Kronprinssesan Louise, Sweden Airdefencecruiser laid down 1942 

Displacement: 
4 049 t light; 4 279 t standard; 4 500 t normal; 4 677 t full load 

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 
486,91 ft / 475,72 ft x 52,49 ft (Bulges 59,06 ft) x 16,40 ft (normal load) 
148,41 m / 145,00 m x 16,00 m (Bulges 18,00 m) x 5,00 m 

Armament: 
8 - 4,72" / 120 mm guns (4x2 guns), 52,72lbs / 23,92kg shells, 1942 Model 
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes) 
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring 
8 - 4,72" / 120 mm guns (4x2 guns), 52,72lbs / 23,92kg shells, 1942 Model 
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes) 
on side, all amidships 
24 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns (12x2 guns), 1,95lbs / 0,89kg shells, 1936 Model 
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts 
on side, evenly spread, 8 raised mounts 
20 - 0,31" / 8,0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 0,02lbs / 0,01kg shells, 1939 Model 
Machine guns in deck mounts 
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts 
Weight of broadside 891 lbs / 404 kg 
Shells per gun, main battery: 250 

Armour: 
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) 
Main: 1,18" / 30 mm 328,08 ft / 100,00 m 8,69 ft / 2,65 m 
Ends: Unarmoured 
Main Belt covers 106 % of normal length 

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) 
Main: 1,18" / 30 mm 0,39" / 10 mm 0,79" / 20 mm 
2nd: 1,18" / 30 mm 0,39" / 10 mm 0,79" / 20 mm 
3rd: 0,20" / 5 mm - - 

- Armour deck: 1,18" / 30 mm, Conning tower: 1,18" / 30 mm 

Machinery: 
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines plus diesel motors, 
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 44 147 shp / 32 934 Kw = 32,00 kts 
Range 5 000nm at 12,00 kts 
Bunker at max displacement = 397 tons 

Complement: 
274 - 357 

Cost: 
£2,524 million / $10,098 million 

Distribution of weights at normal displacement: 
Armament: 111 tons, 2,5 % 
Armour: 564 tons, 12,5 % 
- Belts: 138 tons, 3,1 % 
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0 % 
- Armament: 74 tons, 1,6 % 
- Armour Deck: 344 tons, 7,7 % 
- Conning Tower: 7 tons, 0,2 % 
Machinery: 1 153 tons, 25,6 % 
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2 201 tons, 48,9 % 
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 451 tons, 10,0 % 
Miscellaneous weights: 20 tons, 0,4 % 

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: 
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 
5 637 lbs / 2 557 Kg = 106,9 x 4,7 " / 120 mm shells or 1,2 torpedoes 
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,22 
Metacentric height 2,7 ft / 0,8 m 
Roll period: 15,0 seconds 
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 62 % 
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,23 
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,03 

Hull form characteristics: 
Hull has raised forecastle 
and transom stern 
Block coefficient: 0,342 
Length to Beam Ratio: 8,06 : 1 
'Natural speed' for length: 26,01 kts 
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 % 
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 60 
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25,00 degrees 
Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m 
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length): 
- Stem: 23,98 ft / 7,31 m 
- Forecastle (20 %): 22,97 ft / 7,00 m (14,76 ft / 4,50 m aft of break) 
- Mid (50 %): 14,76 ft / 4,50 m 
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 14,76 ft / 4,50 m 
- Stern: 14,76 ft / 4,50 m 
- Average freeboard: 16,49 ft / 5,02 m 
Ship tends to be wet forward 

Ship space, strength and comments: 
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 104,6 % 
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 161,7 % 
Waterplane Area: 15 759 Square feet or 1 464 Square metres 
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 119 % 
Structure weight / hull surface area: 91 lbs/sq ft or 443 Kg/sq metre 
Hull strength (Relative): 
- Cross-sectional: 0,94 
- Longitudinal: 1,81 
- Overall: 1,00 
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate 
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent 

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