Fleet List for the Denton Navy from 1915 to 2003 - WIP
1915 (4 Capital Ships, 8 Cruisers, 15 Torpedo Ships)
1x 1880 Ironclad/Monitor (BM-1 St. Catherine)
2x 1900 Pre-Dreadnought (BB-2 Saarbrucken, BB-3 Innsbruck)
2x 1912 Dreadnought (BB-4 Fort Albany, BB-5 Lock Haven)
2x 1905 Armored Cruiser
4x 1880-1890 Protected Cruiser
2x 1905 Protected Cruiser
3x 1890 Torpedo Boat
3x 1900 Torpedo Boat (TB-4 Hofmann, TB-5, TB-6)
3x 1900 Destroyer (DD-1 Zumwalt, DD-2, DD-3)
6x 1910 Destroyer
1922 (3 Capital Ships, 8 Cruisers, 16 Torpedo Ships)
1x 1900 Pre-Dreadnought (1 lost in accident/sunk as target)
2x 1912 Dreadnought
2x 1905 Armored Cruiser
2x 1905 Protected Cruiser
4x 1915 Light Cruiser
2x 1900 Torpedo Boat (1 lost in war)
2x 1900 Destroyer (1 lost in war)
6x 1910 Destroyer
6x 1915 Destroyer
1935 (2 Aircraft Carrier, 3 Capital Ships, 10 Cruisers, 18 Torpedo Ships, 3 Submarines)
1x 1900 Pre-Dreadnought
2x 1912 Dreadnought
2x 1930 Heavy Cruiser
2x 1905 Protected Cruiser
4x 1915 Light Cruiser
2x 1930 Light Cruiser
6x 1910 Destroyer
6x 1915 Destroyer
6x 1930 Destroyer
3x 1925 Submarine
1x 1932 Aircraft Carrier on hull of 1930 Heavy Cruiser
1x 1928 Aircraft Carrier on Merchant Hull
1945 (5 (8) Aircraft Carriers, 4 Capital Ships, 14-16 Cruisers, 42 Torpedo Ships/Large Escorts, 27 Submarines)
2x Fleet Aircraft Carrier (1 x 1932 and 1 new)
3x Escort Carrier
3x Merchant Aircraft Carrier
2x 1912 Dreadnought
2x 1937 Battleship
2x 1930 Heavy Cruiser
2-4x 1915 Light Cruiser
2x 1930 Light Cruiser
4x 1937 Light Cruiser
4x 1940 Light Cruiser
6x 1915 Destroyer (in secondary roles)
6x 1930 Destroyer
18x 1940 Destroyer
12x 1940 Destroyer Escort
3x 1925 Submarine
24x 1940 Submarine
Fleet Review, 1915
St. Catherine Class Monitor, 1883
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DNS St. Catherine, Denton Breastwork Monitor
Laid Down: August 9th, 1881
Launched: August 21st, 1883
Displacement:
3,191 t light; 3,420 t standard; 3,998 t normal; 4,460 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
262.00 ft / 258.00 ft x 58.25 ft x 14.00 ft (normal load)
79.86 m / 78.64 m x 17.75 m x 4.27 m
Armament:
4 - 10.00" / 254 mm guns (2x2 guns), 432.50lbs / 196.18kg shells, 1881 Model
Breech loading guns in Coles/Ericsson turrets
on centreline ends, evenly spread
6 - 2.25" / 57.2 mm guns in single mounts, 6.00lbs / 2.72kg shells, 1881 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
2 - 0.30" / 7.6 mm guns in single mounts, 0.01lbs / 0.00kg shells, 1881 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 1,766 lbs / 801 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 142.00 ft / 43.28 m 6.00 ft / 1.83 m
Ends: 5.00" / 127 mm 116.00 ft / 35.36 m 6.00 ft / 1.83 m
Main Belt covers 85 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 4.00" / 102 mm -
- Armour deck: 1.00" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 6.00" / 152 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 2,292 ihp / 1,710 Kw = 12.80 kts
Range 2,300nm at 12.80 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,040 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
250 - 326
Cost:
£0.362 million / $1.447 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 220 tons, 5.5 %
Armour: 989 tons, 24.7 %
- Belts: 501 tons, 12.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 239 tons, 6.0 %
- Armour Deck: 216 tons, 5.4 %
- Conning Tower: 33 tons, 0.8 %
Machinery: 467 tons, 11.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,515 tons, 37.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 806 tons, 20.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
3,522 lbs / 1,597 Kg = 8.1 x 10.0 " / 254 mm shells or 1.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.53
Metacentric height 4.6 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 11.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 29 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.08
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 0.33
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.665
Length to Beam Ratio: 4.43 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 16.06 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 43 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 4.00 ft / 1.22 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 4.00 ft / 1.22 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 4.00 ft / 1.22 m
- Mid (50 %): 4.00 ft / 1.22 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 4.00 ft / 1.22 m
- Stern: 4.00 ft / 1.22 m
- Average freeboard: 4.00 ft / 1.22 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 80.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 35.6 %
