Of Ships and Girls and Shipgirls - a KanColle-RP (OOC)

[Higher Japan]

Although a new building might be interesting...

We basically have everything we might need, from docks to dorms, so what kind of building would that be?

A second house for booze the smokers

[Sterkistan]

Got a good old post up, this time Whona was Whona-ing someplace other than the Boys dormitories.

[The Selkie]

A second house for booze the smokers

...I believe, that you have a deal. ; )
No, fun aside, a recreational facility for older shippersons, basically everything above destroyer tonnage, sounds like a good and bad idea, because if we make one, we have to make one for the destroyers, too - besides, the restaurant is perfectly suited for such tasks after the destroyers went to bed and no one knows about the stashes hidden around base (Coriolanus' wine and Rhiannon's whiskey, for now).

Got a good old post up, this time Whona was Whona-ing someplace other than the Boys dormitories.

And was, unlike her sister, late for the muster... ; )

[Legatia]

Selkiw, since Mest didn't respond, what can I assume Coriolanus learned yet?

[The Selkie]

Selkiw, since Mest didn't respond, what can I assume Coriolanus learned yet?

That was something I wanted to talk with you two about anyway.
My idea was, that Re does know about most of the bases (the inland airfields for example are not known to her), but she can point out most supply depots on the map. She has also very intimate knowledge about the Anchorage Water Demon on the Shipwreck Islands, as she helped setting it up (with Armoured Cruiser Hime and the rest of the battlegroup).
She should know the composition of Armoured Cruiser Hime's force, as well as a few patrol routes and other squadrons, but the most important piece would be the Harbour Water Demon in charge of the whole sector on the Abyssal-side - and where she sits.
How much should she be willing to share, though? I mean, if we get all of her information from the start, she has no use to us anymore and we can scrap her, which would be sad, if you ask me.

I would also like to bring this onto the table, as this is a very important change to everything and it kind of went under a bit.

[Legatia]

Selkiw, since Mest didn't respond, what can I assume Coriolanus learned yet?

That was something I wanted to talk with you two about anyway.
My idea was, that Re does know about most of the bases (the inland airfields for example are not known to her), but she can point out most supply depots on the map. She has also very intimate knowledge about the Anchorage Water Demon on the Shipwreck Islands, as she helped setting it up (with Armoured Cruiser Hime and the rest of the battlegroup).
She should know the composition of Armoured Cruiser Hime's force, as well as a few patrol routes and other squadrons, but the most important piece would be the Harbour Water Demon in charge of the whole sector on the Abyssal-side - and where she sits.
How much should she be willing to share, though? I mean, if we get all of her information from the start, she has no use to us anymore and we can scrap her, which would be sad, if you ask me.

I would also like to bring this onto the table, as this is a very important change to everything and it kind of went under a bit.

In respect for her for now I won't scrap her, but knowledge about the southern islands will be incredibly useful as they're our first target. I'll go off that for now and further discussion regarding Re can happen later.

[The Selkie]

That was something I wanted to talk with you two about anyway.
My idea was, that Re does know about most of the bases (the inland airfields for example are not known to her), but she can point out most supply depots on the map. She has also very intimate knowledge about the Anchorage Water Demon on the Shipwreck Islands, as she helped setting it up (with Armoured Cruiser Hime and the rest of the battlegroup).
She should know the composition of Armoured Cruiser Hime's force, as well as a few patrol routes and other squadrons, but the most important piece would be the Harbour Water Demon in charge of the whole sector on the Abyssal-side - and where she sits.
How much should she be willing to share, though? I mean, if we get all of her information from the start, she has no use to us anymore and we can scrap her, which would be sad, if you ask me.

I would also like to bring this onto the table, as this is a very important change to everything and it kind of went under a bit.

In respect for her for now I won't scrap her, but knowledge about the southern islands will be incredibly useful as they're our first target. I'll go off that for now and further discussion regarding Re can happen later.

Sounds like a plan to me - Mestovakia, what's your take on it?

[Legatia]

In addition, you mentioned Hellboat, Wayne, etc. Princesses. Most importantly Hellboat, what exactly are they?

EDIT: In reference to the new base buildings, don't get comfortable. I guarantee we will be moving as time goes on toward our goal.

[The Selkie]

In addition, you mentioned Hellboat, Wayne, etc. Princesses. Most importantly Hellboat, what exactly are they?

EDIT: In reference to the new base buildings, don't get comfortable. I guarantee we will be moving as time goes on toward our goal.

Hellboat Princess and Wayne Princess are both two of the same kind, are Abyssal Bases with both the facilities of a supply depot and to deploy, build and operate swarms of PT Imps, in addition to being able to support other vessels as well. They also can operate seaplanes, but I'm not sure, if those two specifically have them.
They are my OCs.
Wayne's name comes from They were Expendable and Hellboat, or rather Hell Boats, is another movie.

