Ta-class battleship

Taker, Abyssal Ta-class battleship laid down 1939

Displacement:
	60,491 t light; 64,422 t standard; 70,662 t normal; 75,654 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
	(938.21 ft / 910.00 ft) x 122.00 ft x (40.80 / 42.97 ft)
	(285.96 m / 277.37 m) x 37.19 m  x (12.44 / 13.10 m)

Armament:
      9 - 16.00" / 406 mm 50.0 cal guns - 2,700.00lbs / 1,224.70kg shells, 150 per gun
	  Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1939 Model
	  3 x 3-gun mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
		1 raised mount - superfiring
      20 - 5.00" / 127 mm 38.0 cal guns - 55.29lbs / 25.08kg shells, 450 per gun
	  Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1939 Model
	  10 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
		4 raised mounts
      80 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm 56.3 cal guns - 1.98lbs / 0.90kg shells, 2,000 per gun
	  Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1939 Model
	  20 x Quad mounts on sides, evenly spread
		10 raised mounts
      68 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm 70.0 cal guns - 0.26lbs / 0.12kg shells, 4,000 per gun
	  Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1939 Model
	  68 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 25,583 lbs / 11,604 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:		Width (max)	Length (avg)		Height (avg)
	Main:	12.1" / 307 mm	491.40 ft / 149.78 m	13.25 ft / 4.04 m
	Ends:	1.00" / 25 mm	418.58 ft / 127.58 m	13.25 ft / 4.04 m
	Upper:	8.00" / 203 mm	491.40 ft / 149.78 m	8.00 ft / 2.44 m
	  Main Belt covers 83 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
		4.00" / 102 mm	491.40 ft / 149.78 m	37.62 ft / 11.47 m
	Beam between torpedo bulkheads 95.00 ft / 28.96 m

   - Gun armour:	Face (max)	Other gunhouse (avg)	Barbette/hoist (max)
	Main:	19.5" / 495 mm	11.0" / 279 mm		17.3" / 439 mm
	2nd:	3.00" / 76 mm	1.00" / 25 mm		3.00" / 76 mm
	3rd:	0.25" / 6 mm	      -			      -

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
	For and Aft decks: 7.00" / 178 mm
	Forecastle: 1.00" / 25 mm  Quarter deck: 1.00" / 25 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 17.30" / 439 mm, Aft 17.30" / 439 mm

Machinery:
	Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,  plus diesel motors,
	Electric motors, 4 shafts, 245,809 shp / 183,374 Kw = 33.00 kts
	Range 15,000nm at 15.00 kts
	Bunker at max displacement = 11,231 tons

Complement:
	2,166 - 2,817

Cost:
	£30.147 million / $120.587 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
	Armament: 4,570 tons, 6.5 %
	   - Guns: 4,570 tons, 6.5 %
	Armour: 22,712 tons, 32.1 %
	   - Belts: 5,101 tons, 7.2 %
	   - Torpedo bulkhead: 2,736 tons, 3.9 %
	   - Armament: 5,615 tons, 7.9 %
	   - Armour Deck: 7,986 tons, 11.3 %
	   - Conning Towers: 1,274 tons, 1.8 %
	Machinery: 6,651 tons, 9.4 %
	Hull, fittings & equipment: 26,269 tons, 37.2 %
	Fuel, ammunition & stores: 10,171 tons, 14.4 %
	Miscellaneous weights: 290 tons, 0.4 %
	   - Hull above water: 50 tons
	   - Above deck: 240 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
	Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
	  127,217 lbs / 57,705 Kg = 62.1 x 16.0 " / 406 mm shells or 22.2 torpedoes
	Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
	Metacentric height 7.8 ft / 2.4 m
	Roll period: 18.4 seconds
	Steadiness	- As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
			- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.86
	Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.41

Hull form characteristics:
	Hull has a flush deck,
	  an extended bulbous bow and large transom stern
	Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.546 / 0.555
	Length to Beam Ratio: 7.46 : 1
	'Natural speed' for length: 35.07 kts
	Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
	Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
	Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 28.00 degrees
	Stern overhang: 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
	Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
				Fore end,	 Aft end
	   - Forecastle:	23.00 %,  38.00 ft / 11.58 m,  34.00 ft / 10.36 m
	   - Forward deck:	27.00 %,  34.00 ft / 10.36 m,  34.00 ft / 10.36 m
	   - Aft deck:	27.00 %,  34.00 ft / 10.36 m,  34.00 ft / 10.36 m
	   - Quarter deck:	23.00 %,  34.00 ft / 10.36 m,  34.00 ft / 10.36 m
	   - Average freeboard:		34.37 ft / 10.48 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
	Space	- Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 77.7 %
		- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 240.3 %
	Waterplane Area: 80,355 Square feet or 7,465 Square metres
	Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 125 %
	Structure weight / hull surface area: 238 lbs/sq ft or 1,161 Kg/sq metre
	Hull strength (Relative):
		- Cross-sectional: 0.93
		- Longitudinal: 1.90
		- Overall: 1.00
	Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
	Excellent accommodation and workspace room
	Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
	Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Aviation Facilities:
-3x floatplanes
-2x catapults
-Internal maintenance bay

Also carries a pair of floatplane recovery and movement cranes, as well as command facilities. (Features shared with Tarant-variant Ta-class)