Waterplane Area: 11,672 Square feet or 1,084 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 114 lbs/sq ft or 555 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.02
- Longitudinal: 0.99
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is extremely poor
Ship has quick, lively roll, not a steady gun platform
Caution: Lacks seaworthiness - very limited seakeeping ability
Saarbrucken Class Battleship, 1898
![[ img ]](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/sdukr4anhv7vodh/Denton_DNSSaarbruckenBB21896.png?dl=0)
DNS Saarbrucken, Dentonite Pre-Dreadnought laid down 1896
Displacement:
10,845 t light; 11,455 t standard; 11,645 t normal; 11,796 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
364.00 ft / 353.00 ft x 72.25 ft x 23.50 ft (normal load)
107.59 m / 107.59 m x 22.02 m x 7.16 m
Armament:
4 - 13.00" / 330 mm guns (2x2 guns), 1,098.50lbs / 498.27kg shells, 1896 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
14 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1896 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 2.20" / 55.9 mm guns in single mounts, 5.32lbs / 2.41kg shells, 1896 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
4 - 8.00" / 203 mm guns (2x2 guns), 256.00lbs / 116.12kg shells, 1896 Model
Breech loading guns in Coles/Ericsson turrets
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 6,421 lbs / 2,912 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 100
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 150.00 ft / 45.72 m 6.00 ft / 1.83 m
Ends: 6.00" / 152 mm 180.00 ft / 54.86 m 4.00 ft / 1.22 m
23.00 ft / 7.01 m Unarmoured ends
Main Belt covers 65 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 11.0" / 279 mm 8.00" / 203 mm
2nd: 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm
3rd: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
4th: 10.0" / 254 mm 8.00" / 203 mm -
- Armour deck: 4.00" / 102 mm, Conning tower: 10.00" / 254 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 8,424 ihp / 6,284 Kw = 16.00 kts
Range 3,800nm at 5.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 342 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
559 - 728
Cost:
£1.250 million / $5.001 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 803 tons, 6.9 %
Armour: 4,103 tons, 35.2 %
- Belts: 722 tons, 6.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 1,784 tons, 15.3 %
- Armour Deck: 1,486 tons, 12.8 %
- Conning Tower: 111 tons, 1.0 %
Machinery: 1,404 tons, 12.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,533 tons, 38.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 799 tons, 6.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 2 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
10,170 lbs / 4,613 Kg = 9.3 x 13.0 " / 330 mm shells or 1.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.01
Metacentric height 3.2 ft / 1.0 m
Roll period: 17.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 38 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.61
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 0.80
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.680
Length to Beam Ratio: 4.89 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 18.79 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 36
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 13.50 ft / 4.11 m
- Forecastle (15 %): 12.50 ft / 3.81 m
- Mid (50 %): 11.50 ft / 3.51 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 11.50 ft / 3.51 m
- Stern: 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Average freeboard: 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 91.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 80.4 %
Waterplane Area: 20,078 Square feet or 1,865 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 87 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 169 lbs/sq ft or 826 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.93
- Longitudinal: 2.00
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
Poor seaboat, wet and uncomfortable, reduced performance in heavy weather
Innsbruck Class Battleship, 1898
![[ img ]](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/ezzp27qt73zwe79/Denton_DNSInnsbruckBB31896.png?dl=0)
DNS Innsbruck, Dentonite Pre-Dreadnought laid down 1896
Displacement:
10,286 t light; 10,835 t standard; 11,579 t normal; 12,174 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
351.00 ft / 351.00 ft x 72.25 ft x 23.50 ft (normal load)
106.98 m / 106.98 m x 22.02 m x 7.16 m
Armament:
