It/CL/1939, Italy Light Cruiser laid down 1939 (Engine 1950) Displacement: 9,533 t light; 9,863 t standard; 10,532 t normal; 11,068 t full load Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep) (644.00 ft / 638.00 ft) x 60.00 ft x (18.00 / 18.68 ft) (196.29 m / 194.46 m) x 18.29 m x (5.49 / 5.69 m) Armament: 9 - 6.00" / 152 mm 55.0 cal guns - 116.57lbs / 52.88kg shells, 150 per gun Quick firing guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1939 Model 3 x Triple mounts on centreline ends, majority forward 1 raised mount - superfiring 8 - 4.00" / 102 mm 55.0 cal guns - 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 150 per gun Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1939 Model 4 x Twin mounts on sides, aft deck forward 4 raised mounts 12 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm 60.0 cal guns - 1.69lbs / 0.77kg shells, 150 per gun Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1939 Model 12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread Weight of broadside 1,325 lbs / 601 kg 6 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m torpedoes - 1.497 t each, 8.983 t total In 2 sets of deck mounted carriage/fixed tubes Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 420.00 ft / 128.02 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m Ends: Unarmoured Main Belt covers 101 % of normal length Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces - Torpedo Bulkhead: 0.70" / 18 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 2nd: 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm - Armoured deck - multiple decks: 1.00" / 25 mm For and Aft decks Forecastle: 1.00" / 25 mm Quarter deck: 1.00" / 25 mm - Conning towers: Forward 3.00" / 76 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 4 shafts, 133,798 shp / 99,813 Kw = 37.00 kts Range 4,700nm at 16.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 1,205 tons Complement: 519 - 675 Cost: £5.464 million / $21.858 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 387 tons, 3.7 % - Guns: 378 tons, 3.6 % - Torpedoes: 9 tons, 0.1 % Armour: 1,392 tons, 13.2 % - Belts: 412 tons, 3.9 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 196 tons, 1.9 % - Armament: 241 tons, 2.3 % - Armour Deck: 511 tons, 4.9 % - Conning Tower: 31 tons, 0.3 % Machinery: 3,201 tons, 30.4 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,554 tons, 43.2 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 999 tons, 9.5 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 11,722 lbs / 5,317 Kg = 108.5 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.6 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11 Metacentric height 2.8 ft / 0.9 m Roll period: 14.9 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.41 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.04 Hull form characteristics: Hull has a flush deck, an extended bulbous bow and large transom stern Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.535 / 0.542 Length to Beam Ratio: 10.63 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 28.58 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 61 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length): Fore end, Aft end - Forecastle: 20.00 %, 34.00 ft / 10.36 m, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m - Aft deck: 35.00 %, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m - Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m - Average freeboard: 23.39 ft / 7.13 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 168.5 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 223.3 % Waterplane Area: 27,416 Square feet or 2,547 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 113 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 104 lbs/sq ft or 507 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.95 - Longitudinal: 1.64 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Saturday, October 13, 2007
A fast Italian cruiser design
I wondered what sort of Italian cruiser design that I could make work with Springsharp. My ship is sort of an enlarged Capitani Romani type, in that my ship is flush-decked. My ship, though, is armoured more like one of the earlier ships. By going large, my ship carries 9-6in/55, 8-4in AA, 12-37mm AA guns, and 6-21in TT at 37 knots. This is the Springsharp report:
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Hello Jim,
I just found your blog through Google and found it interesting to say the least. I was Googling to find out what I could about Battleship design.
Forgive me if I am wrong, but you seem to be designing fictitious (but totally practical)ships of the 1920-30 era?
If that is so then I have an design study for you involving the "refit" of some WW1 ships that you may find interesting.
If so please put a comment on my blog by return and I will tell you more.
I should tell you that I have no knowledge of naval matters just an armchair interest, but I was reading a book of ship designs and just thought "what if...?"
Regards, James in England
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