Rekyva-class Battleship (1899)

***Rekyva*-class, Liotainian Predreadnought laid down 1899**

Displacement:
 9,906 t light; 10,485 t standard; 11,228 t normal; 11,822 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
 (400.26 ft / 393.70 ft) x 72.18 ft x (24.61 / 25.64 ft)
 (122.00 m / 120.00 m) x 22.00 m x (7.50 / 7.82 m)

Armament:

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     4 - 12.20" / 310 mm 40.0 cal guns - 871.18lbs / 395.16kg shells, 125 per gun

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 Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1899 Model
 2 x 2-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread

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     12 - 5.12" / 130 mm 45.0 cal guns - 67.62lbs / 30.67kg shells, 200 per gun

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 Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1894 Model
 6 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft
 6 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck forward

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     20 - 2.36" / 60.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 6.66lbs / 3.02kg shells, 300 per gun

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 Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1899 Model
 20 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
 20 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in all but light seas

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     Weight of broadside 4,429 lbs / 2,009 kg

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Armour:

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

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 Main: 10.6" / 270 mm 295.28 ft / 90.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
 Ends: 3.15" / 80 mm 98.43 ft / 30.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
 Upper: 2.36" / 60 mm 295.28 ft / 90.00 m 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
 Main Belt covers 115 % of normal length

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  - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:

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 1.57" / 40 mm 295.28 ft / 90.00 m 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
 Beam between torpedo bulkheads 59.06 ft / 18.00 m

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

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 Main: 9.06" / 230 mm 5.91" / 150 mm 8.27" / 210 mm
 2nd: 1.57" / 40 mm 1.18" / 30 mm 1.18" / 30 mm
 3rd: 0.79" / 20 mm - -

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  - Armoured deck - multiple decks:

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 For and Aft decks: 2.95" / 75 mm
 Forecastle: 1.97" / 50 mm Quarter deck: 1.97" / 50 mm

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  - Conning towers: Forward 9.84" / 250 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

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Machinery:
 Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
 Direct drive, 2 shafts, 11,894 ihp / 8,873 Kw = 18.00 kts
 Range 4,900nm at 10.00 kts
 Bunker at max displacement = 1,337 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
 544 - 708

Cost:
 £0.946 million / $3.783 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
 Armament: 841 tons, 7.5 %
 - Guns: 841 tons, 7.5 %
 Armour: 3,815 tons, 34.0 %
 - Belts: 1,633 tons, 14.5 %
 - Torpedo bulkhead: 395 tons, 3.5 %
 - Armament: 644 tons, 5.7 %
 - Armour Deck: 1,036 tons, 9.2 %
 - Conning Tower: 106 tons, 0.9 %
 Machinery: 1,888 tons, 16.8 %
 Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,138 tons, 27.9 %
 Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,321 tons, 11.8 %
 Miscellaneous weights: 225 tons, 2.0 %
 - Hull below water: 75 tons
 - Hull above water: 75 tons
 - On freeboard deck: 50 tons
 - Above deck: 25 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
 Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
 13,687 lbs / 6,208 Kg = 15.1 x 12.2 " / 310 mm shells or 2.6 torpedoes
 Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.38
 Metacentric height 5.4 ft / 1.6 m
 Roll period: 13.1 seconds
 Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 87 %
 - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.43
 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.74

Hull form characteristics:
 Hull has a flush deck,
 a ram bow and a cruiser stern
 Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.562 / 0.568
 Length to Beam Ratio: 5.45 : 1
 'Natural speed' for length: 19.84 kts
 Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 %
 Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -10.00 degrees
 Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
 Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
 Fore end, Aft end
 - Forecastle: 20.00 %, 21.98 ft / 6.70 m, 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
 - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 18.04 ft / 5.50 m, 14.11 ft / 4.30 m
 - Aft deck: 35.00 %, 14.11 ft / 4.30 m, 14.11 ft / 4.30 m
 - Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 14.11 ft / 4.30 m, 14.11 ft / 4.30 m
 - Average freeboard: 15.80 ft / 4.82 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
 Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 103.6 %
 - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 105.5 %
 Waterplane Area: 20,056 Square feet or 1,863 Square metres
 Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 102 %
 Structure weight / hull surface area: 123 lbs/sq ft or 603 Kg/sq metre
 Hull strength (Relative):
 - Cross-sectional: 0.90
 - Longitudinal: 2.39
 - Overall: 1.00
 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