4 - 13.00" / 330 mm guns (2x2 guns), 1,098.50lbs / 498.27kg shells, 1896 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Main guns limited to end-on fire
16 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1896 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring
12 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
16 - 2.20" / 55.9 mm guns in single mounts, 5.32lbs / 2.41kg shells, 1896 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 5,479 lbs / 2,485 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 100
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 150.00 ft / 45.72 m 6.00 ft / 1.83 m
Ends: 6.00" / 152 mm 180.00 ft / 54.86 m 4.00 ft / 1.22 m
21.00 ft / 6.40 m Unarmoured ends
Main Belt covers 66 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm 11.0" / 279 mm 8.00" / 203 mm
2nd: 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm
3rd: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
- Armour deck: 4.00" / 102 mm, Conning tower: 10.00" / 254 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 8,415 ihp / 6,277 Kw = 16.00 kts
Range 4,500nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,339 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
557 - 725
Cost:
£1.132 million / $4.527 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 685 tons, 5.9 %
Armour: 3,756 tons, 32.4 %
- Belts: 816 tons, 7.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 1,353 tons, 11.7 %
- Armour Deck: 1,477 tons, 12.8 %
- Conning Tower: 110 tons, 1.0 %
Machinery: 1,402 tons, 12.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,442 tons, 38.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,293 tons, 11.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
13,228 lbs / 6,000 Kg = 12.0 x 13.0 " / 330 mm shells or 2.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.00
Metacentric height 3.1 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 17.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 86 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 1.14
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.75
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.680
Length to Beam Ratio: 4.86 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 18.73 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 49
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Forecastle (15 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Mid (50 %): 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 11.50 ft / 3.51 m (18.50 ft / 5.64 m before break)
- Stern: 13.50 ft / 4.11 m
- Average freeboard: 18.32 ft / 5.58 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 84.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 130.6 %
Waterplane Area: 19,965 Square feet or 1,855 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 96 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 155 lbs/sq ft or 758 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.88
- Longitudinal: 3.16
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
Concord Class Dreadnought, 1907
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A brief history: After receipt of the Saarbrucken and Innsbruck pre-dreadnoughts in 1898, the DN finally had a capable ocean-going battleship. However, their service life was quite short, as they were soon made obsolete by the rapid advances in naval technology at the time. They were quickly out armored, out paced, and, by sheer number, outgunned. After the appearance of HMS Dreadnought, which set the standard for later ships, the DN knew it would not be able to keep up with these fast, heavily armed ships, and decide to take action. With approval to dip into the emergency fund, the DN created basic requirements for the design of their new 'dreadnought' and contracted the design and building work to the rapidly growing East Haven Federal Shipyard. The EHFS was the primary builder for most of the DN's ships, from the torpedo boats, all the way up to one of the larger Armored cruisers. EHFS therefore had the capability to build such a large and revolutionary ship. After design work was done, however, it was found the EHFS could theoretically build the dreadnought, but it would take more than 5 years to build and commission it with it's limited facilities, so it was instead contracted to Newport News Shipbuilding (which built all of Denton's battleships. All of them). The keel was laid down in early 1906 and the hull was launched in 1908. After being steamed to Denton for outfitting (as was standard), she was named Concord, and commissioned in 1909. This is also when the Saarbrucken and Innsbruck were sent to the reserve fleet and used for training exercises.
