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Poltava, Battleship laid down 1896 Thunder Class

Displacement:
  11,379 t light; 12,059 t standard; 12,827 t normal; 13,442 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
  375.00 ft / 375.00 ft x 69.88 ft x 25.92 ft (normal load)
  114.30 m / 114.30 m x 21.30 m  x 7.90 m

Armament:
     4 - 12.01" / 305 mm guns (2x2 guns), 865.70lbs / 392.67kg shells, 1896 Model
    Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
    on centreline ends, evenly spread
     8 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns (4x2 guns), 107.15lbs / 48.60kg shells, 1896 Model
    Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
    on side, all amidships
     4 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 107.15lbs / 48.60kg shells, 1896 Model
    Breech loading guns in deck mounts
    on side, evenly spread
     10 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm guns in single mounts, 3.17lbs / 1.44kg shells, 1896 Model
    Quick firing guns in deck mounts
    on side, evenly spread
     28 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (2x14 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1896 Model
    Quick firing guns in deck mounts
    on side, evenly spread
  Weight of broadside 4,824 lbs / 2,188 kg
  Shells per gun, main battery: 150
  6 - 17.7" / 450 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Armour:
  - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
  Main:   15.2" / 386 mm   328.08 ft / 100.00 m   13.12 ft / 4.00 m
  Ends:   Unarmoured
    Main Belt covers 135 % of normal length

  - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
  Main:   9.84" / 250 mm   3.94" / 100 mm      3.94" / 100 mm
  2nd:   5.00" / 127 mm   1.97" / 50 mm      1.97" / 50 mm

  - Armour deck: 3.54" / 90 mm, Conning tower: 11.02" / 280 mm

Machinery:
  Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
  Direct drive, 2 shafts, 10,600 ihp / 7,907 Kw = 16.90 kts
  Range 4,400nm at 10.00 kts
  Bunker at max displacement = 1,383 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
  602 - 783

Cost:
  £1.152 million / $4.608 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
  Armament: 603 tons, 4.7 %
  Armour: 4,765 tons, 37.1 %
     - Belts: 2,708 tons, 21.1 %
     - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
     - Armament: 598 tons, 4.7 %
     - Armour Deck: 1,329 tons, 10.4 %
     - Conning Tower: 130 tons, 1.0 %
  Machinery: 1,767 tons, 13.8 %
  Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,044 tons, 31.5 %
  Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,449 tons, 11.3 %
  Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 1.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
  Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
    13,959 lbs / 6,332 Kg = 16.1 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 1.8 torpedoes
  Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.09
  Metacentric height 3.5 ft / 1.1 m
  Roll period: 15.8 seconds
  Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
        - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 1.00
  Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
  Hull has a flush deck
  Block coefficient: 0.661
  Length to Beam Ratio: 5.37 : 1
  'Natural speed' for length: 19.36 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 (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
     - Stem:      19.69 ft / 6.00 m
     - Forecastle (20 %):   19.69 ft / 6.00 m
     - Mid (50 %):      19.69 ft / 6.00 m
     - Quarterdeck (15 %):   19.69 ft / 6.00 m
     - Stern:      19.69 ft / 6.00 m
     - Average freeboard:   19.69 ft / 6.00 m
  Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
  Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 90.6 %
     - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 126.3 %
  Waterplane Area: 20,278 Square feet or 1,884 Square metres
  Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 96 %
  Structure weight / hull surface area: 131 lbs/sq ft or 642 Kg/sq metre
  Hull strength (Relative):
     - Cross-sectional: 0.87
     - Longitudinal: 3.28
     - 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

Ships:
Wei Lei (great Thunder)