Shohona ("Royal")-Class, Oltrin Monarchy 3rd Class Battleship laid down 1895 Displacement: 9,419 t light; 10,000 t standard; 11,571 t normal; 12,828 t full load Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep) (370.73 ft / 360.89 ft) x 72.18 ft x (29.53 / 32.00 ft) (113.00 m / 110.00 m) x 22.00 m x (9.00 / 9.75 m) Armament: 4 - 11.00" / 279 mm 44.0 cal guns - 656.26lbs / 297.67kg shells, 100 per gun Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1892 Model 2 x Twin mounts on centreline, evenly spread 14 - 6.00" / 152 mm 43.0 cal guns - 105.50lbs / 47.85kg shells, 200 per gun Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1895 Model 14 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread 10 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas 16 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 48.0 cal guns - 14.14lbs / 6.41kg shells, 300 per gun Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1895 Model 16 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread 16 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm 50.0 cal guns - 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 3,000 per gun Machine guns in deck mounts, 1886 Model 16 x Single mounts on centreline, evenly spread 16 double raised mounts Weight of broadside 4,329 lbs / 1,964 kg Main Torpedoes 6 - 15.7" / 400 mm, 13.12 ft / 4.00 m torpedoes - 0.315 t each, 1.890 t total In 6 sets of deck mounted carriage/fixed tubes 2nd Torpedoes 12 - 15.7" / 400 mm, 13.12 ft / 4.00 m torpedoes - 0.315 t each, 3.779 t total below water reloads Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 234.58 ft / 71.50 m 10.20 ft / 3.11 m Ends: 3.00" / 76 mm 126.28 ft / 38.49 m 10.20 ft / 3.11 m Upper: 3.75" / 95 mm 234.58 ft / 71.50 m 8.01 ft / 2.44 m Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length Main Belt inclined 10.00 degrees (positive = in) - Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads: 1.50" / 38 mm 234.58 ft / 71.50 m 26.64 ft / 8.12 m Beam between torpedo bulkheads 65.62 ft / 20.00 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 10.0" / 254 mm 2nd: 4.00" / 102 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 3rd: 0.50" / 13 mm - - - Armoured deck - multiple decks: For and Aft decks: 2.00" / 51 mm Forecastle: 2.00" / 51 mm Quarter deck: 2.00" / 51 mm - Conning towers: Forward 12.00" / 305 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm Machinery: Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines, Direct drive, 2 shafts, 12,388 ihp / 9,241 Kw = 18.00 kts Range 10,000nm at 10.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 2,827 tons (100% coal) Complement: 557 - 725 Cost: £0.942 million / $3.770 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 761 tons, 6.6 % - Guns: 753 tons, 6.5 % - Weapons: 7 tons, 0.1 % Armour: 3,628 tons, 31.4 % - Belts: 1,758 tons, 15.2 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 347 tons, 3.0 % - Armament: 728 tons, 6.3 % - Armour Deck: 663 tons, 5.7 % - Conning Tower: 132 tons, 1.1 % Machinery: 2,100 tons, 18.1 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,781 tons, 24.0 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,152 tons, 18.6 % Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 1.3 % - On freeboard deck: 50 tons - Above deck: 100 tons Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 13,826 lbs / 6,271 Kg = 20.8 x 11.0 " / 279 mm shells or 10.3 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.38 Metacentric height 5.4 ft / 1.6 m Roll period: 13.1 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 95 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.46 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.90 Hull form characteristics: Hull has a flush deck, a ram bow and a cruiser stern Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.527 / 0.539 Length to Beam Ratio: 5.00 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 19.00 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 % 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 %, 22.97 ft / 7.00 m, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m - Aft deck: 35.00 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m - Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m - Average freeboard: 17.81 ft / 5.43 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 94.4 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 103.8 % Waterplane Area: 17,785 Square feet or 1,652 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 105 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 126 lbs/sq ft or 613 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 0.86 - Longitudinal: 3.66 - 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