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Latin Class, Some weird AU Destroyer Leader laid down 1933

Displacement:
	3,305 t light; 3,593 t standard; 3,611 t normal; 3,625 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
	(459.32 ft / 451.59 ft) x 42.65 ft x (16.40 / 16.45 ft)
	(140.00 m / 137.65 m) x 13.00 m  x (5.00 / 5.01 m)

Armament:
      8 - 5.31" / 135 mm 45.0 cal guns - 75.71lbs / 34.34kg shells, 500 per gun
	  Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1933 Model
	  4 x Twin mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
		2 raised mounts - superfiring
      6 - 2.99" / 76.0 mm 50.0 cal guns - 14.18lbs / 6.43kg shells, 1,000 per gun
	  Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1933 Model
	  6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 691 lbs / 313 kg
      Main Torpedoes
      12 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 4.00 ft / 1.22 m torpedoes - 0.409 t each, 4.903 t total
	In 4 sets of deck mounted side rotating tubes
      2nd Torpedoes
      3 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 4.00 ft / 1.22 m torpedoes - 0.409 t each, 1.226 t total
	In 1 sets of deck mounted centre rotating tubes
      Main DC/AS Mortars
      45 - 110.23 lbs / 50.00 kg Depth Charges - 2.214 t total
	in Depth charge throwers

Armour:
   - Box over machinery & magazines:
	0.79" / 20 mm
	Forecastle: 0.79" / 20 mm  Quarter deck: 0.79" / 20 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 1.97" / 50 mm, Aft 0.39" / 10 mm

Machinery:
	Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, 
	Geared drive, 2 shafts, 61,116 shp / 45,592 Kw = 34.00 kts
	Range 0nm at 15.00 kts
	Bunker at max displacement = 32 tons

Complement:
	232 - 302

Cost:
	£1.942 million / $7.769 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
	Armament: 164 tons, 4.6 %
	   - Guns: 149 tons, 4.1 %
	   - Weapons: 16 tons, 0.4 %
	Armour: 437 tons, 12.1 %
	   - Armour Deck: 425 tons, 11.8 %
	   - Conning Towers: 12 tons, 0.3 %
	Machinery: 1,664 tons, 46.1 %
	Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,020 tons, 28.2 %
	Fuel, ammunition & stores: 306 tons, 8.5 %
	Miscellaneous weights: 20 tons, 0.6 %
	   - Above deck: 20 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
	Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
	  1,035 lbs / 470 Kg = 13.8 x 5.3 " / 135 mm shells or 1.4 torpedoes
	Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
	Metacentric height 1.6 ft / 0.5 m
	Roll period: 14.1 seconds
	Steadiness	- As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 78 %
			- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.78
	Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.08

Hull form characteristics:
	Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
	  a normal bow and a cruiser stern
	Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.400 / 0.401
	Length to Beam Ratio: 10.59 : 1
	'Natural speed' for length: 21.25 kts
	Power going to wave formation at top speed: 61 %
	Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 72
	Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
	Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
	Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
				Fore end,	 Aft end
	   - Forecastle:	10.00 %,  25.20 ft / 7.68 m,  22.66 ft / 6.91 m
	   - Forward deck:	30.00 %,  22.66 ft / 6.91 m,  22.66 ft / 6.91 m
	   - Aft deck:	40.00 %,  12.00 ft / 3.66 m,  12.00 ft / 3.66 m
	   - Quarter deck:	20.00 %,  12.00 ft / 3.66 m,  12.00 ft / 3.66 m
	   - Average freeboard:		16.36 ft / 4.99 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
	Space	- Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 169.5 %
		- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 156.2 %
	Waterplane Area: 11,856 Square feet or 1,101 Square metres
	Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 78 %
	Structure weight / hull surface area: 50 lbs/sq ft or 243 Kg/sq metre
	Hull strength (Relative):
		- Cross-sectional: 0.57
		- Longitudinal: 1.44
		- Overall: 0.62
	Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
	Excellent accommodation and workspace room
	Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform