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- Haica Haicayan-Class, Zhuoteng Empire Ironclad laid down 1866
- Armoured Corvette (Central battery ironclad)
- Displacement:
- 3,803 t light; 4,100 t standard; 4,507 t normal; 4,832 t full load
- Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
- (272.31 ft / 262.47 ft) x 49.21 ft x (16.40 / 17.46 ft)
- (83.00 m / 80.00 m) x 15.00 m x (5.00 / 5.32 m)
- Armament:
- 26 - 7.95" / 202 mm 15.0 cal guns - 179.24lbs / 81.30kg shells, 80 per gun
- Muzzle loading guns in broadside mounts, 1866 Model
- 26 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- Weight of broadside 4,660 lbs / 2,114 kg
- Armour:
- - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
- Main: 13.0" / 330 mm 131.23 ft / 40.00 m 8.43 ft / 2.57 m
- Ends: 6.50" / 165 mm 131.20 ft / 39.99 m 8.43 ft / 2.57 m
- Upper: 4.53" / 115 mm 131.23 ft / 40.00 m 8.01 ft / 2.44 m
- Main Belt covers 77 % of normal length
- - Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
- 0.39" / 10 mm 131.23 ft / 40.00 m 16.08 ft / 4.90 m
- Beam between torpedo bulkheads 49.21 ft / 15.00 m
- Machinery:
- Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
- Direct drive, 2 shafts, 2,158 ihp / 1,610 Kw = 12.00 kts
- Range 1,000nm at 12.00 kts
- Bunker at max displacement = 732 tons (100% coal)
- Complement:
- 274 - 357
- Cost:
- £0.287 million / $1.147 million
- Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
- Armament: 196 tons, 4.3 %
- - Guns: 196 tons, 4.3 %
- Armour: 1,241 tons, 27.5 %
- - Belts: 1,210 tons, 26.9 %
- - Torpedo bulkhead: 31 tons, 0.7 %
- Machinery: 580 tons, 12.9 %
- Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,786 tons, 39.6 %
- Fuel, ammunition & stores: 704 tons, 15.6 %
- Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
- Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
- 5,299 lbs / 2,404 Kg = 32.9 x 8.0 " / 202 mm shells or 1.8 torpedoes
- Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.53
- Metacentric height 3.6 ft / 1.1 m
- Roll period: 11.0 seconds
- Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 93 %
- - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.82
- Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.87
- Hull form characteristics:
- Hull has a flush deck,
- a ram bow and a cruiser stern
- Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.744 / 0.750
- Length to Beam Ratio: 5.33 : 1
- 'Natural speed' for length: 16.20 kts
- Power going to wave formation at top speed: 40 %
- Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
- Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -20.00 degrees
- Stern overhang: -3.28 ft / -1.00 m
- Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
- Fore end, Aft end
- - Forecastle: 25.00 %, 14.76 ft / 4.50 m, 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 13.12 ft / 4.00 m, 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
- - Aft deck: 20.00 %, 11.48 ft / 3.50 m, 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
- - Quarter deck: 25.00 %, 11.48 ft / 3.50 m, 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
- - Average freeboard: 12.30 ft / 3.75 m
- Ship tends to be wet forward
- Ship space, strength and comments:
- Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 61.1 %
- - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 89.6 %
- Waterplane Area: 10,762 Square feet or 1,000 Square metres
- Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 146 %
- Structure weight / hull surface area: 126 lbs/sq ft or 617 Kg/sq metre
- Hull strength (Relative):
- - Cross-sectional: 0.91
- - Longitudinal: 2.44
- - Overall: 1.00
- Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
- Cramped 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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