| Completed /Built |
The period the ships were built and/or went on duty
(the first laid down and the last commissioned) |
| Displacement |
Construction or Standard
(without fuel and water) / full load displacement in tons [ts]
Attension: a metric ton ( 1 Tonne = 1,000 kg = 1 t; an english ton
= 1,016 kg = 1 ts) |
| Dimensions |
Length, beam and draught; length can be measured between
perpendiculars (lpp), in the waterline (lwl) and over all (loa) in meters [m] |
| Propulsion |
Horsepower as designed / maximum (for steam propulsion
"indicated horse power", abbr. IHP, for turbine propulsion
"shaft horse power", abbr. SHP) and type of machinery, vertical
triple expansion; abbr. VTE |
| Electrical |
Electrical Equipment, equipment to produce the electrical
power aboard |
| Max./Top Speed |
Designed speed/top ('dash') speed in knots [kts]; 1 knot
equaling 1 nautical mile per hour |
| Range |
the distance at a given speed the ship can travel without
beeing refueled; mostly given at economic speed (xx nautical miles @ yy knots) |
| Fuel |
The amount and type of fuel on board |
| Crew |
Total number of complement on board (total
or if available officers + enlisted) |
| Main |
Main armament (number and caliber) [mm] and arrangement;
cal .., e.g. caliber length, indicates the barrel length as product of caliber and caliber
length; short barrels mean a curved shell trajectory, while long ones mean a flat shell
trajectory |
| Secondary/Minor |
Secondary armament (mainly on pre-dreadnoughts and
battleships) [mm] |
| AA |
Number and type of anti aircraft guns [mm] |
| ASW |
Anti Submarine Warfare |
| Small / QF |
Small guns, quick firing guns (QF) e.g. anti torpedo boat
artillery (light guns used on WW I capital ships), machine guns, etc |
| Torpedoes |
Cruisers, destroyers an torpedo boats were equipped with
torpedoes |
| Depth Carges |
Number of depth charges/throwers (DCT) or racks (DCR) and
type |
| Aircraft |
Number of aircraft / lauch capability /
type of aircraft. |
| Flight Deck |
Lenght and width of the
flight deck [m] |
| Armour/Armor |
Armour/Armor the thickness of steel to
protec the ship on belt (b), deck (d),
armour deck (ad), main deck (md), battery deck (bd), turret (t) and conning tower [mm] |
| Mines |
Number of mines on board of smaller or specialized
units. |
| Radar |
With the invention of radar during WW II, most capital and
some minor ships received a radar (active or passive) equipment. |
| Cargo Load |
Some vessels were used to carry troops and supply to bases. |
| Searchlights |
Number and diameter [mm]; in the age before radar aided
guns searchlights played a decisive role in battlefield illumination at night. |
| Special |
Special Equipment |
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| - |
Not on board (e.g. torpedoes on BBs) |
| ? |
None or uncertain data available at the moment. |
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External links/sources - to be checked |
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Very uncertain and unconfirmed data |
