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- Huawigae-Class (1901 Refit), Taishe Dynasty Protected Cruiser laid down 1887
- Displacement:
- 8,472 t light; 9,000 t standard; 9,910 t normal; 10,638 t full load
- Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
- (410.11 ft / 393.70 ft) x 78.74 ft x (19.69 / 20.84 ft)
- (125.00 m / 120.00 m) x 24.00 m x (6.00 / 6.35 m)
- Armament:
- 4 - 9.84" / 250 mm 50.0 cal guns - 504.70lbs / 228.93kg shells, 100 per gun
- Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1898 Model
- 2 x Twin mounts on centreline, evenly spread
- 6 - 5.91" / 150 mm 47.0 cal guns - 107.12lbs / 48.59kg shells, 200 per gun
- Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1894 Model
- 6 x Single mounts on side ends, majority forward
- 8 - 5.91" / 150 mm 47.0 cal guns - 107.12lbs / 48.59kg shells, 250 per gun
- Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1894 Model
- 8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 8 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
- 12 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 12.99lbs / 5.89kg shells, 300 per gun
- Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1894 Model
- 12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 12 raised mounts
- 8 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm 55.0 cal guns - 0.51lbs / 0.23kg shells, 500 per gun
- Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1890 Model
- 8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 8 double raised mounts
- Weight of broadside 3,678 lbs / 1,669 kg
- Main Torpedoes
- 4 - 15.0" / 380 mm, 6.56 ft / 2.00 m torpedoes - 0.097 t each, 0.390 t total
- submerged bow & stern tubes
- 2nd Torpedoes
- 8 - 15.0" / 380 mm, 6.56 ft / 2.00 m torpedoes - 0.097 t each, 0.779 t total
- below water reloads
- Armour:
- - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
- Ends: Unarmoured
- - Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
- 0.98" / 25 mm 255.91 ft / 78.00 m 18.27 ft / 5.57 m
- Beam between torpedo bulkheads 52.49 ft / 16.00 m
- - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
- Main: 12.6" / 320 mm 7.87" / 200 mm 7.87" / 200 mm
- 2nd: 5.91" / 150 mm 5.91" / 150 mm 5.91" / 150 mm
- 3rd: 2.95" / 75 mm 0.98" / 25 mm 2.95" / 75 mm
- 4th: 0.98" / 25 mm - 2.95" / 75 mm
- - Protected deck - single deck:
- For and Aft decks: 3.94" / 100 mm
- Forecastle: 1.97" / 50 mm Quarter deck: 1.97" / 50 mm
- - Conning towers: Forward 14.17" / 360 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
- Machinery:
- Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
- Direct drive, 2 shafts, 5,880 ihp / 4,386 Kw = 15.00 kts
- Range 5,000nm at 10.00 kts
- Bunker at max displacement = 1,638 tons (100% coal)
- Complement:
- 496 - 645
- Cost:
- £0.777 million / $3.108 million
- Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
- Armament: 875 tons, 8.8 %
- - Guns: 873 tons, 8.8 %
- - Weapons: 2 tons, 0.0 %
- Armour: 2,794 tons, 28.2 %
- - Torpedo bulkhead: 170 tons, 1.7 %
- - Armament: 1,017 tons, 10.3 %
- - Armour Deck: 1,466 tons, 14.8 %
- - Conning Tower: 141 tons, 1.4 %
- Machinery: 1,119 tons, 11.3 %
- Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,583 tons, 36.2 %
- Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,438 tons, 14.5 %
- Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 1.0 %
- - Above deck: 100 tons
- Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
- Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
- 17,088 lbs / 7,751 Kg = 37.5 x 9.8 " / 250 mm shells or 47.3 torpedoes
- Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.40
- Metacentric height 6.3 ft / 1.9 m
- Roll period: 13.2 seconds
- Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 97 %
- - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.36
- Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.94
- Hull form characteristics:
- Hull has a flush deck,
- a ram bow and a cruiser stern
- Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.568 / 0.576
- Length to Beam Ratio: 5.00 : 1
- 'Natural speed' for length: 19.84 kts
- Power going to wave formation at top speed: 38 %
- Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
- Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -6.00 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 %, 22.97 ft / 7.00 m, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- - Aft deck: 35.00 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- - Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- - Average freeboard: 17.81 ft / 5.43 m
- Ship space, strength and comments:
- Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 102.6 %
- - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 145.1 %
- Waterplane Area: 22,011 Square feet or 2,045 Square metres
- Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 121 %
- Structure weight / hull surface area: 142 lbs/sq ft or 694 Kg/sq metre
- Hull strength (Relative):
- - Cross-sectional: 0.91
- - Longitudinal: 2.32
- - 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
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