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- HMCS Albion, Canada CA laid down 1927
- Displacement:
- 9,491 t light; 9,997 t standard; 11,280 t normal; 12,306 t full load
- Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
- (579.87 ft / 574.15 ft) x 65.62 ft x (19.69 / 21.07 ft)
- (176.75 m / 175.00 m) x 20.00 m x (6.00 / 6.42 m)
- Armament:
- 8 - 7.99" / 203 mm 50.0 cal guns - 255.96lbs / 116.10kg shells, 180 per gun
- Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1927 Model
- 4 x 2-gun mounts on centreline, evenly spread
- 2 raised mounts
- 10 - 4.02" / 102 mm 45.0 cal guns - 33.51lbs / 15.20kg shells, 250 per gun
- Dual purpose guns in deck mounts, 1927 Model
- 10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 32 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm 39.0 cal guns - 2.01lbs / 0.91kg shells, 750 per gun
- Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1927 Model
- 4 x 2 row octuple mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 16 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm 62.0 cal guns - 0.09lbs / 0.04kg shells, 2,500 per gun
- Machine guns in deck mounts, 1927 Model
- 2 x Quad mounts on centreline, evenly spread
- 2 raised mounts
- 2 x Quad mounts on sides amidships
- Weight of broadside 2,449 lbs / 1,111 kg
- Main Torpedoes
- 8 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 25.26 ft / 7.70 m torpedoes - 1.640 t each, 13.119 t total
- In 2 sets of deck mounted side rotating tubes
- 2nd Torpedoes
- 8 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 25.26 ft / 7.70 m torpedoes - 1.640 t each, 13.119 t total
- below water reloads
- Main DC/AS Mortars
- 16 - 421.08 lbs / 191.00 kg Depth Charges + 16 reloads - 6.015 t total
- in Stern depth charge racks
- 2nd DC/AS Mortars
- 4 - 421.08 lbs / 191.00 kg Depth Charges + 8 reloads - 2.256 t total
- in Depth charge throwers
- Armour:
- - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
- Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 373.20 ft / 113.75 m 9.71 ft / 2.96 m
- Ends: Unarmoured
- Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
- - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
- 2.00" / 51 mm 373.20 ft / 113.75 m 17.85 ft / 5.44 m
- Beam between torpedo bulkheads 59.06 ft / 18.00 m
- - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
- Main: 3.00" / 76 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 3.00" / 76 mm
- 2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm - -
- - Box over machinery & magazines:
- 2.00" / 51 mm
- Forecastle: 2.00" / 51 mm Quarter deck: 2.00" / 51 mm
- - Conning towers: Forward 3.00" / 76 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
- Machinery:
- Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
- Geared drive, 4 shafts, 73,545 shp / 54,864 Kw = 30.00 kts
- Range 9,000nm at 15.00 kts
- Bunker at max displacement = 2,310 tons
- Complement:
- 546 - 711
- Cost:
- £3.280 million / $13.119 million
- Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
- Armament: 757 tons, 6.7 %
- - Guns: 703 tons, 6.2 %
- - Weapons: 54 tons, 0.5 %
- Armour: 2,271 tons, 20.1 %
- - Belts: 604 tons, 5.4 %
- - Torpedo bulkhead: 493 tons, 4.4 %
- - Armament: 153 tons, 1.4 %
- - Armour Deck: 988 tons, 8.8 %
- - Conning Tower: 33 tons, 0.3 %
- Machinery: 2,321 tons, 20.6 %
- Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,897 tons, 34.5 %
- Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,789 tons, 15.9 %
- Miscellaneous weights: 245 tons, 2.2 %
- - On freeboard deck: 170 tons
- - Above deck: 75 tons
- Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
- Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
- 16,381 lbs / 7,430 Kg = 64.2 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 2.1 torpedoes
- Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.26
- Metacentric height 4.0 ft / 1.2 m
- Roll period: 13.7 seconds
- Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 58 %
- - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.44
- Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.17
- Hull form characteristics:
- Hull has a flush deck,
- a normal bow and a cruiser stern
- Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.532 / 0.543
- Length to Beam Ratio: 8.75 : 1
- 'Natural speed' for length: 23.96 kts
- Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
- Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
- Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 14.00 degrees
- Stern overhang: -4.92 ft / -1.50 m
- Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
- Fore end, Aft end
- - Forecastle: 20.00 %, 22.97 ft / 7.00 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: 19.95 ft / 6.08 m
- Ship tends to be wet forward
- Ship space, strength and comments:
- Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 98.3 %
- - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 173.0 %
- Waterplane Area: 25,862 Square feet or 2,403 Square metres
- Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 119 %
- Structure weight / hull surface area: 110 lbs/sq ft or 535 Kg/sq metre
- Hull strength (Relative):
- - Cross-sectional: 0.96
- - Longitudinal: 1.43
- - Overall: 1.00
- Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
- Excellent accommodation and workspace room
- 2 planes, 1 hanger for plane, 1 heavy crane, flag facilities
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