Russia Pre-1900 (Obsolete)

[Guinness]

Why? I don't have a lot of spare BP, so having a few thousand tonnes in the bank won't hurt me.

[Jefgte]

1890 Donskoi is better than 1885.
You could scrap 1890 ships too.

Jef

[snip]

1890 Donskoi is better than 1885.
You could scrap 1890 ships too.

Jef

Jef, its his choice if he wants to build earlier ships. Please let it go.

[Guinness]

So, is that pretty much what everyone is doing; building only ships laid down after 1890?

[The Rock Doctor]

My earliest battleships and cruisers date to 1888 or so.

[Guinness]

Boooooring.

Ok, so then, here's this. Maybe Rurik really *was* what the Brits feared. Also, I have an irrational love for HMS Powerful and Terrible. Range is sufficient to get it from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok if they back off the throttle a bit. The mission in war wouldn't likely be fleet work, but commerce raiding and general havoc creating. The mines might be swapped out for extra landing party equipment. And lots of period Russian cruisers had a bow chaser right forward, so I figured, why not.

Rurik, Russia First Class Cruiser laid down 1890

Displacement:
   10,000 t light; 10,462 t standard; 11,668 t normal; 12,632 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (433.07 ft / 416.67 ft) x 64.14 ft x (26.35 / 28.11 ft)
   (132.00 m / 127.00 m) x 19.55 m  x (8.03 / 8.57 m)

Armament:
      4 - 7.64" / 194 mm 45.0 cal guns - 165.35lbs / 75.00kg shells, 200 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1890 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
     2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck centre
      11 - 5.98" / 152 mm 35.0 cal guns - 91.49lbs / 41.50kg shells, 250 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1880 Model
     10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      6 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
     1 x Single mount on centreline, forward deck forward
      14 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm 25.0 cal guns - 3.31lbs / 1.50kg shells, 500 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1887 Model
     14 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      8 raised mounts
      8 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm 20.0 cal guns - 1.10lbs / 0.50kg shells, 500 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1877 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 raised mounts
     4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 double raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 1,723 lbs / 782 kg

Armour:
   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   7.87" / 200 mm   3.94" / 100 mm      5.91" / 150 mm
   2nd:   5.91" / 150 mm   3.94" / 100 mm            -
   3rd:   0.98" / 25 mm         -               -

   - Protected deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 3.94" / 100 mm
   Forecastle: 5.91" / 150 mm  Quarter deck: 5.91" / 150 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 7.99" / 203 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 18,000 ihp / 13,428 Kw = 20.07 kts
   Range 6,750nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 2,170 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   560 - 729

Cost:
   £0.963 million / $3.851 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 376 tons, 3.2 %
      - Guns: 376 tons, 3.2 %
   Armour: 2,459 tons, 21.1 %
      - Armament: 869 tons, 7.4 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,502 tons, 12.9 %
      - Conning Tower: 89 tons, 0.8 %
   Machinery: 3,495 tons, 30.0 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,480 tons, 29.8 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,668 tons, 14.3 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 190 tons, 1.6 %
      - Hull below water: 60 tons
      - Hull above water: 75 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 25 tons
      - Above deck: 30 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     11,414 lbs / 5,177 Kg = 51.2 x 7.6 " / 194 mm shells or 1.4 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.27
   Metacentric height 4.0 ft / 1.2 m
   Roll period: 13.5 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.41
   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): 0.580 / 0.589
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.50 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.41 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: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   12.00 %,  24.28 ft / 7.40 m,  23.95 ft / 7.30 m
      - Forward deck:   20.00 %,  23.95 ft / 7.30 m,  22.97 ft / 7.00 m
      - Aft deck:   54.00 %,  22.97 ft / 7.00 m,  22.97 ft / 7.00 m
      - Quarter deck:   14.00 %,  22.97 ft / 7.00 m,  23.29 ft / 7.10 m
      - Average freeboard:      23.22 ft / 7.08 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 109.6 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 150.7 %
   Waterplane Area: 19,184 Square feet or 1,782 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 108 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 112 lbs/sq ft or 546 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.89
      - Longitudinal: 3.30
      - Overall: 1.01
   Adequate 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

Misc weights:
Below water: 5t Torpedos, 40t the Ram, 15t Vodka *and* caviar
Above water: 50t for 50 mines, 23t Reserve
On Deck: 25t Reserve
Above deck: 30t Rigging

[The Rock Doctor]

And caviar?  That's hardcore, dude.

[Walter]

With Caviar aboard, it should really be a flagship...

[Jefgte]

Caviar is not included in the Misc Weights...

:'(  :'(  :'(

[Guinness]

I'll figure out more names later.

