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- HMS Oscarsborg, Norway France Cruiser laid down 1939
- Displacement:
- 8,714 t light; 9,625 t standard; 10,004 t normal; 10,307 t full load
- Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
- (521.79 ft / 508.53 ft) x 62.34 ft x (20.34 / 20.82 ft)
- (159.04 m / 155.00 m) x 19.00 m x (6.20 / 6.35 m)
- Armament:
- 15 - 7.99" / 203 mm 50.0 cal guns - 295.42lbs / 134.00kg shells, 250 per gun
- Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1939 Model
- 5 x 3-gun mounts on centreline, evenly spread
- 2 raised mounts
- 12 - 3.94" / 100 mm 45.0 cal guns - 29.76lbs / 13.50kg shells, 300 per gun
- Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1939 Model
- 6 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 16 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm 60.0 cal guns - 2.05lbs / 0.93kg shells, 1,200 per gun
- Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1939 Model
- 6 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 2 x Twin mounts on centreline, evenly spread
- 2 double raised mounts
- 16 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 0.53lbs / 0.24kg shells, 2,000 per gun
- Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1939 Model
- 4 x Quad mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 32 - 0.51" / 13.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 0.09lbs / 0.04kg shells, 2,500 per gun
- Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1939 Model
- 6 x Quad mounts on sides, evenly spread
- Weight of broadside 4,833 lbs / 2,192 kg
- Main Torpedoes
- 6 - 21.7" / 550 mm, 27.17 ft / 8.28 m torpedoes - 1.904 t each, 11.425 t total
- In 2 sets of deck mounted carriage/fixed tubes
- 2nd Torpedoes
- 6 - 21.7" / 550 mm, 27.17 ft / 8.28 m torpedoes - 1.904 t each, 11.425 t total
- In 2 sets of deck mounted carriage/fixed tubes
- Armour:
- - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
- Main: 3.00" / 76 mm 377.30 ft / 115.00 m 9.48 ft / 2.89 m
- Ends: 1.50" / 38 mm 131.23 ft / 40.00 m 9.48 ft / 2.89 m
- Main Belt covers 114 % of normal length
- Main Belt inclined -20.00 degrees (positive = in)
- - Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
- 6.00" / 152 mm 330.54 ft / 100.75 m 18.57 ft / 5.66 m
- Beam between torpedo bulkheads 52.49 ft / 16.00 m
- - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
- Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 4.00" / 102 mm
- - Armoured deck - single deck:
- For and Aft decks: 2.00" / 51 mm
- Forecastle: 2.00" / 51 mm Quarter deck: 2.00" / 51 mm
- - Conning towers: Forward 4.00" / 102 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
- Machinery:
- Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
- Geared drive, 4 shafts, 55,019 shp / 41,044 Kw = 28.00 kts
- Range 2,500nm at 16.00 kts
- Bunker at max displacement = 682 tons
- Complement:
- 499 - 650
- Cost:
- £5.677 million / $22.708 million
- Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
- Armament: 1,385 tons, 13.8 %
- - Guns: 1,357 tons, 13.6 %
- - Weapons: 29 tons, 0.3 %
- Armour: 3,304 tons, 33.0 %
- - Belts: 509 tons, 5.1 %
- - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,363 tons, 13.6 %
- - Armament: 572 tons, 5.7 %
- - Armour Deck: 820 tons, 8.2 %
- - Conning Tower: 40 tons, 0.4 %
- Machinery: 1,489 tons, 14.9 %
- Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,372 tons, 23.7 %
- Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,289 tons, 12.9 %
- Miscellaneous weights: 165 tons, 1.6 %
- - On freeboard deck: 140 tons
- - Above deck: 25 tons
- Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
- Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
- 12,343 lbs / 5,598 Kg = 48.4 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 1.5 torpedoes
- Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
- Metacentric height 3.0 ft / 0.9 m
- Roll period: 15.2 seconds
- Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 1.19
- Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.06
- Hull form characteristics:
- Hull has a flush deck,
- a normal bow and a cruiser stern
- Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.543 / 0.546
- Length to Beam Ratio: 8.16 : 1
- 'Natural speed' for length: 22.55 kts
- Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
- Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 47
- Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
- Stern overhang: -4.92 ft / -1.50 m
- Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
- Fore end, Aft end
- - Forecastle: 20.00 %, 22.97 ft / 7.00 m, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- - Aft deck: 35.00 %, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- - Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- - Average freeboard: 19.95 ft / 6.08 m
- Ship tends to be wet forward
- Ship space, strength and comments:
- Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 112.4 %
- - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 160.7 %
- Waterplane Area: 21,978 Square feet or 2,042 Square metres
- Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 92 %
- Structure weight / hull surface area: 132 lbs/sq ft or 644 Kg/sq metre
- Hull strength (Relative):
- - Cross-sectional: 0.93
- - Longitudinal: 1.80
- - Overall: 1.00
- Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
- Excellent accommodation and workspace room
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