CGL HSwMS Äran (heavy cruiser modifaction 1938/ 1960)

I have done the Äran Before, this is the last attempt

By the end of WWII the navy hade four unfinished hulls of heavy Uppland-class cruisers on slipways. When peace broke out the work was halted and the hulls where just waiting for a decision of what to do with them was made. When the RSwN saw the american and Dutch conversion of conventional cruisers into guided missles units they decided to go the same way. American missiles where licensened and the ships where finished as CLGs in early 1960s carrying RIM-8 Talos and RIM-24 Tartar missiles aswell as the domestic RB-08 ASM/ SLCM.

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Äran (Glory),
Tapperheten (Audacius)
Manligheten (Manhood)
Wasa (Couragous)
Sweden
Guided missile cruiser laid down 1950

Displacement:
7 661 t light; 7 948 t standard; 8 600 t normal; 9 121 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
625,76 ft / 606,96 ft x 65,62 ft (Bulges 78,74 ft) x 19,69 ft (normal load)
190,73 m / 185,00 m x 20,00 m (Bulges 24,00 m) x 6,00 m

Armament:
4 - 5,98" / 152 mm guns (2x2 guns), 107,15lbs / 48,60kg shells, 1950 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, all forward
16 - 2,24" / 57,0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 5,65lbs / 2,56kg shells, 1950 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships
1x2 Mk 11 launcher for RIM-24/Rb-63 Tartar SAM (64 missiles)
1x2 Mk 12 launcher for RIM-8/ Rb-64 Talos SAM (46 missiles)
1x2 launcher for RBS-08F SLCM active radarhoming to 200km (24 missiles)

Weight of broadside 489 lbs / 222 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 400
4 - 15,7" / 400 mm above water torpedoes

Aircraft
Pad for one large helicopter (HKP 5, "Westland Wessex")

Sensors
Type 965 (PS-55), L-band, airsearch
Philips LW-02, (PS-47), S-band, airsearch
Type 993 (PS-58) surface search
PQ-60 ESM

Firecontrol
2x AN/SPG-49 (PE-64) fire control radar for Talos,
2x AN/SPG-51 (PE-63) fire control radar for Tartar,
6x PK-62 57mm Fire control radar
2 x Radar Type 274 (PE-55) 6-inch fire control;

Sonar
Sonar 189 bow mounted sonar

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2,95" / 75 mm 328,08 ft / 100,00 m 9,22 ft / 2,81 m
Ends: 0,39" / 10 mm 65,62 ft / 20,00 m 9,22 ft / 2,81 m
213,25 ft / 65,00 m Unarmoured ends
Upper: 0,39" / 10 mm 362,53 ft / 110,50 m 8,01 ft / 2,44 m
Main Belt covers 83 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1,97" / 50 mm 1,18" / 30 mm 1,97" / 50 mm
2nd: 0,98" / 25 mm 0,39" / 10 mm 0,98" / 25 mm
3rd: 0,20" / 5 mm 0,08" / 2 mm 0,20" / 5 mm

- Armour deck: 1,18" / 30 mm, Conning tower: 1,97" / 50 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
geared drive, 2 shafts, 67 604 shp / 50 432 Kw = 33,00 kts
Range 6 000nm at 16,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1 173 tons

Complement:
446 - 580

1x2 Mk 11 launcher for RIM-24/Rb-63 Tartar SAM (64 missiles)
1x2 Mk 12 launcher for RIM-8/ Rb-64 Talos SAM (46 missiles)
1x2 launcher for RBS-08F SLCM active radarhoming to 200km (24 missiles)

This is the interesting thing
Sensors
1x PS-47, HoSa LW-02, 2d S-band air/surf search,
1x PS-48, SPS-39, L-band 3D air/surf search, 1x PH-680,
Type 983, S-band height finding radar, 2x PS-401,
Saturn C-band air/surf search radar, 2x PN-201, X-band navigational radar,
1x ARTE 726 (9LVmk1) Gun firecontrol system with 4x radar/optical/ thermal directors,
1x PQ 20 (UAA-01) ESM/ ECM Equipment

Firecontrol
2x AN/SPG-49 (PE-64) fire control radar for Talos,
2x AN/SPG-51 (PE-63) fire control radar for Tartar, (or terrier?)
4x PE-726 57mm Fire control directors
2 x Radar Type 274 (PE-55) 6-inch fire control;

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I think that one Terrier Mk4 GMLS would be more plausible, like Italians did in Garibaldi Class or the Mk10 mod 0,1,3. Talos never offered for export, only Terrier was.

