United Kingdom: 1900 restart (1890 ships)

[Darman]

Royal Sovereign, Britain Battleship laid down 1890
Barbette ship

Displacement:
   12,889 t light; 13,406 t standard; 14,377 t normal; 15,154 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (410.00 ft / 410.00 ft) x 75.00 ft x (27.50 / 28.71 ft)
   (124.97 m / 124.97 m) x 22.86 m  x (8.38 / 8.75 m)

Armament:
      4 - 13.50" / 343 mm 30.0 cal guns - 1,133.89lbs / 514.33kg shells, 60 per gun
     Breech loading guns in open barbette mounts, 1890 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      6 - 6.00" / 152 mm 40.0 cal guns - 103.51lbs / 46.95kg shells, 125 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1890 Model
     6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      6 raised mounts
      4 - 6.00" / 152 mm 40.0 cal guns - 103.51lbs / 46.95kg shells, 125 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1890 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides amidships
      16 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 40.0 cal guns - 5.42lbs / 2.46kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1890 Model
     16 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      16 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 5,657 lbs / 2,566 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   16.5" / 419 mm   266.50 ft / 81.23 m   8.50 ft / 2.59 m
   Ends:   13.0" / 330 mm   143.48 ft / 43.73 m   8.50 ft / 2.59 m
   Upper:   4.00" / 102 mm   266.50 ft / 81.23 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:         -            -         15.0" / 381 mm
   2nd:   3.00" / 76 mm         -               -
   3rd:   4.00" / 102 mm   4.00" / 102 mm            -
   4th:   0.50" / 13 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - single deck: 3.00" / 76 mm For and Aft decks
   Forecastle: 2.50" / 64 mm  Quarter deck: 2.50" / 64 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 12,375 ihp / 9,232 Kw = 17.50 kts
   Range 4,700nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,747 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   656 - 853

Cost:
   £1.017 million / $4.068 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 768 tons, 5.3 %
   Armour: 5,583 tons, 38.8 %
      - Belts: 2,643 tons, 18.4 %
      - Armament: 1,726 tons, 12.0 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,214 tons, 8.4 %
   Machinery: 2,292 tons, 15.9 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,246 tons, 29.5 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,488 tons, 10.4 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     22,971 lbs / 10,419 Kg = 18.7 x 13.5 " / 343 mm shells or 2.9 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.39
   Metacentric height 5.8 ft / 1.8 m
   Roll period: 13.1 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.51
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.595 / 0.601
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.47 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.25 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   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 %,  22.27 ft / 6.79 m,  19.50 ft / 5.94 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  19.50 ft / 5.94 m,  19.50 ft / 5.94 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  19.50 ft / 5.94 m,  19.50 ft / 5.94 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  19.50 ft / 5.94 m,  19.50 ft / 5.94 m
      - Average freeboard:      19.72 ft / 6.01 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 68.5 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 126.8 %
   Waterplane Area: 22,386 Square feet or 2,080 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 115 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 139 lbs/sq ft or 679 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.89
      - Longitudinal: 2.79
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

[Darman]

Centurian, United Kingdom Battleship 2nd class laid down 1890

Displacement:
   8,950 t light; 9,256 t standard; 10,240 t normal; 11,027 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (360.00 ft / 360.00 ft) x 70.00 ft x (25.50 / 27.06 ft)
   (109.73 m / 109.73 m) x 21.34 m  x (7.77 / 8.25 m)

Armament:
      4 - 10.00" / 254 mm 32.0 cal guns - 463.86lbs / 210.40kg shells, 60 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1890 Model
     4 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      6 - 4.70" / 119 mm 40.0 cal guns - 49.75lbs / 22.57kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1890 Model
     6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      6 - 4.70" / 119 mm 40.0 cal guns - 49.75lbs / 22.57kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1890 Model
     6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      6 raised mounts
      18 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm 40.0 cal guns - 3.04lbs / 1.38kg shells, 200 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1890 Model
     18 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      18 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 2,507 lbs / 1,137 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   12.0" / 305 mm   234.00 ft / 71.32 m   10.04 ft / 3.06 m
   Ends:   9.00" / 229 mm   125.98 ft / 38.40 m   10.04 ft / 3.06 m
   Upper:   4.00" / 102 mm   234.00 ft / 71.32 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   6.00" / 152 mm   6.00" / 152 mm      9.00" / 229 mm
   2nd:   6.00" / 152 mm   6.00" / 152 mm      6.00" / 152 mm
   3rd:   5.00" / 127 mm         -               -
   4th:   0.50" / 13 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - single deck: 2.50" / 64 mm For and Aft decks
   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, 9,292 ihp / 6,932 Kw = 17.00 kts
   Range 6,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,771 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   508 - 661

Cost:
   £0.706 million / $2.823 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 457 tons, 4.5 %
   Armour: 3,807 tons, 37.2 %
      - Belts: 2,032 tons, 19.8 %
      - Armament: 857 tons, 8.4 %
      - Armour Deck: 795 tons, 7.8 %
      - Conning Tower: 122 tons, 1.2 %
   Machinery: 1,721 tons, 16.8 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,915 tons, 28.5 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,290 tons, 12.6 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 0.5 %
      - Hull below water: 50 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     15,537 lbs / 7,047 Kg = 31.1 x 10.0 " / 254 mm shells or 2.5 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.31
   Metacentric height 4.8 ft / 1.4 m
   Roll period: 13.5 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 94 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.35
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.88

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.558 / 0.566
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.14 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 18.97 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   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 %,  20.00 ft / 6.10 m,  17.00 ft / 5.18 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  17.00 ft / 5.18 m,  17.00 ft / 5.18 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  17.00 ft / 5.18 m,  17.00 ft / 5.18 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  17.00 ft / 5.18 m,  17.00 ft / 5.18 m
      - Average freeboard:      17.24 ft / 5.25 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 69.3 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 112.9 %
   Waterplane Area: 17,715 Square feet or 1,646 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 117 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 120 lbs/sq ft or 584 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.89
      - Longitudinal: 2.72
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

[Darman]

Alarm, United Kingdom Torpedo Gun Boat laid down 1898

Displacement:
   800 t light; 830 t standard; 900 t normal; 956 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (242.00 ft / 242.00 ft) x 27.00 ft x (12.50 / 12.99 ft)
   (73.76 m / 73.76 m) x 8.23 m  x (3.81 / 3.96 m)

Armament:
      2 - 4.70" / 119 mm 45.0 cal guns - 52.35lbs / 23.75kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1898 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      4 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm 40.0 cal guns - 3.04lbs / 1.38kg shells, 250 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1898 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides amidships
      Weight of broadside 117 lbs / 53 kg
      1 - 14.0" / 356 mm, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m torpedo - 0.419 t total
   In a deck mounted carriage/fixed tube
      2 - 14.0" / 356 mm, 20.00 ft / 6.10 m torpedoes - 0.419 t each, 0.837 t total
   In 2 sets of deck mounted centre rotating tubes

Armour:
   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   0.50" / 13 mm         -               -

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 3,291 ihp / 2,455 Kw = 19.00 kts
   Range 750nm at 15.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 126 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   81 - 106

Cost:
   £0.096 million / $0.382 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 22 tons, 2.4 %
      - Guns: 21 tons, 2.3 %
      - Torpedoes: 1 tons, 0.1 %
   Armour: 2 tons, 0.3 %
      - Armament: 2 tons, 0.3 %
   Machinery: 442 tons, 49.2 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 328 tons, 36.4 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 100 tons, 11.1 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 6 tons, 0.7 %
      - On freeboard deck: 6 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     463 lbs / 210 Kg = 8.9 x 4.7 " / 119 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.34
   Metacentric height 1.2 ft / 0.4 m
   Roll period: 10.5 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.25
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.386 / 0.394
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8.96 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 15.56 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   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 %,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  9.00 ft / 2.74 m,  9.00 ft / 2.74 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  9.00 ft / 2.74 m,  9.00 ft / 2.74 m
      - Average freeboard:      11.58 ft / 3.53 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 165.3 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 76.5 %
   Waterplane Area: 3,983 Square feet or 370 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 80 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 41 lbs/sq ft or 198 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.86
      - Longitudinal: 4.05
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

6t misc weight at deck-level for 3 loaded torpedo tubes plus 3 reloads (1 each). 

11 built historically: Alarm, Jason, Circe, Hebe, Onyx, Leda, Jaseur, Renard, Niger, Speedy, Antelope

[Darman]

Dryad, United Kingdom Torpedo Gun Boat laid down 1896

Displacement:
   934 t light; 966 t standard; 1,070 t normal; 1,153 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (262.00 ft / 262.00 ft) x 30.50 ft x (13.00 / 13.61 ft)
   (79.86 m / 79.86 m) x 9.30 m  x (3.96 / 4.15 m)

Armament:
      2 - 4.70" / 119 mm 40.0 cal guns - 49.75lbs / 22.57kg shells, 100 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1896 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      4 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 40.0 cal guns - 6.00lbs / 2.72kg shells, 200 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1896 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides amidships
      5 - 0.45" / 11.4 mm 45.0 cal guns - 0.05lbs / 0.02kg shells, 3,000 per gun
     Machine guns in deck mount, 1896 Model
     1 x Quintuple mount on centreline, forward deck centre
      1 raised mount
      Weight of broadside 124 lbs / 56 kg
      1 - 18.0" / 457 mm, 11.00 ft / 3.35 m torpedo - 0.356 t total
   In a deck mounted carriage/fixed tube
      4 - 18.0" / 457 mm, 11.00 ft / 3.35 m torpedoes - 0.356 t each, 1.424 t total
   In 2 sets of deck mounted centre rotating tubes

Armour:
   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   0.50" / 13 mm         -               -

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 2,890 ihp / 2,156 Kw = 18.00 kts
   Range 1,000nm at 15.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 187 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   93 - 121

Cost:
   £0.105 million / $0.422 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 21 tons, 2.0 %
      - Guns: 20 tons, 1.8 %
      - Torpedoes: 2 tons, 0.2 %
   Armour: 2 tons, 0.2 %
      - Armament: 2 tons, 0.2 %
   Machinery: 482 tons, 45.0 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 409 tons, 38.2 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 136 tons, 12.7 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 20 tons, 1.9 %
      - On freeboard deck: 20 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     674 lbs / 306 Kg = 13.0 x 4.7 " / 119 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.36
   Metacentric height 1.5 ft / 0.4 m
   Roll period: 10.6 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.17
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak, raised quarterdeck ,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.361 / 0.371
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8.59 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 16.19 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 42 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   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 %,  15.00 ft / 4.57 m,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  9.00 ft / 2.74 m,  9.00 ft / 2.74 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m,  14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Average freeboard:      12.33 ft / 3.76 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 150.7 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 94.4 %
   Waterplane Area: 4,798 Square feet or 446 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 103 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 44 lbs/sq ft or 217 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.87
      - Longitudinal: 3.66
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Misc weight: 20t is for 5 torpedo tubes with 3 additional reloads each. 

Machine gun is a Nordenfelt Mk I rifle-caliber 5-barrel deck mount. 

5 built historically: Dryad, Hazard, Harrier, Halcyon, and Hussar. 

[Darman]

Edgar, United Kingdom Protected Cruiser laid down 1890
Barbette ship

Displacement:
   6,802 t light; 7,139 t standard; 8,598 t normal; 9,765 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (387.50 ft / 387.50 ft) x 60.00 ft x (24.00 / 26.54 ft)
   (118.11 m / 118.11 m) x 18.29 m  x (7.32 / 8.09 m)

Armament:
      2 - 9.20" / 234 mm 32.0 cal guns - 361.20lbs / 163.84kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in open barbette mounts, 1890 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      10 - 6.00" / 152 mm 40.0 cal guns - 103.51lbs / 46.95kg shells, 200 per gun
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1890 Model
     10 x Single mounts on sides amidships
      4 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in all but light seas
      12 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 40.0 cal guns - 6.00lbs / 2.72kg shells, 250 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1890 Model
     12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 1,829 lbs / 830 kg

Armour:
   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:         -            -         7.00" / 178 mm
   2nd:   6.00" / 152 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks: 4.50" / 114 mm For and Aft decks
   Forecastle: 3.00" / 76 mm  Quarter deck: 3.00" / 76 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 7.00" / 178 mm,  Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 14,879 ihp / 11,100 Kw = 20.00 kts
   Range 10,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 2,626 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   446 - 580

Cost:
   £0.704 million / $2.816 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 307 tons, 3.6 %
   Armour: 1,607 tons, 18.7 %
      - Armament: 279 tons, 3.2 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,265 tons, 14.7 %
      - Conning Tower: 63 tons, 0.7 %
   Machinery: 2,755 tons, 32.0 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,133 tons, 24.8 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,796 tons, 20.9 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     7,574 lbs / 3,435 Kg = 19.5 x 9.2 " / 234 mm shells or 1.2 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.76
   Metacentric height 5.8 ft / 1.8 m
   Roll period: 10.4 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 82 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.14
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.64

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.539 / 0.554
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.46 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19.69 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   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 %,  21.65 ft / 6.60 m,  13.78 ft / 4.20 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  13.78 ft / 4.20 m,  13.78 ft / 4.20 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  13.78 ft / 4.20 m,  13.78 ft / 4.20 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  13.78 ft / 4.20 m,  13.78 ft / 4.20 m
      - Average freeboard:      14.41 ft / 4.39 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 114.0 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 94.5 %
   Waterplane Area: 16,064 Square feet or 1,492 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 94 lbs/sq ft or 461 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.92
      - Longitudinal: 2.03
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

9 built historically: Edgar, Hawke, Endymion, Royal Arthur, Gibraltar, Grafton, St George, Theseus, and Crescent. 

[Darman]

This is my own idea of a British coastal defense battleship, followed by her virtually identical ocean-going sister. 

Devastation, United Kingdom Coast Defense laid down 1895
Barbette ship

Displacement:
   9,281 t light; 9,714 t standard; 10,335 t normal; 10,832 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (360.00 ft / 360.00 ft) x 69.00 ft x (25.00 / 25.97 ft)
   (109.73 m / 109.73 m) x 21.03 m  x (7.62 / 7.92 m)

Armament:
      4 - 13.50" / 343 mm 30.0 cal guns - 1,133.89lbs / 514.33kg shells, 50 per gun
     Breech loading guns in open barbette mounts, 1895 Model
     4 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      10 - 6.00" / 152 mm 40.0 cal guns - 103.51lbs / 46.95kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1895 Model
     10 x Single mounts on sides amidships
      4 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in all but light seas
      16 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 40.0 cal guns - 6.00lbs / 2.72kg shells, 250 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1895 Model
     16 x Single mounts on sides amidships
      Weight of broadside 5,667 lbs / 2,570 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   17.0" / 432 mm   234.00 ft / 71.32 m   9.97 ft / 3.04 m
   Ends:   13.0" / 330 mm   125.98 ft / 38.40 m   9.97 ft / 3.04 m
   Upper:   4.00" / 102 mm   234.00 ft / 71.32 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:         -            -         15.0" / 381 mm
   2nd:   3.00" / 76 mm         -               -
   3rd:   0.50" / 13 mm         -               -

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 11,765 ihp / 8,777 Kw = 18.00 kts
   Range 4,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,119 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   512 - 666

Cost:
   £0.849 million / $3.396 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 769 tons, 7.4 %
   Armour: 3,892 tons, 37.7 %
      - Belts: 2,731 tons, 26.4 %
      - Armament: 1,161 tons, 11.2 %
   Machinery: 1,994 tons, 19.3 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,626 tons, 25.4 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,054 tons, 10.2 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     12,379 lbs / 5,615 Kg = 10.1 x 13.5 " / 343 mm shells or 1.9 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.52
   Metacentric height 5.8 ft / 1.8 m
   Roll period: 12.0 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 66 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.32
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.32

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.582 / 0.588
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.22 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 18.97 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   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 %,  20.87 ft / 6.36 m,  13.28 ft / 4.05 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  13.28 ft / 4.05 m,  13.28 ft / 4.05 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  13.28 ft / 4.05 m,  13.28 ft / 4.05 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  13.28 ft / 4.05 m,  13.28 ft / 4.05 m
      - Average freeboard:      13.89 ft / 4.23 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 85.2 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 88.3 %
   Waterplane Area: 17,872 Square feet or 1,660 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 101 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 121 lbs/sq ft or 589 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.92
      - Longitudinal: 2.26
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Devastation, United Kingdom Coast Defense laid down 1895
Barbette ship

Displacement:
   9,592 t light; 10,051 t standard; 11,650 t normal; 12,929 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (360.00 ft / 360.00 ft) x 69.00 ft x (25.00 / 27.34 ft)
   (109.73 m / 109.73 m) x 21.03 m  x (7.62 / 8.33 m)

Armament:
      4 - 13.50" / 343 mm 30.0 cal guns - 1,133.89lbs / 514.33kg shells, 50 per gun
     Breech loading guns in open barbette mounts, 1895 Model
     4 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      10 - 6.00" / 152 mm 40.0 cal guns - 103.51lbs / 46.95kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1895 Model
     10 x Single mounts on sides amidships
      4 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in all but light seas
      16 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm 40.0 cal guns - 6.00lbs / 2.72kg shells, 250 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1895 Model
     16 x Single mounts on sides amidships
      Weight of broadside 5,667 lbs / 2,570 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   17.0" / 432 mm   234.00 ft / 71.32 m   9.97 ft / 3.04 m
   Ends:   13.0" / 330 mm   125.98 ft / 38.40 m   9.97 ft / 3.04 m
   Upper:   4.00" / 102 mm   234.00 ft / 71.32 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:         -            -         15.0" / 381 mm
   2nd:   3.00" / 76 mm         -               -
   3rd:   0.50" / 13 mm         -               -

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 13,021 ihp / 9,714 Kw = 18.00 kts
   Range 10,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 2,878 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   559 - 728

Cost:
   £0.890 million / $3.559 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 769 tons, 6.6 %
   Armour: 3,910 tons, 33.6 %
      - Belts: 2,749 tons, 23.6 %
      - Armament: 1,161 tons, 10.0 %
   Machinery: 2,207 tons, 18.9 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,706 tons, 23.2 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,058 tons, 17.7 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     14,663 lbs / 6,651 Kg = 11.9 x 13.5 " / 343 mm shells or 2.0 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.60
   Metacentric height 6.3 ft / 1.9 m
   Roll period: 11.5 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 62 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.29
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.25

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.657 / 0.666
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5.22 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 18.97 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   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 %,  20.87 ft / 6.36 m,  13.28 ft / 4.05 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  13.28 ft / 4.05 m,  13.28 ft / 4.05 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  13.28 ft / 4.05 m,  13.28 ft / 4.05 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  13.28 ft / 4.05 m,  13.28 ft / 4.05 m
      - Average freeboard:      13.89 ft / 4.23 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 81.7 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 86.6 %
   Waterplane Area: 19,144 Square feet or 1,779 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 117 lbs/sq ft or 573 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.92
      - Longitudinal: 2.11
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

[eltf177]

I notice that neither of the "Devastation's" have deck armor. Is this a deliberate design choice?

[Darman]

I notice that neither of the "Devastation's" have deck armor. Is this a deliberate design choice?

That would actually be a mistake.  Thank you for noticing it. 
These warships are actually my attempt at creating a standardized template for both a shorter-ranged Home Defense vessel as well as a longer range Overseas Service/Imperial vessel. 

[Walter]

And here I thought it was an attempt of the British to save weights on their ships. ;D

[snip]

And here I thought it was an attempt of the British to save weights on their ships. ;D

the 17" belts beg to differ.

[Darman]

And here I thought it was an attempt of the British to save weights on their ships. ;D

Save weight?  This thing is supposed to be a coast defense battleship and it displaces about twice as much as similar type vessels from the same era. 

[Walter]

Well, adding the "coast defense" bit seems more like something the British goverment did to fool the public as well as the opposition into allowing them to spend more on naval ships. Perhaps it was a project to "repair" older ships similar to what the USN did with the Amphitrite class...

To me it is just another battleship so for comparison to "similar type vessels from the same era" I would compare it to other battleships of that time (the 1890s) and looking around at those, I would say that it is not twice as much but more like the same or lighter. The British might be able to fool their own people, but I doubt other nations would be fooled by the "coast defense" tag added to the ship.  :)

[Darman]

Well, adding the "coast defense" bit seems more like something the British goverment did to fool the public as well as the opposition into allowing them to spend more on naval ships. Perhaps it was a project to "repair" older ships similar to what the USN did with the Amphitrite class...

To me it is just another battleship so for comparison to "similar type vessels from the same era" I would compare it to other battleships of that time (the 1890s) and looking around at those, I would say that it is not twice as much but more like the same or lighter. The British might be able to fool their own people, but I doubt other nations would be fooled by the "coast defense" tag added to the ship.  :)

....you don't happen to have a seat in Parliament do you?  No?  Good....   :-X

[Walter]

If I had a seat then there would be massive riots all over the British Empire. ;D

One thing regarding the design, I would raise the freeboard a bit to make the lowered casemate guns a little bit more useful.

[Darman]

HMS Powerful, United Kingdom Protected Cruiser laid down 1894
Barbette ship

Displacement:
   11,187 t light; 11,629 t standard; 15,055 t normal; 17,796 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (500.00 ft / 500.00 ft) x 71.00 ft x (27.00 / 30.87 ft)
   (152.40 m / 152.40 m) x 21.64 m  x (8.23 / 9.41 m)

Armament:
      2 - 9.20" / 234 mm 40.0 cal guns - 373.15lbs / 169.26kg shells, 60 per gun
     Breech loading guns in open barbette mounts, 1894 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      12 - 6.00" / 152 mm 40.0 cal guns - 100.00lbs / 45.36kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1894 Model
     12 x Single mounts on sides amidships
      8 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
      12 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 40.0 cal guns - 12.00lbs / 5.44kg shells, 200 per gun
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1894 Model
     12 x Single mounts on sides amidships
      Weight of broadside 2,090 lbs / 948 kg

Armour:
   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:         -            -         7.00" / 178 mm
   2nd:   3.00" / 76 mm         -               -
   3rd:   3.00" / 76 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks: 4.00" / 102 mm For and Aft decks
   Forecastle: 4.00" / 102 mm  Quarter deck: 6.00" / 152 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 27,820 ihp / 20,753 Kw = 22.00 kts
   Range 10,000nm at 13.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 6,167 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   679 - 883

Cost:
   £1.166 million / $4.662 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 369 tons, 2.5 %
   Armour: 2,275 tons, 15.1 %
      - Armament: 337 tons, 2.2 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,938 tons, 12.9 %
   Machinery: 4,796 tons, 31.9 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,747 tons, 24.9 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 3,868 tons, 25.7 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     15,427 lbs / 6,997 Kg = 39.6 x 9.2 " / 234 mm shells or 1.6 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.84
   Metacentric height 8.0 ft / 2.5 m
   Roll period: 10.5 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 95 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.12
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.90

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.550 / 0.568
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7.04 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 22.36 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   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 %,  22.00 ft / 6.71 m,  18.00 ft / 5.49 m
      - Forward deck:   30.00 %,  18.00 ft / 5.49 m,  18.00 ft / 5.49 m
      - Aft deck:   35.00 %,  18.00 ft / 5.49 m,  18.00 ft / 5.49 m
      - Quarter deck:   15.00 %,  18.00 ft / 5.49 m,  18.00 ft / 5.49 m
      - Average freeboard:      18.32 ft / 5.58 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 110.3 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 125.1 %
   Waterplane Area: 24,769 Square feet or 2,301 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 117 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 105 lbs/sq ft or 511 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.94
      - Longitudinal: 1.73
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather