Capitani Romani class, Italy Light Cruiser laid down 1940 (Engine 1950) Displacement: 4,045 t light; 4,187 t standard; 4,526 t normal; 4,797 t full load Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep) (465.72 ft / 459.32 ft) x 47.24 ft x (16.40 / 17.09 ft) (141.95 m / 140.00 m) x 14.40 m x (5.00 / 5.21 m) Armament: 8 - 5.31" / 135 mm 45.0 cal guns - 75.71lbs / 34.34kg shells, 150 per gun Quick firing guns in turret on barbette mounts , 1940 Model 4 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread 2 raised mounts - superfiring 8 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm 60.0 cal guns - 1.69lbs / 0.77kg shells, 150 per gun Anti-air guns in deck mounts , 1940 Model 8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread 8 raised mounts Weight of broadside 619 lbs / 619 kg 8 - 21.0" / 533 mm above water torpedoes Armour: - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 0.47" / 12 mm 0.39" / 10 mm 0.47" / 12 mm - Armour deck: 0.39" / 10 mm, Conning tower: 0.59" / 15 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 2 shafts, 72,626 shp / 54,179 Kw = 34.00 kts Range 3,200nm at 18.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 610 tons Complement: 275 - 358 Cost: £2.661 million / $10.644 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 144 tons, 3.2 % Armour: 137 tons, 3.0 % - Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 % - Armament: 33 tons, 0.7 % - Armour Deck: 100 tons, 2.2 % - Conning Tower: 3 tons, 0.1 % Machinery: 1,737 tons, 38.4 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,101 tons, 46.4 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 481 tons, 10.6 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 3,421 lbs / 1,552 Kg = 45.6 x 5.3 " / 135 mm shells or 0.7 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.17 Metacentric height 2.2 ft / 0.7 m Roll period: 13.4 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 54 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.43 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.08 Hull form characteristics: Hull has a flush deck, a normal bow and a round stern Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.445 / 0.453 Length to Beam Ratio: 9.72 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 21.43 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 64 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 11.00 degrees Stern overhang: 0.98 ft / 0.30 m Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length): Fore end, Aft end - Forecastle: 20.00 %, 27.89 ft / 8.50 m, 21.33 ft / 6.50 m - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 21.33 ft / 6.50 m, 18.04 ft / 5.50 m - Aft deck: 35.00 %, 18.04 ft / 5.50 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m - Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m - Average freeboard: 19.18 ft / 5.85 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 136.4 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 130.8 % Waterplane Area: 13,786 Square feet or 1,281 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 82 lbs/sq ft or 398 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.89 - Longitudinal: 2.73 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Wednesday, May 16, 2007
I can't make the Capitani Romani class work in Springsharp 3.0b1 Beta
I apparently cannot make the machinery sufficiently light enough to make the Italian Capitani Romani class ships work in Springsharp 3.0b1 Beta (the Attilio Regolo, in particular). I was able to reduce the performance sufficiently, that I could make a workable Springsharp design, but the result is a hollow victory:
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