DNS Concord, Denton Dreadnought laid down 1907
Displacement:
15,958 t light; 17,037 t standard; 18,155 t normal; 19,049 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
496.00 ft / 496.00 ft x 84.00 ft x 25.50 ft (normal load)
151.18 m / 151.18 m x 25.60 m x 7.77 m
Armament:
4 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (2x2 guns), 864.00lbs / 391.90kg shells, 1907 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
8 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (4x2 guns), 864.00lbs / 391.90kg shells, 1907 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships
14 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1907 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side ends, evenly spread
16 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns (8x2 guns), 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1907 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, 1 raised mount - superfiring
Weight of broadside 11,459 lbs / 5,198 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 105
2 - 18.0" / 457.2 mm submerged torpedo tubes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 336.00 ft / 102.41 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: 8.00" / 203 mm 160.00 ft / 48.77 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
Main Belt covers 104 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 10.0" / 254 mm
2nd: 12.0" / 305 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 10.0" / 254 mm
3rd: 7.00" / 178 mm - 7.00" / 178 mm
4th: 1.00" / 25 mm - -
- Armour deck: 1.25" / 32 mm, Conning tower: 12.00" / 305 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 18,555 ihp / 13,842 Kw = 19.00 kts
Range 6,100nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,012 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
781 - 1,016
Cost:
£2.050 million / $8.201 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,432 tons, 7.9 %
Armour: 5,618 tons, 30.9 %
- Belts: 2,541 tons, 14.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 2,195 tons, 12.1 %
- Armour Deck: 703 tons, 3.9 %
- Conning Tower: 179 tons, 1.0 %
Machinery: 2,062 tons, 11.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,766 tons, 37.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,197 tons, 12.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 80 tons, 0.4 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
16,020 lbs / 7,267 Kg = 18.5 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 2.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
Metacentric height 5.0 ft / 1.5 m
Roll period: 15.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 59 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.52
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.18
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.598
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.90 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22.27 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 44 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 23.00 ft / 7.01 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Mid (50 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Stern: 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Average freeboard: 13.80 ft / 4.21 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 98.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 96.4 %
Waterplane Area: 30,418 Square feet or 2,826 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 85 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 167 lbs/sq ft or 817 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.40
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Fort Albany Class Battleship, 1912, 2 Ships
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Fort Albany Class, Dentonite Dreadnought laid down 1911
Displacement:
24,320 t light; 26,059 t standard; 27,793 t normal; 29,181 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
565.50 ft / 565.50 ft x 95.50 ft x 27.50 ft (normal load)
172.36 m / 172.36 m x 29.11 m x 8.38 m
Armament:
10 - 14.00" / 356 mm guns (5x2 guns), 1,372.00lbs / 622.33kg shells, 1911 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, all raised mounts - superfiring
17 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1911 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
2 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1911 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side, all forward, all raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1911 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 14,962 lbs / 6,786 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 140
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 205.00 ft / 62.48 m 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
Ends: 9.00" / 229 mm 225.00 ft / 68.58 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
135.50 ft / 41.30 m Unarmoured ends
Upper: 6.00" / 152 mm 380.00 ft / 115.82 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Main Belt covers 56 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 14.0" / 356 mm - 9.00" / 229 mm
2nd: 9.00" / 229 mm 9.00" / 229 mm 6.00" / 152 mm
3rd: 2.00" / 51 mm - -
4th: 1.00" / 25 mm - -
- Armour deck: 2.50" / 64 mm, Conning tower: 12.00" / 305 mm
Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 34,748 ihp / 25,922 Kw = 21.00 kts
Range 7,800nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,122 tons (95% coal)
Complement:
1,076 - 1,399
Cost:
£2.744 million / $10.975 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,870 tons, 6.7 %
Armour: 9,615 tons, 34.6 %
- Belts: 4,711 tons, 16.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 2,745 tons, 9.9 %
- Armour Deck: 1,922 tons, 6.9 %
- Conning Tower: 237 tons, 0.9 %
Machinery: 2,297 tons, 8.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 10,337 tons, 37.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,474 tons, 12.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 0.7 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
28,843 lbs / 13,083 Kg = 21.0 x 14.0 " / 356 mm shells or 3.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.00
Metacentric height 4.6 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 18.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 63 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.76
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.15
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.655
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.92 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23.78 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 55
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 26.50 ft / 8.08 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Mid (45 %): 22.50 ft / 6.86 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Stern: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Average freeboard: 16.81 ft / 5.12 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 79.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 116.7 %
Waterplane Area: 41,561 Square feet or 3,861 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 95 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 189 lbs/sq ft or 924 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.34
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
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Zumwalt Class Torpedo Boat Destroyer, 1901, 3 boats
DNS Zumwalt DD-1
Laid Down: 1899
Launched: 1901
Length OA: 257ft
Length Water: 255.5ft
Draught: 7.5ft
Beam: 23.25ft
Max Speed: 30kts
Armament:
3x 3in/50cal guns
4x 2.2in 6-pounder guns
2x 18in torpedo tubes
Hofmann Class Torpedo Boat, 1898, 3 Boats
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DNS Hofmann Class
Laid Down: 1897
Launched: 1898
Length OA: 200ft
Length Water: 197.5ft
Draught: 6.5ft
Beam: 19.25ft
Max Speed: 30kts
Armament:
4x 2.2in 6-pounder guns
3x 18in torpedo tubes
Fleet Review, 1945
Paerau Class Battleship, 1938
Concept Design for North Carolina Class Battleship
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Laid down in 1935 at Newport News Shipyard, launched in 1937, steamed to Denton for outfitting, and commissioned in late 1938.
DNS Paerau BB-6, Denton Battleship laid down 1935
Displacement:
35,107 t light; 36,801 t standard; 38,346 t normal; 39,582 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
731.00 ft / 702.00 ft x 104.00 ft x 31.00 ft (normal load)
222.81 m / 213.97 m x 31.70 m x 9.45 m
Armament:
9 - 14.00" / 356 mm guns (3x3 guns), 1,372.00lbs / 622.33kg shells, 1935 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, all forward, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
20 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (10x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1935 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 1.45" / 36.8 mm guns (6x4 guns), 1.52lbs / 0.69kg shells, 1935 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 13,634 lbs / 6,184 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 13.0" / 330 mm 453.00 ft / 138.07 m 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
Ends: 6.00" / 152 mm 249.00 ft / 75.90 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 99 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 470.00 ft / 143.26 m 31.00 ft / 9.45 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 16.0" / 406 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 14.0" / 356 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
3rd: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
- Armour deck: 5.50" / 140 mm, Conning tower: 16.00" / 406 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 100,003 shp / 74,602 Kw = 28.00 kts
Range 13,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,781 tons
Complement:
1,369 - 1,781
Cost:
£15.569 million / $62.274 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,704 tons, 4.4 %
Armour: 15,634 tons, 40.8 %
- Belts: 5,059 tons, 13.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,078 tons, 2.8 %
- Armament: 3,479 tons, 9.1 %
- Armour Deck: 5,625 tons, 14.7 %
- Conning Tower: 392 tons, 1.0 %
Machinery: 2,841 tons, 7.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 14,758 tons, 38.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,239 tons, 8.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 170 tons, 0.4 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
65,878 lbs / 29,882 Kg = 48.0 x 14.0 " / 356 mm shells or 11.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.05
Metacentric height 5.8 ft / 1.8 m
Roll period: 18.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 58 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.65
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.16
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.593
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.75 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 30.91 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 38.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 4.00 ft / 1.22 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 32.00 ft / 9.75 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Mid (50 %): 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Quarterdeck (16 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m (24.00 ft / 7.32 m before break)
- Stern: 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Average freeboard: 23.33 ft / 7.11 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 73.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 184.6 %
Waterplane Area: 55,280 Square feet or 5,136 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 196 lbs/sq ft or 959 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.94
- Longitudinal: 1.60
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Destroyer Escort, 1941-1942, 10 ships
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Destroyer Escort, 1941-1942, 10 ships
Built by: East Haven Federal Shipyard
Length: 285' 6"
Beam: 34' 6"
Draught: 10'
Displacement: 1320 short tons
Speed: 19kts
Range: 4300nm
Armament:
3 x 3 inch/50 guns
7 x 20mm Oerlikon guns
1 x Quad 40mm Bofors gun
5 x tubes for 21" torpedoes
Up to 150 depth charges. 2 rails and 4 K-throwers.