[Higher Japan]

Selkiw, since Mest didn't respond, what can I assume Coriolanus learned yet?

That was something I wanted to talk with you two about anyway.
My idea was, that Re does know about most of the bases (the inland airfields for example are not known to her), but she can point out most supply depots on the map. She has also very intimate knowledge about the Anchorage Water Demon on the Shipwreck Islands, as she helped setting it up (with Armoured Cruiser Hime and the rest of the battlegroup).
She should know the composition of Armoured Cruiser Hime's force, as well as a few patrol routes and other squadrons, but the most important piece would be the Harbour Water Demon in charge of the whole sector on the Abyssal-side - and where she sits.
How much should she be willing to share, though? I mean, if we get all of her information from the start, she has no use to us anymore and we can scrap her, which would be sad, if you ask me.

I would also like to bring this onto the table, as this is a very important change to everything and it kind of went under a bit.

Hmm, 2 incoming apps closing in.

[Higher Japan]

Personell file - Operational Sector Wide Sea - South West

Name: Kaifu
Type: Kokai/Higashikawa class cruisers
Class: Light Cruiser
Role: Escort ship, sub hunter
Nation of origin: Higher Japan
Year commissioned: 1935
Image or description of the ship girl/boy: Much similar to that of Higashikawa, although just much younger and with a pair of glasses without the piercing.
Gender: Male
Character: Almost an exact copy of Higashikawa, despite his young age Kaifu is still almost on the same level of experience with his brother, and is almost a near exact copy save that he's much purer and more innocent than Higashikawa
Special abilities: His main battle specialty is in anti-sub warfare, but it is believed that he can feel whenever one of his brothers are in danger.
Technical Description of the vessel:
Created 5 years after Higashikawa's launch, Kaifu was the third class in the Kokai class heavy cruisers, or rather a sub variant. Despite official records listing him as part of the class, he is more suited as an indivudal ship, due to him being built as a light cruiser to fit with naval treaties at the time. When he was first laid down, he was designed primarily as an anti-submarine war vessel, armed with heavy ASW oriented equipment, along with receiving newer sonars at the time.

With his status as a light cruiser, he was armed with 3 155 mm triple barrel cannons, and unlike his brothers they would not be switched out. As for Anti-Air, he was weakly armed with only 2 10 cm turrets and 20 x 20 mm anti air cannons, making him one of the weakest cruisers in terms of anti air despite him being part of a line of anti air cruisers. However, in exchange he got a deadly ASW armament with 40 depth charges, along with sonars to scout the enemy out accompanied by a skilled spotting and reloading crew.

During his service, he would patrol the coast and act as escorts for Himito but had once ended up crashing into Tokai, and somehow coming out alive, making him known as the 'Ram of carriers'. He would see the end of his service by being scrapped and stripped down for materials, but under the Cultural Preservation Act a part of his bridge greets visitors as the naval museum.

Technical Data
Displacement: 4,800 tons maximum
Length (overall): 130 meters
Width: 9.4 meters
Draught: 4 meters
Propulsion: 3 shafts, totaling about 100,000 shp
Speed: 28 knots maximum
Complement: 700 total men on board
Armament:
3 x 155 mm cannons, 2 on the front 1 on the rear
2 x 10 cm cannons
20 x 20 mm anti air cannons
50 depth charges, 2 launchers
1 x quad torpedo launcher, 2 full rounds
Armour:
Belt: 25 mm
turret: 10 mm
Deck: 20 mm
Notes:

Officially and through all records, he is still the biological brother of Higashikawa

OOC-section:
RP-sample: pls
Have you read and understood the rules? pls

[Legatia]

In regard to the supply convoy, now knowing what we're dealing with, a couple of Vulcans and copious amounts of ammunition for refits would do nicely. Can negate the speed of a PT boat with a hail of bullets!

[Regria]

Brightbell's remodel has a bartender's vest, so perhaps she could be the bartender of this new facility while her fairies just set an atmosphere? :L

[The Selkie]

Personell file - Operational Sector Wide Sea - South West

Name: Kaifu
Type: Kokai/Higashikawa class cruisers
Class: Light Cruiser
Role: Escort ship, sub hunter
Nation of origin: Higher Japan
Year commissioned: 1935
Image or description of the ship girl/boy: Much similar to that of Higashikawa, although just much younger and with a pair of glasses without the piercing.
Gender: Male
Character: Almost an exact copy of Higashikawa, despite his young age Kaifu is still almost on the same level of experience with his brother, and is almost a near exact copy save that he's much purer and more innocent than Higashikawa
Special abilities: His main battle specialty is in anti-sub warfare, but it is believed that he can feel whenever one of his brothers are in danger.
Technical Description of the vessel:
Created 5 years after Higashikawa's launch, Kaifu was the third class in the Kokai class heavy cruisers, or rather a sub variant. Despite official records listing him as part of the class, he is more suited as an indivudal ship, due to him being built as a light cruiser to fit with naval treaties at the time. When he was first laid down, he was designed primarily as an anti-submarine war vessel, armed with heavy ASW oriented equipment, along with receiving newer sonars at the time.

