I've started to rework my cruisers. I have never been enterliy happy with the Svärdet (renamed Niord). A first remake of the Springsharp report. She is slightly larger and laid down a few years later. I imagine her q bit similar to a Slava/Koskva class cruiser, instead o the previous "Ticonderoga style)
Niord
Sweden Strike cruisers, CGL laid down 1950
Displacement:
8 444 t light; 8 741 t standard; 10 000 t normal; 11 007 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(638,46 ft / 616,80 ft) x 59,06 ft x (21,33 / 22,79 ft)
(194,60 m / 188,00 m) x 18,00 m x (6,50 / 6,95 m)
Armament:
4 - 5,98" / 152 mm 50,0 cal guns - 113,44lbs / 51,45kg shells, 300 per gun
Auto rapid fire guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1950 Model
2 x 2 row twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
6 - 2,24" / 57,0 mm 60,0 cal guns - 6,19lbs / 2,81kg shells, 1 000 per gun
Auto rapid fire guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1950 Model
4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
2 raised mounts
1 x Twin mount on centreline forward
1 double raised mount
Weight of broadside 491 lbs / 223 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 1,97" / 50 mm 360,89 ft / 110,00 m 9,22 ft / 2,81 m
Ends: 0,79" / 20 mm 213,25 ft / 65,00 m 9,22 ft / 2,81 m
42,65 ft / 13,00 m Unarmoured ends
Upper: 0,79" / 20 mm 348,43 ft / 106,20 m 8,01 ft / 2,44 m
Main Belt covers 90 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
Main Belt inclined 15,00 degrees (positive = in)
- Hull void:
0,20" / 5 mm 360,89 ft / 110,00 m 6,56 ft / 2,00 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1,97" / 50 mm 0,79" / 20 mm 1,97" / 50 mm
2nd: 0,79" / 20 mm 0,20" / 5 mm 0,20" / 5 mm
- Armoured deck - multiple decks:
For and Aft decks: 0,39" / 10 mm
Forecastle: 1,38" / 35 mm Quarter deck: 0,39" / 10 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 3,94" / 100 mm, Aft 3,94" / 100 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 89 326 shp / 66 637 Kw = 34,00 kts
Range 7 500nm at 18,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2 267 tons
Complement:
499 - 650
Cost:
£5,064 million / $20,255 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 213 tons, 2,1 %
- Guns: 213 tons, 2,1 %
Armour: 794 tons, 7,9 %
- Belts: 421 tons, 4,2 %
- Void: 17 tons, 0,2 %
- Armament: 60 tons, 0,6 %
- Armour Deck: 217 tons, 2,2 %
- Conning Towers: 79 tons, 0,8 %
Machinery: 2 137 tons, 21,4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3 321 tons, 33,2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1 556 tons, 15,6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 1 980 tons, 19,8 %
- Hull below water: 1 000 tons
- Hull void weights: 100 tons
- Hull above water: 500 tons
- On freeboard deck: 280 tons
- Above deck: 100 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
12 314 lbs / 5 585 Kg = 114,9 x 6,0 " / 152 mm shells or 1,7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,07
Metacentric height 2,6 ft / 0,8 m
Roll period: 15,4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,13
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,01
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
an extended bulbous bow and large transom stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,451 / 0,464
Length to Beam Ratio: 10,44 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28,42 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 69
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 35,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3,28 ft / 1,00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20,00 %, 26,25 ft / 8,00 m, 22,97 ft / 7,00 m
- Forward deck: 30,00 %, 22,97 ft / 7,00 m, 19,69 ft / 6,00 m
- Aft deck: 30,00 %, 13,12 ft / 4,00 m, 13,12 ft / 4,00 m
- Quarter deck: 20,00 %, 13,12 ft / 4,00 m, 13,12 ft / 4,00 m
- Average freeboard: 17,81 ft / 5,43 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 91,6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 158,8 %
Waterplane Area: 24 147 Square feet or 2 243 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 132 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 92 lbs/sq ft or 447 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,98
- Longitudinal: 1,14
- Overall: 1,00
Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
4 ships - Niord, Thule, Giötha & Finland
Laid down: 1994-1998
Missiles
1x Mk41 VLS 64 missiles for SM-2/SM-ER
4x4 MK143 ABM for TLAM
12x RBS 15 SSM
Sensors
PS-860/ SPS-48 3d air serach
PS-865/ Type 996 3d air/ surface search
PN-621/ X-band navigational radar
PQ-866 ESM
PJ-866 EA
PE-92 FC gun
PE62/ SPG 62 FC missile
Aircraft
pad & hangar for two medium helicopters