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- Kesangi-Class (Plan 10), Taishe Dynasty Battlecruiser laid down 1932
- Displacement:
- 28,431 t light; 30,000 t standard; 32,476 t normal; 34,457 t full load
- Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
- (646.33 ft / 639.76 ft) x 98.43 ft x (32.81 / 34.32 ft)
- (197.00 m / 195.00 m) x 30.00 m x (10.00 / 10.46 m)
- Armament:
- 8 - 12.60" / 320 mm 50.0 cal guns - 1,267.66lbs / 575.00kg shells, 100 per gun
- Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1924 Model
- 2 x 4-gun mounts on centreline, evenly spread
- 24 - 4.33" / 110 mm 40.0 cal guns - 52.36lbs / 23.75kg shells, 500 per gun
- Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1934 Model
- 8 x Triple mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm 75.0 cal guns - 0.29lbs / 0.13kg shells, 2,000 per gun
- Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1934 Model
- 6 x 2 row quad mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 6 raised mounts
- Weight of broadside 11,405 lbs / 5,173 kg
- Armour:
- - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
- Main: 15.0" / 380 mm 403.05 ft / 122.85 m 11.91 ft / 3.63 m
- Ends: 2.95" / 75 mm 236.68 ft / 72.14 m 11.91 ft / 3.63 m
- Main Belt covers 97 % of normal length
- Main Belt inclined -10.00 degrees (positive = in)
- - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
- 2.95" / 75 mm 403.05 ft / 122.85 m 30.12 ft / 9.18 m
- Beam between torpedo bulkheads 65.62 ft / 20.00 m
- - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
- Main: 15.0" / 380 mm 9.84" / 250 mm 10.6" / 270 mm
- 2nd: 3.94" / 100 mm 1.97" / 50 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
- 3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm - -
- - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
- For and Aft decks: 5.91" / 150 mm
- Forecastle: 1.97" / 50 mm Quarter deck: 1.97" / 50 mm
- - Conning towers: Forward 13.78" / 350 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
- Machinery:
- Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
- Geared drive, 4 shafts, 118,600 shp / 88,475 Kw = 30.00 kts
- Range 10,000nm at 14.00 kts
- Bunker at max displacement = 4,456 tons
- Complement:
- 1,209 - 1,572
- Cost:
- £11.110 million / $44.442 million
- Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
- Armament: 2,211 tons, 6.8 %
- - Guns: 2,211 tons, 6.8 %
- Armour: 11,234 tons, 34.6 %
- - Belts: 3,459 tons, 10.7 %
- - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,326 tons, 4.1 %
- - Armament: 1,778 tons, 5.5 %
- - Armour Deck: 4,368 tons, 13.5 %
- - Conning Tower: 302 tons, 0.9 %
- Machinery: 3,501 tons, 10.8 %
- Hull, fittings & equipment: 11,135 tons, 34.3 %
- Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,045 tons, 12.5 %
- Miscellaneous weights: 350 tons, 1.1 %
- - Hull below water: 200 tons
- - On freeboard deck: 50 tons
- - Above deck: 100 tons
- Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
- Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
- 58,119 lbs / 26,362 Kg = 58.1 x 12.6 " / 320 mm shells or 9.6 torpedoes
- Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.21
- Metacentric height 6.9 ft / 2.1 m
- Roll period: 15.7 seconds
- Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
- - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.57
- Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.20
- Hull form characteristics:
- Hull has a flush deck,
- an extended bulbous bow and large transom stern
- Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.550 / 0.558
- Length to Beam Ratio: 6.50 : 1
- 'Natural speed' for length: 29.76 kts
- Power going to wave formation at top speed: 59 %
- Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
- Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 4.00 degrees
- Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
- Fore end, Aft end
- - Forecastle: 22.00 %, 35.27 ft / 10.75 m, 30.35 ft / 9.25 m
- - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 30.35 ft / 9.25 m, 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- - Aft deck: 33.00 %, 26.25 ft / 8.00 m, 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- - Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 26.25 ft / 8.00 m, 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- - Average freeboard: 28.20 ft / 8.59 m
- Ship space, strength and comments:
- Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 96.2 %
- - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 196.3 %
- Waterplane Area: 45,760 Square feet or 4,251 Square metres
- Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 117 %
- Structure weight / hull surface area: 180 lbs/sq ft or 877 Kg/sq metre
- Hull strength (Relative):
- - Cross-sectional: 0.90
- - Longitudinal: 2.42
- - Overall: 1.00
- Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
- Excellent accommodation and workspace room
- Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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