First, a contemporary for the Rurik design, but for service in the Black Sea:

Black Sea Large PC, Russia First Class Cruiser laid down 1890

Displacement:
   7,000 t light; 7,346 t standard; 7,923 t normal; 8,385 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (359.25 ft / 342.85 ft) x 52.49 ft x (26.34 / 27.58 ft)
   (109.50 m / 104.50 m) x 16.00 m  x (8.03 / 8.41 m)

Armament:
      2 - 7.64" / 194 mm 45.0 cal guns - 165.35lbs / 75.00kg shells, 185 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1890 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      11 - 5.98" / 152 mm 35.0 cal guns - 91.49lbs / 41.50kg shells, 250 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1880 Model
     10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
     1 x Single mount on centreline, forward deck forward
      12 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm 25.0 cal guns - 3.31lbs / 1.50kg shells, 500 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1887 Model
     12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      8 raised mounts
      8 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm 20.0 cal guns - 1.10lbs / 0.50kg shells, 500 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1877 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 raised mounts
     4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 double raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 1,386 lbs / 629 kg

Armour:
   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   7.87" / 200 mm   3.94" / 100 mm      5.91" / 150 mm
   2nd:   5.91" / 150 mm   3.94" / 100 mm            -
   3rd:   0.98" / 25 mm         -               -

   - Protected deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 3.94" / 100 mm
   Forecastle: 5.91" / 150 mm  Quarter deck: 5.91" / 150 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 7.87" / 200 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 14,000 ihp / 10,444 Kw = 19.64 kts
   Range 4,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,039 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   419 - 545

Cost:
   £0.707 million / $2.826 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 249 tons, 3.1 %
      - Guns: 249 tons, 3.1 %
   Armour: 1,732 tons, 21.9 %
      - Armament: 649 tons, 8.2 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,016 tons, 12.8 %
      - Conning Tower: 67 tons, 0.9 %
   Machinery: 2,718 tons, 34.3 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,177 tons, 27.5 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 923 tons, 11.6 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 123 tons, 1.6 %
      - Hull below water: 48 tons
      - Hull above water: 25 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 25 tons
      - Above deck: 25 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     5,382 lbs / 2,441 Kg = 24.2 x 7.6 " / 194 mm shells or 0.9 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
   Metacentric height 2.5 ft / 0.8 m
   Roll period: 14.0 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.61
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle, rise forward of midbreak, raised quarterdeck ,
     a ram bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.585 / 0.591
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.53 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 18.52 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 59
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   15.00 %,  20.34 ft / 6.20 m,  20.34 ft / 6.20 m
      - Forward deck:   20.00 %,  20.01 ft / 6.10 m,  20.01 ft / 6.10 m
      - Aft deck:   53.00 %,  19.69 ft / 6.00 m,  19.69 ft / 6.00 m
      - Quarter deck:   12.00 %,  20.01 ft / 6.10 m,  20.01 ft / 6.10 m
      - Average freeboard:      19.89 ft / 6.06 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 123.4 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 116.7 %
   Waterplane Area: 12,979 Square feet or 1,206 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 98 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 96 lbs/sq ft or 469 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.86
      - Longitudinal: 4.06
      - Overall: 1.00
   Cramped 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

Misc weights:
Below water: 5t Torpedos, 40t the Ram, 3t Vodka
Above water: 25t Reserve
On Deck: 25t Reserve
Above deck: 25t Reserve

[Guinness]

And a related but later design, designed for primary cruiser roles in the Baltic:

1895 Small AC, Russia First Class Cruiser laid down 1895 (Engine 1890)

Displacement:
   7,500 t light; 7,891 t standard; 8,718 t normal; 9,380 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (380.58 ft / 364.17 ft) x 54.13 ft x (26.01 / 27.63 ft)
   (116.00 m / 111.00 m) x 16.50 m  x (7.93 / 8.42 m)

Armament:
      2 - 7.99" / 203 mm 45.0 cal guns - 193.57lbs / 87.80kg shells, 200 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1892 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      6 - 5.98" / 152 mm 45.0 cal guns - 91.49lbs / 41.50kg shells, 250 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1895 Model
     6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      6 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
      12 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm 50.0 cal guns - 10.80lbs / 4.90kg shells, 400 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1895 Model
     12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 raised mounts
      8 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm 25.0 cal guns - 3.31lbs / 1.50kg shells, 500 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1887 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 raised mounts
     4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 double raised mounts
      6 - 5.98" / 152 mm 45.0 cal guns - 91.49lbs / 41.50kg shells, 200 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1895 Model
     6 x Single mounts on side ends, majority forward
      Weight of broadside 1,641 lbs / 744 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   5.91" / 150 mm   314.14 ft / 95.75 m   7.87 ft / 2.40 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 133 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   7.87" / 200 mm   3.94" / 100 mm      5.91" / 150 mm
   2nd:   5.91" / 150 mm   3.94" / 100 mm            -
   3rd:   0.98" / 25 mm         -               -
   5th:   5.91" / 150 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 2.95" / 75 mm
   Forecastle: 2.95" / 75 mm  Quarter deck: 2.95" / 75 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 7.99" / 203 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 16,000 ihp / 11,936 Kw = 20.13 kts
   Range 5,500nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,489 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   450 - 586

Cost:
   £0.817 million / $3.268 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 371 tons, 4.3 %
      - Guns: 371 tons, 4.3 %
   Armour: 1,883 tons, 21.6 %
      - Belts: 595 tons, 6.8 %
      - Armament: 425 tons, 4.9 %
      - Armour Deck: 791 tons, 9.1 %
      - Conning Tower: 73 tons, 0.8 %
   Machinery: 3,107 tons, 35.6 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,980 tons, 22.7 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,218 tons, 14.0 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 160 tons, 1.8 %
      - Hull below water: 60 tons
      - Hull above water: 75 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 25 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     5,223 lbs / 2,369 Kg = 20.5 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 0.9 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.32
   Metacentric height 3.3 ft / 1.0 m
   Roll period: 12.6 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.40
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.67

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     a ram bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.595 / 0.603
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.73 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19.08 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 60
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   12.00 %,  23.95 ft / 7.30 m,  23.62 ft / 7.20 m
      - Forward deck:   17.00 %,  23.62 ft / 7.20 m,  22.97 ft / 7.00 m
      - Aft deck:   59.00 %,  15.09 ft / 4.60 m,  15.09 ft / 4.60 m
      - Quarter deck:   12.00 %,  15.09 ft / 4.60 m,  15.42 ft / 4.70 m
      - Average freeboard:      17.55 ft / 5.35 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 131.2 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 102.8 %
   Waterplane Area: 14,351 Square feet or 1,333 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 93 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 90 lbs/sq ft or 439 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.90
      - Longitudinal: 2.77
      - Overall: 1.00
   Cramped 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

Misc weights:
Below water: 5t Torpedos, 40t the Ram, 15t Vodka *and* caviar
Above water: 50t for 50 mines, 23t Reserve
On Deck: 25t Reserve

[snip]

You have both of those with two twins but only two guns.

[Guinness]

Thanks. The Rurik design had that problem too. I fixed all three above.

[Guinness]

The next AC. Some number of these should be complete in 1900:

1898 Large AC, Russia First Class Cruiser laid down 1898 (Engine 1900)

Displacement:
   11,000 t light; 11,562 t standard; 12,515 t normal; 13,278 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (452.76 ft / 436.35 ft) x 63.16 ft x (26.80 / 28.14 ft)
   (138.00 m / 133.00 m) x 19.25 m  x (8.17 / 8.58 m)

Armament:
      6 - 8.00" / 203 mm 45.0 cal guns - 193.57lbs / 87.80kg shells, 190 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1895 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
     4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      8 - 5.98" / 152 mm 45.0 cal guns - 91.49lbs / 41.50kg shells, 250 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1895 Model
     8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      8 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
      10 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm 50.0 cal guns - 10.80lbs / 4.90kg shells, 425 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1895 Model
     10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      10 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
      6 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm 20.0 cal guns - 1.11lbs / 0.50kg shells, 500 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1876 Model
     6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      6 double raised mounts
      4 - 5.98" / 152 mm 45.0 cal guns - 108.07lbs / 49.02kg shells, 250 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1895 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      Weight of broadside 2,440 lbs / 1,107 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   5.91" / 150 mm   354.33 ft / 108.00 m   10.50 ft / 3.20 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 125 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   7.87" / 200 mm   4.72" / 120 mm      5.91" / 150 mm
   2nd:   5.91" / 150 mm   3.94" / 100 mm            -
   3rd:   2.95" / 75 mm   0.98" / 25 mm            -
   5th:   5.91" / 150 mm   3.94" / 100 mm      3.94" / 100 mm

   - Armoured deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 2.95" / 75 mm
   Forecastle: 2.95" / 75 mm  Quarter deck: 2.95" / 75 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 7.99" / 203 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 26,000 ihp / 19,396 Kw = 21.90 kts
   Range 6,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,716 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   591 - 769

