1922 IJN Hime

Hime (姫), meatball ship laid down 1922

Displacement:
	5,767 t light; 6,000 t standard; 6,600 t normal; 7,080 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
	(564.30 ft / 557.74 ft) x 50.85 ft x (18.04 / 18.94 ft)
	(172.00 m / 170.00 m) x 15.50 m  x (5.50 / 5.77 m)

Armament:
      12 - 5.51" / 140 mm 50.0 cal guns - 83.78lbs / 38.00kg shells, 100 per gun
	  Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1914 Model
	  2 x Triple mounts on centreline, aft deck aft
	  2 x Triple mounts on centreline, forward deck forward
      12 - 4.72" / 120 mm 45.0 cal guns - 44.75lbs / 20.30kg shells, 150 per gun
	  Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1921 Model
	  4 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
	  2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
		2 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 1,542 lbs / 700 kg
      Main Torpedoes
      12 - 24.0" / 610 mm, 27.61 ft / 8.42 m torpedoes - 2.264 t each, 27.162 t total
	In 4 sets of deck mounted side rotating tubes
      2nd Torpedoes
      36 - 24.0" / 610 mm, 27.61 ft / 8.42 m torpedoes - 2.264 t each, 81.486 t total
	In 6 sets of deck mounted reloads
      Mines
      48 - 1,984.16 lbs / 900.00 kg mines - 42.518 t total
	in Above water - Stern racks/rails

Armour:
   - Belts:		Width (max)	Length (avg)		Height (avg)
	Main:	3.94" / 100 mm	362.53 ft / 110.50 m	8.53 ft / 2.60 m
	Ends:	Unarmoured
	  Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
	  Main Belt inclined -16.00 degrees (positive = in)

   - Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
		1.97" / 50 mm	557.74 ft / 170.00 m	23.29 ft / 7.10 m
	Beam between torpedo bulkheads 49.54 ft / 15.10 m

   - Gun armour:	Face (max)	Other gunhouse (avg)	Barbette/hoist (max)
	Main:	4.53" / 115 mm	1.77" / 45 mm		4.53" / 115 mm
	2nd:	1.97" / 50 mm	0.98" / 25 mm		1.97" / 50 mm

   - Armoured deck - single deck:
	For and Aft decks: 1.57" / 40 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 3.94" / 100 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
	Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
	Geared drive, 4 shafts, 44,124 shp / 32,917 Kw = 30.00 kts
	Range 5,890nm at 14.00 kts
	Bunker at max displacement = 1,080 tons

Complement:
	365 - 475

Cost:
	£1.594 million / $6.375 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
	Armament: 610 tons, 9.2 %
	   - Guns: 401 tons, 6.1 %
	   - Weapons: 209 tons, 3.2 %
	Armour: 2,049 tons, 31.0 %
	   - Belts: 495 tons, 7.5 %
	   - Torpedo bulkhead: 946 tons, 14.3 %
	   - Armament: 126 tons, 1.9 %
	   - Armour Deck: 451 tons, 6.8 %
	   - Conning Tower: 30 tons, 0.5 %
	Machinery: 1,497 tons, 22.7 %
	Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,466 tons, 22.2 %
	Fuel, ammunition & stores: 833 tons, 12.6 %
	Miscellaneous weights: 145 tons, 2.2 %
	   - Above deck: 145 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
	Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
	  7,866 lbs / 3,568 Kg = 94.0 x 5.5 " / 140 mm shells or 0.9 torpedoes
	Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.25
	Metacentric height 2.7 ft / 0.8 m
	Roll period: 13.0 seconds
	Steadiness	- As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 54 %
			- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.46
	Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.08

Hull form characteristics:
	Hull has a flush deck,
	  a ram bow and large transom stern
	Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.451 / 0.461
	Length to Beam Ratio: 10.97 : 1
	'Natural speed' for length: 26.92 kts
	Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
	Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
	Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 11.30 degrees
	Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
	Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
				Fore end,	 Aft end
	   - Forecastle:	25.00 %,  20.01 ft / 6.10 m,  13.45 ft / 4.10 m
	   - Forward deck:	25.00 %,  13.45 ft / 4.10 m,  13.45 ft / 4.10 m
	   - Aft deck:	40.00 %,  13.45 ft / 4.10 m,  13.12 ft / 4.00 m
	   - Quarter deck:	10.00 %,  13.12 ft / 4.00 m,  13.12 ft / 4.00 m
	   - Average freeboard:		14.01 ft / 4.27 m
	Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
	Space	- Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 100.0 %
		- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 100.0 %
	Waterplane Area: 18,814 Square feet or 1,748 Square metres
	Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 97 %
	Structure weight / hull surface area: 91 lbs/sq ft or 443 Kg/sq metre
	Hull strength (Relative):
		- Cross-sectional: 1.00
		- Longitudinal: 1.00
		- Overall: 1.00
	Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
	Adequate accommodation and workspace room

Included - Flag facilities, 1 heavy crane, 1 floatplane.
Floatplane launches from small flying-off platform; catapult will be added in ~1929 modernisations as historical.

50 calibre 3rd Year Type 14cm Gun (1914 38kg 10rpm 20574m)
12cm/45 10th Year Type (1921 20.3kg 11rpm 16000m)
8cm/40 11th Year Type (1922 6kg 20rpm 10800m) <removed>
61cm Type 8 No. 2 Torpedo (1919 346kg Shimose 10km@38kt)
6th Year Type C Mines (900kg)

Outer armour belt is 100mm VH strake (absolute height 2.5m, extends 2.0m above water, 0.5m below) laminated on 50mm Ducol structural armour belt over entire ship (extends 2.0m above water, 5.0m below). Flat 45mm NVNC armoured deck connected to top of armour belt. Outer belt is exposed; below belt connects extended double hull.