Hawkins Oriental Modification IIA, United Kingdom Heavy Cruiser laid down 1917

Displacement:
	10,138 t light; 10,521 t standard; 10,995 t normal; 11,374 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
	(605.63 ft / 590.00 ft) x 58.00 ft (Bulges 66.80 ft) x (20.60 / 21.17 ft)
	(184.60 m / 179.83 m) x 17.68 m (Bulges 20.36 m)  x (6.28 / 6.45 m)

Armament:
      8 - 7.50" / 191 mm 45.0 cal guns - 212.00lbs / 96.16kg shells, 150 per gun
	  Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1917 Model
	  4 x 2-gun mounts on centreline, evenly spread
		2 raised mounts
      4 - 4.00" / 102 mm 45.0 cal guns - 32.27lbs / 14.64kg shells, 150 per gun
	  Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1917 Model
	  4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
		4 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
      4 - 4.00" / 102 mm 45.0 cal guns - 32.27lbs / 14.64kg shells, 150 per gun
	  Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1917 Model
	  2 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck forward
	  2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft
      8 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm 45.0 cal guns - 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 2,000 per gun
	  Machine guns in deck mounts, 1917 Model
	  8 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 1,955 lbs / 887 kg
      Main Torpedoes
      8 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 23.40 ft / 7.13 m torpedoes - 1.492 t each, 11.936 t total
	In 4 sets of deck mounted side rotating tubes
      2nd Torpedoes
      8 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 23.40 ft / 7.13 m torpedoes - 1.492 t each, 11.936 t total
	In 4 sets of deck mounted reloads

Armour:
   - Belts:		Width (max)	Length (avg)		Height (avg)
	Main:	4.50" / 114 mm	405.00 ft / 123.44 m	13.50 ft / 4.11 m
	Ends:	1.50" / 38 mm	185.00 ft / 56.39 m	13.00 ft / 3.96 m
	Upper:	1.50" / 38 mm	590.00 ft / 179.83 m	11.00 ft / 3.35 m
	  Main Belt covers 106 % of normal length
	  Main Belt inclined 15.00 degrees (positive = in)

   - Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
		2.00" / 51 mm	590.00 ft / 179.83 m	20.00 ft / 6.10 m
	Beam between torpedo bulkheads 50.00 ft / 15.24 m

   - Hull Bulges:
		2.00" / 51 mm	350.00 ft / 106.68 m	20.00 ft / 6.10 m

   - Gun armour:	Face (max)	Other gunhouse (avg)	Barbette/hoist (max)
	Main:	4.00" / 102 mm	2.00" / 51 mm		2.00" / 51 mm
	2nd:	1.00" / 25 mm	      -			      -
	3rd:	1.50" / 38 mm	1.00" / 25 mm		      -

   - Armoured deck - single deck:
	For and Aft decks: 3.00" / 76 mm
	Forecastle: 1.00" / 25 mm  Quarter deck: 1.00" / 25 mm

Machinery:
	Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
	Geared drive, 2 shafts, 68,206 shp / 50,881 Kw = 31.00 kts
	Range 4,000nm at 12.00 kts
	Bunker at max displacement = 853 tons

Complement:
	536 - 697

Cost:
	£1.595 million / $6.380 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
	Armament: 564 tons, 5.1 %
	   - Guns: 525 tons, 4.8 %
	   - Weapons: 39 tons, 0.4 %
	Armour: 4,240 tons, 38.6 %
	   - Belts: 1,494 tons, 13.6 %
	   - Torpedo bulkhead: 873 tons, 7.9 %
	   - Bulges: 518 tons, 4.7 %
	   - Armament: 246 tons, 2.2 %
	   - Armour Deck: 1,110 tons, 10.1 %
	Machinery: 2,500 tons, 22.7 %
	Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,759 tons, 25.1 %
	Fuel, ammunition & stores: 857 tons, 7.8 %
	Miscellaneous weights: 75 tons, 0.7 %
	   - Hull above water: 50 tons
	   - On freeboard deck: 25 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
	Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
	  13,196 lbs / 5,986 Kg = 62.6 x 7.5 " / 191 mm shells or 2.2 torpedoes
	Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.14
	Metacentric height 2.8 ft / 0.9 m
	Roll period: 16.7 seconds
	Steadiness	- As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 75 %
			- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.38
	Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.00

Hull form characteristics:
	Hull has low quarterdeck ,
	  a normal bow and large transom stern
	Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.474 / 0.477
	Length to Beam Ratio: 8.83 : 1
	'Natural speed' for length: 28.09 kts
	Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
	Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 75
	Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15.00 degrees
	Stern overhang: 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
	Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
				Fore end,	 Aft end
	   - Forecastle:	19.00 %,  21.00 ft / 6.40 m,  17.00 ft / 5.18 m
	   - Forward deck:	30.00 %,  17.00 ft / 5.18 m,  17.00 ft / 5.18 m
	   - Aft deck:	32.00 %,  17.00 ft / 5.18 m,  17.00 ft / 5.18 m
	   - Quarter deck:	19.00 %,  13.00 ft / 3.96 m,  13.00 ft / 3.96 m
	   - Average freeboard:		16.54 ft / 5.04 m
	Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
	Space	- Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 103.8 %
		- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 133.1 %
	Waterplane Area: 23,152 Square feet or 2,151 Square metres
	Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 100 %
	Structure weight / hull surface area: 108 lbs/sq ft or 527 Kg/sq metre
	Hull strength (Relative):
		- Cross-sectional: 0.99
		- Longitudinal: 1.07
		- Overall: 1.00
	Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
	Excellent accommodation and workspace room
	Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform



Main Battery updated - 7 7.5 Inch Guns in single mounts changed to 4 Dual Turrets, moving from a 6 to 8 gun broadside. It retained the 7.5 inch gun as its already in mass production, and its shells are readily availbl.
Seconday Battery Updated - 4 Inch guns, 4 in casemates, 4 in Deck Mounts.
Machine Guns - 8 Vickers .50 caliber machine guns.
Torpedos - 8 Tubes in 4 dual mounts, with 8 additional torpedoes carried below to reload
British Gunnery Radar removed as a national secret, replaced with most modern rangekeepers not using such technology available.
Speed increased from 30 to 31 Knots
Range decreased from 5000 to 4000 Nautical Miles, as this will allow China to service all its commitments easily.
Armour greatly improved, 4.5 Inches over the Magazines

Ship should serve ably as a flagship, with its superbe charitaristics as a gunnery platform, it is best used as a medium-range surface combatant, as though it has a reasonably comprehensive torpedo protection scheme, it will stand perhaps two torpedo hits on a good day, and then be doomed. Against shelling however, it has a very, very tough hide.