J/CA/1927, Japan Heavy Cruiser laid down 1927 (Engine 1939) Displacement: 13,236 t light; 13,759 t standard; 15,300 t normal; 16,533 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 680.80 ft / 675.00 ft x 62.00 ft x 22.00 ft (normal load) 207.51 m / 205.74 m x 18.90 m x 6.71 m Armament: 10 - 8.00" / 203 mm guns (5x2 guns), 256.00lbs / 116.12kg shells, 1927 Model Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline ends, majority forward, 2 raised mounts - superfiring 8 - 4.70" / 119 mm guns in single mounts, 51.91lbs / 23.55kg shells, 1927 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists on side, all amidships 24 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 5.65lbs / 2.56kg shells, 1927 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, all amidships, 6 raised mounts - superfiring Weight of broadside 3,111 lbs / 1,411 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 120 16 - 24.0" / 609.6 mm above water torpedoes Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 3.50" / 89 mm 450.00 ft / 137.16 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m Ends: Unarmoured Main Belt covers 103 % of normal length Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces - Torpedo Bulkhead: 1.00" / 25 mm 450.00 ft / 137.16 m 20.00 ft / 6.10 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm - - - Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 4 shafts, 153,387 shp / 114,427 Kw = 35.00 kts Range 10,000nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 2,774 tons Complement: 687 - 894 Cost: £4.985 million / $19.940 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 389 tons, 2.5 % Armour: 2,895 tons, 18.9 % - Belts: 1,040 tons, 6.8 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 333 tons, 2.2 % - Armament: 356 tons, 2.3 % - Armour Deck: 1,113 tons, 7.3 % - Conning Tower: 53 tons, 0.3 % Machinery: 4,150 tons, 27.1 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,801 tons, 37.9 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,064 tons, 13.5 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 16,116 lbs / 7,310 Kg = 63.0 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 2.0 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20 Metacentric height 3.4 ft / 1.0 m Roll period: 14.0 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.66 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.02 Hull form characteristics: Hull has rise forward of midbreak Block coefficient: 0.582 Length to Beam Ratio: 10.89 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 25.98 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 59 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5.00 degrees Stern overhang: 3.00 ft / 0.91 m Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length): - Stem: 32.00 ft / 9.75 m - Forecastle (20 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m - Mid (50 %): 26.00 ft / 7.92 m (18.00 ft / 5.49 m aft of break) - Quarterdeck (15 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m - Stern: 18.00 ft / 5.49 m - Average freeboard: 22.48 ft / 6.85 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 158.7 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 118.7 % Waterplane Area: 30,086 Square feet or 2,795 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 107 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 115 lbs/sq ft or 563 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.98 - Longitudinal: 1.29 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
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Friday, February 24, 2006
The J/CA/1927 design has small improvements
The J/CA/1927 design has two improvements. One is the increase in torpedo armament to 16-24in TT. The other improvement is an increase in range to 10,000nm at 15 knots. The real Japanese cruisers were smaller with similar characteristics. The Atago class had a range of 8,500nm at 14 knots. The real Japanese cruisers had less deck armour and thicker side armour. This is the Springsharp report:
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