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Valkyria, - TYPE D
Sweden
Armored Cruiser
laid down 1905 (Engine 1906)

Displacement:
9 438 t light; 9 906 t standard; 10 703 t normal; 11 341 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(472,44 ft / 459,32 ft) x 72,18 ft x (19,69 / 20,63 ft)
(144,00 m / 140,00 m) x 22,00 m x (6,00 / 6,29 m)

Armament:
8 - 8,27" / 210 mm 45,0 cal guns - 284,97lbs / 129,26kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1905 Model
3 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, majority aft
2 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck forward
6 - 5,98" / 152 mm 45,0 cal guns - 108,07lbs / 49,02kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1905 Model
6 x Single mounts on sides, aft evenly spread
6 - 2,95" / 75,0 mm 50,0 cal guns - 13,62lbs / 6,18kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1905 Model
8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
2 raised mounts
2 - 2,95" / 75,0 mm 50,0 cal guns - 13,62lbs / 6,18kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1905 Model
2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck forward
2 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
Weight of broadside 3 037 lbs / 1 378 kg
Main Torpedoes
4 - 17,7" / 450 mm, 19,69 ft / 6,00 m torpedoes - 0,827 t each, 3,309 t total
submerged bow tubes

main/sec gun layout

........................1x21........1x15...1x15....1x15...............................
<----------2x21--------------O-----O-----O------O-----------2x21--------2x21-----------)
........................1x21........1x15...1x15....1x15...............................

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 5,91" / 150 mm 300,20 ft / 91,50 m 10,20 ft / 3,11 m
Ends: 1,97" / 50 mm 157,48 ft / 48,00 m 10,20 ft / 3,11 m
1,64 ft / 0,50 m Unarmoured ends
Upper: 1,97" / 50 mm 298,56 ft / 91,00 m 8,01 ft / 2,44 m
Main Belt covers 101 % of normal length

- Hull void:
0,00" / 0 mm 0,00 ft / 0,00 m 0,00 ft / 0,00 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 5,91" / 150 mm 2,95" / 75 mm 6,89" / 175 mm
2nd: 3,15" / 80 mm 1,18" / 30 mm 3,94" / 100 mm
3rd: 0,39" / 10 mm - -

- Protected deck - single deck:
For and Aft decks: 1,57" / 40 mm
Forecastle: 0,79" / 20 mm Quarter deck: 0,79" / 20 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 5,91" / 150 mm, Aft 29,72" / 755 mm

Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 33 883 shp / 25 277 Kw = 24,00 kts
Range 5 000nm at 10,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1 435 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
525 - 683

Cost:
£0,950 million / $3,801 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 763 tons, 7,1 %
- Guns: 757 tons, 7,1 %
- Weapons: 7 tons, 0,1 %
Armour: 2 748 tons, 25,7 %
- Belts: 1 110 tons, 10,4 %
- Armament: 635 tons, 5,9 %
- Armour Deck: 630 tons, 5,9 %
- Conning Towers: 373 tons, 3,5 %
Machinery: 2 420 tons, 22,6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3 257 tons, 30,4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1 264 tons, 11,8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 250 tons, 2,3 %
- Hull below water: 100 tons
- Hull void weights: 25 tons
- Hull above water: 50 tons
- On freeboard deck: 50 tons
- Above deck: 25 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
11 832 lbs / 5 367 Kg = 41,9 x 8,3 " / 210 mm shells or 2,7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,32
Metacentric height 5,0 ft / 1,5 m
Roll period: 13,5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 54 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,27
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,09

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
a ram bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,574 / 0,580
Length to Beam Ratio: 6,36 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 21,43 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -5,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6,56 ft / 2,00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20,00 %, 26,25 ft / 8,00 m, 24,61 ft / 7,50 m
- Forward deck: 10,00 %, 24,61 ft / 7,50 m, 24,61 ft / 7,50 m
- Aft deck: 55,00 %, 13,12 ft / 4,00 m, 13,12 ft / 4,00 m
- Quarter deck: 15,00 %, 13,12 ft / 4,00 m, 13,12 ft / 4,00 m
- Average freeboard: 16,70 ft / 5,09 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 100,5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 127,8 %
Waterplane Area: 23 664 Square feet or 2 198 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 102 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 112 lbs/sq ft or 548 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,96
- Longitudinal: 1,51
- Overall: 1,00
Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room