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| - Australia, Cascadian Dreadnought laid down 1914 Units: 2
* CRS Australia (ex-REN Fakhr-ad-Din Yussuf)
* CRS Alaska (ex-REN Faris ad-Din Aktai) Displacement: 27,747 t light; 29,809 t standard; 32,179 t normal; 34,075 t full loadDimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep) (630.70 ft / 617.00 ft) x 94.00 ft x (30.00 / 31.50 ft) (192.24 m / 188.06 m) x 28.65 m x (9.14 / 9.60 m)Armament: 9 - 14.00" / 356 mm 52.0 cal guns - 1,620.00lbs / 734.82kg shells, 100 per gun Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1915 Model 3 x 3-gun mounts on centreline ends, majority forward 1 raised mount - superfiring 20 - 6.00" / 152 mm 50.0 cal guns - 114.33lbs / 51.86kg shells, 400 per gun Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1914 Model 20 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread 12 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas 12 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 50.0 cal guns - 14.29lbs / 6.48kg shells, 1,050 per gun Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1914 Model 8 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread 8 raised mounts 4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread 4 double raised mounts Weight of broadside 17,038 lbs / 7,728 kg Main Torpedoes 4 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 23.00 ft / 7.01 m torpedoes - 1.456 t each, 5.825 t total submerged side tubesArmour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 360.00 ft / 109.73 m 13.00 ft / 3.96 m Ends: Unarmoured Main Belt covers 90 % of normal length - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads: 3.00" / 76 mm 360.00 ft / 109.73 m 28.00 ft / 8.53 m Beam between torpedo bulkheads 71.00 ft / 21.64 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 12.0" / 305 mm 12.0" / 305 mm 2nd: 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm - Protected deck - single deck: For and Aft decks: 6.50" / 165 mm Forecastle: 2.00" / 51 mm Quarter deck: 2.00" / 51 mm - Conning towers: Forward 15.00" / 381 mm, Aft 5.00" / 127 mmMachinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Direct drive, 4 shafts, 56,000 shp / 41,776 Kw = 23.49 kts Range 9,000nm at 13.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 4,266 tonsComplement: 1,200 - 1,561Cost: £3.594 million / $14.375 millionDistribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 3,650 tons, 11.3 % - Guns: 3,638 tons, 11.3 % - Weapons: 12 tons, 0.0 % Armour: 12,198 tons, 37.9 % - Belts: 2,934 tons, 9.1 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,119 tons, 3.5 % - Armament: 2,922 tons, 9.1 % - Armour Deck: 4,787 tons, 14.9 % - Conning Towers: 436 tons, 1.4 % Machinery: 2,157 tons, 6.7 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,736 tons, 30.3 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,432 tons, 13.8 % Miscellaneous weights: 6 tons, 0.0 % - Hull below water: 6 tonsOverall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 42,470 lbs / 19,264 Kg = 31.0 x 14.0 " / 356 mm shells or 6.5 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10 Metacentric height 5.4 ft / 1.7 m Roll period: 16.9 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.80 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.19Hull form characteristics: Hull has a flush deck, a normal bow and a round stern Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.647 / 0.653 Length to Beam Ratio: 6.56 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 24.84 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 59 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees Stern overhang: 10.00 ft / 3.05 m Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length): Fore end, Aft end - Forecastle: 15.00 %, 21.00 ft / 6.40 m, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m - Forward deck: 35.00 %, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m - Aft deck: 35.00 %, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m - Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m, 18.00 ft / 5.49 m - Average freeboard: 18.18 ft / 5.54 m Ship tends to be wet forwardShip space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 89.5 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 126.6 % Waterplane Area: 44,320 Square feet or 4,117 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 103 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 190 lbs/sq ft or 929 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.96 - Longitudinal: 1.44 - Overall: 1.00 Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space Excellent accommodation and workspace room Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
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