Châlon-en-Champagne, France Croiseur de bataille laid down 1937

Displacement:
	32 901 t light; 34 979 t standard; 37 363 t normal; 39 270 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
	(837,52 ft / 820,21 ft) x 91,86 ft x (32,81 / 34,10 ft)
	(255,28 m / 250,00 m) x 28,00 m  x (10,00 / 10,39 m)

Armament:
      8 - 14,96" / 380 mm 45,0 cal guns - 1 962,11lbs / 890,00kg shells, 104 per gun
	  Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1935 Model
	  2 x Quad mounts on centreline, forward evenly spread
		1 raised mount
      12 - 5,98" / 152 mm 55,0 cal guns - 125,88lbs / 57,10kg shells, 400 per gun
	  Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1930 Model
	  3 x 3-gun mounts on centreline, evenly spread
		2 raised mounts
      12 - 3,94" / 100 mm 45,0 cal guns - 29,76lbs / 13,50kg shells, 400 per gun
	  Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1930 Model
	  6 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
		3 raised mounts
      16 - 1,46" / 37,0 mm 70,0 cal guns - 1,79lbs / 0,81kg shells, 600 per gun
	  Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1935 Model
	  8 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
		4 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 17 593 lbs / 7 980 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:		Width (max)	Length (avg)		Height (avg)
	Main:	10,0" / 254 mm	534,78 ft / 163,00 m	9,84 ft / 3,00 m
	Ends:	Unarmoured
	  Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
		2,99" / 76 mm	534,78 ft / 163,00 m	22,97 ft / 7,00 m
	Beam between torpedo bulkheads 72,18 ft / 22,00 m

   - Gun armour:	Face (max)	Other gunhouse (avg)	Barbette/hoist (max)
	Main:	16,0" / 406 mm	11,1" / 283 mm		11,1" / 283 mm
	2nd:	1,97" / 50 mm	0,98" / 25 mm		0,98" / 25 mm
	3rd:	0,98" / 25 mm	0,98" / 25 mm		      -
	4th:	0,98" / 25 mm	0,98" / 25 mm		      -

   - Protected deck - multiple decks:
	For and Aft decks: 5,00" / 127 mm
	Forecastle: 1,50" / 38 mm  Quarter deck: 1,50" / 38 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 10,00" / 254 mm, Aft 0,98" / 25 mm

Machinery:
	Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
	Geared drive, 4 shafts, 172 232 shp / 128 485 Kw = 32,00 kts
	Range 4 500nm at 20,00 kts
	Bunker at max displacement = 4 290 tons

Complement:
	1 343 - 1 746

Cost:
	£17,783 million / $71,132 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
	Armament: 2 759 tons, 7,4 %
	   - Guns: 2 759 tons, 7,4 %
	Armour: 10 090 tons, 27,0 %
	   - Belts: 2 181 tons, 5,8 %
	   - Torpedo bulkhead: 1 360 tons, 3,6 %
	   - Armament: 2 102 tons, 5,6 %
	   - Armour Deck: 4 182 tons, 11,2 %
	   - Conning Towers: 264 tons, 0,7 %
	Machinery: 4 774 tons, 12,8 %
	Hull, fittings & equipment: 14 963 tons, 40,0 %
	Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4 462 tons, 11,9 %
	Miscellaneous weights: 315 tons, 0,8 %
	   - Hull above water: 140 tons
	   - Above deck: 175 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
	Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
	  43 578 lbs / 19 767 Kg = 26,0 x 15,0 " / 380 mm shells or 6,3 torpedoes
	Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,06
	Metacentric height 4,9 ft / 1,5 m
	Roll period: 17,4 seconds
	Steadiness	- As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
			- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,96
	Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,01

Hull form characteristics:
	Hull has a flush deck,
	  an extended bulbous bow and a round stern
	Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,529 / 0,535
	Length to Beam Ratio: 8,93 : 1
	'Natural speed' for length: 28,64 kts
	Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
	Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
	Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20,00 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 %,  29,53 ft / 9,00 m,  19,69 ft / 6,00 m
	   - Forward deck:	30,00 %,  19,69 ft / 6,00 m,  19,69 ft / 6,00 m
	   - Aft deck:	35,00 %,  19,69 ft / 6,00 m,  19,69 ft / 6,00 m
	   - Quarter deck:	15,00 %,  19,69 ft / 6,00 m,  19,69 ft / 6,00 m
	   - Average freeboard:		20,47 ft / 6,24 m
	Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
	Space	- Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 99,7 %
		- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 144,0 %
	Waterplane Area: 51 562 Square feet or 4 790 Square metres
	Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 111 %
	Structure weight / hull surface area: 210 lbs/sq ft or 1 025 Kg/sq metre
	Hull strength (Relative):
		- Cross-sectional: 0,97
		- Longitudinal: 1,28
		- Overall: 1,00
	Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
	Excellent accommodation and workspace room

100t above deck for flag facilities
25t above deck for a rotating compressed air catapult (aft)
25t above deck for a heavy duty crane (aft)
25t above deck for a Loire 130 on the catapult
140t inside the hull (above water) for 2 other Loire 130 in the stern hangar

Main batterry:

A-P turret layout

Secondary battery:

-152: Bs-Xs-Y