Ships of the Royal Navy and Commonwealth


Botha Class Destroyer (South Africa)

Displacement: 875 tonnes
Dimensions: 80.0m x 8.0m x 2.7m
Machinery: 2 shaft HARCO turbines, 4 Eland boilers, 18,000shp = 32kts
Armor: None
Armament: 4 102mm/45 M2022, 1 88mm/56 M2032, 4 20mm/65 Breda, 4 458mm Torpedo Tubes (2 x 2), 38 mines
Complement: 116


City of Portland Class Torpedo Boat

Displacement: 600 tonnes
Dimensions: 77.5m x 7.4m x 2.5m
Machinery: 2 shaft HARCO turbines, 2 Caldwell & Knox boilers, 11,000shp = 30kts
Armor: None
Armament: 2 127mm/38 M2020 (2 x 1), 4 20mm/65 Breda (4 x 1), 2 533mm Torpedo Tubes (1 x 2)
Complement: 113


Erebus Class Cruiser Submarine

Displacement: 2,880 tonnes
Dimensions: 110.0m x 9.0m x 7.25m
Machinery: 2 shaft, 4 Royal Dolphin 8 cyl 4 stroke diesels plus 4 HARCO KEM1 electric motors= 18kts surf/10kts sub.
Armor: None
Armament: 8 533mm Torpedo Tubes (6 fwd, 2 aft) with 32 torpedoes, 2 203mm/53 M2026S (1 x 2), 4 20mm/113 CrI-1 (2 x 2)
Complement: 118


Falco Class Aircraft Carrier


CV-4 Azores with Seahawk I and Tern I aircraft on its flight deck, near Malta, 16 June 2046.

Displacement: 27,208 tonnes
Dimensions: 249.9m x 28.3m x 8.38m
Machinery: 4 shaft OTO turbines, 8 Romana boilers, 150,000shp = 32kts
Armor: Belt 102mm to 65mm, Hangar Deck 65mm
Armament: 12 127mm/38 M2021 (4 x 2, 4 x 1), 48 20mm/65 Breda, 32 37mm/98 CrI-2 (16 x 2), 102 aircraft, 3 lifts
Complement: 1,569


Max Cromett II Class Destroyer


Views of the destroyers H.M.S. Victor Podagrosi and H.M.S. Max Cromett II of the Max Cromett II Class. The numbers painted on the sides are flotilla designations, used only in peacetime.

Displacement: 2,880 tonnes
Dimensions: 131m x 12.67m x 4.57m
Machinery: 2 shaft HARCO turbines, 4 Hornak boilers, 92,000shp = 39kts
Armor: None
Armament: 8 127mm/38 M2020 (4 x 2), 4 37mm/98 CrI-2 (2 x 2), 8 20mm/65 Breda (8 x 1), 10 533mm Torpedo Tubes (2 x 3, 2 x 2)
Complement: 292


Freccia Class Destroyer


DD 21 Hermiston off Ketchikan, Alaska Province in the summer of 2041.

Displacement: 1,205 tonnes
Dimensions: 92.2m x 9.75m x 3.15m
Machinery: 2 shaft OTO turbines, 3 CNR boilers, 44,000shp = 38kts
Armor: None
Armament: 4 127mm/38 M2020 (2 x 2), 6 20mm/65 Breda (6 x 1), 6 533mm Torpedo Tubes (2 x 3)
Complement: 185


King Josh Class Battleship


BB-2 King Josh at the Portland Navy Yard soon after completion, Autumn, 2034.

