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- USS Hawaii, American Hawaii-class battlecruiser laid down 1950
- Displacement:
- 42,161 t light; 44,314 t standard; 47,278 t normal; 49,649 t full load
- Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
- (875.00 ft / 847.59 ft) x 110.00 ft x (29.00 / 30.15 ft)
- (266.70 m / 258.35 m) x 33.53 m x (8.84 / 9.19 m)
- Armament:
- 9 - 12.00" / 305 mm 50.0 cal guns - 1,140.01lbs / 517.10kg shells, 166 per gun
- Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1950 Model
- 2 x 3-gun mounts on centreline, forward deck forward
- 1 raised mount - superfiring
- 1 x 3-gun mount on centreline, aft deck aft
- 8 - 6.00" / 152 mm 47.0 cal guns - 130.01lbs / 58.97kg shells, 403 per gun
- Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1950 Model
- 4 x 2-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 20 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 50.0 cal guns - 14.29lbs / 6.48kg shells, 150 per gun
- Dual purpose guns in deck mounts, 1950 Model
- 6 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 2 raised mounts
- 8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 4 raised mounts
- 8 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm 70.0 cal guns - 0.27lbs / 0.12kg shells, 4,000 per gun
- Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1950 Model
- 8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 4 raised mounts
- Weight of broadside 11,588 lbs / 5,256 kg
- Armour:
- - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
- Main: 12.1" / 307 mm 423.80 ft / 129.17 m 12.59 ft / 3.84 m
- Ends: 0.25" / 6 mm 423.78 ft / 129.17 m 12.59 ft / 3.84 m
- Upper: 6.00" / 152 mm 423.80 ft / 129.17 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
- Main Belt covers 77 % of normal length
- Main Belt inclined -10.00 degrees (positive = in)
- - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
- 6.00" / 152 mm 423.80 ft / 129.17 m 27.44 ft / 8.36 m
- Beam between torpedo bulkheads 80.00 ft / 24.38 m
- - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
- Main: 19.5" / 495 mm 9.00" / 229 mm 17.3" / 439 mm
- 2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 5.00" / 127 mm
- - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
- For and Aft decks: 7.50" / 191 mm
- Forecastle: 0.63" / 16 mm Quarter deck: 0.63" / 16 mm
- - Conning towers: Forward 17.30" / 439 mm, Aft 17.30" / 439 mm
- Machinery:
- Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
- Geared drive, 4 shafts, 205,212 shp / 153,088 Kw = 33.00 kts
- Range 9,500nm at 15.00 kts
- Bunker at max displacement = 5,335 tons
- Complement:
- 1,603 - 2,084
- Cost:
- £24.407 million / $97.627 million
- Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
- Armament: 2,325 tons, 4.9 %
- - Guns: 2,325 tons, 4.9 %
- Armour: 17,836 tons, 37.7 %
- - Belts: 3,888 tons, 8.2 %
- - Torpedo bulkhead: 2,582 tons, 5.5 %
- - Armament: 3,176 tons, 6.7 %
- - Armour Deck: 7,215 tons, 15.3 %
- - Conning Towers: 975 tons, 2.1 %
- Machinery: 4,909 tons, 10.4 %
- Hull, fittings & equipment: 16,891 tons, 35.7 %
- Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,117 tons, 10.8 %
- Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 0.4 %
- - Hull above water: 30 tons
- - On freeboard deck: 70 tons
- - Above deck: 100 tons
- Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
- Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
- 105,184 lbs / 47,711 Kg = 121.7 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 21.0 torpedoes
- Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.21
- Metacentric height 8.1 ft / 2.5 m
- Roll period: 16.2 seconds
- Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 58 %
- - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.40
- Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.16
- Hull form characteristics:
- Hull has a flush deck,
- an extended bulbous bow and large transom stern
- Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.612 / 0.618
- Length to Beam Ratio: 7.71 : 1
- 'Natural speed' for length: 33.51 kts
- Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
- Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
- Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 35.00 degrees
- Stern overhang: 5.00 ft / 1.52 m
- Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
- Fore end, Aft end
- - Forecastle: 25.00 %, 32.00 ft / 9.75 m, 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- - Forward deck: 25.00 %, 28.00 ft / 8.53 m, 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- - Aft deck: 25.00 %, 28.00 ft / 8.53 m, 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- - Quarter deck: 25.00 %, 28.00 ft / 8.53 m, 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
- - Average freeboard: 28.40 ft / 8.66 m
- Ship tends to be wet forward
- Ship space, strength and comments:
- Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 74.9 %
- - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 239.2 %
- Waterplane Area: 71,888 Square feet or 6,679 Square metres
- Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 128 %
- Structure weight / hull surface area: 185 lbs/sq ft or 903 Kg/sq metre
- Hull strength (Relative):
- - Cross-sectional: 0.96
- - Longitudinal: 1.33
- - Overall: 1.00
- Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
- Excellent accommodation and workspace room
- Aviation Facilities:
- -1 compressed air catapult on aft deck, with nearby recovery crane.
- -Internal, below-deck hangar for a single reconnaissance seaplane.
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