With his status as a light cruiser, he was armed with 3 155 mm triple barrel cannons, and unlike his brothers they would not be switched out. As for Anti-Air, he was weakly armed with only 2 10 cm turrets and 20 x 20 mm anti air cannons, making him one of the weakest cruisers in terms of anti air despite him being part of a line of anti air cruisers. However, in exchange he got a deadly ASW armament with 40 depth charges, along with sonars to scout the enemy out accompanied by a skilled spotting and reloading crew.

During his service, he would patrol the coast and act as escorts for Himito but had once ended up crashing into Tokai, and somehow coming out alive, making him known as the 'Ram of carriers'. He would see the end of his service by being scrapped and stripped down for materials, but under the Cultural Preservation Act a part of his bridge greets visitors as the naval museum.

Technical Data
Displacement: 4,800 tons maximum
Length (overall): 130 meters
Width: 9.4 meters
Draught: 4 meters
Propulsion: 3 shafts, totaling about 100,000 shp
Speed: 28 knots maximum
Complement: 700 total men on board
Armament:
3 x 155 mm cannons, 2 on the front 1 on the rear
2 x 10 cm cannons
20 x 20 mm anti air cannons
50 depth charges, 2 launchers
1 x quad torpedo launcher, 2 full rounds
Armour:
Belt: 25 mm
turret: 10 mm
Deck: 20 mm
Notes:

Officially and through all records, he is still the biological brother of Higashikawa

OOC-section:
RP-sample: pls
Have you read and understood the rules? pls

I'm not sure, but he gives me less of a Light Cruiser and more of a Destroyer Leader Vibe (and even Tenryuu is most often called a light cruiser, so no problems)... still, accepted regardless and happily so.
One small thing, though, it's written in the text, that he has 40 depth charges, but the statblock says 50...
Also, would you mind, if he was added to the supply convoy?
On that note, Amendment 2017-12-08 is adopted by loving and doting parents in the rules spoiler.

In regard to the supply convoy, now knowing what we're dealing with, a couple of Vulcans and copious amounts of ammunition for refits would do nicely. Can negate the speed of a PT boat with a hail of bullets!

So, #ChristmasList: Vulcans for either Dia or Whona or Coriolanus... Sterkistan, would you be alright with that?

Brightbell's remodel has a bartender's vest, so perhaps she could be the bartender of this new facility while her fairies just set an atmosphere? :L

Sounds like a plan! ; )
And the one bringing the good stuff is this charming lassie, for peer review:

Personell file - Operational Sector Wide Sea - South West

Name: SDFAS Miúil, friends call her Muriel.
Type: Freighter.
Class: Silverport, Pattern VI Freighter.
Role: Hauling stuff from A to B.
Nation of origin: City of Silverport.
Year commissioned:

1917, Silverport Freight Shipping Company.
1936, SDF-Navy.

Image or description of the ship girl/boy: Here.
Gender: Female.
Character:

Hard worker and serious worker, but as soon as she can punch the time clock, she becomes an avid reader, loving to read novels and especially mystery novels. She is someone, who likes to listen, when sober, but when she is filled with alcohol, she loves to spin yarns and is quite good at it. Due to her former allegiance with the Silverport Freight Shipping Company, she wears their uniform as a shipgirl.

Special abilities:

Yarning. While fully capable of telling tall tales of the seas, this shipgirl is also capable of reenacting some of them with willing and unwilling volunteers - Abyssals, for example.

Technical Description of the vessel:

Technical Data
Displacement: 12,200 tons

Tonnage: 5,800 GRT

Length (overall): 129.2 m
Width: 16.5 m
Draught: 7.34 m
Propulsion: Steam Turbine, one screw.
Speed: 10.5 knots max.
Complement: 70 sailors
Armament: 3x 40mm AA-guns
Armour: None.
Notes: Freighter, with own cranes and everything.

In the long and proud history of Selkie-Seafaring, one will rarely encounter a vessel as often cited and as revered as SDFAS Miúil, the Mule of the Seas, who began her career as Miúil, a vessel of the Silverport Freight Shipping Company, registered in the City of Silverport. She is a living reminder, that the Free Lands were not unified until 1920, and when she is filled with enough drink, she'd be happy to share a story or two about those rather turbulent times.
However, back in the day, she earned the admiration of seafarers by not only doing her job, but doing so splendidly and with distinction: She carried her freight with ease and speed, conducted herself valiantly in the face of adversary and despite being a small freighter, managed to deter a protected cruiser once - by playing chicken with it.
When the Silverport Freight Shipping Company went bankrupt in 1935, her fate was nearly sealed, the blowtorches already heated, but in early 1936, the Navy, remembering the valiant freighter, bought her and put her into service as SDFAS Miuil, still the Mule of the Seas, but now for the Navy. She served with the Auxilliary Freighter Group until she was decommissioned in 1949, broken up in 1955.
During that time, she continued to serve with distinction, despite being a freighter.

OOC-section:
RP-sample: OOC and IC.
Have you read and understood the rules? Flank speed, helm!

[Bentus]

Alright, I think the app's all done (left out propulsion, since I've got no idea but I can throw in whatever's recommended easy as pie).

Personell file - Operational Sector Wide Sea - South West

Name: HMS James Cook (Formerly James Cook)
Type: Merchant vessel/Support
Class: Converted Triumph merchant vessel
Role: Underway Replenishment/Advanced Fire Control and Telemetry/Anti-Air
Nation of origin: United Kingdom
Year commissioned: 1939 (recommissioned as a naval vessel in 1942)
Image or description of the ship girl/boy: Linky
Gender: Male

Character:
“Aye, Cook’s a hard worker, and a determined one at that. He never says ‘no’ to a job regardless of how difficult or how long. I’ve never heard him complain once about back-to-back shipments or extended long hauls, and even when a mission might be dangerous he just presses on regardless. Cook’s not the biggest ship in the fleet, sure, or the fastest, but if a job comes up that needs to get done on short notice – he’s the guy to call.”
- Mr. Jeffrey Victors, Dock Director, North Sea Sector.

“He’s a reliable worker and a good friend. If someone is in trouble, Cook will do everything that he can to help – even if he doesn’t necessarily think everything through before he dives straight in. He tends to make up a plan as he goes, and by his own damn good luck they usually wind up working out. I can’t even tell you how many times he’s left on shipments without only the barest of fuel margins but somehow has managed to make do.”
- HMS Florence, Supply Ship, North Sea Sector

“You’ve got to be kidding me? I’ll tell you what I think: it’s a stupid idea. You can’t just throw some fancy tech on a freighter and start calling him a warship. A Merchant Navy vessel has no place in a warzone and will just wind up getting in the way when the brown hits the fan. There’s no chance in hell that I’d want him sailing with me against an Abyssal battlegroup – let alone telling me how to use my own guns.
The poor bastard’s just going to get himself killed. All I can hope for is that he won’t take someone else down with him.”
- HMAS Canberra , Heavy Cruiser, North Sea Sector

Special abilities:
Straight and True – The advanced radar system onboard Cook is accompanied by entire rooms of dedicated computing equipment for outputting firing solutions. This allows for Cook to aggressively and accurately target fast aircraft with his anti-air weaponry, making him an effective screen for any larger ships he may be accompanying. He can also transmit computed firing solutions to the gunnery stations of allied vessels, improving their own accuracy and range.

A Helping Hand –[i] Although [i]Cook has been heavily refitted, a number of his cargo holds (both dry and wet) were maintained from his Merchant Navy days. This allows him to haul a not-insignificant amount of supplies and perform Underway Replenishment for allied vessels. While he can support smaller escort vessels, he is more well equipped to provide for larger capital ships which are better able to take advantage of his firing computers.

Technical Description of the vessel:

Technical Data
Displacement: 15,200t
Length (overall): 138.7m
Width: 18.9m
Draught: 8.5m
Propulsion:
Speed: 23 knots
Complement: 536
Armament: 20 x 40mm Bofor's Gun, 10 x 20mm Oerlikon Cannons, 2 x 5in guns in Single turrets, optimised for Anti-Air fused rounds
Armour: < 10mm added on top of the existing hull during refit
Notes:

Designed and built during the Second World War, the Triumph class was designed to transport men and material to the front line and between Allied powers. Similar to the American Victory ships, the Triumph were built with slightly smaller cargo holds but instead had more powerful engines equipped in order to better keep their escorts and run the occasional blockade. However, their first and foremost design feature was the ease and speed with which they could be built and deployed. Although dozens of the class were sunk in the Battle for the Atlantic, the surface and subsurface fleets of the Axis powers simply could not eliminate them faster than allied shipyards could produce them. This ultimately ensured that supply lines between Europe and America remained open and helped keep the United Kingdom in fighting shape.

