It/CL/1933, Italy Light Cruiser laid down 1933 (Engine 1945) Displacement: 10,986 t light; 11,306 t standard; 11,900 t normal; 12,375 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 624.05 ft / 618.00 ft x 59.00 ft x 21.00 ft (normal load) 190.21 m / 188.37 m x 17.98 m x 6.40 m Armament: 8 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (4x2 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1933 Model Quick firing 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, 1933 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists on side, all aft 16 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1933 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts Weight of broadside 1,145 lbs / 519 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: 4.00" / 102 mm 445.00 ft / 135.64 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m Ends: Unarmoured Main Belt covers 111 % of normal length Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces - Torpedo Bulkhead: 1.00" / 25 mm 445.00 ft / 135.64 m 21.00 ft / 6.40 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 3.50" / 89 mm 2.50" / 64 mm 3.00" / 76 mm - Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 4.00" / 102 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 4 shafts, 151,801 shp / 113,243 Kw = 36.00 kts Range 4,500nm at 15.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 1,070 tons Complement: 569 - 740 Cost: £4.923 million / $19.691 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 143 tons, 1.2 % Armour: 2,505 tons, 21.0 % - Belts: 874 tons, 7.3 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 346 tons, 2.9 % - Armament: 304 tons, 2.6 % - Armour Deck: 936 tons, 7.9 % - Conning Tower: 45 tons, 0.4 % Machinery: 3,833 tons, 32.2 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,505 tons, 37.9 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 914 tons, 7.7 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 11,624 lbs / 5,273 Kg = 107.6 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.6 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20 Metacentric height 3.2 ft / 1.0 m Roll period: 13.9 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.32 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.04 Hull form characteristics: Hull has rise forward of midbreak Block coefficient: 0.544 Length to Beam Ratio: 10.47 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 24.86 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 62 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 6.00 degrees Stern overhang: 3.00 ft / 0.91 m Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length): - Stem: 29.00 ft / 8.84 m - Forecastle (20 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m - Mid (33 %): 28.00 ft / 8.53 m (20.00 ft / 6.10 m aft of break) - Quarterdeck (15 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m - Stern: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m - Average freeboard: 22.72 ft / 6.93 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 172.2 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 155.3 % Waterplane Area: 25,303 Square feet or 2,351 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 105 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 101 lbs/sq ft or 494 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.94 - Longitudinal: 1.68 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Sunday, November 12, 2006
My 1933 Italian light cruiser design
My 1933 Italian light cruiser design is better-protected than the real ships. Mine has a 2in deck, for one thing, and a 1in torpedo bulkhead. The main belt is 4in thick, although it is just 12ft high, just protecting the waterline. I increased the speed to 36 knots, so the ship is huge, at 11,306 tons Standard. The armament is unchanged from my 1931 design. This is the Springsharp report:
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