The longer version of the F/CA/1917

The longer version of the F/CA/1917 is a much better design. The draft is still too shallow, even when I increased it to 22ft in this version. The hull form is too full for what the ship is. The original concept had a 4in deck and with the 729ft length, that was easily achieved, along with a 34 knot maximum speed. The armament is still 8-9.4in and 8-4in QF guns, with 6-21in TT. The belt is a thick 8in, although it is very narrow at 8ft tall. The design is really a modern version of the 1880's belted cruiser. This is the Springsharp report:

F/CA/1917 Long, France Armoured Cruiser laid down 1917 (Engine 1931)

Displacement:
 19,625 t light; 20,379 t standard; 21,548 t normal; 22,484 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
 (732.05 ft / 729.00 ft) x 75.00 ft x (22.00 / 22.80 ft)
 (223.13 m / 222.20 m) x 22.86 m  x (6.71 / 6.95 m)

Armament:
      8 - 9.40" / 239 mm 50.0 cal guns - 439.64lbs / 199.42kg shells, 150 per gun
   Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1917 Model
   8 x Quad mounts on centreline, forward deck forward
  1 raised mount - superfiring
      8 - 4.00" / 102 mm 45.0 cal guns - 32.00lbs / 14.51kg shells, 150 per gun
   Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1917 Model
   4 x Twin mounts on sides, aft deck forward
      Weight of broadside 3,773 lbs / 1,711 kg
      6 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m torpedoes - 1.409 t each, 8.455 t total
 In 2 sets of deck mounted side rotating tubes

Armour:
   - Belts:  Width (max) Length (avg)  Height (avg)
 Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 340.00 ft / 103.63 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
 Ends: Unarmoured
   Main Belt covers 72 % of normal length
   Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
  1.00" / 25 mm 340.00 ft / 103.63 m 20.00 ft / 6.10 m

   - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
 Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 5.00" / 127 mm  8.00" / 203 mm

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks: 4.00" / 102 mm For and Aft decks
 Forecastle: 4.00" / 102 mm  Quarter deck: 4.00" / 102 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 8.00" / 203 mm,  Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
 Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, 
 Geared drive, 4 shafts, 170,128 shp / 126,916 Kw = 34.00 kts
 Range 5,400nm at 15.00 kts
 Bunker at max displacement = 2,105 tons

Complement:
 889 - 1,156

Cost:
 £3.254 million / $13.016 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
 Armament: 936 tons, 4.3 %
    - Guns: 927 tons, 4.3 %
    - Torpedoes: 8 tons, 0.0 %
 Armour: 5,792 tons, 26.9 %
    - Belts: 957 tons, 4.4 %
    - Torpedo bulkhead: 252 tons, 1.2 %
    - Armament: 1,394 tons, 6.5 %
    - Armour Deck: 3,056 tons, 14.2 %
    - Conning Tower: 133 tons, 0.6 %
 Machinery: 5,088 tons, 23.6 %
 Hull, fittings & equipment: 7,810 tons, 36.2 %
 Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,923 tons, 8.9 %
 Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
 Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
   29,720 lbs / 13,481 Kg = 71.6 x 9.4 " / 239 mm shells or 3.2 torpedoes
 Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
 Metacentric height 3.9 ft / 1.2 m
 Roll period: 16.0 seconds
 Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 %
   - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.58
 Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.04

Hull form characteristics:
 Hull has low quarterdeck ,
   an extended bulbous bow and a cruiser stern
 Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.627 / 0.631
 Length to Beam Ratio: 9.72 : 1
 'Natural speed' for length: 27.00 kts
 Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
 Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 6.00 degrees
 Stern overhang: -2.00 ft / -0.61 m
 Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
    Fore end,  Aft end
    - Forecastle: 20.00 %,  29.00 ft / 8.84 m,  28.00 ft / 8.53 m
    - Forward deck: 30.00 %,  28.00 ft / 8.53 m,  27.00 ft / 8.23 m
    - Aft deck: 23.00 %,  27.00 ft / 8.23 m,  27.00 ft / 8.23 m
    - Quarter deck: 27.00 %,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m,  19.00 ft / 5.79 m
    - Average freeboard:  25.27 ft / 7.70 m
 Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
 Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 127.8 %
  - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 236.9 %
 Waterplane Area: 41,006 Square feet or 3,810 Square metres
 Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
 Structure weight / hull surface area: 133 lbs/sq ft or 647 Kg/sq metre
 Hull strength (Relative):
  - Cross-sectional: 0.98
  - Longitudinal: 1.16
  - Overall: 1.00
 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
 Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent