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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:
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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