F/CL/1921, France Light Cruiser laid down 1921 (Engine 1925)
Displacement:
10,185 t light; 10,484 t standard; 11,300 t normal; 11,953 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
599.03 ft / 595.00 ft x 57.00 ft x 19.00 ft (normal load)
182.58 m / 181.36 m x 17.37 m x 5.79 m
Armament:
8 - 6.10" / 155 mm guns (4x2 guns), 113.62lbs / 51.54kg shells, 1921 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 3.54" / 90.0 mm guns in single mounts, 22.24lbs / 10.09kg shells, 1921 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
16 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 3.17lbs / 1.44kg shells, 1921 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 1,049 lbs / 476 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120
6 - 21.7" / 549.9999 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.00" / 76 mm 420.00 ft / 128.02 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: 2.00" / 51 mm 132.00 ft / 40.23 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
43.00 ft / 13.11 m Unarmoured ends
Main Belt covers 109 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.00" / 25 mm 420.00 ft / 128.02 m 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 3.00" / 76 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 3.00" / 76 mm
- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 3.00" / 76 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 122,357 shp / 91,278 Kw = 34.00 kts
Range 5,400nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,468 tons
Complement:
547 - 712
Cost:
£2.603 million / $10.413 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 131 tons, 1.2 %
Armour: 2,029 tons, 18.0 %
- Belts: 700 tons, 6.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 280 tons, 2.5 %
- Armament: 87 tons, 0.8 %
- Armour Deck: 930 tons, 8.2 %
- Conning Tower: 33 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 3,973 tons, 35.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,052 tons, 35.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,115 tons, 9.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
10,196 lbs / 4,625 Kg = 89.7 x 6.1 " / 155 mm shells or 1.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.31
Metacentric height 3.5 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 12.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.31
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.05
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.614
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.44 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24.39 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 62 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 4.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.00 ft / 0.61 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Mid (67 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m (16.00 ft / 4.88 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Stern: 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Average freeboard: 21.76 ft / 6.63 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 189.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 165.9 %
Waterplane Area: 25,125 Square feet or 2,334 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 103 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 96 lbs/sq ft or 467 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.49
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Monday, April 10, 2006
The F/CL/1921 design
The F/CL/1921 design is has just two improvements. One is a 34 knot speed and the other is the 1in torpedo bulkhead. The belt is also longer, due to the increased lenght and the larger power plant. This is the Springsharp report:
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