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Post by Sparta on Sept 12, 2004 18:59:19 GMT -5
Sparta is in need of Cargo ships to carry goods to both Asia and Africa. Then back to Sparta, I am willing to pay hansomly.
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Post by Portugal on Sept 12, 2004 20:46:18 GMT -5
We also have the need for a cargo ship. If you pay us 40 Million, we can make a good design for you. You know it will be good, because we will also use the design.
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Post by Portugal on Sept 12, 2004 21:40:24 GMT -5
May we suggest this design:
Provider Class, Portugal Cargo laid down 1914
Displacement:
16,777 t light; 17,208 t standard; 20,779 t normal; 23,553 t full load
Loading submergence 907 tons/feet
Dimensions:
590.00 ft x 64.20 ft x 25.00 ft (normal load)
179.83 m x 19.57 m x 7.62 m
Armament:
1 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (1 Main turrets x 1 guns)
2 - 4.00" / 102 mm guns (2 2nd turrets x 1 guns)
4 - 1.57" / 40 mm AA guns
14 - 0.79" / 20 mm guns
Weight of broadside 183 lbs / 83 kg
Armour:
Belt 3.00" / 76 mm, upper belt 2.00" / 51 mm, end belts 2.00" / 51 mm
Belts cover 100 % of normal area
Main turrets 2.00" / 51 mm, 2nd turrets 2.00" / 51 mm
AA gun shields 1.00" / 25 mm, Light gun shields 1.00" / 25 mm
Armour deck 1.00" / 25 mm, Conning tower 8.00" / 203 mm
Torpedo bulkhead 10.00" / 254 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 43,284 shp / 32,290 Kw = 23.49 kts
Range 15,000nm at 14.00 kts
Complement:
67 - 124
Cost:
$1.576 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 23 tons, 0.1 %
Armour: 5,185 tons, 25.0 %
Belts: 858 tons, 4.1 %, Armament: 63 tons, 0.3 %, Armour Deck: 587 tons, 2.8 %
Conning Tower: 131 tons, 0.6 %, Torpedo bulkhead: 3,547 tons, 17.1 %
Machinery: 1,667 tons, 8.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,251 tons, 15.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,002 tons, 19.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 6,650 tons, 32.0 %
Metacentric height 2.5
Remarks:
Hull space for machinery, storage & compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation & workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable and able to fight her guns in the heaviest weather
Estimated overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Relative margin of stability: 0.99
Shellfire needed to sink: 14,947 lbs / 6,780 Kg = 138.4 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells
(Approx weight of penetrating shell hits needed to sink ship excluding critical hits)
Torpedoes needed to sink: 2.6
(Approx number of typical torpedo hits needed to sink ship)
Relative steadiness as gun platform: 100 %
(Average = 50 %)
Relative rocking effect from firing to beam: 0.06
Relative quality as seaboat: 2.00
The ship carries enough armament to protect itself against light attacks, and its massive bulkheads allow it to survive long enough to get away from engagements. It can take 2.7 Torpedo impacts, which is very good for a Merchant vessel. It is virtually invulnerable to anything that is 6" and lower. 8" and 10" would still have a tough time dealing with it. It can take 25+ Shells from 10" guns, 14 from 12", and 12 from 14" guns. The ship carries over 6,000t of supplies, which is a very substanial amount.
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Post by Sparta on Sept 13, 2004 14:24:33 GMT -5
Looks good. How about a deal?
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Post by Portugal on Sept 13, 2004 14:46:18 GMT -5
Well... what kind of Deal?
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Post by Sparta on Sept 13, 2004 14:49:13 GMT -5
I want to pay the 40 million (your a hard bargianar).
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Post by Portugal on Sept 13, 2004 14:57:57 GMT -5
Alright deal. How many ships do you want at a cost of $1,200,000 per ship?
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Post by Sparta on Sept 13, 2004 15:54:09 GMT -5
4
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Post by Portugal on Sept 13, 2004 16:14:11 GMT -5
So thats $4,800,000
Thats it for now? I'll build 10 for $10,000,000, 20 for $20,000,000...
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Post by Indonesia on Sept 13, 2004 18:27:35 GMT -5
We are willing to sell some 50 year old ships of the line that have been converted to carry cargo for 200 thousand dollars each.
Currently, only 6 can be sold.
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Post by Sparta on Sept 13, 2004 19:09:09 GMT -5
Sure we will buy all of them.
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Post by Indonesia on Sept 13, 2004 19:19:57 GMT -5
Will be arriving in 1.5 RL days.
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