Displacement: 24,523 tonnes
Dimensions: 193.7m x 24.7m x 7.6m
Machinery: 3 shaft Jensen turbines, 22 Hornak boilers, 44,600shp = 24kts
Armor: Belt 250mm to 100mm, Deck 75mm to 40mm, Barbettes 250mm, Turret Face: 250mm, Conning Tower 150mm
Armament: 8 356mm/45 M2025 (4 x 2), 12 152mm/50 M2018 12 x 1), 8 102mm/45 M2030 (4 x 2), 32 20mm/113 CrI-1,8 37mm/98 CrI-2
Complement: 1,175


Frank Miller Class Destroyer

DD-3 William Taylor, Summer, 2037. Displacement: 2,616 tonnes
Dimensions: 116.7m x 12.45m x 4.37m
Machinery: 2 shaft HARCO turbines, 4 Caldwell & Knox boilers, 60,000shp = 36kts
Armor: None
Armament: 6 127mm/38 M2020 (3 x 2), 11 20mm/65 Breda (11 x 1), 12 37mm/98 CrI-2 (2 x 4, 2 x 2), 10 533mm Torpedo Tubes (2 x 5)
Complement: 336


Phoenix II Class Heavy Cruiser


CA-5 Phoenix II off Northern California, July 2043

Displacement: 9,767 tonnes
Dimensions: 182.88m x 18.82m x 6.9m
Machinery: 4 shaft Jensen turbines, 8 Hornak boilers, 100,000shp = 32.5kts
Armor: Belt 127mm, Deck 57mm to 40mm, Barbettes 152mm, Turret Face: 165mm, Conning Tower 127mm
Armament: 15 152mm/47 M2031 (5 x 3), 8 102mm/45 M2030 (4 x 2), 20 20mm/113 CrI-1 (10 x 2), 28 37mm/98 CrI-2(4 x 4, 6 x 2)
Complement: 868


Prime Minister Class Light Cruisers


CL-3 Admiral Dolphin on trials.

Displacement: 4,120 tonnes
Dimensions: 137.2m x 13.0m x 5.0m
Machinery: 2 shaft Jensen all-geared turbines, 6 Hornak boilers, 40,000 shp = 29 kts.
Armor: Belt 75mm to 30mm, Deck 25mm, Conning Tower 150mm
Armament: 5 152mm/50 M2018, 2 88mm/56 M2026, 4 37mm/98 CrI-2, 8 20mm/65 Breda, 8 533mm Torpedo Tubes (2 x 4)
Complement: 400


RTF-1 Class River Transport/Ferry

Displacement: 280 tonnes
Dimensions: 49.8m x 6.6m x 2.67m
Machinery: 3 shaft HARCO HDM-2 diesels, 505bhp = 8 kts
Armor: None
Armament: 1 75mm/27 M2015, 1 37mm/98 CrI-2, 2 20mm/113 CCrI-1 (2 x 1), 170 tonnes cargo
Complement:21


RTF(M)-1 Class River Mortar Gunboat

Displacement: 280 tonnes
Dimensions: 49.8m x 6.6m x 2.67m
Machinery: 3 shaft HARCO HDM-2 diesels, 505bhp = 8 kts
Armor: None
Armament: 4 107mm Ffolkes mortars, 1 75mm/27 M2015, 1 37mm/98 CrI-2, 2 20mm/113 CCrI-1 (2 x 1), 170 tonnes cargo
Complement:43


RTF(R)-7 Class River MRL Gunboat

Displacement: 280 tonnes
Dimensions: 49.8m x 6.6m x 2.67m
Machinery: 3 shaft HARCO HDM-2 diesels, 505bhp = 8 kts
Armor: None
Armament: 512 76mm rockets, 1 75mm/27 M2015, 1 37mm/98 CrI-2, 2 20mm/113 CCrI-1 (2 x 1), 170 tonnes cargo
Complement:38


Shark Class Submarines


SS-1 Shark as completed.

Displacement: 882 tonnes
Dimensions: 72.5m x 6.6m x 4.0m
Machinery: 2 shaft, 2 Royal Dolphin 6 cyl 4 stroke diesels plus 2 HARCO KEM1 electric motors
Armor: None
Armament: 4 533mm Torpedo Tubes (4 fwd, 2 aft) with 16 torpedoes, 1 102mm/45 M2022, 4 20mm/113 CCrI-1 (2 x 2)
Complement: 42


Soldati Class Destroyer


DD-6 Parker Hawthorne, March, 2040.

