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- Mbaya (Terrible)-Class, Vakuna Large Cruiser Raider laid down 1938
- Displacement:
- 38,329 t light; 40,465 t standard; 43,952 t normal; 46,741 t full load
- Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
- (797.24 ft / 787.40 ft) x 108.27 ft x (32.81 / 34.38 ft)
- (243.00 m / 240.00 m) x 33.00 m x (10.00 / 10.48 m)
- Armament:
- 6 - 14.96" / 380 mm 42.0 cal guns - 1,909.20lbs / 866.00kg shells, 120 per gun
- Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1909 Model
- 2 x 3-gun mounts on centreline, evenly spread
- 12 - 5.98" / 152 mm 50.0 cal guns - 125.00lbs / 56.70kg shells, 300 per gun
- Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1926 Model
- 4 x Triple mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 12 - 5.12" / 130 mm 50.0 cal guns - 58.00lbs / 26.31kg shells, 500 per gun
- Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1907 Model
- 4 x Triple mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 4 raised mounts
- 32 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm 58.0 cal guns - 1.68lbs / 0.76kg shells, 1,500 per gun
- Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1929 Model
- 8 x 2 row quad mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 48 - 0.51" / 13.0 mm 67.0 cal guns - 0.07lbs / 0.03kg shells, 2,500 per gun
- Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1930 Model
- 24 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 24 raised mounts
- Weight of broadside 13,709 lbs / 6,218 kg
- Armour:
- - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
- Main: 11.0" / 280 mm 557.74 ft / 170.00 m 12.50 ft / 3.81 m
- Ends: 1.97" / 50 mm 229.63 ft / 69.99 m 12.50 ft / 3.81 m
- Main Belt covers 109 % of normal length
- Main Belt inclined -15.00 degrees (positive = in)
- - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
- 2.95" / 75 mm 557.74 ft / 170.00 m 30.12 ft / 9.18 m
- Beam between torpedo bulkheads 75.46 ft / 23.00 m
- - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
- Main: 16.1" / 410 mm 5.98" / 152 mm 12.0" / 305 mm
- 2nd: 4.92" / 125 mm 2.95" / 75 mm 2.95" / 75 mm
- 3rd: 1.97" / 50 mm 1.97" / 50 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
- 4th: 0.49" / 13 mm - -
- 5th: 0.49" / 13 mm - -
- - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
- For and Aft decks: 4.92" / 125 mm
- Forecastle: 2.95" / 75 mm Quarter deck: 2.95" / 75 mm
- - Conning towers: Forward 12.01" / 305 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
- Machinery:
- Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
- Geared drive, 4 shafts, 243,817 shp / 181,887 Kw = 35.00 kts
- Range 7,500nm at 18.00 kts
- Bunker at max displacement = 6,276 tons
- Complement:
- 1,517 - 1,973
- Cost:
- £18.954 million / $75.815 million
- Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
- Armament: 2,394 tons, 5.4 %
- - Guns: 2,394 tons, 5.4 %
- Armour: 12,885 tons, 29.3 %
- - Belts: 3,447 tons, 7.8 %
- - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,835 tons, 4.2 %
- - Armament: 2,019 tons, 4.6 %
- - Armour Deck: 5,261 tons, 12.0 %
- - Conning Tower: 322 tons, 0.7 %
- Machinery: 6,676 tons, 15.2 %
- Hull, fittings & equipment: 15,974 tons, 36.3 %
- Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5,622 tons, 12.8 %
- Miscellaneous weights: 400 tons, 0.9 %
- - Hull below water: 200 tons
- - On freeboard deck: 100 tons
- - Above deck: 100 tons
- Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
- Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
- 70,903 lbs / 32,161 Kg = 42.3 x 15.0 " / 380 mm shells or 10.7 torpedoes
- Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.28
- Metacentric height 8.8 ft / 2.7 m
- Roll period: 15.4 seconds
- Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 %
- - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.43
- Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.04
- Hull form characteristics:
- Hull has a flush deck,
- an extended bulbous bow and large transom stern
- Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.550 / 0.558
- Length to Beam Ratio: 7.27 : 1
- 'Natural speed' for length: 32.68 kts
- Power going to wave formation at top speed: 60 %
- Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
- Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
- Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
- Fore end, Aft end
- - Forecastle: 20.00 %, 39.37 ft / 12.00 m, 32.81 ft / 10.00 m
- - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 32.81 ft / 10.00 m, 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- - Aft deck: 35.00 %, 26.25 ft / 8.00 m, 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- - Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 26.25 ft / 8.00 m, 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- - Average freeboard: 29.07 ft / 8.86 m
- Ship space, strength and comments:
- Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 106.4 %
- - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 215.9 %
- Waterplane Area: 61,940 Square feet or 5,754 Square metres
- Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 119 %
- Structure weight / hull surface area: 193 lbs/sq ft or 941 Kg/sq metre
- Hull strength (Relative):
- - Cross-sectional: 0.94
- - Longitudinal: 1.73
- - Overall: 1.00
- Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
- Excellent accommodation and workspace room
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- Additional Weights:
- -Flag Facilities (100 Tons)
- -2 Rotating Air Compressed Catapults (2*25=50 Tons)
- -2 Heavy Cranes (2*25=50 Tons)
- -4 Planes with Hangars (4*50=200 Tons)
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