Krążownik minowy typu Neptun 1925 (1 szt.)
Kolejny w
naszej flocie krążownik minowy. Wprawdzie z zasady do kolonii wysyłam starsze
jednostki, ale z uwagi na większą prędkość i zasięg, tym razem Neptun powędruje na Belitung, a nie
starszy Posejdon. Oczywiście w razie
konfliktu poza Bałtykiem, Posejdon
także zostanie wysłany do kolonii.
Prezentowany
okręt jest dość szybką jednostką o sporym zasięgu. Uzbrojenie jest
wystarczające dla jednostki tej klasy i wielkości. Opancerzenie jest wprawdzie
symboliczne, ale daje przewagę w starciu z lżejszymi okrętami wroga. Mimo
znacznej prędkości, Neptun wykazuje
się zupełnie przyzwoitymi właściwościami morskimi. Wszystkie tory minowe
znajdują się wewnątrz kadłuba, co daje pewien komfort obsłudze.
Neptun, Poland Minelaying cruiser laid down
1925
Displacement:
4 735
t light; 4 891 t standard; 5 296 t normal; 5 621 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x
beam x draught (normal/deep)
(495,65
ft / 492,13 ft) x 49,54 ft x (16,90 / 17,60 ft)
(151,08
m / 150,00 m) x 15,10 m x (5,15 / 5,36
m)
Armament:
4
- 5,98" / 152 mm 50,0 cal guns - 100,09lbs / 45,40kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in turret on barbette
mounts, 1925 Model
2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly
spread
2
- 4,13" / 105 mm 50,0 cal guns - 33,29lbs / 15,10kg shells, 300 per gun
Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mount,
1920 Model
1 x Twin mount on centreline, aft deck centre
1 raised mount
4
- 1,57" / 40,0 mm 60,0 cal guns - 2,05lbs / 0,93kg shells, 600 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1919 Model
2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly
spread 2 raised mounts
5
- 0,98" / 25,0 mm 60,0 cal guns - 0,55lbs / 0,25kg shells, 1 500 per
gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1919 Model
4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread 4
raised mounts
1 x Single mount on centreline, aft deck centre
1 raised mount
Weight of broadside 477 lbs / 216 kg
Mines
2
- 1 212,54 lbs / 550,00 kg mines + 380 reloads - 206,782 t total
in
Above water - Stern racks/rails
Armour:
-
Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height
(avg)
Main: 1,97" / 50 mm 314,96 ft / 96,00 m 4,27 ft
/ 1,30 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 1,97" / 50 mm 144,36 ft / 44,00 m 7,87 ft
/ 2,40 m
Main Belt covers 98% of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and
engineering spaces
-
Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1,97" / 50 mm 0,98" / 25 mm 1,97"
/ 50 mm
2nd:
- - 0,98"
/ 25 mm
-
Armoured deck - single deck:
For
and Aft decks: 0,98" / 25 mm
-
Conning towers: Forward 1,97" / 50 mm, Aft 0,98" / 25 mm
Machinery:
Oil
fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared
drive, 2 shafts, 51 587 shp / 38 484 Kw = 32,00 kts
Range
8 000nm at 11,00 kts
Bunker
at max displacement = 730 tons
Complement:
309
- 403
Cost:
£1,495
million / $5,981 million
Distribution of weights at normal
displacement:
Armament:
396 tons, 7,5%
- Guns: 138 tons, 2,6%
- Weapons: 258 tons, 4,9%
Armour:
530 tons, 10,0%
- Belts: 217 tons, 4,1%
- Armament: 56 tons, 1,1%
- Armour Deck: 237 tons, 4,5%
- Conning Towers: 19 tons, 0,4%
Machinery:
1 675 tons, 31,6%
Hull,
fittings & equipment: 2 134 tons, 40,3%
Fuel,
ammunition & stores: 561 tons, 10,6%
Miscellaneous
weights: 0 tons, 0,0%
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability
(Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
5 751 lbs / 2 609 Kg = 53,7 x 6,0
" / 152 mm shells or 1,0 torpedoes
Stability
(Unstable if below 1.00): 1,14
Metacentric
height 2,2 ft / 0,7 m
Roll
period: 14,0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 72 %
-
Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,28
Seaboat
quality (Average = 1.00): 1,21
Hull form characteristics:
Hull
has a flush deck,
a normal bow and large transom stern
Block
coefficient (normal/deep): 0,450 / 0,458
Length
to Beam Ratio: 9,93 : 1
'Natural
speed' for length: 25,49 kts
Power
going to wave formation at top speed: 59 %
Trim
(Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 60
Bow
angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10,00 degrees
Stern
overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
Freeboard
(% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore
end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 18,00%, 20,01 ft /
6,10 m, 18,37 ft / 5,60 m
- Forward deck: 32,00%, 18,37 ft / 5,60
m, 18,37 ft / 5,60 m
- Aft deck: 32,00%, 18,37 ft / 5,60 m, 18,37 ft / 5,60 m
- Quarter deck: 18,00%, 18,37 ft /
5,60 m, 18,37 ft / 5,60 m
- Average freeboard: 18,49 ft / 5,64 m
Ship
tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low =
better): 112,7%
-
Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 183,0%
Waterplane
Area: 16 154 Square feet or 1 501 Square metres
Displacement
factor (Displacement / loading): 120%
Structure
weight / hull surface area: 80 lbs/sq ft or 391 Kg/sq metre
Hull
strength (Relative):
-
Cross-sectional: 0,92
-
Longitudinal: 1,95
-
Overall: 1,00
Cramped
machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent
accommodation and workspace room
Ship
has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good
seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