Hedgehog ASW, fitted on last 4 ships and later retrofitted to first 6 ships (replacing earlier ASW)
Fleet Review, 2003
LCU-83 Class Landing Craft Utility, 1989-1991, 5 ships in class
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LCU-83 class - 5 ships in class
Built: 1989-1991
Length: 198.5ft
Beam: 43ft
Draught Light: 8.5ft
Draught Full: 9.5ft
Speed: 11kts
Crew: 14
Capacity: 4 70-ton MBT or 8 APC or up to 400 tons of cargo
Diederich Class Landing Ship Tank, 1992-1996, 4 Ships in class -27 to -30
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DNS Diederich LST-27 Class - 4 Ships in class -27 to -30
Built: 1992-1996
Length: 469.5ft
Beam: 64ft
Draft Light: 5.5ft Bow, 13.5ft Stern
Draft Full: 12.5ft Bow, 20.5ft Stern
Speed: 17kts
Crew: 115
Capacity: 30 MBT, or 42 APC and up to 550 troops, plus 4 LCVPs and 4 pontoon causeways
Armament:
1x 3" Compact QF cannon
2x 30mm 6-barrel gatling CIWS
2x .50 caliber machine gun
Saale Class Heavy Hovercraft, 1986-1989, 4 Craft in class
![[ img ]](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/dwzdd4m85v7yhbi/Denton%2CDNSSaaleHeavy%20Hovercraft.png?dl=0)
Built: 1986-1989
Builder: East Haven National Shipyard
Displacement: 390 tons (lt), 595 tons(ld) 655 tons(ovld)
Length: 205ft hull, 213ft OA
Beam: 93ft
Propulsion: 7x Brittany/Eclair Motors EM-155TP-H7GVH 15500hp Turboprops (3 for lift, 4 for propulsion)
Speed: 55kts sustained, 61kts max
Range: 230-310 miles at 55kts
Complement: 29 (4 officers, 25 enlisted)
Capacity: 3 70ton MBT (210 tons), 12 armoured vehicles with 160 troops, 10 armoured personnel carriers, or up to 550 troops.
Armament: 2 twin-6 barrel 30mm gatling gun CIWS, 2 .50 caliber machine guns
70 tons of fuel
Dentonite Zeppelins
ZRE-3
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After WWI, Denton was lucky to secure a Zeppelin as war reparations. LZ98 (L52), a U class "Height Climber" Zeppelin, was transferred to Dentonite hands in 1920 and was redesignated ZRE-3 (experimental). It was first used as a design study, influencing two later airships, ZRA-3 and ZRA-4, built in 1922 and 1923. Later, it was used for transport missions to Denton's newly acquired Pacific Territory. ZRE-3 served for 4 years, making 41 Flights, 26 of which were to the Pacific Territory and one to Denton's Antarctic Claim. In it's service with Denton, ZRE-3 covered 173,900 nautical miles before being broken in a high wind while secured to it's Pacific mooring mast. It burned out, destroying the mast along with it and killing 2 men, one in the ship and one on the ground.
Built by: Luftschiffbau Zeppelin in Staaken
First Flight: July 14, 1917
Commissioning: July 24, 1917
Length: 644ft 8in
Diameter: 78ft 5in
Number of Gas cells: 18
Volume: 1,978,000 cu ft
Ceiling: 18000ft
Range: 5600nm
Crew: 13
Note: In real life, LZ98 was actually scuttled by its German crew in June 23, 1919, however for purposes of the Denton AU, this will be an exception.
ZRA-4 Heistand
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Designated as ZRA-3, Heistand was laid down in 1923 in the newly built Hangar No.1 at Neuberlin and launched in 1925. When it was built, it was the largest airship in the world by volume, at a whopping 4,340,000 cubic feet. It was considered the most luxurious airship in the world, even after the Graf Zeppelin was built. It flew, worldwide, with popular destinations being NSWE, Rio de Janiero, Lakehurst, and Freidrichshafen. It made over 590 flights and flew just over 1,400,000 miles, being the first aircraft to pass the million mile mark (narrowly beating out the Graf Zeppelin). Even after the Hindenburg accident, Zeppelins were still popular with the Dentonites and trips were fairly regular until the war started. The last flight was in 1940 and it was stored in one of Neuberlin's hangars. It was finally scrapped in 1962.
Length: 713ft
Diameter: 117ft
Volume: 4,340,000 cubic feet
Speed: 64kts, cruise - 72kts, max
Propulsion: 5x Gondolas, w/ 600hp gasoline/blau-gas engines
Crew: 39
Passenger Capacity: 42
Useful lift: 156,500lbs
Several notes:
-There are two sets of cabins, a set in the gondola and a set inside the structure. The cabins in the gondola are considered more luxurious, as they offer wide views to the ground below.
-The kitchen is located inside the structure. It is slightly pressurized to prevent any Hydrogen from leaking in and is also lined with asbestos.
-There is a dining room on the starboard side and a lounge on the port side.
-The crew sleep within the outer envelope, around the cabin structure.
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