HIMS Regulus - 1936 All guns forward Battleship

HIMS Regulus, Citadon Empire Battleship laid down 1936 (Engine 1938)

Displacement:
	40,606 t light; 42,746 t standard; 45,000 t normal; 46,804 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
	(768.50 ft / 754.59 ft) x 111.55 ft x (31.82 / 32.82 ft)
	(234.24 m / 230.00 m) x 34.00 m  x (9.70 / 10.00 m)

Armament:
      9 - 15.00" / 381 mm 53.0 cal guns - 1,873.93lbs / 850.00kg shells, 110 per gun
	  Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1932 Model
	  3 x 3-gun mounts on centreline, forward evenly spread
		1 raised mount
      10 - 6.00" / 152 mm 50.0 cal guns - 120.33lbs / 54.58kg shells, 300 per gun
	  Dual purpose guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1934 Model
	  5 x 2-gun mounts on sides, aft evenly spread
		2 raised mounts
      8 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 40.0 cal guns - 12.94lbs / 5.87kg shells, 150 per gun
	  Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1926 Model
	  8 x Single mounts on sides, aft evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 18,172 lbs / 8,243 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:		Width (max)	Length (avg)		Height (avg)
	Main:	12.5" / 318 mm	510.11 ft / 155.48 m	12.66 ft / 3.86 m
	Ends:	2.00" / 51 mm	244.46 ft / 74.51 m	12.66 ft / 3.86 m
	  Main Belt covers 104 % of normal length
	  Main Belt inclined -14.00 degrees (positive = in)

   - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
		2.25" / 57 mm	510.11 ft / 155.48 m	29.86 ft / 9.10 m
	Beam between torpedo bulkheads 72.18 ft / 22.00 m

   - Gun armour:	Face (max)	Other gunhouse (avg)	Barbette/hoist (max)
	Main:	15.0" / 381 mm	6.00" / 152 mm		11.2" / 286 mm
	2nd:	6.00" / 152 mm	2.00" / 51 mm		4.00" / 102 mm

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
	For and Aft decks: 8.80" / 223 mm
	Forecastle: 2.00" / 51 mm  Quarter deck: 2.00" / 51 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 14.00" / 356 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
	Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
	Electric motors, 4 shafts, 133,582 shp / 99,652 Kw = 29.60 kts
	Range 6,500nm at 15.00 kts
	Bunker at max displacement = 4,058 tons

Complement:
	1,544 - 2,008

Cost:
	£20.276 million / $81.105 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
	Armament: 4,293 tons, 9.5 %
	   - Guns: 4,293 tons, 9.5 %
	Armour: 17,095 tons, 38.0 %
	   - Belts: 3,712 tons, 8.2 %
	   - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,268 tons, 2.8 %
	   - Armament: 2,817 tons, 6.3 %
	   - Armour Deck: 8,916 tons, 19.8 %
	   - Conning Tower: 382 tons, 0.8 %
	Machinery: 3,658 tons, 8.1 %
	Hull, fittings & equipment: 15,460 tons, 34.4 %
	Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,394 tons, 9.8 %
	Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 0.2 %
	   - On freeboard deck: 100 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
	Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
	  72,091 lbs / 32,700 Kg = 42.7 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 11.8 torpedoes
	Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.21
	Metacentric height 8.3 ft / 2.5 m
	Roll period: 16.2 seconds
	Steadiness	- As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 53 %
			- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.50
	Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.06

Hull form characteristics:
	Hull has a flush deck,
	  an extended bulbous bow and large transom stern
	Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.588 / 0.593
	Length to Beam Ratio: 6.76 : 1
	'Natural speed' for length: 32.06 kts
	Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
	Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
	Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
	Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
	Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
				Fore end,	 Aft end
	   - Forecastle:	17.00 %,  29.20 ft / 8.90 m,  23.62 ft / 7.20 m
	   - Forward deck:	34.00 %,  23.62 ft / 7.20 m,  22.31 ft / 6.80 m
	   - Aft deck:	32.00 %,  22.31 ft / 6.80 m,  21.98 ft / 6.70 m
	   - Quarter deck:	17.00 %,  21.98 ft / 6.70 m,  22.31 ft / 6.80 m
	   - Average freeboard:		23.05 ft / 7.03 m
	Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
	Space	- Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 101.1 %
		- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 176.6 %
	Waterplane Area: 63,430 Square feet or 5,893 Square metres
	Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 105 %
	Structure weight / hull surface area: 208 lbs/sq ft or 1,014 Kg/sq metre
	Hull strength (Relative):
		- Cross-sectional: 0.96
		- Longitudinal: 1.43
		- Overall: 1.00
	Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
	Excellent accommodation and workspace room

Split Barbette:
HofAD: 4.87m
HofWD: 7.02m
Turret#1 - Superfactor: 0/ 3 guns
Turret#2 - Superfactor: 2/ 3 guns
Turret#3 - Superfactor: 0/ 3 guns
Barbette Above: 406.4 (16")
Barbette Below: 215.9 (8.5")
Average Thickness: 285.71mm

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Tapered Deck:
Total Length: 146.66mm
Mag Length: 76.08
Mach Length: 70.58mm
Thickness over Mags: 254mm (10")
Thickness over Machinery: 190.5mm (7")
Average Thickness: 223.44mm