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- Graf von Schencker-Class, Citadon Empire Armored Cruiser laid down 1884
- Displacement:
- 5,036 t light; 5,250 t standard; 5,276 t normal; 5,297 t full load
- Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
- (322.00 ft / 320.00 ft) x 50.00 ft x (21.00 / 21.07 ft)
- (98.15 m / 97.54 m) x 15.24 m x (6.40 / 6.42 m)
- Armament:
- 4 - 9.75" / 248 mm 30.0 cal guns - 386.80lbs / 175.45kg shells, 80 per gun
- Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1878 Model
- 4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 8 - 4.75" / 121 mm 45.0 cal guns - 50.71lbs / 23.00kg shells, 150 per gun
- Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1882 Model
- 8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 12 - 1.80" / 45.7 mm 45.0 cal guns - 2.80lbs / 1.27kg shells, 300 per gun
- Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1884 Model
- 12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 12 raised mounts
- 12 - 0.25" / 6.4 mm 75.0 cal guns - 0.01lbs / 0.00kg shells, 2,500 per gun
- Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1875 Model
- 12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 12 raised mounts
- Weight of broadside 1,987 lbs / 901 kg
- Main Torpedoes
- 4 - 16.8" / 427 mm, 6.00 ft / 1.83 m torpedoes - 0.094 t each, 0.377 t total
- In 4 sets of deck mounted carriage/fixed tubes
- 2nd Torpedoes
- 4 - 16.8" / 427 mm, 6.00 ft / 1.83 m torpedoes - 0.094 t each, 0.377 t total
- below water reloads
- Armour:
- - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
- Main: 10.5" / 267 mm 220.00 ft / 67.06 m 8.49 ft / 2.59 m
- Ends: Unarmoured
- Main Belt covers 106 % of normal length
- Main Belt inclined 10.00 degrees (positive = in)
- - Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
- 1.00" / 25 mm 220.00 ft / 67.06 m 19.27 ft / 5.87 m
- Beam between torpedo bulkheads 49.00 ft / 14.94 m
- - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
- Main: 8.00" / 203 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 6.00" / 152 mm
- 2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 1.00" / 25 mm -
- 3rd: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
- 4th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -
- - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
- For and Aft decks: 2.00" / 51 mm
- Forecastle: 1.50" / 38 mm Quarter deck: 1.50" / 38 mm
- - Conning towers: Forward 8.00" / 203 mm, Aft 3.00" / 76 mm
- Machinery:
- Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
- Direct drive, 2 shafts, 6,647 ihp / 4,958 Kw = 17.00 kts
- Range 0nm at 10.00 kts
- Bunker at max displacement = 47 tons (100% coal)
- Complement:
- 309 - 402
- Cost:
- £0.477 million / $1.909 million
- Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
- Armament: 346 tons, 6.6 %
- - Guns: 345 tons, 6.5 %
- - Weapons: 1 tons, 0.0 %
- Armour: 1,830 tons, 34.7 %
- - Belts: 842 tons, 16.0 %
- - Torpedo bulkhead: 157 tons, 3.0 %
- - Armament: 362 tons, 6.9 %
- - Armour Deck: 397 tons, 7.5 %
- - Conning Towers: 72 tons, 1.4 %
- Machinery: 1,306 tons, 24.8 %
- Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,554 tons, 29.4 %
- Fuel, ammunition & stores: 240 tons, 4.6 %
- Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
- Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
- 4,661 lbs / 2,114 Kg = 11.1 x 9.8 " / 248 mm shells or 15.7 torpedoes
- Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.20
- Metacentric height 2.5 ft / 0.8 m
- Roll period: 13.3 seconds
- Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 91 %
- - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.79
- Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.82
- Hull form characteristics:
- Hull has a flush deck,
- a ram bow and a cruiser stern
- Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.550 / 0.550
- Length to Beam Ratio: 6.40 : 1
- 'Natural speed' for length: 17.89 kts
- Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 %
- Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
- Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -10.00 degrees
- Stern overhang: -3.00 ft / -0.91 m
- Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
- Fore end, Aft end
- - Forecastle: 20.00 %, 19.00 ft / 5.79 m, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m, 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- - Aft deck: 35.00 %, 13.00 ft / 3.96 m, 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- - Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 13.00 ft / 3.96 m, 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- - Average freeboard: 14.29 ft / 4.36 m
- Ship tends to be wet forward
- Ship space, strength and comments:
- Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 103.6 %
- - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 93.9 %
- Waterplane Area: 11,162 Square feet or 1,037 Square metres
- Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 95 %
- Structure weight / hull surface area: 106 lbs/sq ft or 517 Kg/sq metre
- Hull strength (Relative):
- - Cross-sectional: 0.90
- - Longitudinal: 2.69
- - Overall: 1.00
- Adequate 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
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