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Russian Federation government announces completion of Volga-Don Canal, begun over five years ago. It is expected to greatly increase volume of trade, especially Caucasus oil. A number of tankers passed through its locks today, carrying Baku oil to European markets.

It is 90 meters wide, and 8 meters deep. A work force of 40,000 was engaged in its construction, requiring over five years to move estimated 70 million cubic meters of earth.

In a related note, White Sea Canal is approximately 30% completed. It was begun Spring of 1924, and is expected to open in late 1930. Paralell railroad line supporting its construction has been completed.

Feasability studies have begun on canal to link Lake Onega to Volga River, which would Link Baltic and White Seas with Caspian and Black Seas.

Design of commercial oil tanker:

Oil Tanker, laid down 1926

Length, 120.0 m x Beam, 28.0 m x Depth, 2.3 m
6233 tonnes normal displacement (5789 tonnes standard)

Main battery: 2 x 1.3-cm

Weight of broadside: 0 kg

Hull unarmored

Cargo - 3,000 metric tons. 6,470 GRT

Maximum speed for 3451 shaft kw = 14.00 knots
Approximate cruising radius, 8000 nm / 10 knots

Typical complement: 35-46


Estimated cost, $3.181 million (£795,000)

Remarks:

Magazines and engineering spaces are roomy, with superior
watertight subdivision.

Ship is roomy, with superior accommodation and working space.


Distribution of weights:
Percent
normal
displacement:

Machinery ........................ 146 tonnes = 2 pct
Hull and fittings; equipment ..... 2519 tonnes = 40 pct
Fuel, ammunition, stores ......... 568 tonnes = 9 pct
Miscellaneous weights ............ 3000 tonnes = 48 pct
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6233 tonnes = 100 pct

Estimated metacentric height, 2.9 m

Displacement summary:

Light ship: 5665 tonnes
Standard displacement: 5789 tonnes
Normal service: 6233 tonnes
Full load: 6563 tonnes

Loading submergence 2917 tonnes/metre

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Estimated overall survivability and seakeeping ability:

Relative margin of stability: 1.57

Shellfire needed to sink: 866 kg = 28416.7 x 1.3-cm shells
(Approximates weight of penetrating
shell hits needed to sink ship,
not counting critical hits)

Torpedoes needed to sink: 3.7
(Approximates number of 'typical'
torpedo hits needed to sink ship)

Relative steadiness as gun platform, 50 percent
(50 percent is 'average')

Relative rocking effect from firing to beam, 0.00

Relative quality as a seaboat: 1.05

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Hull form characteristics:

Block coefficient: 0.80
Sharpness coefficient: 0.55
Hull speed coefficient 'M' = 6.54
'Natural speed' for length = 19.8 knots
Power going to wave formation
at top speed: 30 percent


Estimated hull characteristics and strength:

Relative underwater volume absorbed by
magazines and engineering spaces: 61 percent

Relative accommodation and working space: 233 percent


Displacement factor: 189 percent
(Displacement relative to loading factors)


Relative cross-sectional hull strength: 1.00
(Structure weight per square
metre of hull surface: 364 kg)

Relative longitudinal hull strength: 1.01
(for 4.20 m average freeboard)

Relative composite hull strength: 1.00

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[Machine-readable parameters: Spring Style v. 1.2.1]

393.60 x 91.84 x 7.54; 13.78 -- Dimensions
0.80 -- Block coefficient
1926 -- Year laid down
14.00 / 8000 / 10.00; Oil-fired turbine or equivalent -- Speed / radius / cruise
3000 tons -- Miscellaneous weights
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2 x 0.51; 0 -- Main battery; turrets
Central positioning of guns
:
0 -- No secondary battery
0 -- No tertiary (QF/AA) battery
0 -- No fourth (light) battery
0 -- No torpedo armament
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0.00 -- No belt armor
0.00 / 0.00 -- Deck / CT
0.00 -- No battery armor


(Note: For portability, values are stored in Anglo-American units)


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