Jap/CL/1933, Japan Light Cruiser laid down 1933 (Engine 1945)
Displacement:
14,141 t light; 14,672 t standard; 16,251 t normal; 17,514 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
672.08 ft / 669.00 ft x 65.00 ft x 30.00 ft (normal load)
204.85 m / 203.91 m x 19.81 m x 9.14 m
Armament:
9 - 6.30" / 160 mm guns (3x3 guns), 124.98lbs / 56.69kg shells, 1933 Model
Quick firing guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, all raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (6x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1933 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
36 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns (12x3 guns), 0.48lbs / 0.22kg shells, 1933 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 1,892 lbs / 858 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 180
8 - 24.0" / 609.6 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.00" / 76 mm 510.00 ft / 155.45 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 117 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.00" / 25 mm 510.00 ft / 155.45 m 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 5.00" / 127 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 3.00" / 76 mm
2nd: 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm
- Armour deck: 3.00" / 76 mm, Conning tower: 5.00" / 127 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 189,502 shp / 141,369 Kw = 37.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 14.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,842 tons
Complement:
719 - 935
Cost:
£6.446 million / $25.784 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 236 tons, 1.5 %
Armour: 3,080 tons, 19.0 %
- Belts: 742 tons, 4.6 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 396 tons, 2.4 %
- Armament: 350 tons, 2.2 %
- Armour Deck: 1,522 tons, 9.4 %
- Conning Tower: 69 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 4,785 tons, 29.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,039 tons, 37.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,110 tons, 13.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
15,394 lbs / 6,983 Kg = 123.2 x 6.3 " / 160 mm shells or 2.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 3.3 ft / 1.0 m
Roll period: 15.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 56 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.45
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.03
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.436
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.29 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 25.87 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 54
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 2.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.00 ft / 0.61 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 31.00 ft / 9.45 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Mid (50 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Stern: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Average freeboard: 22.72 ft / 6.93 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 155.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 133.4 %
Waterplane Area: 27,431 Square feet or 2,548 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 112 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 120 lbs/sq ft or 588 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.73
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Sunday, January 30, 2005
Another shot at the Jap/CL/1933 design
I thought I would try the new trick (moving the date forward for machinery) for the 1933 Japanese light cruiser. It is very "edgy" with 9-16cm guns (6.3in) and 37 knots with a 12,000nm range. I still had to give it an unnaturally deep draft, to get sufficient hull strength and seakeeping ability.
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