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Haram Royal Navy build one large ship that was used as a artillery ship. She had a very light AA-armament but was build ready to receiver more. But since her armament was as a artillery ship her main and secondary guns was impressive Havoc 22" main gun and Havoc 8" secondary gun, this gun was build around giving the best possible artillery support but had capacity to attack other large ships as battleships. Main gun is guided by director on turret and in tower but when in a artillery mod, she is guided by spotter on land but also by aircraft.


Armarment:

4*triple Havoc AL12 22" BAAW4 cannons
8*Twin Havoc L20 8" BAAW2 Cannons
2*single Befer 5" AA cannons (Ready spot for 6 more)
5*twin 40mm AA guns (Ready spot for up to 30*twin 40mm gun)
30*twin 20mm AA machine-guns (ready for up to 20 more)

Aircraft carried.

standard 2 aircraft but have capacity to have 4 onboard the ship. With a complete workshop with store, that can repair almost every thing.




edit: I am perhaps posting this it a bit early so if there are something, just say it!


Eidit2: No anchor, damn! She can perhaps look a bit heavy, but the hull is a bit different than a battleship hull, she is not build to escort an aircraft carrier!

That's BIG
And 22 inch for the main guns? (558mm), did you get inspiration form a certain oversized battleship?

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If the main role is artillery support, I'm pretty sure you could get rid of that heavy tower structure with the high (admirals?) bridge. The low bridge/conning tower and navigating bridge are more than enough for the intended role if the gun laying is mostly done off-ship.

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deondon: yes perhaps, but since she has as second/third duty as a flagship of a fleet that are patrolling the sea. I think she deserve it. and you never know.

BB1987 I started on this several months ago, just finished it! Almost!

Allright, i was just curios about the similarity of main guns calibers, as it's rare to see something with more than 20-inch on the board

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the funny part the grenade she is carrying is mostly High yield grenade. and some armor penetrating ammunition.

6 shafts ?

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Well problaby it's a ship for artillhery and maybe to counter IJN Super Battleships if your AU is in Pacific right?

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it's like the British navy, the ocean is ore own playground, whats you'rs! and as it stand in the text it is a artillery ship with a twin personality!

And BB1987 gave me this in my PM!

Haram, Bliz Battleship/Artillery ship laid down 1940

Displacement:
116.077 t light; 124.982 t standard; 129.497 t normal; 133.110 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(998,23 ft / 979,99 ft) x 177,49 ft x (40,03 / 40,97 ft)
(304,26 m / 298,70 m) x 54,10 m x (12,20 / 12,49 m)

Armament:
12 - 21,97" / 558 mm 45,0 cal guns - 5.346,36lbs / 2.425,07kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1940 Model
4 x Triple mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 7,99" / 203 mm 45,0 cal guns - 257,42lbs / 116,76kg shells, 250 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1940 Model
8 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
8 - 5,00" / 127 mm 38,0 cal guns - 59,33lbs / 26,91kg shells, 450 per gun
Dual purpose guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1940 Model
8 x Single mounts on sides, forward evenly spread
2 raised mounts
60 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm 56,0 cal guns - 2,11lbs / 0,96kg shells, 2.000 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1940 Model
30 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
100 - 0,79" / 20,0 mm 70,0 cal guns - 0,27lbs / 0,12kg shells, 9.000 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1940 Model
50 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 68.904 lbs / 31.254 kg

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 22,0" / 558 mm 648,29 ft / 197,60 m 18,70 ft / 5,70 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 7,99" / 203 mm 648,29 ft / 197,60 m 9,51 ft / 2,90 m
Main Belt covers 102% of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
5,00" / 127 mm 648,29 ft / 197,60 m 38,39 ft / 11,70 m
Beam between torpedo bulkheads 157,81 ft / 48,10 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 22,0" / 558 mm 9,96" / 253 mm 16,0" / 406 mm
2nd: 4,02" / 102 mm 2,24" / 57 mm 2,24" / 57 mm
3rd: 2,24" / 57 mm 0,63" / 16 mm 0,63" / 16 mm

- Armoured deck - multiple decks:
For and Aft decks: 7,99" / 203 mm
Forecastle: 2,01" / 51 mm Quarter deck: 4,02" / 102 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 21,97" / 558 mm, Aft 0,00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 6 shafts, 152.043 shp / 113.424 Kw = 25,00 kts
Range 6.290nm at 16,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 8.128 tons

Complement:
3.412 - 4.437

Cost:
£66,279 million / $265,114 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 10.073 tons, 7,8%
- Guns: 10.073 tons, 7,8%
Armour: 49.096 tons, 37,9%
- Belts: 14.162 tons, 10,9%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 4.604 tons, 3,6%
- Armament: 11.638 tons, 9,0%
- Armour Deck: 17.481 tons, 13,5%
- Conning Tower: 1.211 tons, 0,9%
Machinery: 4.065 tons, 3,1%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 52.843 tons, 40,8%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 13.420 tons, 10,4%
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0,0%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
254.300 lbs / 115.348 Kg = 48,0 x 22,0 " / 558 mm shells or 63,7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,29
Metacentric height 18,7 ft / 5,7 m
Roll period: 17,3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 82 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,60
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,64

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,651 / 0,654
Length to Beam Ratio: 5,52 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 31,30 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 42 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 23,00 degrees
Stern overhang: -6,00 ft / -1,83 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 17,60%, 42,98 ft / 13,10 m, 42,98 ft / 13,10 m
- Forward deck: 29,80%, 42,98 ft / 13,10 m, 42,98 ft / 13,10 m
- Aft deck: 33,80%, 25,92 ft / 7,90 m, 25,92 ft / 7,90 m
- Quarter deck: 18,80%, 25,92 ft / 7,90 m, 25,92 ft / 7,90 m
- Average freeboard: 34,01 ft / 10,36 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 64,7%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 252,5%
Waterplane Area: 133.371 Square feet or 12.391 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 326 lbs/sq ft or 1.591 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,94
- Longitudinal: 1,64
- Overall: 1,00
Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather