Colony, Sweden light cruiser laid down 1924 Displacement: 6 953 t light; 7 214 t standard; 7 706 t normal; 8 100 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 528,22 ft / 524,93 ft x 52,49 ft (Bulges 59,06 ft) x 21,33 ft (normal load) 161,00 m / 160,00 m x 16,00 m (Bulges 18,00 m) x 6,50 m Armament: 8 - 5,98" / 152 mm guns (3 mounts), 107,15lbs / 48,60kg shells, 1924 Model Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes) on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring 8 - 4,13" / 105 mm guns (6 mounts), 35,32lbs / 16,02kg shells, 1924 Model Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists on side, all amidships, 4 raised mounts - superfiring 8 - 2,24" / 57,0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 5,65lbs / 2,56kg shells, 1924 Model Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts 12 - 0,98" / 25,0 mm guns (6x2 guns), 0,48lbs / 0,22kg shells, 1924 Model Breech loading guns in deck mounts on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts Weight of broadside 1 191 lbs / 540 kg Shells per gun, main battery: 150 6 - 21,0" / 533,4 mm above water torpedoes Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 2,95" / 75 mm 328,08 ft / 100,00 m 16,40 ft / 5,00 m Ends: 0,98" / 25 mm 49,21 ft / 15,00 m 16,40 ft / 5,00 m 147,64 ft / 45,00 m Unarmoured ends Upper: 0,98" / 25 mm 393,70 ft / 120,00 m 8,01 ft / 2,44 m Main Belt covers 96 % of normal length Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces - Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges: 0,39" / 10 mm 426,51 ft / 130,00 m 15,19 ft / 4,63 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 2,95" / 75 mm 0,98" / 25 mm 2,95" / 75 mm 2nd: 0,39" / 10 mm - 0,98" / 25 mm 3rd: 0,20" / 5 mm - - - Armour deck: 0,98" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 1,97" / 50 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Direct drive, 4 shafts, 62 173 shp / 46 381 Kw = 32,00 kts Range 5 000nm at 14,00 kts (Bunkerage = 886 tons) Complement: 410 - 534 Cost: £2,025 million / $8,099 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 149 tons, 1,9 % Armour: 1 452 tons, 18,8 % - Belts: 817 tons, 10,6 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 94 tons, 1,2 % - Armament: 202 tons, 2,6 % - Armour Deck: 322 tons, 4,2 % - Conning Tower: 17 tons, 0,2 % Machinery: 2 048 tons, 26,6 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 3 204 tons, 41,6 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 753 tons, 9,8 % Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 1,3 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 3 460 lbs / 1 569 Kg = 32,3 x 6,0 " / 152 mm shells or 0,8 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,15 Metacentric height 2,5 ft / 0,8 m Roll period: 15,8 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 65 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,38 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,20 Hull form characteristics: Hull has low quarterdeck and transom stern Block coefficient: 0,408 Length to Beam Ratio: 8,89 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 26,74 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 54 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0,00 degrees Stern overhang: 3,28 ft / 1,00 m Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length): - Stem: 26,25 ft / 8,00 m - Forecastle (20 %): 21,33 ft / 6,50 m - Mid (50 %): 19,69 ft / 6,00 m - Quarterdeck (15 %): 11,48 ft / 3,50 m (19,69 ft / 6,00 m before break) - Stern: 11,48 ft / 3,50 m - Average freeboard: 19,42 ft / 5,92 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 166,3 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 140,1 % Waterplane Area: 17 690 Square feet or 1 643 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 113 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 100 lbs/sq ft or 487 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0,93 - Longitudinal: 1,99 - Overall: 1,00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily 3x2, 1x2 mainturrets 1x floatplane