QuoteQ H baozhen, Middle kingdom ******* barge laid down 1904
Displacement:
199 t light; 219 t standard; 222 t normal; 224 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
91,86 ft / 91,86 ft x 22,97 ft x 4,92 ft (normal load)
28,00 m / 28,00 m x 7,00 m x 1,50 m
Armament:
6 - 0,98" / 25,0 mm guns in single mounts, 0,48lbs / 0,22kg shells, 1904 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 3 lbs / 1 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 10.000
Classified
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 1,97" / 50 mm 88,58 ft / 27,00 m 7,38 ft / 2,25 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 148% of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0,79" / 20 mm - -
- Armour deck: 1,97" / 50 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 1 shaft, 30 ihp / 22 Kw = 6,00 kts
Range 1.000nm at 4,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
28 - 37
Cost:
£0,008 million / $0,031 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0,2%
Armour: 117 tons, 52,6%
- Belts: 52 tons, 23,3%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Armament: 1 tons, 0,4%
- Armour Deck: 64 tons, 28,9%
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0,0%
Machinery: 4 tons, 2,0%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 47 tons, 21,3%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 23 tons, 10,5%
Miscellaneous weights: 30 tons, 13,5%
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
-100 lbs / -45 Kg = -210,3 x 1,0 " / 25 mm shells or NaN (Niet-een-getal) torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,36
Metacentric height 0,9 ft / 0,3 m
Roll period: 9,9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 78 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,41
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0,748
Length to Beam Ratio: 4,00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 9,58 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 31 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 55
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -5,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 5,91 ft / 1,80 m
- Forecastle (20%): 3,94 ft / 1,20 m
- Mid (50%): 3,28 ft / 1,00 m
- Quarterdeck (15%): 3,94 ft / 1,20 m (3,28 ft / 1,00 m before break)
- Stern: 3,94 ft / 1,20 m
- Average freeboard: 3,77 ft / 1,15 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): -229,2%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 41,2%
Waterplane Area: 1.764 Square feet or 164 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 140%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 22 lbs/sq ft or 108 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,95
- Longitudinal: 1,62
- Overall: 1,00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is extremely poor
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
The 10 tons misc weight is a mast , sail and rigging.
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Baozhen (5) laid down 1903