Following a distinguished and reliable career, the James Cook was selected to undergo a refit that sought to take advantage of Britain’s expertise in radar and computation technology. Exploiting the large cargo holds built into Cook’s superstructure, he was fitted out with advanced telemetry equipment and even a Turing machine to rapidly produce accurate firing formulas for allied vessels. Operating in the English Channel, the Cook proved highly effective at detecting hostile bomber formations during the Battle for Britain and helped augment the existing radar grid. As the naval war in Europe wound down, he was redeployed to the Pacific where he was able to help guide shells from the Iowa reliably to their maximum range.

Ultimately serving with distinction, Cook would eventually be sunk near the end of the war. While performing an emergency replenishment of a stricken allied vessel, poor weather prevented him from sailing with an aerial escort. After being stumbled upon by a wolf pack of Japanese destroyers, the lightly armed vessel stood little chance of fending them off on its own. A shell eventually struck its cargo hold – filled with fuel and ammunition – and the ship went down with all hands.

OOC-section:
RP-sample: See other app 
Have you read and understood the rules? “Ahead flank!”

[Lunas Legion]

Right, I'm back. Update me.

[Legatia]

Right, I'm back. Update me.

Prepare to sortie, essentially. Had a post, got deleted, will get it up again later tonight.

Selkie is keeping record, so if you want an in-depth record of what happened yesterday, ask him.

[Higher Japan]

Just to clarify selkie, 40 is the correct stat.

[The Selkie]

Alright, I think the app's all done (left out propulsion, since I've got no idea but I can throw in whatever's recommended easy as pie).

Personell file - Operational Sector Wide Sea - South West

Name: HMS James Cook (Formerly James Cook)
Type: Merchant vessel/Support
Class: Converted Triumph merchant vessel
Role: Underway Replenishment/Advanced Fire Control and Telemetry/Anti-Air
Nation of origin: United Kingdom
Year commissioned: 1939 (recommissioned as a naval vessel in 1942)
Image or description of the ship girl/boy: Linky
Gender: Male

Character:
“Aye, Cook’s a hard worker, and a determined one at that. He never says ‘no’ to a job regardless of how difficult or how long. I’ve never heard him complain once about back-to-back shipments or extended long hauls, and even when a mission might be dangerous he just presses on regardless. Cook’s not the biggest ship in the fleet, sure, or the fastest, but if a job comes up that needs to get done on short notice – he’s the guy to call.”
- Mr. Jeffrey Victors, Dock Director, North Sea Sector.

“He’s a reliable worker and a good friend. If someone is in trouble, Cook will do everything that he can to help – even if he doesn’t necessarily think everything through before he dives straight in. He tends to make up a plan as he goes, and by his own damn good luck they usually wind up working out. I can’t even tell you how many times he’s left on shipments without only the barest of fuel margins but somehow has managed to make do.”
- HMS Florence, Supply Ship, North Sea Sector

“You’ve got to be kidding me? I’ll tell you what I think: it’s a stupid idea. You can’t just throw some fancy tech on a freighter and start calling him a warship. A Merchant Navy vessel has no place in a warzone and will just wind up getting in the way when the brown hits the fan. There’s no chance in hell that I’d want him sailing with me against an Abyssal battlegroup – let alone telling me how to use my own guns.
The poor bastard’s just going to get himself killed. All I can hope for is that he won’t take someone else down with him.”
- HMAS Canberra , Heavy Cruiser, North Sea Sector

Special abilities:
Straight and True – The advanced radar system onboard Cook is accompanied by entire rooms of dedicated computing equipment for outputting firing solutions. This allows for Cook to aggressively and accurately target fast aircraft with his anti-air weaponry, making him an effective screen for any larger ships he may be accompanying. He can also transmit computed firing solutions to the gunnery stations of allied vessels, improving their own accuracy and range.

A Helping Hand –[i] Although [i]Cook has been heavily refitted, a number of his cargo holds (both dry and wet) were maintained from his Merchant Navy days. This allows him to haul a not-insignificant amount of supplies and perform Underway Replenishment for allied vessels. While he can support smaller escort vessels, he is more well equipped to provide for larger capital ships which are better able to take advantage of his firing computers.

