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- Carlos II, Spain Light Battlecruiser laid down 1912
- Displacement:
- 21 843 t light; 23 113 t standard; 25 500 t normal; 27 410 t full load
- Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
- (721,64 ft / 703,41 ft) x 88,91 ft x (27,89 / 29,47 ft)
- (219,96 m / 214,40 m) x 27,10 m x (8,50 / 8,98 m)
- Armament:
- 8 - 13,50" / 343 mm 45,0 cal guns - 1 241,76lbs / 563,25kg shells, 120 per gun
- Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1912 Model
- 1 x Twin mount on centreline forward
- 1 raised mount - superfiring
- 2 x Triple mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
- 20 - 4,02" / 102 mm 45,0 cal guns - 32,66lbs / 14,81kg shells, 240 per gun
- Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1912 Model
- 10 x Twin mounts on side ends, majority forward
- 6 - 3,00" / 76,2 mm 45,0 cal guns - 12,50lbs / 5,67kg shells, 250 per gun
- Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1910 Model
- 6 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
- 6 raised mounts
- Weight of broadside 10 662 lbs / 4 836 kg
- Main Torpedoes
- 8 - 21,0" / 533 mm, 23,10 ft / 7,04 m torpedoes - 1,452 t each, 11,616 t total
- In 2 sets of deck mounted side rotating tubes
- 2nd Torpedoes
- 8 - 21,0" / 533 mm, 23,10 ft / 7,04 m torpedoes - 1,452 t each, 11,616 t total
- below water reloads
- Armour:
- - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
- Main: 7,87" / 200 mm 508,53 ft / 155,00 m 11,32 ft / 3,45 m
- Ends: 1,97" / 50 mm 164,04 ft / 50,00 m 11,32 ft / 3,45 m
- 30,84 ft / 9,40 m Unarmoured ends
- Main Belt covers 111% of normal length
- - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
- 1,18" / 30 mm 508,53 ft / 155,00 m 24,84 ft / 7,57 m
- Beam between torpedo bulkheads 65,94 ft / 20,10 m
- - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
- Main: 10,0" / 254 mm 7,87" / 200 mm 9,84" / 250 mm
- 2nd: 1,97" / 50 mm 0,98" / 25 mm 3,94" / 100 mm
- - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
- For and Aft decks: 2,36" / 60 mm
- Forecastle: 0,00" / 0 mm Quarter deck: 0,39" / 10 mm
- - Conning towers: Forward 11,81" / 300 mm, Aft 5,91" / 150 mm
- Machinery:
- Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
- Geared drive, 4 shafts, 88 266 shp / 65 846 Kw = 28,20 kts
- Range 7 000nm at 15,00 kts
- Bunker at max displacement = 4 297 tons
- Complement:
- 1 008 - 1 311
- Cost:
- £2,251 million / $9,004 million
- Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
- Armament: 1 904 tons, 7,5%
- - Guns: 1 866 tons, 7,3%
- - Weapons: 38 tons, 0,1%
- Armour: 6 322 tons, 24,8%
- - Belts: 2 005 tons, 7,9%
- - Torpedo bulkhead: 552 tons, 2,2%
- - Armament: 1 823 tons, 7,2%
- - Armour Deck: 1 611 tons, 6,3%
- - Conning Towers: 331 tons, 1,3%
- Machinery: 3 519 tons, 13,8%
- Hull, fittings & equipment: 10 098 tons, 39,6%
- Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3 657 tons, 14,3%
- Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
- Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
- 30 771 lbs / 13 957 Kg = 25,0 x 13,5 " / 343 mm shells or 4,1 torpedoes
- Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,09
- Metacentric height 4,9 ft / 1,5 m
- Roll period: 16,8 seconds
- Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,70
- Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,19
- Hull form characteristics:
- Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
- an extended bulbous bow and a cruiser stern
- Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,512 / 0,520
- Length to Beam Ratio: 7,91 : 1
- 'Natural speed' for length: 26,52 kts
- Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
- Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 59
- Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 32,00 degrees
- Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
- Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
- Fore end, Aft end
- - Forecastle: 24,00%, 29,17 ft / 8,89 m, 23,88 ft / 7,28 m
- - Forward deck: 40,00%, 23,88 ft / 7,28 m, 23,88 ft / 7,28 m
- - Aft deck: 32,00%, 11,94 ft / 3,64 m, 11,94 ft / 3,64 m
- - Quarter deck: 4,00%, 11,94 ft / 3,64 m, 11,94 ft / 3,64 m
- - Average freeboard: 20,09 ft / 6,12 m
- Ship tends to be wet forward
- Ship space, strength and comments:
- Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 109,4%
- - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 145,8%
- Waterplane Area: 42 119 Square feet or 3 913 Square metres
- Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 112%
- Structure weight / hull surface area: 178 lbs/sq ft or 869 Kg/sq metre
- Hull strength (Relative):
- - Cross-sectional: 1,00
- - Longitudinal: 1,26
- - Overall: 1,02
- Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
- Excellent accommodation and workspace room
- Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
- Notes:
- 10mm splinter box over steering gear. Steering itself protected from harm by main belt. Deck is 75mm (40+35) thick over magazines and 50mm elsewhere (40+10).
- Despite inconventional layout, her firepower is roughly equal to Lyon class battlecruisers. Some armor was exchanged for 28.2 knt speed. 3" salute/AA guns are placed on turrets and their usage during combat should be strictly prohibited
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