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Hi Graham, I think you are creating faster than we can take it all in! [:)]

I would like more pre-dread era ships (not only battleships but cruisers and the like too), and maybe some off the beaten track navies, such as Greece and Turkey, or maybe the ABC Powers (Argentina, Brazil, and Chile).

I can create the art work,but which side will Argentina,Brazil,Chile & Turkey etc be on?[:D]

ORIGINAL: hellfirejet

I can create the art work,but which side will Argentina,Brazil,Chile & Turkey etc be on?[:D]

A very good question, and one best answered by the user [:)]

Well the end user can easily flip the art work,so that the ship will sail in the correct direction,for which ever side they happen to be on !

How about the early Pensacola, Northampton, Myoko, Furutaka, and County Class cruisers, which started coming out in the late 1920s?

Hi Connfire, if you check out the USA ship art thread,you will find the Pensacola class there.[;)]

The following 3 classes are sub classes of the County class heavy cruiser[:)]

British Kent class heavy cruiser[;)]



Operators: Royal Navy
Royal Australian Navy
Succeeded by: York class
Subclasses: Kent, London, Norfolk
In commission: 1928 - 1959
Planned: 2
Completed: 13
Lost: 3
Retired: 10
General characteristics Kent class
Displacement: 10,400 tons average standard / 14,150 tons average full load
Length: 590 ft (180 m) p/p / 630 ft (190 m) (o/a)
Beam: 68 ft (21 m) across bulges
Draught: 17.25 ft (5.26 m) standard / 21.5 ft (6.6 m) full load
Propulsion: 8 x Admiralty 3-drum boilers, Parsons (Brown-Curtis in Berwick) geared steam turbines on 4 shafts, 80,000 shp
Speed: 31.5 kts (30 kts full load)
Range: 8,000 nm at 10 kts
2,300 nm at 30 kts
Complement: 685 private ship, 710 flag, 784 war

Armament:
8 x BL 8 inch (203 mm L/50) Mk.VIII in twin mounts Mk.I
4 x QF 4 inch (102 mm) L/45 Mk.V in single mounts HA Mk.III
8 x QF 2 pdr (40 mm) L/39 Mk.VIII in quad mounts HA Mk.VII (from 1925-)
except Berwick; 16 in oct mounts Mk.VIII
8 x 0.5 inch (12.7 mm L/50) Mk.III machine guns in quad mounts Mk.I (from 1924-)
8 x 21 inch (533 mm) torpedoes in quad mounts (removed from 1935-)

Armour:
Main belt:4.5 inch with 1 inch closing bulkheads
(Berwick, Cumberland, Suffolk, Kent & Cornwall only, from 1935-)
Lower deck:
1.25 in over machinery
1.5 in over steering gear
Main box citadels:
1-4 in sides
1-2.5 in crowns
Turrets:
1 in faces, sides, rears, crowns & barbettes

British London class heavy cruiser[;)]



General characteristics London class
Displacement: 9,840 tons standard average / 13,315 tons full load
Length: 595 ft (181 m) p/p (181 m) / 632 ft 9 in (192.9 m) (o/a)
Beam: 66 ft (20 m)
Draught: 17 ft (5.2 m) standard (5.2 m) / 21 ft 6 in full load (6.6 m)
Speed: 32.25 kts (31 kts full load)
Complement: 700 private ship, 852 war

Armament:
8 x BL 8 inch (203 mm) L/50 Mk.VIII in twin mounts Mk.I*
4-8 x QF 4 inch (102 mm) L/45 Mk.V in single mounts HA Mk.III
4 x QF 2 pdr (40 mm) L/39 Mk.II in single mounts HA Mk.I
8 x 0.5 inch (12.7 mm) L/50 Mk.III machine guns in quad mounts Mk.I
8 x 21 inch (533 mm) torpedoes in quad mounts

Armour: Main belt:
3.5 in with 1 in closing bulkheads

British Norfolk class heavy cruiser[8D]



Class and type: County class heavy cruiser
Name: HMS Norfolk
Builder: Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd, Govan
Laid down: 8 July 1927
Launched: 12 December 1928
Commissioned: 30 April 1930
Fate: Sold for scrapping on 3 January 1950
General characteristics
Displacement: 10,035 tons standard
13,420 tons full load
Length: 610 ft (190 m)
Beam: 66 ft (20 m)
Draught: 16 ft (4.9 m)
Propulsion: Parsons geared or Brown Curtis steam turbines
4 shafts
8 boilers
80,000 shp (60 MN)
Speed: 31.5 knots (58 km/h)
Range: 12,000 nautical miles (22,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement: 710 private ship, 819 war

