Weicahua-Class Armored Corvette [1860] (Zhuoteng)

Weicahua-Class, Zhuoteng Empire Armored Corvette laid down 1860
Armoured Corvette (Broadside ironclad)

Displacement:
	1,753 t light; 1,900 t standard; 2,200 t normal; 2,439 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
	(209.97 ft / 196.85 ft) x 39.37 ft x (13.12 / 14.41 ft)
	(64.00 m / 60.00 m) x 12.00 m  x (4.00 / 4.39 m)

Armament:
      20 - 5.91" / 150 mm 20.0 cal guns - 68.45lbs / 31.05kg shells, 100 per gun
	  Muzzle loading guns in broadside mounts, 1860 Model
	  20 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      20 - 3.94" / 100 mm 60.0 cal guns - 24.78lbs / 11.24kg shells, 100 per gun
	  Muzzle loading guns in deck mounts, 1860 Model
	  4 x Quintuple mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 1,865 lbs / 846 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:		Width (max)	Length (avg)		Height (avg)
	Main:	6.89" / 175 mm	127.95 ft / 39.00 m	7.51 ft / 2.29 m
	Ends:	3.94" / 100 mm	  68.86 ft / 20.99 m	7.51 ft / 2.29 m
	  Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length
	  Main Belt inclined 10.00 degrees (positive = in)

   - Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
		0.79" / 20 mm	127.95 ft / 39.00 m	12.89 ft / 3.93 m
	Beam between torpedo bulkheads 39.37 ft / 12.00 m

Machinery:
	Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
	Direct drive, 2 shafts, 1,142 ihp / 852 Kw = 11.00 kts
	Range 1,000nm at 11.00 kts
	Bunker at max displacement = 539 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
	159 - 208

Cost:
	£0.173 million / $0.694 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
	Armament: 164 tons, 7.5 %
	   - Guns: 164 tons, 7.5 %
	Armour: 432 tons, 19.7 %
	   - Belts: 384 tons, 17.5 %
	   - Torpedo bulkhead: 48 tons, 2.2 %
	Machinery: 366 tons, 16.6 %
	Hull, fittings & equipment: 790 tons, 35.9 %
	Fuel, ammunition & stores: 447 tons, 20.3 %
	Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
	Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
	  1,671 lbs / 758 Kg = 29.5 x 5.9 " / 150 mm shells or 0.9 torpedoes
	Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.76
	Metacentric height 3.1 ft / 0.9 m
	Roll period: 9.4 seconds
	Steadiness	- As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 93 %
			- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.51
	Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.86

Hull form characteristics:
	Hull has a flush deck,
	  a ram bow and a cruiser stern
	Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.757 / 0.765
	Length to Beam Ratio: 5.00 : 1
	'Natural speed' for length: 14.03 kts
	Power going to wave formation at top speed: 44 %
	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 %,  11.48 ft / 3.50 m,  9.84 ft / 3.00 m
	   - Forward deck:	30.00 %,  9.84 ft / 3.00 m,  8.20 ft / 2.50 m
	   - Aft deck:	35.00 %,  8.20 ft / 2.50 m,  8.20 ft / 2.50 m
	   - Quarter deck:	15.00 %,  8.20 ft / 2.50 m,  8.20 ft / 2.50 m
	   - Average freeboard:		8.91 ft / 2.72 m
	Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
	Space	- Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 82.6 %
		- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 67.2 %
	Waterplane Area: 6,537 Square feet or 607 Square metres
	Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 126 %
	Structure weight / hull surface area: 103 lbs/sq ft or 501 Kg/sq metre
	Hull strength (Relative):
		- Cross-sectional: 0.90
		- Longitudinal: 2.45
		- 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