This is several weeks late, but I really like the "wrong" Hatsuharu class in FOTRS. It's the only time I have seen this version modeled in a video game, and it has grown on me.
Please don't change the ship too quickly. I may yearn for historical accuracy, but everything doesn't have to be exacly like reality. I certainly wouldn't dare to do a real time patrol like some madmen here do.
(now if it had a 50% chance of tipping over...)