Shipbucket

Now what you can do is to ask your flag waving signal guy to vacate the top platform on your foremast and have a main gun director fitted there. That'd be the neatest solution and it'd make the ship appear much more handsome. In fact, it's so darn handsome, that with a few modifications, I'd want her for my AU! Of course, if you'd allow... - as for the practical arrangements, I'll leave that in your capable hands!

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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

I'm not sure if 20 mm autocanons where in use in 1919. If 1919 is a year?

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I don't know, last time I fitted a gun director on a tripod mast I was shouted down for that too. And that was just a secondary director.

As for using the design for your own AU, sure, go for it. I have no problem with that.

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Bah, it's my idea, so I'll have your sixes on this, mate! And, thanks, very generous of you!

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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

The Becker 20mm, designed by the same gentleman who later designed the Oerlikon 20mm, was in use on aircraft as early as 1916. I don't believe using them on naval vessels in the 1920's would be out of line. I'll just call it a "1 Pdr" instead, which had been adopted for naval use in the 1890's. (even though most 1 Pdrs were actually 37mm)

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Hmmm ... I don't know that, nice job.

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AIRCRAFT CARRIER - HARPY 1919


Displacement: 13,380 t standard; 14,920 t normal; 16,152 t full load
Length: 614 ft OA / 594 ft Waterline
Beam: 64' hull/ 74' Over bulges/ 84' Flight Deck
Draught: 20'
Propulsion: 8 Boilers, 4 Geared Steam Turbines, 4 Shafts
Speed: 28.3 knots
Range: 10,000 NM @ 13 knots
Complement: 675 Ships Crew / 240 Air Complement
Armament:
4 x 5.5" (4 x 1)
3 x 4" (3 x 1)
Aviation:
24 Aircraft Designed
18 Typical

Ships in Class
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Harpy (1919)

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ARMOURED CRUISER - PLUTO CLASS 1909


Displacement: 11,263 t standard; 12,817 t normal; 14,060 t full load
Length: 473 ft
Beam: 72'
Draught: 24'
Propulsion: 15 Coal-fired Boilers, 3 triple expansion engines, 3 Shafts
Speed: 23 knots
Range: 7,500 NM @ 12 knots
Complement: 782
Armament:
8 x 8" (2 x 2; 4 x 1)
7 x 6" (7 x 1)
8 x 12 Pdr (8 x 1)
Aviation:
nil

Ships in Class
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Pluto (1909)
Minerva (1909)
Apollo (1909)
Luna (1910)
Juno (1910)
Tellus (1910)

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WAR EMERGENCY CRUISER PROGRAM
GROUP 1 - ILLUSTRIOUS CLASS


Displacement: 3,152 t standard; 3,435 t normal; 3,662 t full load
Length: 450 ft
Beam: 42 ft
Draught: 16 ft
Machinery: 6 Boilers, Triple expansion engines, 2 shafts
Speed: 28 knots
Range: 6200 NM @ 10 knots
Complement: 272
Armament:
2 x 6" (2 x 1)
8 x 4" (8 x 1)

Ships in Class
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Illustrious (1914) (sunk 1915)
Justice (1914) (transferred 1931 to Aldeshar)
Glorious (1914) (transferred 1931 to Aldeshar)
Implacable (1914) (transferred 1931 to New Kandor)
Furious (1914) (transferred 1931 to New Kandor)
Courageous (1914) (sunk 1916)
Indomitable (1914) (sunk 1916)
Challenger (1914) (transferred 1931 to Aldeshar)

Mistral Bay Class; Royal Aldeshar Navy(1938)
Rebuilt as A/A cruisers between 1936-38

Displacement: 3,152 t standard; 3,435 t normal; 3,662 t full load
Length: 450 ft
Beam: 42 ft
Draught: 16 ft
Machinery: 6 Boilers, Triple expansion engines, 2 shafts
Speed: 28 knots
Range: 6200 NM @ 10 knots
Complement: 272
Armament:
12 x 4"/45 (6 x 2)
24 x 40mm (12 x 2)
10 x 20mm (10 x 1)

Ships in Class
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Mistral Bay (ex- Justice)
Trinity Bay (ex- Glorious)
Anacostia Bay (ex- Challenger)

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WAR EMERGENCY CRUISER PROGRAM
GROUP 2 - RESOLUTE CLASS

Virtually identical to the Illustrious Class except for 2 funnels, 2 x 3" HA added, and geared turbines instead of triple expansion engines.

Displacement: 3,184 t standard; 3,435 t normal; 3,637 t full load
Length: 450 ft
Beam: 42 ft
Draught: 16 ft
Machinery: 6 Boilers, Geared steam turbines, 2 shafts
Speed: 29 knots
Range: 6200 NM @ 10 knots
Complement: 272
Armament:
2 x 6" (2 x 1)
8 x 4" (8 x 1)
2 x 3" HA (2 x 1)

Ships in Class
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Resolute (1914) (transferred 1931 to New Kandor)
Archer (1915) (transferred 1931 to New Kandor; Tranferred to Salish Confederacy 1936)
Madrigal (1915) (sunk 1917)
Trumpeter (1915) (sunk 1916)
Venerable (1915) (RNVR Training ship 1926, stricken 1938)

Caribou Class (New Kandor Royal Navy; Royal Salish Navy)
The Caribous were ships of the Illustrious and Resolute classes transfered to the RNKN in 1931. Between 1934-37 they were extensively rebuilt as Light Cruiser/Destroyer Leaders along the same lines as the Enterprise rebuilds. The primary difference between the Caribous and Enterprises was the armament, the Caribous using license-built Aerigian 5"/38's in place of the Harberian 6"/50 twin mounts as used on the Enterprise and Lancer. The Bobcat (ex-Archer) was sold to the Salish Navy in 1936 while building and renamed Yucht. In addition, the Caribou and Lynx had their triple expansion engines replaced with geared turbines. All were recommissioned in 1938

Displacement: 3,015 t standard; 3,435 t normal; 3,772 t full load
Length: 450 ft
Beam: 42 ft
Draught: 16 ft
Machinery: 6 Boilers, Geared steam turbines, 2 shafts
Speed: 29 knots
Range: 7500 NM @ 14 knots
Complement: 312
Armament:
7 x 5"/38 (3 x 2; 1 x 1)
10 x 40mm (5 x 2)
20 x 20mm (10 x 2)
Aircraft:
1 floatplane
Hanger

Ships in Class
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New Kandor
Caribou (ex-Implacable) 1938
Lynx (ex-Furious) 1938
Bison (ex-Resolute) 1938

Salish Confederacy
Yucht (Arrow) (Ex-HMNKS Bobcat; ex-HMS Archer) 1938


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