Shipbucket

After posting a few drawings over in the Beginner's Section, I've finally started putting together a rough scenario for my first AU nation, Centennia.



The United States of the Pacific is another WIP AU that ties in with this one.

And finally, sorry about the font. I'm still trying to figure out a way to not have pixelated letters without going through copying/pasting pre-made ones. First ships to come soon.

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The first vessel is the standard Atlantic scheme. The second is the Pacific scheme.

Centennia, Diver class submarine, built 1943-47

Demensions:
Length: 367 feet
Beam: 29 feet
Draft: 16 feet

Armament:
10 torpedo tubes, 30 torpedoes
1 5"/25, (1x1)
2 single 40mm Bofors, (2x2)
2 20mm Oerlikons, (1x2)

Range: 11,500 miles @ 10 knots
Speed: 21 knots surfaced, 9 knots submerged
Complement: 12 officers, 80 enlisted men

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Prewar light cruiser, built in the late 20's (No Washington Treaty in this AU).

CNS Atlantis circa. 1921

Dimensions:
Length: 416 feet
Beam: 41 feet
Draft: 16 feet

Armament:
9 5.5"/50s (9x1)
8 torpedo tubes (2x3)

Speed: 31 knots
Complement: 15 officers, 436 enlisted

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One question: How can Columbus have claimed a land for a nation which, at the time, didn't exist, but was a subject of the Holy Roman Emperor (later Spain)? Also, why would he have done that, being in the Spanish King's (and Queen's) service? That'd amount virtually to treason... Also, the term 'British' did not really come into existence till after the Personal Union of 1603. In fact, until 1707 and the Parliamentary Union between England and Scotland, those two kingdom's regarded each other with intense suspicion, and certainly the Scots would've taken exception to the usage of that term...

Otherwise I do like your (US-inspired!) CL., though some more detailing, such as railings, rigging etc...would be welcome...

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My Avatar:Петр Алексеевич Безобразов (Petr Alekseevich Bezobrazov), Вице-адмирал , царская ВМФ России(1845-1906) - I sign my drawings as Ari Saarinen

It's a bit bare isn't it.
Anyway, a couple of points.

[*]The A gun is awfully close to the superstructure. Right now you have about a metre between them, that's not a whole lot of space when you have to dance around with a 5.5in shell.
[*]I'm not certain your beam armament is going to work. Each gun takes up four metres of that plus another 1-1½m for recoil and working space. With a 12.5m beam that leaves you with one metre left for superstructure, four if you accept limited firing arches.
[*]AA or rather the lack of it. In the 1920ies you'd expect to see at least a token AA defence. Something like the 12-pdr 20cwt QF HA or the [UR=http://navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_2pounder_m2.htm]2-pdr QF Mark II [/URL]. 8mm MGs of some sort is also an option.

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Source Materiel is always welcome.

Interesting. Atlantia now appears to have a friend in the mid Atlantic =D I do still rather like your submarine design.

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CNS Atlantis - take two.

Revised armament, added searchlight tower and railings

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the light guns, the barrels with no elevation, please.

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those 3in HA shal have that elevation.

They always have at least in the parts sheet for the RN.

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