belts: 2,064 tons, 5.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 667 tons, 1.9 %
- Armament: 106 tons, 0.3 %
- Armour Deck: 2,442 tons, 6.8 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 5,958 tons, 16.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 13,123 tons, 36.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,903 tons, 10.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 7,300 tons, 20.5 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
51,091 lbs / 23,174 Kg = 614.2 x 5.5 " / 140 mm shells or 6.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.14
Metacentric height 5.6 ft / 1.7 m
Roll period: 18.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 80 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.03
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.33
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.553
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.04 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.64 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 60
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Forecastle (15 %): 27.50 ft / 8.38 m (27.00 ft / 8.23 m aft of break)
- Mid (85 %): 27.00 ft / 8.23 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m (27.00 ft / 8.23 m before break)
- Stern: 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Average freeboard: 26.13 ft / 7.96 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 101.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 209.4 %
Waterplane Area: 52,797 Square feet or 4,905 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 140 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 164 lbs/sq ft or 799 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.24
- Longitudinal: 1.30
- Overall: 1.25
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
Ship has starboard side island, forward flying off deck removed, lengthened flight deck and 3 aircraft lifts.
7056 tons for 84 aircraft
100 for fire suppression systems
100 tons for air control operations
11 tons for air search/fire control radar
15 tons for surface search radar
15 tons for NSAS radar
3 tons for RDF equipment
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Orriginal configuration
Atlantean Carrier laid down 1921
Displacement:
31,779 t light; 32,576 t standard; 35,681 t normal; 38,022 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
830.19 ft / 820.00 ft x 92.00 ft (Bulges 102.00 ft) x 27.00 ft (normal load)
253.04 m / 249.94 m x 28.04 m (Bulges 31.09 m) x 8.23 m
Armament:
8 - 5.50" / 140 mm guns in single mounts, 83.19lbs / 37.73kg shells, 1921 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
8 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns in single mounts, 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1921 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
12 - 1.00" / 25.4 mm guns in twin mounts, 0.50lbs / 0.23kg shells, 1921 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 928 lbs / 421 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
Aircraft: Max 84, typically 30 fighters, 24 bombers, 30 scout-torpedo bombers
30 Spartan SP-20 Corsair fighters
24 Accrisius FN-7 "Archer" fighter bombers
6 Accrisius TBN-5 Vulture scout/torpedo bombers
24 Spartan TBN-6 Seadart torpedo bombers
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.50" / 114 mm 580.00 ft / 176.78 m 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
Ends: 3.00" / 76 mm 100.00 ft / 30.48 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
140.00 ft / 42.67 m Unarmoured ends
Main Belt covers 109 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
1.00" / 25 mm 680.00 ft / 207.26 m 26.50 ft / 8.08 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4.50" / 114 mm 1.00" / 25 mm -
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm -
- Armour deck: 2.50" / 64 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 173,034 shp / 129,083 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 10,000nm at 15.00 kts (Bunkerage = 5,588 tons)
Complement:
1,297 - 1,687
Cost:
£5.203 million / $20.810 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 116 tons, 0.3 %
Armour: 5,206 tons, 14.6 %
- Belts: 2,064 tons, 5.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 667 tons, 1.9 %
- Armament: 106 tons, 0.3 %
- Armour Deck: 2,369 tons, 6.6 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 5,958 tons, 16.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 13,299 tons, 37.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,901 tons, 10.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 7,200 tons, 20.2 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
36,797 lbs / 16,691 Kg = 442.3 x 5.5 " / 140 mm shells or 4.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.16
Metacentric height 6.8 ft / 2.1 m
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 73 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.02
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.21
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.553
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.04 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.64 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 60
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- Forecastle (15 %): 27.50 ft / 8.38 m (27.20 ft / 8.29 m aft of break)
- Mid (85 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Stern: 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Average freeboard: 23.75 ft / 7.24 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 101.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 177.6 %
Waterplane Area: 51,232 Square feet or 4,760 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 141 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 171 lbs/sq ft or 836 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.34
- Longitudinal: 1.20
- Overall: 1.24
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