For 3D radar first SPS-26, then SPS-39 plus two SPG-55A. This was the "Garibaldi" AAW package. Sweden would use the Bofors 57mm M1960 instead of OTO Melara MMI.

I see a few problems with this design.......
- first of all, may I suggest the use of newer (beter) parts. for example, the boforst 57mm, 150mm/53, the WM eggs and the standard missile all have an more accurate version drawn now.
- you have 2 air search radars which do about the same, one british and one dutch. on the tall mast on the funnel you have IIRC another of WW2 vintage
- I have never seen any ship with more then 3 WM eggs (I am not even certain if I have ever seen one with 3) so 6 of them, in addition to 2 MRS-3 and an type 992 (duplicating the WM's director and targeting radar respectively)
- the Mk 11 GMLS was mostly coupled with the SPG-51, IIRC the SPG-60 was of later date.
- the Mk 11 magazine goes straigth trough the assembly room for the Talos. the 57mm's go straight trough the magazine, at the same time, unless your ship is VERY wide. I am not certain the Mk 12 would fit at all (take a look at belowdeck parts)
- RIM-8 Talos was not the winning option for the USN and was thus never exported. why would you use it here?
- the usage of the WM suggest this ship is 70's vintage, not 60's.
- the crane is a lot more modern then the rest of the ship.
- your description in text seems not too match the drawing. (you have for example no 3D radar, no type 983)

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I is a very old drawing, it need a remake.

I made two rough sketches, no a Long beach inspired version and a more normal one

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Thanks, even though I have my own partsheet for my AU (unfortunaly half of it was lost in a computer breakdown)

Terrier/ tartar combo might be a good chooise. With Tartar rails on the elevated side barbettes.

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Changed her abit
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Sensors
LW-02/ PS-47, S-band, longe range air/ surface search radar
SPS-39/52/ PS-52 3D search radar
Saturn CSF/PS-041 C-band air/ surface search,,
PN-20 X-band navigational radar

Weapons
Guns
2x3 Bofors 152mm m/42 PE-71 FC (radar/ TV)
5x2 Bofors 57mm m/50B PE-71 FC (radar/ TV)

Missiles
2x1 RIM-2 Terrier with PE-55 (SPG-55) 32 missiles
1x2 RIM-24 Tartar with PE-51 (SPG-51) 16+16 missiles
2x1 RBS 08A SSM, radar homeing, internal guidence, 12 missiles

What about SAM diectors? Can the SPG-51 replace the SPG-55?

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Much better than previous version.

-Tartar/Terrier/Standard RIM-66 all part of the same family, so probably yes, the SPG-51 can replace the SPG-55.
-Since you have side rail launchers, I think the Bofors 57mm could reduced to three, one front and two rear. Not sure if she could have five.
-There are newer designs of SPG directors and the LW-02 available, while perhaps the LW-02 can be lowered a bit.

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-Tartar/Terrier/Standard RIM-66 all part of the same family, so probably yes, the SPG-51 can replace the SPG-55.

Is it possible/ plausible to do so even in the early versions (ca 1960-65)?

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-Since you have side rail launchers, I think the Bofors 57mm could reduced to three, one front and two rear. Not sure if she could have five.

The 57 twins and tartar launchers are sitting on the sites of the barbettes of the 105mm DP guns (see the Uppland class, which share the same hull as this ship)

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-There are newer designs of SPG directors and the LW-02 available, while perhaps the LW-02 can be lowered a bit.

Thanksa, I just took what I had at home

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Psilander wrote:

What about SAM diectors? Can the SPG-51 replace the SPG-55?

Nope. Just as the range on the SPG-51 catches up the Terrier gets replaced with Standard-ER, and you have to wait until the NTU refits come along before you're close again.

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