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Class overview
Name: Arduinna-class battleship
Operators: Ossoria Royal Ossorian Navy
Preceded by: Dian Cécht-class
Succeeded by: Aífe-class
In commission: 1930 - 1964
Planned: 6
Completed: 6
Retired: 6
General characteristics
Type: Battleship
Displacement:
  • 43,320 t standard
  • 46,974 t full load
Length: 235 meters
Beam: 33 meters
Draught: 10 meters
Propulsion:
  • 8 x 8 3-drum small-tube boilers
  • 4 x geared turbines
  • 4 x screws
Speed: 28 kts
Range: 7,000 nm at 14 kts
Complement: 1,553
Armament:
  • 10 x 380 mm/45 caliber guns
  • 16 x twin 120 mm/45 caliber dual-purpose guns
  • 40 x quad 40 mm/55 caliber anti-aircraft guns
  • 40 x single 20 mm/70 caliber anti-aircraft guns
Armor:
  • Belt: 370 mm
  • Deck: 150 mm
  • Gun: 300 mm
  • Barbette: 300 mm
  • Bulkhead: 300 mm
  • Conning tower: 100 mm

The Arduinna-class was a class of six fast battleships built for the Royal Ossorian Navy starting in 1930. The class comprised of the ships Arduinna, Danu, Áengus, Niamh, Branwen, and Dáire.

Design

General characteristics

The Arduinna-class ships were 235 metres long overall, had a beam of 33 m and a draught of 10 m with a normal displacement of 45,350 t. The ships were powered by four screws powered by four turbines driven by steam provided by eight 3-drum small-tube oil-fired boilers. The engines were rated at approximately 126,000 shaft horsepower and delivered a top speed of 28 knots. Arduinna and her sisters were capable of a maximum range of 7,000 nautical miles at a cruising speed of 14 knots.

Armament

The Arduinna-class ships mounted a main battery of ten 38 cm breach-loading guns mounted in two four-gun turrets fore and aft and a single two-gun turret behind and above the fore turret, ("Beith" and "Luis" turrets forward and "Nion" turret aft). The gun housings allowed for the guns to depress to −5° and elevate to 40°. The gun turrets could train 270° in either direction from the centreline. The guns could fire 875 kg shells at a rate of approximately 1.5 rounds per minute, and were capable of firing a variety of shells. At their maximum elevation of 40°, the guns had a range of approximately 30,000 m.

The secondary battery consisted of sixteen 12 cm dual-purpose guns mounted in twin turrets amidships. These guns fired 25 kg shells at a rate of approximately 12 rounds per minute. The guns could elevate to 80°, which enabled a maximum range of 19,000 m.

Armor

The Arduinna-class ships had an all or nothing armor layout, with its armor belt that was 370 mm thick in the central area of the ship (covering the ammunition magazines, machinery spaces, and other vital parts of the ship) leaving the fore and aft sections of the side hull unarmored. The main gun turrets were 300 mm on the sides and 75 mm on the rear, where shells were less likely to hit. The barbettes in which the turrets sat were 300 mm thick. The ships' armored deck was 150 mm thick.

Ships

Ship Namesake Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned Fate
Arduinna Goddess of Hunting HRM Dockyard, Gabhrán 1930 1931 1934
Danu God of Creation HRM Dockyard, Thiar 1930 1931 1934
Áengus God of Strength HRM Dockyard, Cléire 1930 1931 1934
Niamh Goddess of Dawn HRM Dockyard, Thiar 1931 1932 1935
Branwen Goddess of Love HRM Dockyard, Gabhrán 1931 1932 1935
Dáire God of Warfare HRM Dockyard, Cléire 1931 1932 1935

Arduinna

Danu

Áengus

Niamh

Branwen

Dáire