J/DD/1933, Japan Destroyer laid down 1933 (Engine 1940)
Displacement:
1,825 t light; 1,868 t standard; 2,120 t normal; 2,322 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
367.31 ft / 365.00 ft x 34.00 ft x 13.00 ft (normal load)
111.96 m / 111.25 m x 10.36 m x 3.96 m
Armament:
6 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (3x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1933 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline, evenly spread
Aft Main mounts separated by engine room
12 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (6x2 guns), 5.65lbs / 2.56kg shells, 1933 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 443 lbs / 201 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 0
10 - 24.0" / 609.6 mm above water torpedoes
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 57,477 shp / 42,878 Kw = 35.00 kts
Range 5,400nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 454 tons
Complement:
156 - 203
Cost:
£1.282 million / $5.127 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 55 tons, 2.6 %
Machinery: 1,148 tons, 54.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 622 tons, 29.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 295 tons, 13.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
450 lbs / 204 Kg = 7.2 x 5.0 " / 127 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.24
Metacentric height 1.5 ft / 0.4 m
Roll period: 11.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 53 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.69
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.07
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.460
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.74 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19.10 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 70 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 3.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 1.00 ft / 0.30 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Mid (37 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m (14.00 ft / 4.27 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Stern: 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Average freeboard: 17.20 ft / 5.24 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 192.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 43.1 %
Waterplane Area: 7,982 Square feet or 742 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 60 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 34 lbs/sq ft or 167 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.43
- Longitudinal: 2.61
- Overall: 0.52
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is extremely poor
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006
The J/DD/1933 design
The J/DD/1933 design is larger, has dual-purpose 5in guns and 10-24in TT. The range is increased to 5,400nm at 15 knots. Admittedly, this is not trying to much different than the real Japanese destroyers. This is the Springsharp report:
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