Technical Description of the vessel:

Technical Data
Displacement: 15,200t
Length (overall): 138.7m
Width: 18.9m
Draught: 8.5m
Propulsion:
Speed: 23 knots
Complement: 536
Armament: 20 x 40mm Bofor's Gun, 10 x 20mm Oerlikon Cannons, 2 x 5in guns in Single turrets, optimised for Anti-Air fused rounds
Armour: < 10mm added on top of the existing hull during refit
Notes:

Designed and built during the Second World War, the Triumph class was designed to transport men and material to the front line and between Allied powers. Similar to the American Victory ships, the Triumph were built with slightly smaller cargo holds but instead had more powerful engines equipped in order to better keep their escorts and run the occasional blockade. However, their first and foremost design feature was the ease and speed with which they could be built and deployed. Although dozens of the class were sunk in the Battle for the Atlantic, the surface and subsurface fleets of the Axis powers simply could not eliminate them faster than allied shipyards could produce them. This ultimately ensured that supply lines between Europe and America remained open and helped keep the United Kingdom in fighting shape.

Following a distinguished and reliable career, the James Cook was selected to undergo a refit that sought to take advantage of Britain’s expertise in radar and computation technology. Exploiting the large cargo holds built into Cook’s superstructure, he was fitted out with advanced telemetry equipment and even a Turing machine to rapidly produce accurate firing formulas for allied vessels. Operating in the English Channel, the Cook proved highly effective at detecting hostile bomber formations during the Battle for Britain and helped augment the existing radar grid. As the naval war in Europe wound down, he was redeployed to the Pacific where he was able to help guide shells from the Iowa reliably to their maximum range.

Ultimately serving with distinction, Cook would eventually be sunk near the end of the war. While performing an emergency replenishment of a stricken allied vessel, poor weather prevented him from sailing with an aerial escort. After being stumbled upon by a wolf pack of Japanese destroyers, the lightly armed vessel stood little chance of fending them off on its own. A shell eventually struck its cargo hold – filled with fuel and ammunition – and the ship went down with all hands.

OOC-section:
RP-sample: See other app 
Have you read and understood the rules? “Ahead flank!”

Alright, accepted. Glad to have him with us.
May I add him to the supply convoy's roster?

Right, I'm back. Update me.

Glad to have you back, LL. As Legatia said, if you need a summary, give me a shout, please.

Just to clarify selkie, 40 is the correct stat.

I see, thank you for clearing that up.

[Lunas Legion]

Yeah, I could do with a summary. I'll probably get a Hydrus post up tomorrow or Wednesday.

[Kraicia]

Personell file - Operational Sector Wide Sea - South West

(Name): HLFFS Blakesheel (Holtland Folkskripen Fleetship - Blakesheel; "Black Cottage"; Nicknamed, "Blake")
(Type): Light Cruiser
(Class): Brodenshire-Class Cruiser (Second in his Class)
(Role): Minesweeper, Submarine Hunter, Convoy Duty, Coastal Patrol, Nighttime Patrol, Moderate AA Defense, and Destroyer Flotilla Leader
(Nation of Origin): Kraicia
(Year Commissioned): March 1944
(Image or description of the ship girl/boy):

(Gender): Male
(Character): At a height of 183cm (6ft) and retaining slightly pale complexion, short blonde hair, and blue eyes, Blake can be easily mistaken for a stereotypical German 'Aryan' boy; however, his English facial features otherwise differentiate him from the usual German shipboy/shipgirl. Unlike his fellow Kraician cruiser shipboys/shipgirls, Blake is a quiet and cold yet respectable and sympathetic individual - a stark contrast to his predecessors whom were often talkative/charismatic and/or rude. Blake is someone who doesn't speak that many words, even to the point of making newcomers think that he's a mute; however, whenever he does speak, Blake is poetic or direct - his speech is either cleverly cryptic or simple.
(Special abilities): Blakesheel is an advanced light cruiser of his type that wields extraordinary radar-guidance system and analogue computers to assist in precision/accurate salvos. Subsequently, Blakesheel and his brothers are infamous for their pinpoint accuracy. What the Brodenshire-Class Cruiser lacks in punch, they make up for amazing accuracy and target acquisition.
(Technical Description of the vessel):

Designed and built as a new kind of cruiser for the Kraician Navy, Blakesheel was introduced into the Kraician Navy along with his fellow brothers as the most technologically advanced cruisers ever built at the time. Instead of wielding bigger guns, Blake and his brothers were instead built with accuracy and fire rate in mind - specifically taking a lesson from US-designed ships. Equipped with radar-guided guns and a pair of analogue computer-assisted rangefinders and directors, Blakesheel and his brothers essentially became the 'sharpshooters' of the naval world at the time; however, following the introduction of digital computers in the late 20th century, the technological marvels wielded by Blakesheel and the other Brodenshire-Class cruisers were rendered obsolete. Fortunately, following the advent of the Korean War, Blakesheel and Brodenshire saw action in coastal bombardments and anti-submarine duties, which made the Kraician Navy reconsider the Brodenshire-Class Cruiser's decommissioning date (originally 1952 to 1954 for all Brodenshire-Class Cruisers). Subsequently, the Brodenshire-Class Cruisers stuck around in the Kraician Navy until they were all sold for scrap in the mid-1990s (all Brodenshire-Class Cruisers at the time had became missile cruisers).

