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Description
Victor Hugo, France Light Battlecruiser laid down 1938

Displacement:
16 185 t light; 17 043 t standard; 18 818 t normal; 20 238 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(639,02 ft / 617,45 ft) x 82,22 ft x (23,59 / 24,99 ft)
(194,77 m / 188,20 m) x 25,06 m x (7,19 / 7,62 m)

Armament:
4 - 12,99" / 330 mm 52,0 cal guns - 1 256,64lbs / 570,00kg shells, 80 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mount, 1932 Model
1 x 4-gun mount on centreline, aft deck centre
16 - 5,12" / 130 mm 45,0 cal guns - 70,77lbs / 32,10kg shells, 300 per gun
Dual purpose guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1933 Model
2 x 4-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 raised mounts - superfiring
4 x 2-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread
16 - 1,46" / 37,0 mm 60,0 cal guns - 1,65lbs / 0,75kg shells, 3 000 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1933 Model
4 x 2-gun mounts on sides, forward evenly spread
4 x Single mounts on sides, aft evenly spread
4 raised mounts
40 - 0,52" / 13,2 mm 80,0 cal guns - 0,11lbs / 0,05kg shells, 10 000 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1929 Model
10 x 4-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
2 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
Weight of broadside 6 190 lbs / 2 808 kg

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 1,57" / 40 mm 289,70 ft / 88,30 m 17,72 ft / 5,40 m
Ends: 1,57" / 40 mm 292,32 ft / 89,10 m 7,87 ft / 2,40 m
35,43 ft / 10,80 m Unarmoured ends
Main Belt covers 72% of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

- Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
1,18" / 30 mm 271,00 ft / 82,60 m 24,70 ft / 7,53 m
Beam between torpedo bulkheads 82,22 ft / 25,06 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 7,99" / 203 mm 3,94" / 100 mm 5,91" / 150 mm
2nd: 1,00" / 25 mm 1,00" / 25 mm 3,94" / 100 mm

- Protected deck - multiple decks:
For and Aft decks: 5,71" / 145 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 7,99" / 203 mm, Aft 7,99" / 203 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines plus diesel motors,
Geared drive, 3 shafts, 96 989 shp / 72 354 Kw = 29,70 kts
Range 15 000nm at 18,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3 195 tons

Complement:
803 - 1 044

Cost:
£8,736 million / $34,945 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1 501 tons, 8,0%
- Guns: 1 501 tons, 8,0%
Armour: 4 437 tons, 23,6%
- Belts: 503 tons, 2,7%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 293 tons, 1,6%
- Armament: 901 tons, 4,8%
- Armour Deck: 2 496 tons, 13,3%
- Conning Towers: 244 tons, 1,3%
Machinery: 2 656 tons, 14,1%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 7 592 tons, 40,3%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2 633 tons, 14,0%
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0,0%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
32 611 lbs / 14 792 Kg = 29,7 x 13,0 " / 330 mm shells or 4,4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,16
Metacentric height 4,9 ft / 1,5 m
Roll period: 15,5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 64 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,70
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,27

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck ,
a normal bow and a round stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,550 / 0,558
Length to Beam Ratio: 7,51 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24,85 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 10,14 ft / 3,09 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 28,00%, 31,40 ft / 9,57 m, 28,31 ft / 8,63 m
- Forward deck: 32,50%, 28,31 ft / 8,63 m, 26,25 ft / 8,00 m
- Aft deck: 14,50%, 26,25 ft / 8,00 m, 26,25 ft / 8,00 m
- Quarter deck: 25,00%, 18,21 ft / 5,55 m, 19,19 ft / 5,85 m
- Average freeboard: 25,62 ft / 7,81 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 76,2%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 226,6%
Waterplane Area: 35 429 Square feet or 3 291 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 121%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 162 lbs/sq ft or 791 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,92
- Longitudinal: 2,19
- Overall: 1,00
Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

