Kitakaze, or "SpringSharp hates DDs"

HIJMS Kitakaze, Japanese Kitakaze-class destroyer laid down 1941

Displacement:
	7,200 t light; 7,455 t standard; 8,810 t normal; 9,894 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
	(490.49 ft / 459.32 ft) x 45.93 ft x (29.53 / 32.24 ft)
	(149.50 m / 140.00 m) x 14.00 m  x (9.00 / 9.83 m)

Armament:
      8 - 3.94" / 100 mm 65.0 cal guns - 28.66lbs / 13.00kg shells, 250 per gun
	  Dual purpose guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1941 Model
	  4 x 2-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
		2 raised mounts - superfiring
      4 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 50.0 cal guns - 13.01lbs / 5.90kg shells, 1,500 per gun
	  Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1941 Model
	  4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      12 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm 70.0 cal guns - 0.27lbs / 0.12kg shells, 2,000 per gun
	  Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1941 Model
	  6 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
		2 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 285 lbs / 129 kg
      Main Torpedoes
      8 - 24.0" / 610 mm, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m torpedoes - 2.488 t each, 19.904 t total
	In 2 sets of deck mounted carriage/fixed tubes
      2nd Torpedoes
      8 - 24.0" / 610 mm, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m torpedoes - 2.488 t each, 19.904 t total
	In 2 sets of deck mounted reloads
      Main DC/AS Mortars
      8 - 524.70 lbs / 238.00 kg Depth Charges + 8 reloads - 3.748 t total
	in Depth charge throwers
      2nd DC/AS Mortars
      24 - 65.04 lbs / 29.50 kg ahead throwing AS Mortars + 8 reloads - 0.929 t total

Armour:
   - Belts:		Width (max)	Length (avg)		Height (avg)
	Main:	0.98" / 25 mm	298.56 ft / 91.00 m	8.14 ft / 2.48 m
	Ends:	0.20" / 5 mm	160.73 ft / 48.99 m	8.14 ft / 2.48 m
	Upper:	0.98" / 25 mm	298.56 ft / 91.00 m	8.01 ft / 2.44 m
	  Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
	  Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

   - Gun armour:	Face (max)	Other gunhouse (avg)	Barbette/hoist (max)
	Main:	1.97" / 50 mm	      -			1.97" / 50 mm

   - Box over machinery & magazines:
	0.98" / 25 mm
	Forecastle: 0.20" / 5 mm  Quarter deck: 0.20" / 5 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 0.98" / 25 mm, Aft 0.98" / 25 mm

Machinery:
	Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
	Geared drive, 4 shafts, 164,974 shp / 123,070 Kw = 37.00 kts
	Range 8,000nm at 18.00 kts
	Bunker at max displacement = 2,439 tons

Complement:
	454 - 591

Cost:
	£5.613 million / $22.450 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
	Armament: 202 tons, 2.3 %
	   - Guns: 145 tons, 1.6 %
	   - Weapons: 57 tons, 0.6 %
	Armour: 886 tons, 10.1 %
	   - Belts: 205 tons, 2.3 %
	   - Armament: 105 tons, 1.2 %
	   - Armour Deck: 559 tons, 6.3 %
	   - Conning Towers: 18 tons, 0.2 %
	Machinery: 4,360 tons, 49.5 %
	Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,752 tons, 19.9 %
	Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,610 tons, 18.3 %
	Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
	Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
	  2,058 lbs / 934 Kg = 67.5 x 3.9 " / 100 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
	Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.18
	Metacentric height 2.1 ft / 0.6 m
	Roll period: 13.3 seconds
	Steadiness	- As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 92 %
			- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.35
	Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.83

Hull form characteristics:
	Hull has a flush deck,
	  a straight bulbous bow and a cruiser stern
	Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.495 / 0.509
	Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
	'Natural speed' for length: 21.43 kts
	Power going to wave formation at top speed: 70 %
	Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
	Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 45.00 degrees
	Stern overhang: 1.64 ft / 0.50 m
	Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
				Fore end,	 Aft end
	   - Forecastle:	20.00 %,  29.53 ft / 9.00 m,  29.53 ft / 9.00 m
	   - Forward deck:	30.00 %,  29.53 ft / 9.00 m,  29.53 ft / 9.00 m
	   - Aft deck:	35.00 %,  29.53 ft / 9.00 m,  29.53 ft / 9.00 m
	   - Quarter deck:	15.00 %,  29.53 ft / 9.00 m,  29.53 ft / 9.00 m
	   - Average freeboard:		29.53 ft / 9.00 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
	Space	- Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 165.2 %
		- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 156.5 %
	Waterplane Area: 13,993 Square feet or 1,300 Square metres
	Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 88 %
	Structure weight / hull surface area: 41 lbs/sq ft or 202 Kg/sq metre
	Hull strength (Relative):
		- Cross-sectional: 0.38
		- Longitudinal: 5.85
		- Overall: 0.50
	Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
	Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
	Excellent accommodation and workspace room
	Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
	Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather