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Kung Karl, Sweden LSD laid down 1950

Displacement:
  17 724 t light; 18 223 t standard; 22 001 t normal; 25 024 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
  625,31 ft / 590,55 ft x 98,43 ft x 19,69 ft (normal load)
  190,60 m / 180,00 m x 30,00 m  x 6,00 m

Armament:
      6 - 5,98" / 152 mm guns (2x3 guns), 107,15lbs / 48,60kg shells, 1950 Model
    Automatic rapid fire guns in turrets (on barbettes)
    on centreline, all forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
      8 - 2,24" / 57,0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 5,65lbs / 2,56kg shells, 1950 Model
    Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
    on side, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts
  Weight of broadside 688 lbs / 312 kg
  Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
   - Gun armour:  Face (max)  Other gunhouse (avg)  Barbette/hoist (max)
  Main: 0,98" / 25 mm 0,39" / 10 mm   0,39" / 10 mm

   - Armour deck: 0,39" / 10 mm, Conning tower: 0,20" / 5 mm

Machinery:
  Diesel Internal combustion motors, 
  Geared drive, 4 shafts, 71 328 shp / 53 211 Kw = 26,00 kts
  Range 10 000nm at 20,00 kts
  Bunker at max displacement = 6 801 tons

Complement:
  903 - 1 174

Cost:
  £7,388 million / $29,552 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
  Armament: 102 tons, 0,5 %
  Armour: 367 tons, 1,7 %
     - Belts: 0 tons, 0,0 %
     - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0 %
     - Armament: 32 tons, 0,1 %
     - Armour Deck: 331 tons, 1,5 %
     - Conning Tower: 3 tons, 0,0 %
  Machinery: 1 706 tons, 7,8 %
  Hull, fittings & equipment: 6 749 tons, 30,7 %
  Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4 277 tons, 19,4 %
  Miscellaneous weights: 8 800 tons, 40,0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
  Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
    40 802 lbs / 18 507 Kg = 380,8 x 6,0 " / 152 mm shells or 3,9 torpedoes
  Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,26
  Metacentric height 7,4 ft / 2,3 m
  Roll period: 15,2 seconds
  Steadiness  - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
      - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,04
  Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,32

Hull form characteristics:
  Hull has rise forward of midbreak
  Block coefficient: 0,673
  Length to Beam Ratio: 6,00 : 1
  'Natural speed' for length: 24,30 kts
  Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
  Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 38
  Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25,00 degrees
  Stern overhang: 16,40 ft / 5,00 m
  Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
     - Stem:    39,37 ft / 12,00 m
     - Forecastle (20 %): 32,81 ft / 10,00 m
     - Mid (50 %):    32,81 ft / 10,00 m (16,40 ft / 5,00 m aft of break)
     - Quarterdeck (15 %):  16,40 ft / 5,00 m
     - Stern:   16,40 ft / 5,00 m
     - Average freeboard: 25,13 ft / 7,66 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
  Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 72,9 %
    - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 230,0 %
  Waterplane Area: 45 471 Square feet or 4 224 Square metres
  Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 164 %
  Structure weight / hull surface area: 113 lbs/sq ft or 551 Kg/sq metre
  Hull strength (Relative):
    - Cross-sectional: 0,95
    - Longitudinal: 1,49
    - Overall: 1,00
  Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
  Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
  Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

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