Full springsharp data:

Kaiserin II, Ocean liner laid down 1950

Displacement:
57,566 t light; 58,812 t standard; 59,107 t normal; 59,344 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
880.91 ft / 860.56 ft x 103.35 ft x 32.81 ft (normal load)
268.50 m / 262.30 m x 31.50 m x 10.00 m

Armament:
3 - 8.00" / 203 mm guns (1x3 guns), 256.00lbs / 116.12kg shells, 1950 Model
Breech loading guns in a turret (on a barbette)
on centreline aft
Weight of broadside 768 lbs / 348 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 17.7" / 450 mm 688.45 ft / 209.84 m 12.20 ft / 3.72 m
Ends: 1.38" / 35 mm 172.09 ft / 52.45 m 12.20 ft / 3.72 m
Upper: 1.57" / 40 mm 688.45 ft / 209.84 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 123 % of normal length

• Torpedo Bulkhead:
  1.18" / 30 mm 688.45 ft / 209.84 m 31.95 ft / 9.74 m

• Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
  Main: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.35" / 9 mm 23.6" / 600 mm

• Armour deck: 1.97" / 50 mm, Conning tower: 15.75" / 400 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 2 shafts, 188,740 shp / 140,800 Kw = 30.00 kts
Range 0nm at 30.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 532 tons
Complement:
1,895 - 2,464

Cost:
£21.325 million / $85.299 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 96 tons, 0.2 %
Armour: 11,432 tons, 19.3 %
- Belts: 6,600 tons, 11.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 961 tons, 1.6 %
- Armament: 740 tons, 1.3 %
- Armour Deck: 2,617 tons, 4.4 %
- Conning Tower: 515 tons, 0.9 %
Machinery: 4,515 tons, 7.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 41,522 tons, 70.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,542 tons, 2.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
238,522 lbs / 108,192 Kg = 931.7 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 55.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
Metacentric height 6.2 ft / 1.9 m
Roll period: 17.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 75 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.04
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.49

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.709
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.33 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 29.34 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 31.80 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 32.81 ft / 10.00 m
- Forecastle (10 %): 32.81 ft / 10.00 m
- Mid (50 %): 32.81 ft / 10.00 m
- Quarterdeck (10 %): 32.81 ft / 10.00 m
- Stern: 32.81 ft / 10.00 m
- Average freeboard: 32.81 ft / 10.00 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 34.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 237.0 %
Waterplane Area: 71,857 Square feet or 6,676 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 278 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 389 lbs/sq ft or 1,897 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 2.61
- Longitudinal: 3.43
- Overall: 2.69
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily