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Farbaute , laid down 1922, rebuild as landing ship 1938

[img]http://wesworld.jk-clan.de/schiffbilder/LSC Farbaute 38.jpg[/img]

Displacement:
1.967 t light; 2.045 t standard; 2.676 t normal; 3.181 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
367,45 ft / 362,53 ft x 39,37 ft x 13,12 ft (normal load)
112,00 m / 110,50 m x 12,00 m x 4,00 m

Armament:
4 - 4,13" / 105 mm guns (2x2 guns), 35,32lbs / 16,02kg shells, 1922 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread
8 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns (2x4 guns), 1,95lbs / 0,88kg shells, 1922 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
14 - 0,79" / 20,0 mm guns (5 mounts), 0,24lbs / 0,11kg shells, 1922 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 5 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 160 lbs / 73 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 1,38" / 35 mm 229,66 ft / 70,00 m 9,84 ft / 3,00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 97% of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1,38" / 35 mm 0,98" / 25 mm -
3rd: 0,59" / 15 mm - -
4th: 0,39" / 10 mm - -

- Conning tower: 1,18" / 30 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 15.000 shp / 11.190 Kw = 24,21 kts
Range 10.000nm at 15,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1.136 tons

Complement:
185 - 241

Cost:
£0,428 million / $1,712 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 20 tons, 0,7%
Armour: 150 tons, 5,6%
- Belts: 131 tons, 4,9%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Armament: 14 tons, 0,5%
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Conning Tower: 5 tons, 0,2%
Machinery: 509 tons, 19,0%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 789 tons, 29,5%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 709 tons, 26,5%
Miscellaneous weights: 500 tons, 18,7%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
3.000 lbs / 1.361 Kg = 84,9 x 4,1 " / 105 mm shells or 1,0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,14
Metacentric height 1,6 ft / 0,5 m
Roll period: 13,2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,05
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,26

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, raised quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0,500
Length to Beam Ratio: 9,21 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19,04 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 56
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 4,92 ft / 1,50 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 20,34 ft / 6,20 m
- Forecastle (20%): 16,40 ft / 5,00 m (8,53 ft / 2,60 m aft of break)
- Mid (50%): 8,53 ft / 2,60 m
- Quarterdeck (35%): 16,40 ft / 5,00 m (8,53 ft / 2,60 m before break)
- Stern: 16,40 ft / 5,00 m
- Average freeboard: 13,18 ft / 4,02 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 88,8%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 83,5%
Waterplane Area: 9.510 Square feet or 883 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 146%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 51 lbs/sq ft or 251 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,97
- Longitudinal: 1,32
- Overall: 1,00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

The vessel carries 4 landing barques or 2 LSI.

LSA38-1 , laid down 1938
LSA38-2 , laid down 1938

Displacement:
421 t light; 436 t standard; 470 t normal; 497 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
161,56 ft / 159,12 ft x 26,25 ft x 4,92 ft (normal load)
49,24 m / 48,50 m x 8,00 m x 1,50 m

Armament:
1 - 4,13" / 105 mm guns in single mounts, 35,32lbs / 16,02kg shells, 1938 Model
Dual purpose gun in deck mount
on centreline, 1 raised gun
2 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns in single mounts, 1,95lbs / 0,88kg shells, 1938 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
4 - 0,79" / 20,0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 0,24lbs / 0,11kg shells, 1938 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 40 lbs / 18 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 1,18" / 30 mm 45,93 ft / 14,00 m 6,56 ft / 2,00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 44% of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0,98" / 25 mm 0,79" / 20 mm -
2nd: 0,59" / 15 mm - -
3rd: 0,39" / 10 mm - -

- Conning tower: 1,18" / 30 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 1.121 shp / 836 Kw = 15,00 kts
Range 2.500nm at 12,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 61 tons

