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- CRNS Kyrie, Calder Republic Battleship laid down 1926
- Displacement:
- 41,231 t light; 43,685 t standard; 47,805 t normal; 51,102 t full load
- Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
- (813.42 ft / 793.96 ft) x 108.27 ft x (33.79 / 35.67 ft)
- (247.93 m / 242.00 m) x 33.00 m x (10.30 / 10.87 m)
- Armament:
- 9 - 16.14" / 410 mm 45.0 cal guns - 2,120.85lbs / 962.00kg shells, 110 per gun
- Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1926 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
- 16 - 5.12" / 130 mm 50.0 cal guns - 70.97lbs / 32.19kg shells, 400 per gun
- Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1919 Model
- 6 x 2-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 2 x 2-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
- 2 double raised mounts
- 12 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm 50.0 cal guns - 13.67lbs / 6.20kg shells, 800 per gun
- Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1913 Model
- 12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 4 raised mounts
- 12 - 1.18" / 30.0 mm 60.0 cal guns - 1.10lbs / 0.50kg shells, 800 per gun
- Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1923 Model
- 6 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 2 raised mounts
- Weight of broadside 20,400 lbs / 9,253 kg
- Armour:
- - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
- Main: 11.4" / 289 mm 483.53 ft / 147.38 m 16.73 ft / 5.10 m
- Ends: 0.98" / 25 mm 310.43 ft / 94.62 m 16.73 ft / 5.10 m
- Main Belt covers 94 % of normal length
- Main Belt inclined -15.00 degrees (positive = in)
- - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
- 2.95" / 75 mm 483.53 ft / 147.38 m 31.50 ft / 9.60 m
- Beam between torpedo bulkheads 74.80 ft / 22.80 m
- - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
- Main: 16.7" / 425 mm 8.66" / 220 mm 11.6" / 294 mm
- 2nd: 2.95" / 75 mm 1.97" / 50 mm 3.94" / 100 mm
- - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
- For and Aft decks: 6.30" / 160 mm
- Forecastle: 1.97" / 50 mm Quarter deck: 1.97" / 50 mm
- - Conning towers: Forward 14.96" / 380 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
- Machinery:
- Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
- Electric motors, 4 shafts, 125,393 shp / 93,543 Kw = 28.00 kts
- Range 12,000nm at 15.00 kts
- Bunker at max displacement = 7,417 tons
- Complement:
- 1,616 - 2,101
- Cost:
- £13.522 million / $54.088 million
- Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
- Armament: 4,139 tons, 8.7 %
- - Guns: 4,139 tons, 8.7 %
- Armour: 15,733 tons, 32.9 %
- - Belts: 4,180 tons, 8.7 %
- - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,664 tons, 3.5 %
- - Armament: 3,351 tons, 7.0 %
- - Armour Deck: 6,113 tons, 12.8 %
- - Conning Tower: 425 tons, 0.9 %
- Machinery: 4,014 tons, 8.4 %
- Hull, fittings & equipment: 16,901 tons, 35.4 %
- Fuel, ammunition & stores: 6,574 tons, 13.8 %
- Miscellaneous weights: 445 tons, 0.9 %
- - On freeboard deck: 380 tons
- - Above deck: 65 tons
- Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
- Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
- 74,585 lbs / 33,831 Kg = 35.5 x 16.1 " / 410 mm shells or 12.3 torpedoes
- Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.13
- Metacentric height 7.2 ft / 2.2 m
- Roll period: 17.0 seconds
- Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 68 %
- - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.77
- Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.36
- Hull form characteristics:
- Hull has a flush deck,
- a straight bulbous bow and a round stern
- Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.576 / 0.583
- Length to Beam Ratio: 7.33 : 1
- 'Natural speed' for length: 28.18 kts
- Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
- Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
- Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 22.00 degrees
- Stern overhang: 7.00 ft / 2.13 m
- Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
- Fore end, Aft end
- - Forecastle: 19.55 %, 30.84 ft / 9.40 m, 25.26 ft / 7.70 m
- - Forward deck: 24.00 %, 25.26 ft / 7.70 m, 24.28 ft / 7.40 m
- - Aft deck: 36.90 %, 24.28 ft / 7.40 m, 24.28 ft / 7.40 m
- - Quarter deck: 19.55 %, 24.28 ft / 7.40 m, 24.28 ft / 7.40 m
- - Average freeboard: 25.02 ft / 7.63 m
- Ship tends to be wet forward
- Ship space, strength and comments:
- Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 93.5 %
- - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 177.3 %
- Waterplane Area: 61,473 Square feet or 5,711 Square metres
- Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 113 %
- Structure weight / hull surface area: 214 lbs/sq ft or 1,045 Kg/sq metre
- Hull strength (Relative):
- - Cross-sectional: 0.96
- - Longitudinal: 1.42
- - Overall: 1.00
- Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
- Excellent accommodation and workspace room
- Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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- Misc Weights
- Flag Facilities = 100 tons
- x2 Powder Catapults = 40 tons Above Deck
- x4 Floatplates = 160 tons
- x4 Floatplane space hanger = 120 tons
- x1 Heavy Cranes = 25 tons Above Deck
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- Split Barbette
- Height of Armor Deck: 4.85, 4.85, 4.85
- Height of Weather deck: 7.4, 7.4, 7.4
- Barbette above is 315mm
- Barbette below is 280mm
- Avg: 293.70mm
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- Taper on Uniform Belt
- Main Belt Thickness: 315mm
- Main Belt Height: 4m
- Taper Thickness @ bottom: 75m
- Taper height: 289.12mm
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