CRNS Ventus (Inter-war era capital battlecruiser)

CRNS Ventus, Calder Republic Battlecruiser laid down 1926 (Engine 1924)

Displacement:
	32,034 t light; 35,406 t standard; 39,781 t normal; 43,281 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
	(731.61 ft / 720.00 ft) x 100.00 ft (Bulges 110.00 ft) x (30.00 / 32.36 ft)
	(222.99 m / 219.46 m) x 30.48 m (Bulges 33.53 m)  x (9.14 / 9.86 m)

Armament:
      8 - 15.00" / 381 mm 45.0 cal guns - 1,701.89lbs / 771.96kg shells, 300 per gun
	  Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1926 Model
	  4 x 2-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
		2 raised mounts - superfiring
      16 - 5.50" / 140 mm 45.0 cal guns - 83.90lbs / 38.05kg shells, 400 per gun
	  Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1926 Model
	  16 x Single mounts on sides amidships
		12 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
      16 - 1.50" / 38.1 mm 40.0 cal guns - 1.62lbs / 0.73kg shells, 600 per gun
	  Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1926 Model
	  8 x Single mounts on sides amidships
      Weight of broadside 14,983 lbs / 6,796 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:		Width (max)	Length (avg)		Height (avg)
	Main:	8.50" / 216 mm	460.80 ft / 140.45 m	12.00 ft / 3.66 m
	Ends:	4.00" / 102 mm	259.18 ft / 79.00 m	12.00 ft / 3.66 m
	Upper:	4.00" / 102 mm	460.80 ft / 140.45 m	8.00 ft / 2.44 m
	  Main Belt covers 98 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
		2.00" / 51 mm	460.80 ft / 140.45 m	27.64 ft / 8.42 m

   - Hull Bulges:
		6.00" / 152 mm	400.00 ft / 121.92 m	10.00 ft / 3.05 m

   - Gun armour:	Face (max)	Other gunhouse (avg)	Barbette/hoist (max)
	Main:	14.0" / 356 mm	7.00" / 178 mm		16.0" / 406 mm
	2nd:	12.0" / 305 mm	      -			4.00" / 102 mm
	3rd:	2.00" / 51 mm	      -			      -

   - Protected deck - multiple decks: 0.00" / 0 mm For and Aft decks
	Forecastle: 16.00" / 406 mm  Quarter deck: 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
	Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
	Electric motors, 4 shafts, 118,625 shp / 88,494 Kw = 28.00 kts
	Range 14,000nm at 15.00 kts
	Bunker at max displacement = 7,876 tons

Complement:
	1,407 - 1,830

Cost:
	£10.373 million / $41.491 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
	Armament: 2,969 tons, 7.5 %
	Armour: 10,470 tons, 26.3 %
	   - Belts: 3,116 tons, 7.8 %
	   - Torpedo bulkhead: 943 tons, 2.4 %
	   - Bulges: 888 tons, 2.4 %
	   - Armament: 4,149 tons, 10.4 %
	   - Armour Deck: 1,374 tons, 3.5 %
	Machinery: 3,907 tons, 9.8 %
	Hull, fittings & equipment: 14,687 tons, 36.9 %
	Fuel, ammunition & stores: 7,747 tons, 19.5 %
	Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
	Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
	  62,938 lbs / 28,548 Kg = 37.3 x 15.0 " / 381 mm shells or 10.1 torpedoes
	Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.23
	Metacentric height 7.3 ft / 2.2 m
	Roll period: 17.1 seconds
	Steadiness	- As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 61 %
			- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.50
	Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.21

Hull form characteristics:
	Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
	  a straight bulbous bow and a cruiser stern
	Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.586 / 0.591
	Length to Beam Ratio: 6.55 : 1
	'Natural speed' for length: 26.83 kts
	Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
	Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
	Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 11.00 degrees
	Stern overhang: 5.00 ft / 1.52 m
	Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
				Fore end,	 Aft end
	   - Forecastle:	20.00 %,  34.00 ft / 10.36 m,  27.00 ft / 8.23 m
	   - Forward deck:	36.00 %,  27.00 ft / 8.23 m,  27.00 ft / 8.23 m
	   - Aft deck:	28.00 %,  22.00 ft / 6.71 m,  22.00 ft / 6.71 m
	   - Quarter deck:	16.00 %,  22.00 ft / 6.71 m,  22.00 ft / 6.71 m
	   - Average freeboard:		25.36 ft / 7.73 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
	Space	- Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 84.4 %
		- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 174.6 %
	Waterplane Area: 51,974 Square feet or 4,829 Square metres
	Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 128 %
	Structure weight / hull surface area: 210 lbs/sq ft or 1,024 Kg/sq metre
	Hull strength (Relative):
		- Cross-sectional: 1.01
		- Longitudinal: 1.52
		- Overall: 1.05
	Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
	Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
	Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily