USS Denton, aka Odessa

Odessa, Soviet rebuilt Austin-class heavy cruiser laid down 1950

Displacement:
	14,999 t light; 15,665 t standard; 17,331 t normal; 18,664 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
	(732.00 ft / 710.00 ft) x 78.00 ft x (19.70 / 20.87 ft)
	(223.11 m / 216.41 m) x 23.77 m  x (6.00 / 6.36 m)

Armament:
      3 - 8.00" / 203 mm 55.0 cal guns - 270.00lbs / 122.47kg shells, 150 per gun
	  Auto rapid fire guns in turret on barbette mount, 1950 Model
	  1 x 3-gun mount on centreline forward
      12 - 5.12" / 130 mm 58.0 cal guns - 73.63lbs / 33.40kg shells, 400 per gun
	  Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1950 Model
	  6 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
		2 raised mounts
      16 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm 78.0 cal guns - 3.11lbs / 1.41kg shells, 2,000 per gun
	  Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1950 Model
	  4 x 2 row quad mounts on sides, evenly spread
		4 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 1,743 lbs / 791 kg
      Main Torpedoes
      8 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 25.58 ft / 7.80 m torpedoes - 1.753 t each, 14.025 t total
	In 2 sets of deck mounted side rotating tubes
      2nd Torpedoes
      16 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 25.58 ft / 7.80 m torpedoes - 1.753 t each, 28.049 t total
	In 1 sets of deck mounted reloads

Armour:
   - Belts:		Width (max)	Length (avg)		Height (avg)
	Main:	6.00" / 152 mm	397.60 ft / 121.19 m	10.60 ft / 3.23 m
	Ends:	0.50" / 13 mm	312.38 ft / 95.21 m	10.60 ft / 3.23 m
	Upper:	4.00" / 102 mm	397.60 ft / 121.19 m	8.00 ft / 2.44 m
	  Main Belt covers 86 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
		1.00" / 25 mm	397.60 ft / 121.19 m	20.27 ft / 6.18 m
	Beam between torpedo bulkheads 70.00 ft / 21.34 m

   - Gun armour:	Face (max)	Other gunhouse (avg)	Barbette/hoist (max)
	Main:	8.00" / 203 mm	4.00" / 102 mm		6.30" / 160 mm
	2nd:	2.00" / 51 mm	0.79" / 20 mm		5.00" / 127 mm

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
	For and Aft decks: 3.50" / 89 mm
	Forecastle: 0.50" / 13 mm  Quarter deck: 0.50" / 13 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 6.50" / 165 mm, Aft 6.50" / 165 mm

Machinery:
	Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
	Geared drive, 4 shafts, 129,129 shp / 96,330 Kw = 33.52 kts
	Range 10,500nm at 15.00 kts
	Bunker at max displacement = 3,000 tons

Complement:
	754 - 981

Cost:
	£9.099 million / $36.395 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
	Armament: 721 tons, 4.2 %
	   - Guns: 658 tons, 3.8 %
	   - Weapons: 63 tons, 0.4 %
	Armour: 4,448 tons, 25.7 %
	   - Belts: 1,687 tons, 9.7 %
	   - Torpedo bulkhead: 298 tons, 1.7 %
	   - Armament: 260 tons, 1.5 %
	   - Armour Deck: 2,015 tons, 11.6 %
	   - Conning Towers: 188 tons, 1.1 %
	Machinery: 3,089 tons, 17.8 %
	Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,341 tons, 36.6 %
	Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,332 tons, 13.5 %
	Miscellaneous weights: 464 tons, 2.7 %
	   - Hull above water: 189 tons
	   - On freeboard deck: 25 tons
	   - Above deck: 250 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
	Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
	  34,467 lbs / 15,634 Kg = 134.6 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 3.5 torpedoes
	Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.24
	Metacentric height 5.1 ft / 1.6 m
	Roll period: 14.5 seconds
	Steadiness	- As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 55 %
			- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.18
	Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.11

Hull form characteristics:
	Hull has a flush deck,
	  an extended bulbous bow and small transom stern
	Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.556 / 0.565
	Length to Beam Ratio: 9.10 : 1
	'Natural speed' for length: 28.61 kts
	Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
	Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
	Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 35.00 degrees
	Stern overhang: 4.00 ft / 1.22 m
	Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
				Fore end,	 Aft end
	   - Forecastle:	22.00 %,  24.00 ft / 7.32 m,  24.00 ft / 7.32 m
	   - Forward deck:	28.00 %,  24.00 ft / 7.32 m,  24.00 ft / 7.32 m
	   - Aft deck:	28.00 %,  24.00 ft / 7.32 m,  24.00 ft / 7.32 m
	   - Quarter deck:	22.00 %,  24.00 ft / 7.32 m,  24.00 ft / 7.32 m
	   - Average freeboard:		24.00 ft / 7.32 m
	Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
	Space	- Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 80.0 %
		- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 229.0 %
	Waterplane Area: 39,829 Square feet or 3,700 Square metres
	Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 133 %
	Structure weight / hull surface area: 118 lbs/sq ft or 575 Kg/sq metre
	Hull strength (Relative):
		- Cross-sectional: 0.98
		- Longitudinal: 1.18
		- Overall: 1.00
	Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
	Excellent accommodation and workspace room

Odessa, formerly known as USS Denton, was an Austin-class heavy cruiser captured by the Soviets during the 3rd World War. While the heavy cruiser had been scuttled, and as a result was partially capsized, after she was refloated, Soviet engineers were able to not only scrounge together enough parts to bring one of her gun turrets back into operation, but also to convert the guns to use old ammunition for the heavy cruiser Petropavlovsk (formerly the German heavy cruiser Lutzow). In addition to her 8" guns, the newly christened Odessa was armed with 13 cm secondary guns, pulled from a number of damaged and otherwise irreparable destroyers, as well as a number of old 45mm autocannons as a form of CIWS, in lieu of the soon to enter service AK-630 system. To give the Odessa a fighting chance of sinking one of her American sister ships in a fight, despite the lack of two of the gun turrets she had been originally fitted with, she was also armed with 24 P-500 Bazalt anti-ship missiles, as well as M-11 Shtorm surface to air missile launchers.

Missiles Carried:
-24x P-500 Bazalt
-80x SA-N-3 Goblet (GRAU designation 4K60)

Aviation Facilities:
-Hangar inside aft superstructure for Ka-27 "Helix" helicopters. Opens onto aft deck landing pad.
-6x Ka-27 Helix helicopters, fitted for ASW operations. Armed with 1x AT-1 45cm ASW homing torpedo, or 36 sonobuoys, per helicopter.

Torpedoes:
-Soviet SET-53 ASW torpedoes replacing her original torpedo armament. "Deck-mounted reloads" are internal to superstructure.