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Description
Victor Hugo, France Light Battlecruiser laid down 1938

Displacement:
16 185 t light; 17 043 t standard; 18 818 t normal; 20 238 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(639,02 ft / 617,45 ft) x 82,22 ft x (23,59 / 24,99 ft)
(194,77 m / 188,20 m) x 25,06 m x (7,19 / 7,62 m)

Armament:
4 - 12,99" / 330 mm 52,0 cal guns - 1 256,64lbs / 570,00kg shells, 80 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mount, 1932 Model
1 x 4-gun mount on centreline, aft deck centre
16 - 5,12" / 130 mm 45,0 cal guns - 70,77lbs / 32,10kg shells, 300 per gun
Dual purpose guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1933 Model
2 x 4-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 raised mounts - superfiring
4 x 2-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread
16 - 1,46" / 37,0 mm 60,0 cal guns - 1,65lbs / 0,75kg shells, 3 000 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1933 Model
4 x 2-gun mounts on sides, forward evenly spread
4 x Single mounts on sides, aft evenly spread
4 raised mounts
40 - 0,52" / 13,2 mm 80,0 cal guns - 0,11lbs / 0,05kg shells, 10 000 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1929 Model
10 x 4-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
2 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
Weight of broadside 6 190 lbs / 2 808 kg

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 1,57" / 40 mm 289,70 ft / 88,30 m 17,72 ft / 5,40 m
Ends: 1,57" / 40 mm 292,32 ft / 89,10 m 7,87 ft / 2,40 m
35,43 ft / 10,80 m Unarmoured ends
Main Belt covers 72% of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

- Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
1,18" / 30 mm 271,00 ft / 82,60 m 24,70 ft / 7,53 m
Beam between torpedo bulkheads 82,22 ft / 25,06 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 7,99" / 203 mm 3,94" / 100 mm 5,91" / 150 mm
2nd: 1,00" / 25 mm 1,00" / 25 mm 3,94" / 100 mm

- Protected deck - multiple decks:
For and Aft decks: 5,71" / 145 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 7,99" / 203 mm, Aft 7,99" / 203 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines plus diesel motors,
Geared drive, 3 shafts, 96 989 shp / 72 354 Kw = 29,70 kts
Range 15 000nm at 18,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3 195 tons

Complement:
803 - 1 044

Cost:
£8,736 million / $34,945 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1 501 tons, 8,0%
- Guns: 1 501 tons, 8,0%
Armour: 4 437 tons, 23,6%
- Belts: 503 tons, 2,7%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 293 tons, 1,6%
- Armament: 901 tons, 4,8%
- Armour Deck: 2 496 tons, 13,3%
- Conning Towers: 244 tons, 1,3%
Machinery: 2 656 tons, 14,1%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 7 592 tons, 40,3%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2 633 tons, 14,0%
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0,0%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
32 611 lbs / 14 792 Kg = 29,7 x 13,0 " / 330 mm shells or 4,4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,16
Metacentric height 4,9 ft / 1,5 m
Roll period: 15,5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 64 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,70
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,27

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck ,
a normal bow and a round stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,550 / 0,558
Length to Beam Ratio: 7,51 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24,85 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 10,14 ft / 3,09 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 28,00%, 31,40 ft / 9,57 m, 28,31 ft / 8,63 m
- Forward deck: 32,50%, 28,31 ft / 8,63 m, 26,25 ft / 8,00 m
- Aft deck: 14,50%, 26,25 ft / 8,00 m, 26,25 ft / 8,00 m
- Quarter deck: 25,00%, 18,21 ft / 5,55 m, 19,19 ft / 5,85 m
- Average freeboard: 25,62 ft / 7,81 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 76,2%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 226,6%
Waterplane Area: 35 429 Square feet or 3 291 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 121%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 162 lbs/sq ft or 791 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,92
- Longitudinal: 2,19
- Overall: 1,00
Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

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