Karaliskas-class Battleship (1895)

Karalius-class, Liotainian Battleship laid down 1895

Displacement:
 8,948 t light; 9,448 t standard; 10,512 t normal; 11,363 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
 (393.70 ft / 393.70 ft) x 67.26 ft x (25.26 / 26.87 ft)
 (120.00 m / 120.00 m) x 20.50 m x (7.70 / 8.19 m)

Armament:

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     4 - 10.79" / 274 mm 45.0 cal guns - 633.01lbs / 287.13kg shells, 110 per gun

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 Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1893 Model
 2 x 2-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread

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     12 - 5.91" / 150 mm 45.0 cal guns - 103.86lbs / 47.11kg shells, 180 per gun

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 Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1890 Model
 12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
 6 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas

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     14 - 2.36" / 60.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 6.66lbs / 3.02kg shells, 200 per gun

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 Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1895 Model
 14 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
 6 raised mounts

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     Weight of broadside 3,872 lbs / 1,756 kg

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Armour:

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

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 Main: 8.66" / 220 mm 272.31 ft / 83.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
 Ends: 3.15" / 80 mm 101.71 ft / 31.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
 19.69 ft / 6.00 m Unarmoured ends
 Upper: 3.15" / 80 mm 272.31 ft / 83.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
 Main Belt covers 106 % of normal length

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  - Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:

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 1.57" / 40 mm 272.31 ft / 83.00 m 22.57 ft / 6.88 m
 Beam between torpedo bulkheads 57.41 ft / 17.50 m

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

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 Main: 11.0" / 280 mm 5.91" / 150 mm 7.87" / 200 mm
 2nd: 1.97" / 50 mm 1.18" / 30 mm 1.18" / 30 mm
 3rd: 1.18" / 30 mm 0.79" / 20 mm -

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  - Armoured deck - multiple decks:

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 For and Aft decks: 2.17" / 55 mm
 Forecastle: 1.18" / 30 mm Quarter deck: 1.18" / 30 mm

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  - Conning towers: Forward 5.91" / 150 mm, Aft 1.97" / 50 mm

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Machinery:
 Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
 Direct drive, 2 shafts, 11,284 ihp / 8,418 Kw = 18.00 kts
 Range 7,000nm at 10.00 kts
 Bunker at max displacement = 1,914 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
 518 - 674

Cost:
 £0.881 million / $3.525 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
 Armament: 801 tons, 7.6 %
 - Guns: 801 tons, 7.6 %
 Armour: 3,276 tons, 31.2 %
 - Belts: 1,486 tons, 14.1 %
 - Torpedo bulkhead: 358 tons, 3.4 %
 - Armament: 680 tons, 6.5 %
 - Armour Deck: 671 tons, 6.4 %
 - Conning Towers: 81 tons, 0.8 %
 Machinery: 1,913 tons, 18.2 %
 Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,838 tons, 27.0 %
 Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,564 tons, 14.9 %
 Miscellaneous weights: 120 tons, 1.1 %
 - Hull below water: 30 tons
 - Hull above water: 30 tons
 - On freeboard deck: 30 tons
 - Above deck: 30 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
 Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
 13,562 lbs / 6,151 Kg = 21.6 x 10.8 " / 274 mm shells or 2.3 torpedoes
 Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.27
 Metacentric height 4.3 ft / 1.3 m
 Roll period: 13.7 seconds
 Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
 - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.73
 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
 Hull has a flush deck,
 a normal bow and a cruiser stern
 Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.550 / 0.559
 Length to Beam Ratio: 5.85 : 1
 'Natural speed' for length: 19.84 kts
 Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
 Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -10.00 degrees
 Stern overhang: -1.64 ft / -0.50 m
 Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
 Fore end, Aft end
 - Forecastle: 25.00 %, 21.98 ft / 6.70 m, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
 - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
 - Aft deck: 30.00 %, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
 - Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
 - Average freeboard: 19.91 ft / 6.07 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
 Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 101.8 %
 - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 133.8 %
 Waterplane Area: 18,480 Square feet or 1,717 Square metres
 Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 104 %
 Structure weight / hull surface area: 124 lbs/sq ft or 607 Kg/sq metre
 Hull strength (Relative):
 - Cross-sectional: 0.88
 - Longitudinal: 3.12
 - Overall: 1.00
 Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
 Excellent 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