Swedish Scout cruiser, built 1910 and of modified design 1915. Primary for protecting the lanes of communication and escort convoys around the emipre.
Gripsholm, (Kungsholm, Drottningholm, Stockholm
Älvsborg, Visborg, Sveaborg, Olofsborg, Viborg)
Sweden Protected cruiser laid down 1910
Displacement:
2 116 t light; 2 208 t standard; 2 402 t normal; 2 558 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(400,26 ft / 393,70 ft) x 32,81 ft x (13,12 / 13,76 ft)
(122,00 m / 120,00 m) x 10,00 m x (4,00 / 4,19 m)
Armament:
10 - 4,13" / 105 mm 45,0 cal guns - 35,62lbs / 16,16kg shells, 200 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1910 Model
8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 raised mounts
8 - 2,24" / 57,0 mm 45,0 cal guns - 5,70lbs / 2,59kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1910 Model
8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
8 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 402 lbs / 182 kg
Main Torpedoes
2 - 18,9" / 480 mm, 19,69 ft / 6,00 m torpedoes - 1,023 t each, 2,046 t total
In 2 sets of deck mounted centre rotating tubes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 0,79" / 20 mm 223,92 ft / 68,25 m 6,89 ft / 2,10 m
Ends: 0,20" / 5 mm 120,54 ft / 36,74 m 6,89 ft / 2,10 m
49,25 ft / 15,01 m Unarmoured ends
Upper: 0,20" / 5 mm 223,92 ft / 68,25 m 8,01 ft / 2,44 m
Main Belt covers 88 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0,39" / 10 mm - 0,39" / 10 mm
- Protected deck - single deck:
For and Aft decks: 1,38" / 35 mm
Forecastle: 0,79" / 20 mm Quarter deck: 0,79" / 20 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 3,94" / 100 mm, Aft 3,94" / 100 mm
Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 3 shafts, 16 156 shp / 12 053 Kw = 25,50 kts
Range 2 700nm at 12,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 350 tons (75% coal)
Complement:
171 - 223
Cost:
£0,214 million / $0,854 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 116 tons, 4,8 %
- Guns: 112 tons, 4,7 %
- Weapons: 4 tons, 0,2 %
Armour: 313 tons, 13,0 %
- Belts: 70 tons, 2,9 %
- Armament: 10 tons, 0,4 %
- Armour Deck: 203 tons, 8,4 %
- Conning Towers: 30 tons, 1,3 %
Machinery: 716 tons, 29,8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 970 tons, 40,4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 286 tons, 11,9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0,0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
2 578 lbs / 1 170 Kg = 73,0 x 4,1 " / 105 mm shells or 0,9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,16
Metacentric height 1,2 ft / 0,4 m
Roll period: 12,3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 43 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,75
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,65
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,496 / 0,504
Length to Beam Ratio: 12,00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19,84 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 22
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 %, 22,97 ft / 7,00 m, 19,69 ft / 6,00 m
- Forward deck: 40,00 %, 19,69 ft / 6,00 m, 16,40 ft / 5,00 m
- Aft deck: 25,00 %, 9,84 ft / 3,00 m, 9,84 ft / 3,00 m
- Quarter deck: 15,00 %, 9,84 ft / 3,00 m, 9,84 ft / 3,00 m
- Average freeboard: 15,35 ft / 4,68 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 112,5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 120,7 %
Waterplane Area: 8 575 Square feet or 797 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 113 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 57 lbs/sq ft or 278 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,90
- Longitudinal: 2,64
- Overall: 1,00
Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather
Gävle, (Kalmar, Sundsvall, Visby, Helsingborg, Helsingfors, Vasa, Nådendal, Wismar)
Sweden Protected cruiser laid down 1915
Displacement:
2 157 t light; 2 261 t standard; 2 402 t normal; 2 515 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(400,26 ft / 393,70 ft) x 32,81 ft x (13,12 / 13,58 ft)
(122,00 m / 120,00 m) x 10,00 m x (4,00 / 4,14 m)
Armament:
4 - 5,98" / 152 mm 45,0 cal guns - 108,07lbs / 49,02kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1912 Model
2 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
6 - 4,13" / 105 mm 45,0 cal guns - 35,62lbs / 16,16kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1915 Model
6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
2 raised mounts
4 - 2,24" / 57,0 mm 45,0 cal guns - 5,70lbs / 2,59kg shells, 150 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1915 Model
4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 669 lbs / 303 kg
Main Torpedoes
2 - 18,9" / 480 mm, 19,69 ft / 6,00 m torpedoes - 1,043 t each, 2,086 t total
In 2 sets of deck mounted side rotating tubes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 0,79" / 20 mm 223,92 ft / 68,25 m 6,89 ft / 2,10 m
Ends: 0,20" / 5 mm 120,54 ft / 36,74 m 6,89 ft / 2,10 m
49,25 ft / 15,01 m Unarmoured ends
Upper: 0,20" / 5 mm 223,92 ft / 68,25 m 8,01 ft / 2,44 m
Main Belt covers 88 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0,98" / 25 mm 0,39" / 10 mm 0,39" / 10 mm
2nd: 0,39" / 10 mm - -
- Protected deck - single deck:
For and Aft decks: 1,38" / 35 mm
Forecastle: 0,79" / 20 mm Quarter deck: 0,79" / 20 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 3,94" / 100 mm, Aft 3,94" / 100 mm
Machinery:
Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 3 shafts, 14 947 shp / 11 150 Kw = 25,00 kts
Range 2 600nm at 12,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 254 tons (50% coal)
Complement:
171 - 223
Cost:
£0,322 million / $1,287 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 160 tons, 6,7 %
- Guns: 156 tons, 6,5 %
- Weapons: 4 tons, 0,2 %
Armour: 317 tons, 13,2 %
- Belts: 70 tons, 2,9 %
- Armament: 13 tons, 0,5 %
- Armour Deck: 203 tons, 8,4 %
- Conning Towers: 30 tons, 1,3 %
Machinery: 593 tons, 24,7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1 088 tons, 45,3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 245 tons, 10,2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0,0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
2 880 lbs / 1 306 Kg = 26,9 x 6,0 " / 152 mm shells or 0,9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,09
Metacentric height 1,1 ft / 0,3 m
Roll period: 13,1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 43 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 1,23
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,68
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,496 / 0,502
Length to Beam Ratio: 12,00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19,84 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 22
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 %, 22,97 ft / 7,00 m, 19,69 ft / 6,00 m
- Forward deck: 40,00 %, 19,69 ft / 6,00 m, 16,40 ft / 5,00 m
- Aft deck: 25,00 %, 9,84 ft / 3,00 m, 9,84 ft / 3,00 m
- Quarter deck: 15,00 %, 9,84 ft / 3,00 m, 9,84 ft / 3,00 m
- Average freeboard: 15,35 ft / 4,68 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 104,5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 136,9 %
Waterplane Area: 8 575 Square feet or 797 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 114 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 64 lbs/sq ft or 314 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,88
- Longitudinal: 2,94
- Overall: 1,00
Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather