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- Dominator-Class, Citadon Empire Battleship laid down 1905
- Displacement:
- 17,758 t light; 18,750 t standard; 21,167 t normal; 23,101 t full load
- Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
- (495.00 ft / 480.00 ft) x 88.00 ft x (30.00 / 32.22 ft)
- (150.88 m / 146.30 m) x 26.82 m x (9.14 / 9.82 m)
- Armament:
- 4 - 13.50" / 343 mm 45.0 cal guns - 1,240.67lbs / 562.76kg shells, 100 per gun
- Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1904 Model
- 2 x Twin mounts on centreline, evenly spread
- 4 - 12.00" / 305 mm 50.0 cal guns - 879.16lbs / 398.78kg shells, 100 per gun
- Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1903 Model
- 2 x Twin mounts on centreline, evenly spread
- 2 raised mounts
- 8 - 5.00" / 127 mm 50.0 cal guns - 66.16lbs / 30.01kg shells, 250 per gun
- Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1904 Model
- 8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 8 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
- 12 - 2.75" / 69.9 mm 55.0 cal guns - 11.22lbs / 5.09kg shells, 300 per gun
- Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1895 Model
- 6 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread
- 6 raised mounts
- 8 - 0.75" / 19.1 mm 62.0 cal guns - 0.22lbs / 0.10kg shells, 2,000 per gun
- Machine guns in deck mounts, 1885 Model
- 8 x Single mounts on centreline, evenly spread
- 8 double raised mounts
- Weight of broadside 9,145 lbs / 4,148 kg
- Main Torpedoes
- 4 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m torpedoes - 1.374 t each, 5.497 t total
- submerged bow & stern tubes
- 2nd Torpedoes
- 4 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 24.00 ft / 7.32 m torpedoes - 1.374 t each, 5.497 t total
- below water reloads
- Armour:
- - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
- Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 320.00 ft / 97.54 m 11.26 ft / 3.43 m
- Ends: 5.00" / 127 mm 160.00 ft / 48.77 m 11.26 ft / 3.43 m
- Upper: 5.00" / 127 mm 320.00 ft / 97.54 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
- Main Belt covers 103 % of normal length
- - Torpedo Bulkhead - Strengthened structural bulkheads:
- 4.00" / 102 mm 320.00 ft / 97.54 m 28.09 ft / 8.56 m
- Beam between torpedo bulkheads 73.00 ft / 22.25 m
- - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
- Main: 13.0" / 330 mm 8.00" / 203 mm 12.0" / 305 mm
- 2nd: 11.0" / 279 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 7.00" / 178 mm
- 3rd: 3.00" / 76 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 5.00" / 127 mm
- 4th: 1.00" / 25 mm - -
- - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
- For and Aft decks: 3.00" / 76 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, steam turbines,
- Direct drive, 4 shafts, 36,342 shp / 27,111 Kw = 22.00 kts
- Range 10,000nm at 10.00 kts
- Bunker at max displacement = 4,351 tons (100% coal)
- Complement:
- 876 - 1,140
- Cost:
- £1.925 million / $7.698 million
- Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
- Armament: 1,722 tons, 8.1 %
- - Guns: 1,704 tons, 8.1 %
- - Weapons: 18 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour: 7,472 tons, 35.3 %
- - Belts: 2,825 tons, 13.3 %
- - Torpedo bulkhead: 1,330 tons, 6.3 %
- - Armament: 1,522 tons, 7.2 %
- - Armour Deck: 1,598 tons, 7.5 %
- - Conning Tower: 198 tons, 0.9 %
- Machinery: 3,029 tons, 14.3 %
- Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,385 tons, 25.4 %
- Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,409 tons, 16.1 %
- Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 0.7 %
- - On freeboard deck: 50 tons
- - Above deck: 100 tons
- Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
- Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
- 22,915 lbs / 10,394 Kg = 18.6 x 13.5 " / 343 mm shells or 3.9 torpedoes
- Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.24
- Metacentric height 6.2 ft / 1.9 m
- Roll period: 14.9 seconds
- Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 53 %
- - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.46
- Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.07
- Hull form characteristics:
- Hull has a flush deck,
- a ram bow and a cruiser stern
- Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.585 / 0.594
- Length to Beam Ratio: 5.45 : 1
- 'Natural speed' for length: 21.91 kts
- Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
- Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
- Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -10.00 degrees
- Stern overhang: 5.00 ft / 1.52 m
- Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
- Fore end, Aft end
- - Forecastle: 20.00 %, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- - Aft deck: 35.00 %, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- - Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m, 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- - Average freeboard: 16.32 ft / 4.97 m
- Ship tends to be wet forward
- Ship space, strength and comments:
- Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 102.5 %
- - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 105.9 %
- Waterplane Area: 30,452 Square feet or 2,829 Square metres
- Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 96 %
- Structure weight / hull surface area: 173 lbs/sq ft or 846 Kg/sq metre
- Hull strength (Relative):
- - Cross-sectional: 0.92
- - Longitudinal: 2.01
- - Overall: 1.00
- Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
- Adequate accommodation and workspace room
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