Lengths of the Merchant ships

[BuddyFromMoon]

Here are the lenghts of the merchant ships for calculating accurate speed

Passanger liners:
- Huge European liner - 173.7M
- Large old Passanger liner - 137.4M
- Small Passanger liner - 79.2M
- Modern Passanger liner - 130.1M
- Troop transport - 152M

Tankers:
- Large modern tanker - 159.7M
- Medium old tanker - 113.1M
- Small old tanker - 76.2M
- T3 tanker - 190M
- British medium old tanker - 91.5M
- Large German tanker - 190M

Freighters:
- Large modern composite freighter - 143.2M
- Large old split freighter - 135.6M
- Medium European composite freighter - 121.9M
- Medium Modern composite freighter - 103.6M
- Medium modern split freighter - 101.2M
- Medium old composite freighter - 108.8M
- Medium old split freighter - 121.9M
- Small modern composite freighter - 80.7M
- Small old split freighter - 86.8M
- Small split freighter - 86.6M
- Coastal composite freighter - 80.77M
- Liberty cargo - 147M
- Victory cargo - 139.6M
- Hog island type A freighter - 120M
- Old raked bow split freighter - 120M
- Medium modern passanger/freighter - 105M
- Submarine tender - 201M

Good hunting!

[BuddyFromMoon]

Does anyone want the lengths of the warships too? Let me know if you do

[ColonelSandersLite]

Originally Posted by BuddyFromMoon

Does anyone want the lengths of the warships too?

Yes please.

[TorpX]

You might want to mention whether these are for stock ships or not. I am guessing that mods change at least some of the ships in the game.

Oh, and welcome aboard!

[ColonelSandersLite]

Edit; Now irrelevant, see below.

[ColonelSandersLite]

Actually, here's a program gutted wrote to get them all, and since it'll get them from your current install, it's pretty much garaunteed to work with whatever mods you're using.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=1602

[BuddyFromMoon]

Good evening fellow sailors!

Thanks ColonelSandersLite, but i prefer this method
Attention sailors! All of these ships lengths are taken from the stock game! This list also includes the lengths of the ships from the 1.5 patch or "U-Boat missions"

Here are the lengths of the Warships:

Battleships:
- King George V Battleship - 244M
- New Mexico Battleship - 190M
- Tennessee Battleship - 190M
- Tennessee Battleship - 190.2M
- Nevada Battleship - 190.2M
- Colorado Battleship - 190.2M
- Pennsylvania Battleship - 190.2M
- West Virginia Battleship - 190M
- North Carolina Battleship - 220M
- Iowa Battleship - 270.4M
- Kongo Battleship - 220M
- Fuso Battleship - 212M
- Ise Battleship - 220M
- Ise Battleship (Late War) - 220M
- Yamato Battleship - 263M
- Pocket Battleship - 183M

Heavy Cruisers:
- Takao Heavy Cruiser - 204M
- Furutaka Heavy Cruiser - 188M
- Maya Heavy Cruiser - 204M
- Mogami Heavy Cruiser - 200M
- Northampton Heavy Cruiser - 183M
- Baltimore Heavy Cruiser - 205M
- Kent Heavy Cruiser - 183M

Light Cruisers:
- Dido Light Cruiser - 156M
- Fiji Light Cruiser - 169M
- Brooklyn Light Cruiser - 185M
- Cleveland Light Cruiser - 185M
- Omaha Light Cruiser - 168M
- Kuma Light Cruiser - 163M
- Agano Light Cruiser - 175M
- Naka Light Cruiser - 162M

Aircraft Carriers:
- Akitsu Escort Carrier - 152M
- Fleet Carrier - 250M
- Shokaku Fleet Carrier - 256M
- Hiryu Fleet Carrier - 223.3M
- Taiho Fleet Carrier - 253M
- Casablanca Escort Carrier - 156M
- Bogue Escort Carrier - 152M
- Attacker Escort Carrier - 152M
- Chitose Seaplane Tender - 183M

Destroyers:
- Akizuki Destroyer - 135M
- Shiratsuyu Destroyer - 108M
- Fubuki Destroyer - 118.5M
- Mutsuki Destroyer - 102M
- Minekaze Destroyer - 102.6M
- Asashio Destroyer - 118M
- V&W Destroyer - 95M
- Fletcher Destroyer - 115M
- Tribal Destroyer - 115M
- J Class Destroyer - 108.5M
- Clemson Destroyer - 95M
- Somers Destroyer - 116M

Destroyer Escort:
- Evarts Destroyer Escort - 89.5M
- Buckley Destroyer Escort - 93.2M
- JC Butler Destroyer Escort - 93.3M

Corvettes:
- Flower Corvette - 60.6M

Sloop-of-war:
- Black Swan Sloop - 91.3M
- Elite Black Swan Sloop - 91.3M

Frigates:
- River Class Frigate - 91.5M

Other warships:
- Large Minelayer - 123.4M
- Minesweeper - 70M
- Subchaser - 65M

Good hunting! And good luck hiding from anti-submarine ships! Juicy convoys to everyone!

[CapnScurvy]

Those length figures come from the game's configuration files (.cfg).....found in each of the specific ship files of the "Data/Sea" folder.

The problem in using them is with the size of the view you'll be trying to measure these lengths with. The in-game views (periscope/TBT) are not accurately portrayed to give these dimensions an accurate measurement. It's like trying to measure with a yard stick that's not 36 inches long. What does it matter what the given lengths are if the tool to measure with is inaccurate?!

Read the "Discussion" section of the Optical Targeting Correction mod for details (you'll find the explanations further down the first post, in the OTC thread). I'm always available to answer your questions.

[BuddyFromMoon]

Yes, those lengths come from there Well, i don't know, but i've used this method for a long time now and i've never missed my target, always hit the ship in the center, never miss, unless the torpedo is dud. I'd say this method is accurate enough to take a ship to the bottom and i'm very pleased with it. And this method is much more reliable than "Auto speed" in TDC or guessing.

Good hunting! Happy New Year sailors!