It/CA/1931 Fast Version, Italy Heavy Cruiser laid down 1931 (Engine 1945)
Displacement:
13,473 t light; 13,927 t standard; 14,607 t normal; 15,151 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
651.57 ft / 650.00 ft x 67.00 ft x 21.00 ft (normal load)
198.60 m / 198.12 m x 20.42 m x 6.40 m
Armament:
8 - 8.00" / 203 mm guns (4x2 guns), 256.00lbs / 116.12kg shells, 1931 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, all forward, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns (4x2 guns), 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
24 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 2,341 lbs / 1,062 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120
8 - 21.0" / 533.4 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: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 99 % 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 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 4.00" / 102 mm
2nd: 1.00" / 25 mm - 1.00" / 25 mm
- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 172,154 shp / 128,427 Kw = 36.00 kts
Range 4,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,224 tons
Complement:
663 - 863
Cost:
£5.786 million / $23.144 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 293 tons, 2.0 %
Armour: 2,717 tons, 18.6 %
- Belts: 633 tons, 4.3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 326 tons, 2.2 %
- Armament: 572 tons, 3.9 %
- Armour Deck: 1,134 tons, 7.8 %
- Conning Tower: 51 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 4,347 tons, 29.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,116 tons, 41.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,134 tons, 7.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
15,551 lbs / 7,054 Kg = 60.7 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 2.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.16
Metacentric height 3.6 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 14.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.50
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.04
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.559
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.70 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 25.50 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 62 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 3.00 degrees
Stern overhang: -2.00 ft / -0.61 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 30.00 ft / 9.14 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Mid (50 %): 29.00 ft / 8.84 m (21.00 ft / 6.40 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Stern: 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Average freeboard: 25.08 ft / 7.64 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 159.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 189.9 %
Waterplane Area: 30,651 Square feet or 2,848 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 106 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 119 lbs/sq ft or 583 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.74
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Tuesday, November 14, 2006
The main improvements in the It/CA/1931 "Fast Version" over the 1929 design is a knot more speed (36 knots) and a somewhat better AA armament. The main armament is still 8-8in guns, but there are now 8-4in and 24-37mm AA guns. The belt is 3in and the deck is 2in. This is the Springsharp report:
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