Cost:
   £1.189 million / $4.754 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 713 tons, 5.7 %
      - Guns: 713 tons, 5.7 %
   Armour: 3,129 tons, 25.0 %
      - Belts: 905 tons, 7.2 %
      - Armament: 1,028 tons, 8.2 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,104 tons, 8.8 %
      - Conning Tower: 93 tons, 0.7 %
   Machinery: 4,063 tons, 32.5 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,911 tons, 23.3 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,515 tons, 12.1 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 185 tons, 1.5 %
      - Hull below water: 60 tons
      - Hull above water: 75 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 25 tons
      - Above deck: 25 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     8,047 lbs / 3,650 Kg = 31.4 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 1.1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.27
   Metacentric height 3.9 ft / 1.2 m
   Roll period: 13.5 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.35
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.40

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     a ram bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.593 / 0.599
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.91 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20.89 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: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   12.00 %,  24.28 ft / 7.40 m,  23.95 ft / 7.30 m
      - Forward deck:   18.00 %,  23.95 ft / 7.30 m,  22.97 ft / 7.00 m
      - Aft deck:   58.00 %,  15.09 ft / 4.60 m,  15.09 ft / 4.60 m
      - Quarter deck:   12.00 %,  15.09 ft / 4.60 m,  15.42 ft / 4.70 m
      - Average freeboard:      17.70 ft / 5.39 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 124.7 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 110.2 %
   Waterplane Area: 20,024 Square feet or 1,860 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 92 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 104 lbs/sq ft or 510 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.92
      - Longitudinal: 1.95
      - Overall: 1.00
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Adequate accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Misc weights:
Below water: 5t Torpedos, 40t the Ram, 15t Vodka *and* caviar
Above water: 50t for 50 mines, 25t Reserve
On Deck: 25t Reserve
Above deck: 25t Reserve

[Guinness]

A contemporary smaller 2nd class cruiser, possibly for the Black Sea:

1898 Small AC, Russia Second Class Cruiser laid down 1898

Displacement:
   7,400 t light; 7,742 t standard; 8,449 t normal; 9,014 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (383.86 ft / 367.45 ft) x 52.49 ft x (25.85 / 27.27 ft)
   (117.00 m / 112.00 m) x 16.00 m  x (7.88 / 8.31 m)

Armament:
      10 - 6.00" / 152 mm 45.0 cal guns - 91.49lbs / 41.50kg shells, 300 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1895 Model
     6 x Single mounts on centreline, evenly spread
     4 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      8 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 10.80lbs / 4.90kg shells, 400 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1895 Model
     8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      6 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
      6 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm 20.0 cal guns - 1.11lbs / 0.50kg shells, 500 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1876 Model
     6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      6 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 1,008 lbs / 457 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   5.91" / 150 mm   347.77 ft / 106.00 m   9.19 ft / 2.80 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 146 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   3.94" / 100 mm         -               -
   2nd:   1.97" / 50 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 2.95" / 75 mm
   Forecastle: 2.95" / 75 mm  Quarter deck: 2.95" / 75 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 5.91" / 150 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 22,000 ihp / 16,412 Kw = 21.94 kts
   Range 5,500nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,272 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   439 - 572

Cost:
   £0.813 million / $3.251 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 181 tons, 2.1 %
      - Guns: 181 tons, 2.1 %
   Armour: 1,716 tons, 20.3 %
      - Belts: 745 tons, 8.8 %
      - Armament: 145 tons, 1.7 %
      - Armour Deck: 772 tons, 9.1 %
      - Conning Tower: 53 tons, 0.6 %
   Machinery: 3,548 tons, 42.0 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,805 tons, 21.4 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,049 tons, 12.4 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 150 tons, 1.8 %
      - Hull below water: 50 tons
      - Hull above water: 75 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 25 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     4,192 lbs / 1,901 Kg = 38.8 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 0.7 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.36
   Metacentric height 3.3 ft / 1.0 m
   Roll period: 12.2 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.19
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.47

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     a ram bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.593 / 0.600
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19.17 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 68
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   12.00 %,  23.95 ft / 7.30 m,  23.62 ft / 7.20 m
      - Forward deck:   17.00 %,  23.62 ft / 7.20 m,  22.97 ft / 7.00 m
      - Aft deck:   59.00 %,  15.09 ft / 4.60 m,  15.09 ft / 4.60 m
      - Quarter deck:   12.00 %,  15.09 ft / 4.60 m,  15.42 ft / 4.70 m
      - Average freeboard:      17.55 ft / 5.35 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 145.4 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 102.9 %
   Waterplane Area: 14,016 Square feet or 1,302 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 89 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 79 lbs/sq ft or 385 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.90
      - Longitudinal: 2.65
      - Overall: 1.00
   Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Adequate accommodation and workspace room
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Misc weights:
Below water: 5t Torpedos, 40t the Ram, 15t Vodka *and* caviar
Above water: 50t for 50 mines, 25t Reserve
On Deck: 25t Reserve