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- Miaohua-Class (Miaoren Subclass), Taishe Dynasty Light Scout Cruiser laid down 1911
- Displacement:
- 2,806 t light; 2,950 t standard; 3,394 t normal; 3,749 t full load
- Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
- (460.69 ft / 459.32 ft) x 45.93 ft x (13.12 / 14.06 ft)
- (140.42 m / 140.00 m) x 14.00 m x (4.00 / 4.29 m)
- Armament:
- 8 - 5.91" / 150 mm 45.0 cal guns - 103.86lbs / 47.11kg shells, 150 per gun
- Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1904 Model
- 2 x Twin mounts on centreline, evenly spread
- 2 x Twin mounts on sides amidships
- 2 - 3.94" / 100 mm 45.0 cal guns - 30.77lbs / 13.96kg shells, 200 per gun
- Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1904 Model
- 2 x Single mounts on centreline, evenly spread
- 2 raised mounts
- 4 - 0.47" / 12.0 mm 60.0 cal guns - 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 2,500 per gun
- Machine guns in deck mounts, 1910 Model
- 4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- Weight of broadside 893 lbs / 405 kg
- Main Torpedoes
- 8 - 21.7" / 550 mm, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m torpedoes - 1.116 t each, 8.924 t total
- In 4 sets of deck mounted side rotating tubes
- 2nd Torpedoes
- 16 - 21.7" / 550 mm, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m torpedoes - 1.116 t each, 17.849 t total
- below water reloads
- Main DC/AS Mortars
- 4 - 176.37 lbs / 80.00 kg Depth Charges + 20 reloads - 1.890 t total
- in Stern depth charge racks
- Armour:
- - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
- Ends: Unarmoured
- - Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
- 0.98" / 25 mm 344.49 ft / 105.00 m 12.04 ft / 3.67 m
- Beam between torpedo bulkheads 36.09 ft / 11.00 m
- - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
- Main: 2.95" / 75 mm 0.98" / 25 mm -
- - Protected deck - single deck:
- For and Aft decks: 1.97" / 50 mm
- Forecastle: 1.97" / 50 mm Quarter deck: 1.97" / 50 mm
- - Conning towers: Forward 2.95" / 75 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
- Machinery:
- Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
- Direct drive, 2 shafts, 19,184 shp / 14,312 Kw = 25.62 kts
- Range 10,000nm at 10.00 kts
- Bunker at max displacement = 799 tons
- Complement:
- 222 - 289
- Cost:
- £0.250 million / $0.998 million
- Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
- Armament: 172 tons, 5.1 %
- - Guns: 129 tons, 3.8 %
- - Weapons: 43 tons, 1.3 %
- Armour: 690 tons, 20.3 %
- - Torpedo bulkhead: 151 tons, 4.5 %
- - Armament: 38 tons, 1.1 %
- - Armour Deck: 486 tons, 14.3 %
- - Conning Tower: 14 tons, 0.4 %
- Machinery: 779 tons, 22.9 %
- Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,166 tons, 34.4 %
- Fuel, ammunition & stores: 588 tons, 17.3 %
- Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
- Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
- 5,754 lbs / 2,610 Kg = 55.9 x 5.9 " / 150 mm shells or 1.5 torpedoes
- Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.44
- Metacentric height 2.9 ft / 0.9 m
- Roll period: 11.3 seconds
- Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 75 %
- - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.23
- Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.51
- Hull form characteristics:
- Hull has low quarterdeck ,
- a normal bow and a cruiser stern
- Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.429 / 0.442
- Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
- 'Natural speed' for length: 21.43 kts
- Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 %
- Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
- Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 4.00 degrees
- Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
- Fore end, Aft end
- - Forecastle: 20.00 %, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- - Aft deck: 35.00 %, 13.12 ft / 4.00 m, 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- - Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 9.84 ft / 3.00 m, 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
- - Average freeboard: 14.04 ft / 4.28 m
- Ship tends to be wet forward
- Ship space, strength and comments:
- Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 114.6 %
- - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 154.6 %
- Waterplane Area: 13,239 Square feet or 1,230 Square metres
- Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 128 %
- Structure weight / hull surface area: 69 lbs/sq ft or 336 Kg/sq metre
- Hull strength (Relative):
- - Cross-sectional: 0.98
- - Longitudinal: 1.19
- - Overall: 1.00
- 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
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