Technical Data
Displacement: 11,792 tons
Length (overall): 200m (656.168ft)
Width: 20m (65.6ft)
Draught: 7.9m (25.91ft)
Propulsion:
- 4 x diesel engines
- 4 x Propellers
Speed: 30 Knots
Complement: 859 Enlisted and 49 Officers
Armament:
- 3 x Quadruple-Barrelled 6.1in Gun Turrets (Main Guns)
- 18 x Twin-Barreled 30mm Automatic Cannon Turrets (Secondary Armament)
- 2 x Triple-Barrled 533mm Torpedoes (Midsection)
Armour: N/A
Notes: In correlation with Blakesheel's special ability, he wields a sniper rifle not just for a taste of antiquity, but as a practical tool of marksmanship. This rifle only appears when he uses his special ability. Otherwise, Blakesheel is stuck with his rigging when he is in combat.

OOC-section:
(RP-sample): You know me well lads
(Have you read and understood the rules?): Ahead Flank!

[Fascist Republic Of Bermuda]

Guess who's back nerds

And I have brought a light cruiser with me.

Personnel file - Operational Sector Wide Sea - South West

Name: HMBS Spartan
Type: Light Cruiser
Class: Spartan-class
Role: Dual-Purpose Cruiser
Nation of origin: Dominion of Bermuda
Year commissioned: 1948
Image or description of the ship girl/boy: It was really hard to find a picture that wasn't way too sexualized, too garish, and/or too srs business.
Gender: Female
Character: Spartan very much lives up to her name. Or, at least, she tries to. She tries to live on the absolute minimum, and devotes herself to the ideal of never surrendering and fighting to the death. Inexperienced, but confident in her abilities, she is practically dying to fight in a real battle. This is partly to compensate for her percieved lack of a true national identity, being the result of the Bermudians modifying a British design with American guns and IJN torpedo tubes.
Special abilities:[/b] While she may lack the sheer volume of fire of certain other light cruisers, she does mount powerful 6-inch dual-purpose guns that can fire up to 12 rounds per minute.
Technical Description of the vessel: The Spartan-class is an oddity in Bermudian naval history, a multinational effort without multinational cooperation. In the wake of the Second World War, Bermuda's navy had been bolstered with all sorts of ships, overwhelmingly cast-offs from the Allied navies or captured Axis ships. This made Bermudian naval logistics something of a nightmare, as ships such as the Portland-class and the Hipper-class did not use remotely the same parts or guns. It did, however, inadvertently give Bermudian naval engineers a large surplus of foreign designs. While the Spartan-class's only direct gain from this was her 24-inch torpedo tubes from ships from the Pacific, indirectly it is the very essence of the Spartan's design. Her class was intended to standardize the mess that was Bermuda's cruisers into a powerful but easy-on-logistics cruiser design. To this end, the British Neptune-class design, canceled at the end of WW2, was taken and modified. She was to be armed with the 6"/47 caliber guns from the latest American light cruisers, as well as the upgraded 5"/54 caliber Mark 16 intended to be used as secondaries on the canceled Montana-class super battleship. She was equipped with the latest fire control systems and RADAR, and even came with sonar despite her lack of ASW weapons. 2 ships of the type were ordered: Spartan and Amazon.

Spartan was commissioned in 1948, Amazon in 1949. Her first battle came when the Bermudian Revolution suddenly broke out. The crews of the light cruisers mutinied and joined the revolutionaries. Spartan served as then-Rear Admiral Lyle Eden's (later promoted to Grand Admiral before becoming Supreme Leader) flagship during the Revolution. The Spartan-classes were instrumental in crippling the British task force sent to reinforce the colonial loyalists on the small island, and thus proved vital in securing the new Republic of Bermuda's independence. She would later serve as Admiral Eden's flagship during the Civil War and later the Invasion of Hispaniola. She was decommissioned in 1979 and became a museum ship in Port Au Prince.

Technical Data
Displacement: 20,000 tons (deep load)
Length (overall): 660 ft.
Width: 80 ft.
Draught: 25 ft.
Propulsion: 4 Admiralty-type three drum boilers, 4 shaft Parsons steam turbines (108,000 shp)
Speed: 33 knots
Complement: 1,350
Armament:

12 6"/47 caliber Mark 16DP guns in 4 triple mount turrets
12 5"/54 caliber Mark 16 guns in 6 dual mount turrets
20 Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns in 10 twin mounts
16 24 in (609.6 mm) torpedo tubes in 4 quadruple mounts

Armour:

Belt 4–1.5 in (102–38 mm)
Bulkheads 4 in (100 mm)
Turrets 2–1 in (51–25 mm)

Notes: Carries (IIRC) the largest dual-purpose guns ever designed.

