Advertisement
Not a member of Pastebin yet?
Sign Up,
it unlocks many cool features!
- Sukawa, Osoran heavy cruiser laid down 1923 (Engine 1924)
- Displacement:
- 7,400 t light; 7,724 t standard; 8,377 t normal; 8,900 t full load
- Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
- (609.33 ft / 606.96 ft) x 55.77 ft x (18.04 / 18.87 ft)
- (185.72 m / 185.00 m) x 17.00 m x (5.50 / 5.75 m)
- Armament:
- 6 - 7.99" / 203 mm 50.0 cal guns - 270.21lbs / 122.57kg shells, 150 per gun
- Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1923 Model
- 2 x Twin mounts on centreline, forward deck forward
- 1 raised mount - superfiring
- 1 x Twin mount on centreline, aft deck aft
- 4 - 5.00" / 127 mm 45.0 cal guns - 63.03lbs / 28.59kg shells, 150 per gun
- Dual purpose guns in deck mounts, 1923 Model
- 4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- Weight of broadside 1,873 lbs / 850 kg
- Main Torpedoes
- 6 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m torpedoes - 1.101 t each, 6.605 t total
- In 2 sets of deck mounted side rotating tubes
- 2nd Torpedoes
- 6 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m torpedoes - 1.101 t each, 6.605 t total
- In 2 sets of deck mounted reloads
- Armour:
- - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
- Main: 3.94" / 100 mm 360.89 ft / 110.00 m 8.96 ft / 2.73 m
- Ends: 3.94" / 100 mm 137.80 ft / 42.00 m 8.96 ft / 2.73 m
- 108.27 ft / 33.00 m Unarmoured ends
- Main Belt covers 91 % of normal length
- Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
- Main: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.98" / 25 mm 2.01" / 51 mm
- - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
- For and Aft decks: 1.97" / 50 mm
- - Conning towers: Forward 2.99" / 76 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
- Machinery:
- Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
- Geared drive, 4 shafts, 95,000 shp / 70,870 Kw = 34.12 kts
- Range 6,000nm at 14.00 kts
- Bunker at max displacement = 1,176 tons
- Complement:
- 437 - 569
- Cost:
- £2.554 million / $10.217 million
- Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
- Armament: 473 tons, 5.6 %
- - Guns: 451 tons, 5.4 %
- - Weapons: 21 tons, 0.3 %
- Armour: 1,503 tons, 17.9 %
- - Belts: 704 tons, 8.4 %
- - Armament: 133 tons, 1.6 %
- - Armour Deck: 640 tons, 7.6 %
- - Conning Tower: 27 tons, 0.3 %
- Machinery: 3,129 tons, 37.4 %
- Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,512 tons, 41.9 %
- Fuel, ammunition & stores: 977 tons, 11.7 %
- Miscellaneous weights: -1,216 tons, -14.5 %
- Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
- Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
- 6,376 lbs / 2,892 Kg = 25.0 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 1.2 torpedoes
- Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.00
- Metacentric height 2.1 ft / 0.6 m
- Roll period: 16.2 seconds
- Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 64 %
- - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.73
- Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.00
- Hull form characteristics:
- Hull has a flush deck,
- a normal bow and a round stern
- Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.480 / 0.488
- Length to Beam Ratio: 10.88 : 1
- 'Natural speed' for length: 24.64 kts
- Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
- Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 64
- Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5.00 degrees
- Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
- Fore end, Aft end
- - Forecastle: 20.00 %, 27.10 ft / 8.26 m, 22.18 ft / 6.76 m
- - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 22.18 ft / 6.76 m, 17.26 ft / 5.26 m
- - Aft deck: 32.00 %, 17.26 ft / 5.26 m, 17.26 ft / 5.26 m
- - Quarter deck: 18.00 %, 17.26 ft / 5.26 m, 17.26 ft / 5.26 m
- - Average freeboard: 19.37 ft / 5.91 m
- Ship tends to be wet forward
- Ship space, strength and comments:
- Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 125.2 %
- - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 173.1 %
- Waterplane Area: 22,154 Square feet or 2,058 Square metres
- Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 101 %
- Structure weight / hull surface area: 103 lbs/sq ft or 503 Kg/sq metre
- Hull strength (Relative):
- - Cross-sectional: 0.97
- - Longitudinal: 1.31
- - Overall: 1.00
- Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
- Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Advertisement
Add Comment
Please, Sign In to add comment
Advertisement