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- PC #1, Russia PC gunboat laid down 1898
- Displacement:
- 2,245 t light; 2,407 t standard; 2,800 t normal; 3,115 t full load
- Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
- (325.46 ft / 321.52 ft) x 44.29 ft x (14.11 / 15.28 ft)
- (99.20 m / 98.00 m) x 13.50 m x (4.30 / 4.66 m)
- Armament:
- 8 - 4.72" / 120 mm 45.0 cal guns - 45.13lbs / 20.47kg shells, 350 per gun
- Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1898 Model
- 6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 6 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in all but light seas
- 2 x Single mounts on centreline, evenly spread
- 4 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 10.80lbs / 4.90kg shells, 375 per gun
- Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1898 Model
- 4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 4 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in all but light seas
- 24 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm 50.0 cal guns - 1.10lbs / 0.50kg shells, 1,800 per gun
- Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1898 Model
- 4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 4 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in all but light seas
- 4 x 5-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread
- Weight of broadside 431 lbs / 195 kg
- Main Torpedoes
- 5 - 15.0" / 381 mm, 16.99 ft / 5.18 m torpedoes - 0.409 t each, 2.045 t total
- submerged side tubes
- 2nd Torpedoes
- 8 - 15.0" / 381 mm, 16.99 ft / 5.18 m torpedoes - 0.409 t each, 3.273 t total
- below water reloads
- Armour:
- - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
- Ends: Unarmoured
- - Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
- 2.00" / 51 mm 302.23 ft / 92.12 m 12.24 ft / 3.73 m
- Beam between torpedo bulkheads 37.73 ft / 11.50 m
- - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
- Main: 1.00" / 25 mm - -
- - Protected deck - single deck:
- For and Aft decks: 2.00" / 51 mm
- Forecastle: 1.50" / 38 mm Quarter deck: 1.50" / 38 mm
- - Conning towers: Forward 4.00" / 102 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
- Machinery:
- Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
- Direct drive, 2 shafts, 5,712 ihp / 4,261 Kw = 18.50 kts
- Range 6,000nm at 10.00 kts
- Bunker at max displacement = 708 tons (100% coal)
- Complement:
- 192 - 250
- Cost:
- £0.233 million / $0.933 million
- Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
- Armament: 104 tons, 3.7 %
- - Guns: 96 tons, 3.4 %
- - Weapons: 8 tons, 0.3 %
- Armour: 660 tons, 23.6 %
- - Torpedo bulkhead: 274 tons, 9.8 %
- - Armament: 20 tons, 0.7 %
- - Armour Deck: 349 tons, 12.5 %
- - Conning Tower: 17 tons, 0.6 %
- Machinery: 921 tons, 32.9 %
- Hull, fittings & equipment: 560 tons, 20.0 %
- Fuel, ammunition & stores: 555 tons, 19.8 %
- Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
- Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
- 3,039 lbs / 1,378 Kg = 57.6 x 4.7 " / 120 mm shells or 2.5 torpedoes
- Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.82
- Metacentric height 3.9 ft / 1.2 m
- Roll period: 9.4 seconds
- Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
- - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.09
- Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00
- Hull form characteristics:
- Hull has a flush deck,
- a ram bow and a cruiser stern
- Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.488 / 0.501
- Length to Beam Ratio: 7.26 : 1
- 'Natural speed' for length: 17.93 kts
- Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
- Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
- Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -6.00 degrees
- Stern overhang: -3.28 ft / -1.00 m
- Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
- Fore end, Aft end
- - Forecastle: 4.00 %, 16.73 ft / 5.10 m, 15.75 ft / 4.80 m
- - Forward deck: 40.00 %, 15.75 ft / 4.80 m, 14.76 ft / 4.50 m
- - Aft deck: 54.00 %, 14.76 ft / 4.50 m, 14.76 ft / 4.50 m
- - Quarter deck: 2.00 %, 14.76 ft / 4.50 m, 14.76 ft / 4.50 m
- - Average freeboard: 15.02 ft / 4.58 m
- Ship tends to be wet forward
- Ship space, strength and comments:
- Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 144.0 %
- - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 139.4 %
- Waterplane Area: 9,384 Square feet or 872 Square metres
- Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 102 %
- Structure weight / hull surface area: 59 lbs/sq ft or 290 Kg/sq metre
- Hull strength (Relative):
- - Cross-sectional: 0.91
- - Longitudinal: 2.27
- - Overall: 1.00
- Cramped 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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