F/CA/1917 Fast, France Armoured Cruiser laid down 1917 (Engine 1950)
Displacement:
17,425 t light; 18,072 t standard; 18,980 t normal; 19,706 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(737.73 ft / 730.00 ft) x 80.00 ft x (25.00 / 25.68 ft)
(224.86 m / 222.50 m) x 24.38 m x (7.62 / 7.83 m)
Armament:
6 - 11.00" / 279 mm 45.0 cal guns - 670.00lbs / 303.91kg shells, 90 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1917 Model
2 x Triple mounts on centreline, forward deck forward
8 - 6.00" / 152 mm 50.0 cal guns - 100.00lbs / 45.36kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1917 Model
8 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft
Weight of broadside 4,820 lbs / 2,186 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 5.00" / 127 mm 400.00 ft / 121.92 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 84 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.00" / 25 mm 400.00 ft / 121.92 m 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 5.00" / 127 mm 3.00" / 76 mm 5.00" / 127 mm
2nd: 3.00" / 76 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 3.00" / 76 mm
- Armoured deck - multiple decks: 2.00" / 51 mm For and Aft decks
Forecastle: 2.00" / 51 mm Quarter deck: 2.00" / 51 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 5.00" / 127 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 205,154 shp / 153,045 Kw = 37.00 kts
Range 5,400nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,634 tons
Complement:
808 - 1,051
Cost:
£3.217 million / $12.867 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,002 tons, 5.3 %
Armour: 3,473 tons, 18.3 %
- Belts: 1,022 tons, 5.4 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 370 tons, 1.9 %
- Armament: 611 tons, 3.2 %
- Armour Deck: 1,395 tons, 7.3 %
- Conning Tower: 77 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 4,908 tons, 25.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 8,041 tons, 42.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,555 tons, 8.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
21,381 lbs / 9,698 Kg = 32.1 x 11.0 " / 279 mm shells or 2.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20
Metacentric height 5.0 ft / 1.5 m
Roll period: 15.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.45
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.01
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
an extended bulbous bow and a round stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.455 / 0.460
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.13 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27.02 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 52
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 14.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 25.00 %, 31.00 ft / 9.45 m, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Forward deck: 42.00 %, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m, 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Aft deck: 18.00 %, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Average freeboard: 23.86 ft / 7.27 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 141.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 208.1 %
Waterplane Area: 37,405 Square feet or 3,475 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 107 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 146 lbs/sq ft or 714 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.49
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Sunday, November 04, 2007
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