A1A1 1935 French Large Cruiser Concept

A1A1 1935 Large Cruiser Design, France Enter ship type laid down 1935

Displacement:
	22,020 t light; 23,175 t standard; 25,417 t normal; 27,212 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
	(746.46 ft / 728.64 ft) x 80.48 ft x (26.25 / 27.70 ft)
	(227.52 m / 222.09 m) x 24.53 m  x (8.00 / 8.44 m)

Armament:
      9 - 10.80" / 274 mm 55.0 cal guns - 627.22lbs / 284.50kg shells, 160 per gun
	  Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1935 Model
	  3 x 3-gun mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
		1 raised mount - superfiring
      3 - 5.98" / 152 mm 55.0 cal guns - 115.65lbs / 52.46kg shells, 240 per gun
	  Quick firing guns in turret on barbette mount, 1930 Model
	  1 x 3-gun mount on centreline, aft deck centre
		1 raised mount
      16 - 3.94" / 100 mm 45.0 cal guns - 29.76lbs / 13.50kg shells, 300 per gun
	  Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1930 Model
	  8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
		2 raised mounts
      8 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm 70.0 cal guns - 1.72lbs / 0.78kg shells, 2,000 per gun
	  Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1935 Model
	  4 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
      24 - 0.52" / 13.2 mm 76.0 cal guns - 0.09lbs / 0.04kg shells, 3,000 per gun
	  Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1929 Model
	  12 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 6,484 lbs / 2,941 kg
      Main Torpedoes
      8 - 21.7" / 550 mm, 27.17 ft / 8.28 m torpedoes - 1.888 t each, 15.106 t total
	In 2 sets of deck mounted side rotating tubes

Armour:
   - Belts:		Width (max)	Length (avg)		Height (avg)
	Main:	8.66" / 220 mm	477.56 ft / 145.56 m	10.76 ft / 3.28 m
	Ends:	Unarmoured
	  Main Belt covers 101 % of normal length
	  Main Belt inclined 15.50 degrees (positive = in)

   - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
		1.57" / 40 mm	477.56 ft / 145.56 m	24.51 ft / 7.47 m
	Beam between torpedo bulkheads 62.34 ft / 19.00 m

   - Gun armour:	Face (max)	Other gunhouse (avg)	Barbette/hoist (max)
	Main:	11.8" / 300 mm	6.69" / 170 mm		11.0" / 280 mm
	2nd:	3.94" / 100 mm	2.95" / 75 mm		3.94" / 100 mm
	3rd:	1.97" / 50 mm	      -			2.95" / 75 mm
	4th:	1.18" / 30 mm	0.79" / 20 mm		0.79" / 20 mm

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
	For and Aft decks: 4.72" / 120 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 5.91" / 150 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
	Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
	Geared drive, 4 shafts, 134,648 shp / 100,447 Kw = 32.00 kts
	Range 10,000nm at 15.00 kts
	Bunker at max displacement = 4,037 tons

Complement:
	1,006 - 1,308

Cost:
	£10.675 million / $42.702 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
	Armament: 1,989 tons, 7.8 %
	   - Guns: 1,959 tons, 7.7 %
	   - Weapons: 30 tons, 0.1 %
	Armour: 7,477 tons, 29.4 %
	   - Belts: 1,856 tons, 7.3 %
	   - Torpedo bulkhead: 682 tons, 2.7 %
	   - Armament: 1,748 tons, 6.9 %
	   - Armour Deck: 3,081 tons, 12.1 %
	   - Conning Tower: 110 tons, 0.4 %
	Machinery: 3,825 tons, 15.0 %
	Hull, fittings & equipment: 8,549 tons, 33.6 %
	Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,397 tons, 13.4 %
	Miscellaneous weights: 180 tons, 0.7 %
	   - On freeboard deck: 180 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
	Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
	  34,116 lbs / 15,475 Kg = 54.1 x 10.8 " / 274 mm shells or 3.3 torpedoes
	Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
	Metacentric height 4.2 ft / 1.3 m
	Roll period: 16.5 seconds
	Steadiness	- As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
			- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.58
	Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.00

Hull form characteristics:
	Hull has a flush deck,
	  a normal bow and small transom stern
	Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.578 / 0.586
	Length to Beam Ratio: 9.05 : 1
	'Natural speed' for length: 28.95 kts
	Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
	Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
	Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
	Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
	Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
				Fore end,	 Aft end
	   - Forecastle:	17.23 %,  31.17 ft / 9.50 m,  25.59 ft / 7.80 m
	   - Forward deck:	30.00 %,  25.59 ft / 7.80 m,  19.69 ft / 6.00 m
	   - Aft deck:	35.54 %,  19.69 ft / 6.00 m,  19.69 ft / 6.00 m
	   - Quarter deck:	17.23 %,  19.69 ft / 6.00 m,  20.34 ft / 6.20 m
	   - Average freeboard:		22.03 ft / 6.71 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
	Space	- Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 100.8 %
		- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 168.5 %
	Waterplane Area: 43,066 Square feet or 4,001 Square metres
	Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 111 %
	Structure weight / hull surface area: 151 lbs/sq ft or 739 Kg/sq metre
	Hull strength (Relative):
		- Cross-sectional: 0.99
		- Longitudinal: 1.11
		- Overall: 1.00
	Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
	Excellent accommodation and workspace room