Armament:
8 x BL 8 inch (203 mm L/50) Mk.VIII in twin mounts Mk.II
8 x QF 4 inch (102 mm L/45) Mk.XVI in twin mounts HA/LA Mk.XIX (from 1937-)
16 x QF 2 pdr (40 mm L/39) Mk.VIII in oct mounts HA Mk.VIII

Armour:
Belt = 3.5 inch

Likely a dumb question; but have all of these been uploaded in one place?

Hi Guys I have just setup this download for anyone interested, German ship art World War 1 & 2[8D]

http://www.filefront.com/15910317/Germa ... 0+%202.zip

Great stuff Graham, thanks!

British Majestic class Pre-Dreadnought.[;)]

New and final version of the German Battlecruiser Derfflinger[8D]



Name: Derfflinger
Preceded by: SMS Seydlitz
Succeeded by: Mackensen class battlecruiser
Completed: 3
Lost: 3
General characteristics

Type: Battlecruiser

Displacement: 26,600 tons standard, 31,200 tons full load
Length: 210.4 m (690 ft) overall
Beam: 29.0 m (95.1 ft)
Draught: 8.20 m (26.9 ft)
Propulsion: 2 sets marine-type turbines
14 coal-fired boilers
8 oil-fired boilers
77,000 shaft horsepower (57,000 kW)
Speed: 26.5 knots (49.1 km/h)
Range: 5,600 nmi at 14 knots (10,400 km at 26 km/h)
Hindenburg: 6,100 nmi at 14 knots (11,300 km at 26 km/h)
Complement: 44 officers
1,068 enlisted men

Armament:
8 x 30.5 cm SK L/50 (12¡n/50 cal) main guns in 4 twin turrets
12 x 15 cm SK L/45 (5.9¡n/45 cal) single guns (14 in L¨¹tzow & Hindenburg)
12 x single 8.8 cm (3.5¡n/45 cal) (after 1916 only 2 in Derfflinger and 4 in Hindenburg)
4 x 50 cm (19.7¡n) torpedo tubes (60 cm/23.6¡n in L¨¹tzow & Hindenburg)

Armor:
Belt: 100 - 300 mm (3.9 - 11.8 in)
Deck: 65 mm (2.5 in)
Turrets: 270 mm (11 in)
Conning tower: 300 mm (12 in)

Here is an update on my War Plan Orange conversion to WITP Admirals Edition game database,and I can confirm the Dreadnoughts and biplanes work great in there new world war 2 surroundings.[:D]

This page shows the details of the Armoured cruiser Scharnhorst and the rest of the Kaisers High Seas Fleet listed on the left of the picture.[8D]

New version British Armoured cruiser Minotaur class[8D]



Minotaur class Armoured cruiser

Displacement: 14,600 tons
Length: 490 ft (150 m) between perpendiculars
519 ft (158 m) overall
Beam: 74.5 ft (22.7 m)
Draught: 26 ft (7.9 m)
Propulsion: 24 Yarrow boilers
4 Cylinder Triple-expansion engines
2 shafts, 3-bladed propellers
27,000 hp
Speed: 22.9 knots
Complement: 54 officers
849 enlisted
903 total

Armament:
4 × BL 9.2-inch (233.7 mm) Mk XI guns (2 × 2)
10 × BL 7.5-inch (190.5 mm) Mk V guns (10 × 1)
16 × QF 12 pounder 18 cwt guns (16 × 1)
5 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes, submerged

Armour:
Belt 6 inch
Deck 1.5 inch
Barbettes 7in-3in
Turrets 8in-4.5in
conning tower 10in

British Battlecruiser HMS Hood[8D]



Class overview
Name: Admiral class
Operators: Royal Navy
Preceded by: Courageous-class
Succeeded by: G3 battlecruiser (planned but did not happen)
Built: 1916–1920
In service: 1920–1941
In commission: 1920–1941
Planned: 4
Completed: 1
Cancelled: 3
Lost: 1
General characteristics (as of 20 August 1917)