Complement:
49 - 65

Cost:
£0,131 million / $0,524 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 5 tons, 1,1%
Armour: 25 tons, 5,3%
- Belts: 20 tons, 4,3%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Armament: 3 tons, 0,7%
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Conning Tower: 2 tons, 0,3%
Machinery: 31 tons, 6,5%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 160 tons, 34,0%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 49 tons, 10,5%
Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 42,6%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
970 lbs / 440 Kg = 27,5 x 4,1 " / 105 mm shells or 0,6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,10
Metacentric height 0,8 ft / 0,2 m
Roll period: 12,2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,09
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,12

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0,800
Length to Beam Ratio: 6,06 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 14,57 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 59 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 46
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 13,81 ft / 4,21 m
- Forecastle (20%): 8,79 ft / 2,68 m
- Mid (50%): 8,79 ft / 2,68 m
- Quarterdeck (15%): 8,79 ft / 2,68 m
- Stern: 8,79 ft / 2,68 m
- Average freeboard: 9,19 ft / 2,80 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 76,9%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 130,5%
Waterplane Area: 3.818 Square feet or 355 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 144%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 31 lbs/sq ft or 151 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,90
- Longitudinal: 2,41
- Overall: 1,00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

LST38-1 , laid down 1939
LST38-2 , laid down 1939
LST38-3 , laid down 1939
LST38-4 , laid down 1939

[img]http://wesworld.jk-clan.de/schiffbilder/LST Series 38.jpg[/img]

Displacement:
196 t light; 205 t standard; 220 t normal; 231 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
133,08 ft / 131,23 ft x 26,25 ft x 2,79 ft (normal load)
40,56 m / 40,00 m x 8,00 m x 0,85 m

Armament:
1 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm guns in single mounts, 20,79lbs / 9,43kg shells, 1938 Model
Dual purpose gun in deck mount
on centreline amidships, 1 raised gun
2 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns in single mounts, 1,95lbs / 0,88kg shells, 1938 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all aft
2 - 0,79" / 20,0 mm guns in single mounts, 0,24lbs / 0,11kg shells, 1938 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, all forward, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 25 lbs / 11 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 300

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0,98" / 25 mm 0,79" / 20 mm -
2nd: 0,59" / 15 mm - -
3rd: 0,39" / 10 mm - -

- Conning tower: 0,98" / 25 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 351 shp / 262 Kw = 12,00 kts
Range 2.400nm at 10,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 27 tons

Complement:
28 - 37

Cost:
£0,061 million / $0,244 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 3 tons, 1,4%
Armour: 3 tons, 1,6%
- Belts: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Armament: 3 tons, 1,2%
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Conning Tower: 1 tons, 0,4%
Machinery: 10 tons, 4,4%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 104 tons, 47,6%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 24 tons, 10,9%
Miscellaneous weights: 75 tons, 34,2%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
773 lbs / 350 Kg = 37,2 x 3,5 " / 88 mm shells or 0,7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,20
Metacentric height 0,9 ft / 0,3 m
Roll period: 11,4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,07
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,31

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0,800
Length to Beam Ratio: 5,00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 13,45 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 54
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 10,50 ft / 3,20 m
- Forecastle (20%): 8,20 ft / 2,50 m
- Mid (50%): 7,55 ft / 2,30 m
- Quarterdeck (15%): 7,55 ft / 2,30 m
- Stern: 7,55 ft / 2,30 m
- Average freeboard: 7,96 ft / 2,43 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 64,5%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 164,9%
Waterplane Area: 3.149 Square feet or 293 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 179%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 27 lbs/sq ft or 133 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,89
- Longitudinal: 2,67
- 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

LSI38-1 , laid down 1938
LSI38-2 , laid down 1938
LSI38-3 , laid down 1939
LSI38-4 , laid down 1939
LSI38-5 , laid down 1939
LSI38-6 , laid down 1939
LSI38-7 , laid down 1939
LSI38-8 , laid down 1939

[img]http://wesworld.jk-clan.de/schiffbilder/LSI Series 38.jpg[/img]

Displacement:
101 t light; 104 t standard; 106 t normal; 109 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
106,61 ft / 104,99 ft x 19,03 ft x 2,33 ft (normal load)
32,49 m / 32,00 m x 5,80 m x 0,71 m

