Abangoardia-class Battleship (1892)

*Abangoardia*-class, Syrellian Battleship laid down 1892

Displacement:
 8,758 t light; 9,235 t standard; 10,185 t normal; 10,945 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
 (383.86 ft / 377.30 ft) x 62.34 ft x (25.26 / 26.81 ft)
 (117.00 m / 115.00 m) x 19.00 m x (7.70 / 8.17 m)

Armament:

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     4 - 11.02" / 280 mm 40.0 cal guns - 641.94lbs / 291.18kg shells, 120 per gun

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 Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1892 Model
 2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
 1 x 2-gun mount on centreline, aft deck forward

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     6 - 5.91" / 150 mm 45.0 cal guns - 98.26lbs / 44.57kg shells, 250 per gun

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 Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1883 Model
 6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
 6 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in all but light seas

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     10 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 12.28lbs / 5.57kg shells, 300 per gun

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 Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1883 Model
 10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread

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     Weight of broadside 3,280 lbs / 1,488 kg

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Armour:

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  - Belts:		Width (max)	Length (avg)		Height (avg)

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 Main: 11.0" / 280 mm 245.24 ft / 74.75 m 9.48 ft / 2.89 m
 Ends: 3.94" / 100 mm 132.02 ft / 40.24 m 9.48 ft / 2.89 m
 Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

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  - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:

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 1.57" / 40 mm 245.24 ft / 74.75 m 23.20 ft / 7.07 m
 Beam between torpedo bulkheads 55.77 ft / 17.00 m

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  - Gun armour:	Face (max)	Other gunhouse (avg)	Barbette/hoist (max)

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 Main: 9.84" / 250 mm 7.87" / 200 mm 11.8" / 300 mm
 2nd: 3.94" / 100 mm 1.97" / 50 mm 3.94" / 100 mm
 3rd: 0.79" / 20 mm - -

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  - Armoured deck - single deck:

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 For and Aft decks: 2.36" / 60 mm
 Forecastle: 1.18" / 30 mm Quarter deck: 1.18" / 30 mm

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  - Conning towers: Forward 11.81" / 300 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

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Machinery:
 Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
 Direct drive, 2 shafts, 9,739 ihp / 7,265 Kw = 17.30 kts
 Range 6,000nm at 10.00 kts
 Bunker at max displacement = 1,710 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
 506 - 659

Cost:
 £0.813 million / $3.254 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
 Armament: 622 tons, 6.1 %
 - Guns: 622 tons, 6.1 %
 Armour: 3,336 tons, 32.8 %
 - Belts: 1,310 tons, 12.9 %
 - Torpedo bulkhead: 331 tons, 3.3 %
 - Armament: 888 tons, 8.7 %
 - Armour Deck: 687 tons, 6.7 %
 - Conning Tower: 120 tons, 1.2 %
 Machinery: 1,855 tons, 18.2 %
 Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,845 tons, 27.9 %
 Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,427 tons, 14.0 %
 Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 1.0 %
 - Hull below water: 30 tons
 - Hull above water: 40 tons
 - On freeboard deck: 20 tons
 - Above deck: 10 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
 Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
 11,544 lbs / 5,236 Kg = 17.2 x 11.0 " / 280 mm shells or 2.2 torpedoes
 Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.24
 Metacentric height 3.7 ft / 1.1 m
 Roll period: 13.7 seconds
 Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 84 %
 - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.54
 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.69

Hull form characteristics:
 Hull has a flush deck,
 a ram bow and a cruiser stern
 Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.600 / 0.608
 Length to Beam Ratio: 6.05 : 1
 'Natural speed' for length: 19.42 kts
 Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
 Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 12.00 degrees
 Stern overhang: -6.56 ft / -2.00 m
 Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
 Fore end, Aft end
 - Forecastle: 20.00 %, 21.36 ft / 6.51 m, 17.49 ft / 5.33 m
 - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 17.49 ft / 5.33 m, 13.58 ft / 4.14 m
 - Aft deck: 35.00 %, 13.58 ft / 4.14 m, 13.58 ft / 4.14 m
 - Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 13.58 ft / 4.14 m, 13.58 ft / 4.14 m
 - Average freeboard: 15.26 ft / 4.65 m
 Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
 Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 93.3 %
 - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 93.8 %
 Waterplane Area: 17,202 Square feet or 1,598 Square metres
 Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 107 %
 Structure weight / hull surface area: 120 lbs/sq ft or 588 Kg/sq metre
 Hull strength (Relative):
 - Cross-sectional: 0.93
 - Longitudinal: 2.28
 - Overall: 1.02
 Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
 Adequate accommodation and workspace room
 Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
 Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather