1914 Spain Scout Cruiser

Cruiser 1914, Spain Armoured Heavy Scout Cruiser laid down 1914

Displacement:
	6,636 t light; 6,956 t standard; 7,800 t normal; 8,475 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
	(540.00 ft / 531.00 ft) x 60.00 ft x (19.00 / 20.16 ft)
	(164.59 m / 161.85 m) x 18.29 m  x (5.79 / 6.15 m)

Armament:
      6 - 9.20" / 234 mm 47.0 cal guns - 380.01lbs / 172.37kg shells, 120 per gun
	  Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1895 Model
	  1 x Twin mount on centreline, aft deck centre
	  2 x Twin mounts on centreline, forward evenly spread
      6 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 50.0 cal guns - 12.50lbs / 5.67kg shells, 300 per gun
	  Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1899 Model
	  2 x Single mounts on centreline, aft evenly spread
		2 raised mounts
	  4 x Single mounts on centreline, forward evenly spread
		4 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 2,355 lbs / 1,068 kg
      Main Torpedoes
      2 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 22.63 ft / 6.90 m torpedoes - 1.434 t each, 2.868 t total
	submerged side tubes
      2nd Torpedoes
      10 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 22.63 ft / 6.90 m torpedoes - 1.434 t each, 14.341 t total
	below water reloads

Armour:
   - Belts:		Width (max)	Length (avg)		Height (avg)
	Main:	2.00" / 51 mm	531.00 ft / 161.85 m	20.00 ft / 6.10 m
	  Main Belt covers 154 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
		1.00" / 25 mm	531.00 ft / 161.85 m	20.00 ft / 6.10 m
	Beam between torpedo bulkheads 56.00 ft / 17.07 m

   - Gun armour:	Face (max)	Other gunhouse (avg)	Barbette/hoist (max)
	Main:	7.50" / 191 mm	2.00" / 51 mm		3.00" / 76 mm

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

   - Conning towers: Forward 4.00" / 102 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
	Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
	Geared drive, 2 shafts, 43,973 shp / 32,804 Kw = 28.00 kts
	Range 5,500nm at 15.00 kts
	Bunker at max displacement = 1,518 tons

Complement:
	414 - 539

Cost:
	£0.906 million / $3.623 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
	Armament: 607 tons, 7.8 %
	   - Guns: 583 tons, 7.5 %
	   - Weapons: 24 tons, 0.3 %
	Armour: 1,810 tons, 23.2 %
	   - Belts: 786 tons, 10.1 %
	   - Torpedo bulkhead: 393 tons, 5.0 %
	   - Armament: 217 tons, 2.8 %
	   - Armour Deck: 379 tons, 4.9 %
	   - Conning Tower: 34 tons, 0.4 %
	Machinery: 1,694 tons, 21.7 %
	Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,525 tons, 32.4 %
	Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,164 tons, 14.9 %
	Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
	Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
	  8,982 lbs / 4,074 Kg = 23.1 x 9.2 " / 234 mm shells or 1.5 torpedoes
	Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.23
	Metacentric height 3.4 ft / 1.0 m
	Roll period: 13.6 seconds
	Steadiness	- As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
			- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.48
	Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.21

Hull form characteristics:
	Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
	  a ram bow and a round stern
	Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.451 / 0.462
	Length to Beam Ratio: 8.85 : 1
	'Natural speed' for length: 23.04 kts
	Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
	Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
	Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -10.00 degrees
	Stern overhang: 3.00 ft / 0.91 m
	Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
				Fore end,	 Aft end
	   - Forecastle:	21.00 %,  25.35 ft / 7.73 m,  18.50 ft / 5.64 m
	   - Forward deck:	40.00 %,  18.50 ft / 5.64 m,  18.50 ft / 5.64 m
	   - Aft deck:	29.00 %,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
	   - Quarter deck:	10.00 %,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
	   - Average freeboard:		15.76 ft / 4.80 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
	Space	- Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 107.9 %
		- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 139.7 %
	Waterplane Area: 20,339 Square feet or 1,890 Square metres
	Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 104 %
	Structure weight / hull surface area: 105 lbs/sq ft or 512 Kg/sq metre
	Hull strength (Relative):
		- Cross-sectional: 0.96
		- Longitudinal: 1.35
		- Overall: 1.00
	Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
	Excellent accommodation and workspace room
	Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
	Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

9.2"/47 Mark X
12-pdr 18cwt QF Mark I
21" Torpedo Mark IV (234kg 12350m)

Belt full thickness is 3", being 2" armour on 1" plating as on ARETHUSA class.