Armament:
2 - 0,79" / 20,0 mm guns in single mounts, 0,24lbs / 0,11kg shells, 1938 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 0 lbs / 0 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 3.500

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0,39" / 10 mm - -
- Conning tower: 0,98" / 25 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 427 shp / 318 Kw = 14,00 kts
Range 360nm at 12,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5 tons

Complement:
16 - 21

Cost:
£0,029 million / $0,117 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0,1%
Armour: 1 tons, 0,5%
- Belts: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Armament: 0 tons, 0,1%
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0,4%
Machinery: 12 tons, 11,0%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 48 tons, 45,4%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6 tons, 5,4%
Miscellaneous weights: 40 tons, 37,6%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
298 lbs / 135 Kg = 1.222,0 x 0,8 " / 20 mm shells or 0,4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,06
Metacentric height 0,5 ft / 0,1 m
Roll period: 11,7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 0,85

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0,800
Length to Beam Ratio: 5,52 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 11,93 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 62 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 60
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 9,19 ft / 2,80 m
- Forecastle (20%): 7,22 ft / 2,20 m
- Mid (50%): 6,56 ft / 2,00 m
- Quarterdeck (15%): 6,56 ft / 2,00 m
- Stern: 6,56 ft / 2,00 m
- Average freeboard: 6,95 ft / 2,12 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 78,5%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 146,0%
Waterplane Area: 1.826 Square feet or 170 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 165%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 20 lbs/sq ft or 97 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,87
- Longitudinal: 3,46
- Overall: 1,00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Poor seaboat, wet and uncomfortable, reduced performance in heavy weather

Lüderitz Bay , laid down 1919, rebuild as landing ship 1939
Mossel Bay , laid down 1919, rebuild as landing ship 1940

Displacement:
1.729 t light; 1.784 t standard; 2.158 t normal; 2.458 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
232,94 ft / 228,02 ft x 44,29 ft x 12,47 ft (normal load)
71,00 m / 69,50 m x 13,50 m x 3,80 m

Armament:
2 - 4,13" / 105 mm guns (1x2 guns), 35,32lbs / 16,02kg shells, 1927 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mount
on centreline forward
4 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 1,95lbs / 0,89kg shells, 1939 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 0,79" / 20,0 mm guns in single mounts, 0,24lbs / 0,11kg shells, 1919 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 79 lbs / 36 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1,38" / 35 mm 0,98" / 25 mm -
2nd: 0,59" / 15 mm - -
3rd: 0,39" / 10 mm - -

- Conning tower: 1,18" / 30 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 3.352 shp / 2.500 Kw = 15,95 kts
Range 10.000nm at 12,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 675 tons

Complement:
157 - 205

Cost:
£0,187 million / $0,746 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 10 tons, 0,5%
Armour: 11 tons, 0,5%
- Belts: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Armament: 7 tons, 0,3%
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Conning Tower: 4 tons, 0,2%
Machinery: 119 tons, 5,5%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 588 tons, 27,3%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 430 tons, 19,9%
Miscellaneous weights: 1.000 tons, 46,3%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
3.503 lbs / 1.589 Kg = 99,2 x 4,1 " / 105 mm shells or 1,2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,04
Metacentric height 1,6 ft / 0,5 m
Roll period: 14,7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,03
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,74

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0,600
Length to Beam Ratio: 5,15 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 15,10 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 40
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 4,92 ft / 1,50 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 23,29 ft / 7,10 m
- Forecastle (20%): 17,06 ft / 5,20 m
- Mid (55%): 17,06 ft / 5,20 m (9,19 ft / 2,80 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15%): 9,19 ft / 2,80 m
- Stern: 9,19 ft / 2,80 m
- Average freeboard: 14,02 ft / 4,27 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 72,7%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 120,3%
Waterplane Area: 7.386 Square feet or 686 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 162%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 53 lbs/sq ft or 261 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,91
- Longitudinal: 3,12
- Overall: 1,03
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
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather