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Hull-005, Iberia Predreadnought laid down 1895

Displacement:
   6,500 t light; 6,873 t standard; 7,377 t normal; 7,780 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (350.00 ft / 350.00 ft) x 62.00 ft x (22.00 / 22.94 ft)
   (106.68 m / 106.68 m) x 18.90 m  x (6.71 / 6.99 m)

Armament:
      4 - 11.00" / 279 mm 40.0 cal guns - 529.00lbs / 239.95kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1895 Model
     2 x Twin mounts on centreline, evenly spread
      4 - 8.00" / 203 mm 40.0 cal guns - 245.35lbs / 111.29kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1895 Model
     2 x Twin mounts on sides amidships
      12 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 40.0 cal guns - 12.94lbs / 5.87kg shells, 300 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1895 Model
     12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 3,253 lbs / 1,475 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   14.0" / 356 mm   190.00 ft / 57.91 m   7.00 ft / 2.13 m
   Ends:   4.00" / 102 mm   160.00 ft / 48.77 m   7.00 ft / 2.13 m
   Upper:   7.00" / 178 mm   190.00 ft / 57.91 m   7.00 ft / 2.13 m
     Main Belt covers 84 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   14.0" / 356 mm   5.00" / 127 mm      8.00" / 203 mm
   2nd:   10.6" / 268 mm   3.00" / 76 mm      5.00" / 127 mm
   3rd:   3.00" / 76 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
   For and Aft decks: 2.00" / 51 mm
   Forecastle: 1.00" / 25 mm  Quarter deck: 1.00" / 25 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 10.90" / 277 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 6,013 ihp / 4,486 Kw = 16.00 kts
   Range 4,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 907 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   397 - 517

Cost:
   £0.671 million / $2.683 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 631 tons, 8.6 %
      - Guns: 631 tons, 8.6 %
   Armour: 2,605 tons, 35.3 %
      - Belts: 1,460 tons, 19.8 %
      - Armament: 548 tons, 7.4 %
      - Armour Deck: 508 tons, 6.9 %
      - Conning Tower: 89 tons, 1.2 %
   Machinery: 1,019 tons, 13.8 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,245 tons, 30.4 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 877 tons, 11.9 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     7,639 lbs / 3,465 Kg = 11.5 x 11.0 " / 279 mm shells or 1.6 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.19
   Metacentric height 3.4 ft / 1.0 m
   Roll period: 14.2 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.41
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.21

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.541 / 0.547
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.65 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 18.71 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 43 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 58
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20.00 %,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  10.00 ft / 3.05 m,  9.50 ft / 2.90 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  9.50 ft / 2.90 m,  9.50 ft / 2.90 m
      - Average freeboard:      9.84 ft / 3.00 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 82.5 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 71.1 %
   Waterplane Area: 15,017 Square feet or 1,395 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 98 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 121 lbs/sq ft or 589 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.93
      - Longitudinal: 1.81
      - Overall: 1.00
   Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Cramped accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Flight 1 (1895)
BB-01 Galicia
BB-02 Andalucia
BB-03 Valencia
BB-04 Alentejo