Kutuzov class, Russian Bombardment Ship laid down 1931
Displacement:
1,306 t light; 1,364 t standard; 1,525 t normal; 1,654 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
235.63 ft / 229.66 ft x 36.75 ft (Bulges 40.03 ft) x 9.84
ft (normal load)
71.82 m / 70.00 m x 11.20 m (Bulges 12.20 m) x 3.00 m
Armament:
1 - 12.01" / 305 mm guns in single mounts, 1,038.38lbs / 471.00kg shells,
1931 Model
Breech loading gun in a deck mount with hoist
on centreline aft
2 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (1x2 guns), 79.37lbs / 36.00kg shells, 1931 Model
Breech loading guns in a deck mount
with hoist
on centreline forward
6 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (3x2 guns), 1.55lbs
/ 0.70kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly
spread, all raised mounts
4 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells,
1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight
of broadside 1,207 lbs / 547 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 40
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 2.95"
/ 75 mm 114.83 ft / 35.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: 1.18" / 30 mm 114.83 ft / 35.00 m 6.56
ft / 2.00 m
Main Belt covers 77 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.95"
/ 75 mm 0.98" / 25 mm -
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm
-
3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
- Armour deck: 0.98" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 2.95" / 75 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 1 shaft, 476 shp / 355 Kw = 10.00 kts
Range
9,600nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 291 tons
Complement:
121 - 158
Cost:
£0.671 million / $2.682 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 126 tons, 8.3 %
Armour: 330 tons, 21.6 %
- Belts: 189 tons, 12.4 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 23 tons,
1.5 %
- Armour Deck: 109 tons, 7.1 %
- Conning Tower: 8 tons, 0.6 %
Machinery:
14 tons, 0.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 836 tons, 54.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 220 tons,
14.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
2,783 lbs / 1,263 Kg = 3.2 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 1.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.22
Metacentric
height 1.6 ft / 0.5 m
Roll period: 13.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
-
Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.96
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.63
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.590
Length to Beam Ratio:
5.74 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 15.15 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 28 %
Trim
(Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 43
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern
overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Forecastle (25 %): 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
- Mid (60 %): 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
- Stern: 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
- Average freeboard: 10.50 ft / 3.20 m
Ship tends
to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 63.4 %
-
Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 92.5 %
Waterplane Area: 5,971 Square feet or 555 Square metres
Displacement
factor (Displacement / loading): 112 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 93 lbs/sq ft or 456 Kg/sq metre
Hull
strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.88
- Longitudinal: 3.14
- Overall:
1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces
is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire
her guns in the heaviest weather