OOC-section:
RP-sample: It's ya boi never posts
Have you read and understood the rules? Forwards at the maximum speed the ship can attain

[Legatia]

Guess who's back nerds

And I have brought a light cruiser with me.

Personnel file - Operational Sector Wide Sea - South West

Name: HMBS Spartan
Type: Light Cruiser
Class: Spartan-class
Role: Dual-Purpose Cruiser
Nation of origin: Dominion of Bermuda
Year commissioned: 1948
Image or description of the ship girl/boy: It was really hard to find a picture that wasn't way too sexualized, too garish, and/or too srs business.
Gender: Female
Character: Spartan very much lives up to her name. Or, at least, she tries to. She tries to live on the absolute minimum, and devotes herself to the ideal of never surrendering and fighting to the death. Inexperienced, but confident in her abilities, she is practically dying to fight in a real battle. This is partly to compensate for her percieved lack of a true national identity, being the result of the Bermudians modifying a British design with American guns and IJN torpedo tubes.
Special abilities:[/b] While she may lack the sheer volume of fire of certain other light cruisers, she does mount powerful 6-inch dual-purpose guns that can fire up to 12 rounds per minute.
Technical Description of the vessel: The Spartan-class is an oddity in Bermudian naval history, a multinational effort without multinational cooperation. In the wake of the Second World War, Bermuda's navy had been bolstered with all sorts of ships, overwhelmingly cast-offs from the Allied navies or captured Axis ships. This made Bermudian naval logistics something of a nightmare, as ships such as the Portland-class and the Hipper-class did not use remotely the same parts or guns. It did, however, inadvertently give Bermudian naval engineers a large surplus of foreign designs. While the Spartan-class's only direct gain from this was her 24-inch torpedo tubes from ships from the Pacific, indirectly it is the very essence of the Spartan's design. Her class was intended to standardize the mess that was Bermuda's cruisers into a powerful but easy-on-logistics cruiser design. To this end, the British Neptune-class design, canceled at the end of WW2, was taken and modified. She was to be armed with the 6"/47 caliber guns from the latest American light cruisers, as well as the upgraded 5"/54 caliber Mark 16 intended to be used as secondaries on the canceled Montana-class super battleship. She was equipped with the latest fire control systems and RADAR, and even came with sonar despite her lack of ASW weapons. 2 ships of the type were ordered: Spartan and Amazon.

Spartan was commissioned in 1948, Amazon in 1949. Her first battle came when the Bermudian Revolution suddenly broke out. The crews of the light cruisers mutinied and joined the revolutionaries. Spartan served as then-Rear Admiral Lyle Eden's (later promoted to Grand Admiral before becoming Supreme Leader) flagship during the Revolution. The Spartan-classes were instrumental in crippling the British task force sent to reinforce the colonial loyalists on the small island, and thus proved vital in securing the new Republic of Bermuda's independence. She would later serve as Admiral Eden's flagship during the Civil War and later the Invasion of Hispaniola. She was decommissioned in 1979 and became a museum ship in Port Au Prince.

Technical Data
Displacement: 20,000 tons (deep load)
Length (overall): 660 ft.
Width: 80 ft.
Draught: 25 ft.
Propulsion: 4 Admiralty-type three drum boilers, 4 shaft Parsons steam turbines (108,000 shp)
Speed: 33 knots
Complement: 1,350
Armament:

12 6"/47 caliber Mark 16DP guns in 4 triple mount turrets
12 5"/54 caliber Mark 16 guns in 6 dual mount turrets
20 Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns in 10 twin mounts
16 24 in (609.6 mm) torpedo tubes in 4 quadruple mounts

Armour:

Belt 4–1.5 in (102–38 mm)
Bulkheads 4 in (100 mm)
Turrets 2–1 in (51–25 mm)

Notes: Carries (IIRC) the largest dual-purpose guns ever designed.

OOC-section:
RP-sample: It's ya boi never posts
Have you read and understood the rules? Forwards at the maximum speed the ship can attain

Great to have you back! Your heavier ships will be a huge asset. Make sure to report in.

[Regria]

>When you still want to RP out the day before with reactions and whatnot

In other news, I should have a post up tomorrow.

[Legatia]

Post is up. Should detail the operations plan for today- our first major operation.

I am not expecting any significant fleet assets beyond the Hellboat, as I'm figuring this is an easy first step before we get into hell trying to cross the Wide Sea later on. No lack for challenge, though.

Any questions, do contact me, I'd be glad to clarify.