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Kii, Japan Battlecruiser laid down 1937

Displacement:
21,927 t light; 23,059 t standard; 25,000 t normal; 26,553 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
654.13 ft / 650.00 ft x 80.00 ft x 30.00 ft (normal load)
199.38 m / 198.12 m x 24.38 m x 9.14 m

Armament:
6 - 14.00" / 356 mm guns (3x2 guns), 1,400.00lbs / 635.03kg shells, 1937 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
2 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (1x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1937 Model
Dual purpose guns in a deck mount with hoist
on centreline amidships, all raised guns - superfiring
12 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (6x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1937 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all forward, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
24 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns (8x3 guns), 0.48lbs / 0.22kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
8 - 0.51" / 13.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.07lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1937 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 9,287 lbs / 4,213 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 438.88 ft / 133.77 m 10.73 ft / 3.27 m
Ends: 4.00" / 102 mm 211.10 ft / 64.34 m 10.73 ft / 3.27 m
Upper: 4.00" / 102 mm 438.88 ft / 133.77 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 104 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
2.00" / 51 mm 438.88 ft / 133.77 m 27.73 ft / 8.45 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 4.00" / 102 mm
2nd: 2.50" / 64 mm 1.00" / 25 mm -
3rd: 2.50" / 64 mm 1.00" / 25 mm -
4th: 0.25" / 6 mm - -
5th: 0.05" / 1 mm - -

- Armour deck: 4.00" / 102 mm, Conning tower: 8.00" / 203 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 94,748 shp / 70,682 Kw = 28.50 kts
Range 6,000nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,494 tons

Complement:
993 - 1,292

Cost:
£11.414 million / $45.657 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,140 tons, 4.6 %
Armour: 7,102 tons, 28.4 %
- Belts: 2,521 tons, 10.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 901 tons, 3.6 %
- Armament: 820 tons, 3.3 %
- Armour Deck: 2,713 tons, 10.9 %
- Conning Tower: 147 tons, 0.6 %
Machinery: 2,626 tons, 10.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 9,059 tons, 36.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,073 tons, 12.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 2,000 tons, 8.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
29,357 lbs / 13,316 Kg = 21.4 x 14.0 " / 356 mm shells or 4.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.04
Metacentric height 3.8 ft / 1.2 m
Roll period: 17.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.80
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.04

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.561
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.13 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 25.50 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 2.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.00 ft / 0.91 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 32.50 ft / 9.91 m
- Forecastle (16 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Mid (50 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m (18.00 ft / 5.49 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (16 %): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Stern: 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Average freeboard: 19.81 ft / 6.04 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 103.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 133.6 %
Waterplane Area: 36,663 Square feet or 3,406 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 107 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 163 lbs/sq ft or 794 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.46
- Overall: 1.03
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

2,000 tons reserved for aviation facilities aft