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- CRNS Tempesta, Calder Republic Battleship laid down 1914
- Displacement:
- 28,129 t light; 30,021 t standard; 32,324 t normal; 34,166 t full load
- Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
- (658.40 ft / 650.26 ft) x 96.46 ft x (33.46 / 34.95 ft)
- (200.68 m / 198.20 m) x 29.40 m x (10.20 / 10.65 m)
- Armament:
- 8 - 14.96" / 380 mm 42.0 cal guns - 1,918.02lbs / 870.00kg shells, 120 per gun
- Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1909 Model
- 3 x 2-gun mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
- 1 raised mount - superfiring
- 1 x 2-gun mount on centreline, aft deck centre
- 1 raised mount aft
- 14 - 5.12" / 130 mm 50.0 cal guns - 60.01lbs / 27.22kg shells, 400 per gun
- Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1907 Model
- 14 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 8 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
- 8 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm 50.0 cal guns - 13.67lbs / 6.20kg shells, 600 per gun
- Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1913 Model
- 2 x Single mounts on sides amidships
- Weight of broadside 16,294 lbs / 7,391 kg
- Main Torpedoes
- 2 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 23.10 ft / 7.04 m torpedoes - 1.462 t each, 2.924 t total
- submerged bow tubes
- 2nd Torpedoes
- 2 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 23.10 ft / 7.04 m torpedoes - 1.462 t each, 2.924 t total
- below water reloads
- Armour:
- - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
- Main: 13.0" / 330 mm 403.15 ft / 122.88 m 11.81 ft / 3.60 m
- Ends: 1.97" / 50 mm 247.08 ft / 75.31 m 11.81 ft / 3.60 m
- Upper: 2.95" / 75 mm 403.15 ft / 122.88 m 8.01 ft / 2.44 m
- Main Belt covers 95 % of normal length
- Main Belt inclined -5.00 degrees (positive = in)
- - Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
- 2.95" / 75 mm 403.15 ft / 122.88 m 30.51 ft / 9.30 m
- Beam between torpedo bulkheads 63.65 ft / 19.40 m
- - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
- Main: 15.0" / 380 mm 9.06" / 230 mm 11.0" / 280 mm
- 2nd: 3.94" / 100 mm - -
- - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
- For and Aft decks: 6.30" / 160 mm
- Forecastle: 2.95" / 75 mm Quarter deck: 2.95" / 75 mm
- - Conning towers: Forward 14.96" / 380 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
- Machinery:
- Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
- Geared drive, 4 shafts, 69,814 shp / 52,081 Kw = 25.25 kts
- Range 10,500nm at 12.00 kts
- Bunker at max displacement = 4,145 tons
- Complement:
- 1,204 - 1,566
- Cost:
- £3.245 million / $12.981 million
- Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
- Armament: 2,685 tons, 8.3 %
- - Guns: 2,675 tons, 8.3 %
- - Weapons: 10 tons, 0.0 %
- Armour: 12,407 tons, 38.4 %
- - Belts: 3,323 tons, 10.3 %
- - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,344 tons, 4.2 %
- - Armament: 2,905 tons, 9.0 %
- - Armour Deck: 4,509 tons, 13.9 %
- - Conning Tower: 327 tons, 1.0 %
- Machinery: 2,689 tons, 8.3 %
- Hull, fittings & equipment: 10,247 tons, 31.7 %
- Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,195 tons, 13.0 %
- Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 0.3 %
- - On freeboard deck: 100 tons
- Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
- Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
- 49,259 lbs / 22,344 Kg = 29.4 x 15.0 " / 380 mm shells or 7.8 torpedoes
- Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
- Metacentric height 5.5 ft / 1.7 m
- Roll period: 17.3 seconds
- Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 67 %
- - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.97
- Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.34
- Hull form characteristics:
- Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
- a straight bulbous bow and a cruiser stern
- Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.539 / 0.545
- Length to Beam Ratio: 6.74 : 1
- 'Natural speed' for length: 25.50 kts
- Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
- Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
- Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 19.00 degrees
- Stern overhang: -4.92 ft / -1.50 m
- Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
- Fore end, Aft end
- - Forecastle: 19.00 %, 23.62 ft / 7.20 m, 23.62 ft / 7.20 m
- - Forward deck: 42.00 %, 23.62 ft / 7.20 m, 23.62 ft / 7.20 m
- - Aft deck: 20.00 %, 19.03 ft / 5.80 m, 19.03 ft / 5.80 m
- - Quarter deck: 19.00 %, 19.03 ft / 5.80 m, 19.03 ft / 5.80 m
- - Average freeboard: 21.83 ft / 6.65 m
- Ship tends to be wet forward
- Ship space, strength and comments:
- Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 95.1 %
- - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 151.8 %
- Waterplane Area: 43,325 Square feet or 4,025 Square metres
- Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 111 %
- Structure weight / hull surface area: 202 lbs/sq ft or 986 Kg/sq metre
- Hull strength (Relative):
- - Cross-sectional: 0.93
- - Longitudinal: 1.80
- - Overall: 1.00
- Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
- Excellent accommodation and workspace room
- Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
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- Misc Weights:
- Flag Facilities = 100 tons
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