It/CL/1942, Italy Light Cruiser laid down 1942 (Engine 1950) Displacement: 7,691 t light; 7,935 t standard; 8,604 t normal; 9,139 t full load Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep) (586.59 ft / 580.00 ft) x 55.00 ft x (20.00 / 20.87 ft) (178.79 m / 176.78 m) x 16.76 m x (6.10 / 6.36 m) Armament: 9 - 5.30" / 135 mm 50.0 cal guns - 78.00lbs / 35.38kg shells, 150 per gun Dual purpose guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1942 Model 3 x Triple mounts on centreline ends, majority forward 1 raised mount - superfiring 8 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 70.0 cal guns - 6.00lbs / 2.72kg shells, 0 per gun Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1942 Model 4 x Twin mounts on sides, forward deck aft 4 raised mounts 12 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm 70.0 cal guns - 1.75lbs / 0.79kg shells, 150 per gun Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1942 Model 6 x Twin mounts on sides, aft deck forward 6 raised mounts Weight of broadside 771 lbs / 350 kg 8 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m torpedoes - 1.509 t each, 12.073 t total In 2 sets of deck mounted side rotating tubes Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 380.00 ft / 115.82 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: 0.60" / 15 mm 380.00 ft / 115.82 m 20.00 ft / 6.10 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm - Armoured deck - single deck: 1.00" / 25 mm For and Aft decks Forecastle: 1.00" / 25 mm Quarter deck: 1.00" / 25 mm - Conning towers: Forward 2.00" / 51 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 4 shafts, 117,970 shp / 88,006 Kw = 37.00 kts Range 5,400nm at 16.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 1,204 tons Complement: 446 - 580 Cost: £4.771 million / $19.084 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 231 tons, 2.7 % - Guns: 219 tons, 2.5 % - Torpedoes: 12 tons, 0.1 % Armour: 1,077 tons, 12.5 % - Belts: 372 tons, 4.3 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 169 tons, 2.0 % - Armament: 116 tons, 1.3 % - Armour Deck: 402 tons, 4.7 % - Conning Tower: 18 tons, 0.2 % Machinery: 2,822 tons, 32.8 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,561 tons, 41.4 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 913 tons, 10.6 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 8,846 lbs / 4,012 Kg = 118.8 x 5.3 " / 135 mm shells or 1.3 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15 Metacentric height 2.6 ft / 0.8 m Roll period: 14.2 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 54 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.31 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.10 Hull form characteristics: Hull has a flush deck, an extended bulbous bow and large transom stern Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.472 / 0.480 Length to Beam Ratio: 10.55 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 27.46 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 62 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 49 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 9.00 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, 25.00 ft / 7.62 m - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 25.00 ft / 7.62 m, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m - Aft deck: 34.00 %, 22.00 ft / 6.71 m, 19.00 ft / 5.79 m - Quarter deck: 16.00 %, 19.00 ft / 5.79 m, 19.00 ft / 5.79 m - Average freeboard: 22.38 ft / 6.82 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 181.7 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 196.6 % Waterplane Area: 21,544 Square feet or 2,001 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 114 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 94 lbs/sq ft or 457 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.92 - Longitudinal: 2.17 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008
A fast Italian cruiser: It/CL/1942
I wanted my 1942 Italian light cruiser to be pretty fast, but to have some protection. I wanted more than the Capitani Romani class. I have 9-5.3in DP guns, 8-57mm AA guns, 12-37mm AA guns, and 8-21in TT. The speed is 37 knots. The ship can theoretically survive one torpedo hit. This is the Springsharp report:
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