And finally, the one that those as followed Navalism 3 have probably been waiting for...
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Cross Mirage (AON), Maoria Battleship laid down 1912
Displacement:
34,352 t light; 37,010 t standard; 40,911 t normal; 44,032 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
614.89 ft / 606.96 ft x 101.71 ft x 32.81 ft (normal load)
187.42 m / 185.00 m x 31.00 m x 10.00 m
Armament:
10 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (5x2 guns), 2,000.00lbs / 907.18kg shells, 1912 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts
16 - 5.91" / 150 mm guns (8x2 guns), 110.23lbs / 50.00kg shells, 1912 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side ends, evenly spread
4 - 1.38" / 35.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.32lbs / 0.60kg shells, 1912 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 21,769 lbs / 9,874 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 15.0" / 380 mm 424.87 ft / 129.50 m 18.86 ft / 5.75 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 108 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.95" / 75 mm 424.87 ft / 129.50 m 31.79 ft / 9.69 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 15.0" / 380 mm 11.8" / 300 mm 15.0" / 380 mm
2nd: 5.91" / 150 mm 3.94" / 100 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.39" / 10 mm 0.98" / 25 mm
- Armour deck: 4.72" / 120 mm, Conning tower: 14.96" / 380 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 4 shafts, 36,111 shp / 26,939 Kw = 20.00 kts
Range 10,000nm at 14.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 7,022 tons
Complement:
1,437 - 1,869
Cost:
£3.349 million / $13.397 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,316 tons, 5.7 %
Armour: 15,617 tons, 38.2 %
- Belts: 5,235 tons, 12.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,476 tons, 3.6 %
- Armament: 4,172 tons, 10.2 %
- Armour Deck: 4,352 tons, 10.6 %
- Conning Tower: 383 tons, 0.9 %
Machinery: 1,440 tons, 3.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 12,980 tons, 31.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,559 tons, 16.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 2,000 tons, 4.9 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
54,106 lbs / 24,542 Kg = 32.1 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 10.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
Metacentric height 6.1 ft / 1.8 m
Roll period: 17.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 53 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.64
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.26
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.707
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.97 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24.64 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 44 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 42
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 4.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Forecastle (15 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Mid (50 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Stern: 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Average freeboard: 16.60 ft / 5.06 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 77.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 108.3 %
Waterplane Area: 49,788 Square feet or 4,625 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 105 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 197 lbs/sq ft or 963 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.38
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
900 tons barbette reinforcement
250 tons battleship fire control
125 tons damage control
100 tons 10-bed hospital
75 tons flagship appointments
50 tons climate control
500 tons design reserve
Main belt is +10% quality and sloped 15 degrees.
3x 25mm torpedo bulkheads, each inboard of a 1.5m fluid void and a 1.5m air void and one layer inboard of the other
Including special guest star, the protection diagram!
I believe that Cross Mirage was, in absolute terms, the best-protected ship ever built in N3; certainly she was so on a ton-for-ton basis, since the competition was French and the N3 French tended to excess. Considering that their builders were one of the world leaders in fire control technology, I would wager that there was no single ship in the world capable of defeating her in an even fight or dissuading her from where she wished to go. The extensive 'wasted' tonnage was intended to represent reinforcement and so forth to allow the installation of at least up to 40cm/L50 main guns in place of the imported 15" guns she was launched with.
Unfortunately, I could only ever afford one of her. Ah, well.