Myak (Poppy) class, Russian Corvette laid down 1925
Displacement:
515 t light; 541 t standard; 597 t normal; 642 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
268.71 ft / 229.66 ft x 21.33 ft x 10.66 ft (normal load) 81.90 m / 70.00 m x 6.50 m x 3.25 m
Armament: 3
- 3.94" / 100 mm guns in single mounts, 37.48lbs / 17.00kg shells, 1925 Model Dual purpose guns in deck mounts on
centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount 4 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1925 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts on side, evenly spread Weight of broadside 119 lbs / 54 kg Shells per gun,
main battery: 200 4 - 20.9" / 530 mm above water torpedoes 10 tons depth charges
Armour: - Gun armour:
Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 0.98" / 25 mm - - 2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm - -
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 2 shafts, 16,004 shp / 11,939 Kw = 31.00 kts Range 3,800nm at
12.00 kts (Bunkerage = 101 tons)
Complement: 59 - 78
Cost: £0.226 million / $0.903 million
Distribution
of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 12 tons, 2.0 % Armour: 7 tons, 1.2 % - Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 % -
Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 % - Armament: 7 tons, 1.2 % - Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 % - Conning Tower: 0 tons,
0.0 % Machinery: 291 tons, 48.7 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 195 tons, 32.7 % Fuel, ammunition & stores:
82 tons, 13.7 % Miscellaneous weights: 10 tons, 1.7 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability
(Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 164 lbs / 75 Kg = 5.4 x 3.9 " / 100 mm shells or 0.2 torpedoes Stability
(Unstable if below 1.00): 1.16 Metacentric height 0.7 ft / 0.2 m Roll period: 11.1 seconds Steadiness - As gun
platform (Average = 50 %): 50 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.44 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00):
1.00
Hull form characteristics: Hull has raised forecastle and transom stern Block coefficient: 0.400
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.77 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 17.42 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed:
71 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees Stern
overhang: 32.81 ft / 10.00 m Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length): - Stem: 17.16 ft
/ 5.23 m - Forecastle (20 %): 17.16 ft / 5.23 m (10.33 ft / 3.15 m aft of break) - Mid (50 %): 10.33 ft / 3.15 m -
Quarterdeck (15 %): 10.33 ft / 3.15 m - Stern: 10.33 ft / 3.15 m - Average freeboard: 11.70 ft / 3.57 m
Ship
space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 175.8 % - Above water (accommodation/working,
high = better): 46.4 % Waterplane Area: 3,129 Square feet or 291 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement /
loading): 52 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 24 lbs/sq ft or 118 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): -
Cross-sectional: 0.50 - Longitudinal: 4.66 - Overall: 0.62 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation
is cramped Room for accommodation and workspaces is extremely poor
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