Type: Battlecruiser

Displacement: 41,200 long tons (41,861 t) at load
Length: 860 ft (262.1 m)
Beam: 104 ft (31.7 m)
Draught: 31 ft 6 in (9.6 m) (at deep load)
Installed power: 144,000 shp (107,381 kW)
Propulsion: four shafts, Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines, 24 Yarrow boilers
Speed: 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Range: 7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km; 8,600 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement: 820

Armament:
4 × 2 – BL 15-inch (381 mm) Mk I guns
16 × 1 – BL 5.5-inch (140 mm) Mk I guns
4 × 1 – QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mk I anti-aircraft guns
10 × 1 – 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour:
Belt: 5–12 in (127–305 mm)
Decks: 1–5 in (25–127 mm)
Barbettes: 12 in (305 mm)
Turrets: 11–15 in (279–381 mm)
Conning tower: 9–11 in (229–279 mm)
Torpedo bulkheads: .75–1.5 in (19–38 mm)

New download for all the British Armoured cruisers ever built,please note that only the Minotaur class comes within the games database,the other six classes can easily be added to the game using the editor![8D]

http://www.filefront.com/16704363/Briti ... uisers.zip

British Battlecruiser Renown / Repulse class[;)]




General characteristics (as built)
Class and type: Battlecruiser
Displacement: 26,500 tons (design)30,100 tons (maximum)



Length: 794 ft, 2.5 in (240 m) o/a
Beam: 89 ft, 11.5 in (30 m)
Draught: 29 ft, 8 in (8.94 m)
Propulsion: 42 Babcock & Wilcox type boilers
Brown-Curtis steam turbines
4 shafts
120,000 shp
Speed: 30.25 knots (service)
31.7 knots (Repulse trials)
32.68 knots (Renown trials)


Armament:
6 × 15 inch Mark I guns (3×2)
15 × 4 inch Mk IX guns (5×3)
2 × single QF 3 inch 20 cwt Mark II guns
2 × submerged 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour:
Belt 9 inch, tapering to 2 inch at lower edge
Main Deck 4 inch over magazines, 1 - 2.5 inch over boiler rooms
3 inch over engine rooms

British Battlecruiser Tiger [:)]

NB: I will be doing a download shortly with all the British Battlecruisers included.





Laid down: 20 June 1912
Launched: 15 December 1913
Commissioned: October 1914
Decommissioned: 1931
Struck: Sold for scrap February 1932

General characteristics
Type:Battlecruiser
Displacement: 28,500 long tons (29,000 t) (normal); 35,000 long tons (36,000 t) (full load)
Length: 660 ft (200 m) p.p; 704 ft (215 m) (o/a)
Beam: 90.6 ft (27.6 m)
Draught: 28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Installed power: 108,000 shp (81,000 kW) (trials); 85,000 shp (63,000 kW) (service)
Propulsion: 4 × Brown-Curtis direct-drive turbines,
39 × Babcock boilers,
4 × shafts
Speed: 30 kn (35 mph; 56 km/h) (trials); 28 kn (32 mph; 52 km/h) (service)
Complement: 1,109

Armament:
8 × 13.5 in (340 mm)/45 cal Mk V guns
12 × 6 in (150 mm) Mk VII guns
2 × 3 in (76 mm) AA guns
4 × 3-pounder (47 mm (1.9 in)) guns
5 × .303 in (7.7 mm) machine guns
4 × submerged 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour:
Belt: 9 in (230 mm) (lower, amidships); 6 in (150 mm) (upper, amidships); 3 in (76 mm) (under lower belt)
Deck: 1 to 1.5 in (25 to 38 mm) (forecastle); 1 to 1.5 in (25 to 38 mm) (upper); 1 in (25 mm) (lower, amidships); 3 in (76 mm) (lower, bow)
Bulkheads: 4 in (100 mm); 4 to 5 in (100 to 130 mm) (battery bulkheads); 1 to 2.5 in (25 to 63 mm) (magazine screens)
Barbettes: 8 to 9 in (200 to 230 mm)
Casemates: 6 in (150 mm); 2 in (51 mm) (rear)
Turrets: 9 in (230 mm)
Conning Tower: 10 in (250 mm); 2 in (51 mm) (base); 3 to 6 in (76 to 150 mm) (hood); 6 in (150 mm) (torpedo control tower)