Displacement: 1,690 tonnes
Dimensions: 101.6m x 10.15m x 3.5m
Machinery: 2 shaft OTO turbines, 3 CNR boilers, 48,000shp = 38kts
Armor: None
Armament: 5 127mm/38 M2020 (5 x 1), 8 20mm/65 Breda (8 x 1), 2 37mm/98 CrI-2 (2 x 1), 6 533mm Torpedo Tubes (2 x 3)
Complement: 206


Stormcloud Class Mine Warfare Ship


MCM-2 Hurricane aground off Key West, Florida, December 22, 2044.

Displacement: 860 tonnes
Dimensions: 54.86m x 10.09m x 2.74m
Machinery: 2 shaft 2 Royal Dolphin 6 cyl 4 stroke diesels, 2,000bhp = 14kts
Armor: None
Armament: 1 102mm/45 M2030 (1 x 1), 4 20mm/65 Breda (4 x 1), 6 37mm/98 CrI-2 (3 x 2), can carry up to 86 mines
Complement: 96


Traiano Class Battleship

Displacement: 40,724 tonnes
Dimensions: 224.5m x 32.8m x 9.6m
Machinery: 4 shaft OTO turbines, 8 Romana boilers, 128,200 bhp = 30kts
Armor: Belt 280mm + 70mm, Decks: 162mm - 45mm, Barbettes: 350mm, Turrets: 350mm, Conning Tower: 260mm
Armament: 9 381mm/50 M2038 (3 x 3), 12 152mm/55 M2032 (4 x 3), 12 90mm/50 M2032 (12 x 1), 20 37mm/98 CrI-2 (8 x 2, 4 x 1), 16 20mm/65 Breda (16 x 1)
Complement:1,830


Vancouver Class Patrol Craft


PC-32 Port Townsend on escort duty off Cape Cod, New England, November 2041.

Displacement: 585 tonnes
Dimensions: 50.0m x 8.4m x 5.8m
Machinery: 1 shaft Klenker VTE reciprocating engine, 2 Hornak boilers, 1,200 bhp = 14.5 kts
Armor: None
Armament: 1 75mm/27 M2015, 2 37mm/98 CrI-2, 6 20mm/113 CCrI-1 (6 x 1), 2 DC rails, 4 K-Guns
Complement:77


Yucatan Straits Class Aircraft Carrier


CV-2 Yucatan Straits, off Savannah, CAR, May 4, 2045

Displacement: 14,575 tonnes
Dimensions: 222.5m x 24.4m x 6.96m
Machinery: 2 shaft HARCO turbines, 6 Jensen boilers, 53,500shp = 29kts
Armor: Belt 57mm over magazines only, Hangar Deck 25mm
Armament: 8 127mm/38 M2021 (8 x 1), 47 20mm/65 Breda, 76 aircraft, 2 lifts
Complement: 1,788


Zama Class Heavy Cruisers


CA-3 Pharsalus in Cadiz harbor, October 2, 2037, prior to reconstruction.

Displacement: 16,450 tonnes
Dimensions: 184.6m x 20.8m x 7.2m
Machinery: 2 shaft OTO all-geared turbines, 10 Romana boilers, 117,000 shp = 32 kts.
Armor: Belt 150mm to 100mm, Deck 70mm, Barbettes: 150mm, Turrets: 150mm, Conning Tower 150mm
Armament: 12 203mm/50 M2040 (4 x 3), 12 152mm/50 M2018 (3 x 4) ,8 102mm/45 M2030 (4 x 2), 12 37mm/98 CrI-2, 32 20mm/65 Breda, 12 533mm Torpedo Tubes (2 x 4)
Complement: 1,126


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