Azië, Netherlands troop ship laid down 1935, launched 1936, completed 1937 (engine
1936)
Displacement:
8 742 t light;
9 040 t standard; 12 555 t normal; 15 366 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(578,67 ft / 564,30 ft)
x 62,66 ft x (24,61 / 28,76 ft)
(176,38 m / 172,00 m) x
19,10 m x (7,50 / 8,77 m)
Armament:
4 - 4,72" / 120 mm 45,0
cal guns - 52,91lbs / 24,00kg shells, 200 per gun
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts, 1933 Model
2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly
spread
8 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm
43,0 cal guns - 2,05lbs / 0,93kg shells, 2 000 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1932 Model
4 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 raised
mounts
4 - 0,98" / 25,0 mm
64,0 cal guns - 0,53lbs / 0,24kg shells, 4 000 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1931
Model
2 x Twin mounts on sides, aft deck centre
2 double
raised mounts
2 - 0,52" / 13,2 mm
78,0 cal guns - 0,11lbs / 0,05kg shells, 6 000 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1919
Model
2 x Single mounts on sides amidships
2 double
raised mounts
Weight of broadside 221 lbs
/ 100 kg
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist
(max)
Main: 0,79" / 20 mm -
-
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers,
steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts,
48 000 shp / 35 808 Kw = 26,59 kts
Range 13 000nm at
20,00 kts
Bunker normal = 3 515
tons, at max displacement = 6 326 tons
Complement:
341
Cost:
£2,576 million /
$10,303 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 37 tons, 0,3%
- Guns: 37 tons, 0,3%
Armour: 4 tons, 0,0%
- Armament: 4 tons, 0,0%
Machinery: 1 347
tons, 10,7%
Hull, fittings &
equipment: 3 962 tons, 31,6%
Fuel, ammunition &
stores: 3 813 tons, 30,4%
Miscellaneous weights:
3 392 tons, 27,0%
- Hull below water: 2 500 tons
- Hull above water: 860 tons
- On freeboard deck: 32 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability
(Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
25 198 lbs / 11 429 Kg = 477,9 x 4,7 " /
120 mm shells or 1,5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if
below 1.00): 1,50
Metacentric height 5,0
ft / 1,5 m
Roll period: 11,8
seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 80 %
-
Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,03
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2,00
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a normal bow and a round stern
Block coefficient
(normal/deep): 0,505 / 0,529
Length to Beam Ratio:
9,01 : 1
'Natural speed' for
length: 23,76 kts
Power going to wave
formation at top speed: 50 %
Trim (Max stability =
0, Max steadiness = 100): 40
Bow angle (Positive =
bow angles forward): 13,10 degrees
Stern overhang: 7,87 ft
/ 2,40 m
Freeboard (% = length
of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore
end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 14,00%, 27,89 ft /
8,50 m, 25,59 ft / 7,80 m
- Forward deck: 40,00%, 25,59 ft / 7,80
m, 24,93 ft / 7,60 m
- Aft deck: 40,00%, 24,93 ft / 7,60 m, 24,93 ft / 7,60 m
- Quarter deck: 6,00%, 24,93 ft / 7,60
m, 24,93 ft / 7,60 m
- Average freeboard: 25,29 ft / 7,71
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better):
66,0%
- Above
water (accommodation/working, high = better): 191,1%
Waterplane Area:
23 668 Square feet or 2 199 Square metres
Displacement factor
(Displacement / loading): 203%
Structure weight / hull
surface area: 90 lbs/sq ft or 437 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength
(Relative):
-
Cross-sectional: 0,92
-
Longitudinal: 2,58
- Overall:
1,02
Excellent 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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