Taodo-Class Battleship [1880] (Taishe)

Taodo-Class, Taishe Dynasty Ironclad Battleship laid down 1880

Displacement:
	9,816 t light; 10,250 t standard; 11,728 t normal; 12,911 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
	(374.02 ft / 360.89 ft) x 91.86 ft x (22.97 / 24.77 ft)
	(114.00 m / 110.00 m) x 28.00 m  x (7.00 / 7.55 m)

Armament:
      4 - 12.60" / 320 mm 25.0 cal guns - 837.25lbs / 379.77kg shells, 80 per gun
	  Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1880 Model
	  2 x Twin mounts on sides amidships
      6 - 5.91" / 150 mm 30.0 cal guns - 85.16lbs / 38.63kg shells, 175 per gun
	  Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1877 Model
	  6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      64 - 0.31" / 8.0 mm 30.0 cal guns - 0.01lbs / 0.00kg shells, 500 per gun
	  Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1862 Model
	  8 x 2 row octuple mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 3,861 lbs / 1,751 kg
      Main Torpedoes
      4 - 15.0" / 380 mm, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m torpedoes - 0.197 t each, 0.787 t total
	submerged side tubes
      2nd Torpedoes
      8 - 15.0" / 380 mm, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m torpedoes - 0.197 t each, 1.574 t total
	In 1 sets of deck mounted carriage/fixed tubes

Armour:
   - Belts:		Width (max)	Length (avg)		Height (avg)
	Main:	15.4" / 390 mm	234.58 ft / 71.50 m	11.52 ft / 3.51 m
	Ends:	Unarmoured
	  Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
		1.97" / 50 mm	234.58 ft / 71.50 m	20.93 ft / 6.38 m
	Beam between torpedo bulkheads 65.62 ft / 20.00 m

   - Gun armour:	Face (max)	Other gunhouse (avg)	Barbette/hoist (max)
	Main:	11.8" / 300 mm	5.91" / 150 mm		9.84" / 250 mm
	2nd:	0.98" / 25 mm	      -			      -
	3rd:	0.98" / 25 mm	      -			      -

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
	For and Aft decks: 1.97" / 50 mm
	Forecastle: 0.98" / 25 mm  Quarter deck: 0.98" / 25 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 3.94" / 100 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
	Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
	Direct drive, 2 shafts, 7,109 ihp / 5,303 Kw = 15.00 kts
	Range 10,000nm at 8.00 kts
	Bunker at max displacement = 2,661 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
	563 - 732

Cost:
	£0.739 million / $2.957 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
	Armament: 381 tons, 3.3 %
	   - Guns: 378 tons, 3.2 %
	   - Weapons: 4 tons, 0.0 %
	Armour: 3,762 tons, 32.1 %
	   - Belts: 1,969 tons, 16.8 %
	   - Torpedo bulkhead: 358 tons, 3.0 %
	   - Armament: 629 tons, 5.4 %
	   - Armour Deck: 763 tons, 6.5 %
	   - Conning Tower: 44 tons, 0.4 %
	Machinery: 1,469 tons, 12.5 %
	Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,080 tons, 34.8 %
	Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,912 tons, 16.3 %
	Miscellaneous weights: 125 tons, 1.1 %
	   - On freeboard deck: 25 tons
	   - Above deck: 100 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
	Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
	  20,843 lbs / 9,454 Kg = 24.5 x 12.6 " / 320 mm shells or 35.4 torpedoes
	Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.82
	Metacentric height 11.7 ft / 3.6 m
	Roll period: 11.3 seconds
	Steadiness	- As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 96 %
			- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.14
	Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.91

Hull form characteristics:
	Hull has a flush deck,
	  a ram bow and a cruiser stern
	Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.539 / 0.550
	Length to Beam Ratio: 3.93 : 1
	'Natural speed' for length: 19.00 kts
	Power going to wave formation at top speed: 43 %
	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 %,  18.04 ft / 5.50 m,  16.40 ft / 5.00 m
	   - Forward deck:	30.00 %,  16.40 ft / 5.00 m,  13.12 ft / 4.00 m
	   - Aft deck:	35.00 %,  13.12 ft / 4.00 m,  13.12 ft / 4.00 m
	   - Quarter deck:	15.00 %,  13.12 ft / 4.00 m,  13.12 ft / 4.00 m
	   - Average freeboard:		14.40 ft / 4.39 m
	Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
	Space	- Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 80.2 %
		- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 106.8 %
	Waterplane Area: 22,900 Square feet or 2,127 Square metres
	Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 136 %
	Structure weight / hull surface area: 158 lbs/sq ft or 769 Kg/sq metre
	Hull strength (Relative):
		- Cross-sectional: 0.90
		- Longitudinal: 2.59
		- Overall: 1.00
	Excellent 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