Year 2-Class Q Ship [1936] (Taishe)

Year 2-Class, Taishe Dynasty Demicruiser laid down 1936 (Engine 1930)

Displacement:
	11,689 t light; 12,069 t standard; 12,859 t normal; 13,490 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
	(505.25 ft / 492.13 ft) x 65.62 ft x (19.69 / 20.53 ft)
	(154.00 m / 150.00 m) x 20.00 m  x (6.00 / 6.26 m)

Armament:
      8 - 5.91" / 150 mm 50.0 cal guns - 109.02lbs / 49.45kg shells, 250 per gun
	  Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1914 Model
	  8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm 70.0 cal guns - 0.27lbs / 0.12kg shells, 500 per gun
	  Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1918 Model
	  6 x 2 row quad mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 879 lbs / 399 kg
      Main DC/AS Mortars
      2 - 220.46 lbs / 100.00 kg Depth Charges + 100 reloads - 10.039 t total
	in Depth charge throwers

Armour:
   - Belts:		Width (max)	Length (avg)		Height (avg)
	Ends:	Unarmoured

   - Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
		4.02" / 102 mm	319.88 ft / 97.50 m	19.16 ft / 5.84 m
	Beam between torpedo bulkheads 63.98 ft / 19.50 m

   - Gun armour:	Face (max)	Other gunhouse (avg)	Barbette/hoist (max)
	Main:	5.91" / 150 mm	3.94" / 100 mm		      -
	2nd:	1.97" / 50 mm	      -			      -

   - Conning towers: Forward 1.97" / 50 mm, Aft 1.97" / 50 mm

Machinery:
	Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
	Geared drive, 4 shafts, 12,578 shp / 9,383 Kw = 18.00 kts
	Range 12,500nm at 10.00 kts
	Bunker at max displacement = 1,422 tons

Complement:
	603 - 784

Cost:
	£2.687 million / $10.747 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
	Armament: 183 tons, 1.4 %
	   - Guns: 168 tons, 1.3 %
	   - Weapons: 15 tons, 0.1 %
	Armour: 1,224 tons, 9.5 %
	   - Torpedo bulkhead: 911 tons, 7.1 %
	   - Armament: 267 tons, 2.1 %
	   - Conning Towers: 47 tons, 0.4 %
	Machinery: 381 tons, 3.0 %
	Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,800 tons, 76.2 %
	Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,170 tons, 9.1 %
	Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 0.8 %
	   - Above deck: 100 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
	Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
	  91,761 lbs / 41,622 Kg = 891.1 x 5.9 " / 150 mm shells or 40.6 torpedoes
	Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.29
	Metacentric height 4.2 ft / 1.3 m
	Roll period: 13.5 seconds
	Steadiness	- As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 82 %
			- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.07
	Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.64

Hull form characteristics:
	Hull has a flush deck,
	  an extended bulbous bow and a cruiser stern
	Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.708 / 0.712
	Length to Beam Ratio: 7.50 : 1
	'Natural speed' for length: 22.18 kts
	Power going to wave formation at top speed: 39 %
	Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
	Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 8.00 degrees
	Stern overhang: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
	Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
				Fore end,	 Aft end
	   - Forecastle:	20.00 %,  24.61 ft / 7.50 m,  19.69 ft / 6.00 m
	   - Forward deck:	30.00 %,  19.69 ft / 6.00 m,  15.58 ft / 4.75 m
	   - Aft deck:	35.00 %,  15.58 ft / 4.75 m,  15.58 ft / 4.75 m
	   - Quarter deck:	15.00 %,  15.58 ft / 4.75 m,  15.58 ft / 4.75 m
	   - Average freeboard:		17.41 ft / 5.31 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
	Space	- Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 16.0 %
		- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 136.1 %
	Waterplane Area: 26,067 Square feet or 2,422 Square metres
	Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 507 %
	Structure weight / hull surface area: 294 lbs/sq ft or 1,434 Kg/sq metre
	Hull strength (Relative):
		- Cross-sectional: 3.43
		- Longitudinal: 4.07
		- Overall: 3.49
	Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
	Excellent accommodation and workspace room
	Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
	Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather