German Navy

[Nobody]

The German Navy wasn't that big in 1900 otl, so I'll start with SpringSharping the real ships.
Wittelsbach-class, German Ship of the Line laid down 1899

Displacement:
   10.690 t light; 11.124 t standard; 12.003 t normal; 12.706 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (416,01 ft / 410,76 ft) x 68,24 ft x (26,25 / 27,48 ft)
   (126,80 m / 125,20 m) x 20,80 m  x (8,00 / 8,38 m)

Armament:
      4 - 9,45" / 240 mm 40,0 cal guns - 308,65lbs / 140,00kg shells, 90 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1899 Model
     1 x 2-gun mount on centreline, aft deck aft
     1 x 2-gun mount on centreline, forward deck forward
      1 raised mount
      14 - 5,91" / 150 mm 40,0 cal guns - 88,18lbs / 40,00kg shells, 120 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1899 Model
     10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      10 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in all but light seas
     4 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck forward
      4 - 5,91" / 150 mm 40,0 cal guns - 88,18lbs / 40,00kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1899 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      8 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm 30,0 cal guns - 15,43lbs / 7,00kg shells, 200 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1899 Model
     8 x Single mounts on sides, aft evenly spread
      8 double raised mounts
      4 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm 30,0 cal guns - 15,43lbs / 7,00kg shells, 200 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1899 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides, forward evenly spread
      4 double raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 3.007 lbs / 1.364 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   11,8" / 300 mm   271,10 ft / 82,63 m   10,50 ft / 3,20 m
   Ends:   5,91" / 150 mm   139,63 ft / 42,56 m   9,91 ft / 3,02 m
   Upper:   5,51" / 140 mm   271,10 ft / 82,63 m   8,53 ft / 2,60 m
     Main Belt covers 102% of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
      1,57" / 40 mm   271,10 ft / 82,63 m   29,53 ft / 9,00 m
   Beam between torpedo bulkheads 59,71 ft / 18,20 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   11,0" / 280 mm   5,91" / 150 mm      9,84" / 250 mm
   2nd:   5,51" / 140 mm   3,94" / 100 mm      3,94" / 100 mm
   3rd:   5,91" / 150 mm   1,97" / 50 mm      5,91" / 150 mm
   4th:   0,59" / 15 mm         -               -
   5th:   3,94" / 100 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
   For and Aft decks: 1,97" / 50 mm
   Forecastle: 1,18" / 30 mm  Quarter deck: 1,97" / 50 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 11,02" / 280 mm, Aft 5,91" / 150 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 15.530 ihp / 11.585 Kw = 19,19 kts
   Range 5.610nm at 10,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1.582 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   573 - 745

Cost:
   £0,952 million / $3,810 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 701 tons, 5,8%
      - Guns: 701 tons, 5,8%
   Armour: 4.576 tons, 38,1%
      - Belts: 2.334 tons, 19,4%
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 466 tons, 3,9%
      - Armament: 874 tons, 7,3%
      - Armour Deck: 710 tons, 5,9%
      - Conning Towers: 191 tons, 1,6%
   Machinery: 2.465 tons, 20,5%
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2.901 tons, 24,2%
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1.313 tons, 10,9%
   Miscellaneous weights: 46 tons, 0,4%
      - Hull below water: 10 tons
      - Hull above water: 10 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 10 tons
      - Above deck: 16 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     13.068 lbs / 5.928 Kg = 31,0 x 9,4 " / 240 mm shells or 2,4 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,24
   Metacentric height 4,2 ft / 1,3 m
   Roll period: 14,0 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,33
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,38

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck,
     a ram bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,571 / 0,577
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6,02 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20,27 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 51
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -10,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 1,97 ft / 0,60 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   18,00%,  18,24 ft / 5,56 m,  14,17 ft / 4,32 m
      - Forward deck:   32,00%,  14,17 ft / 4,32 m,  14,17 ft / 4,32 m
      - Aft deck:   34,00%,  14,17 ft / 4,32 m,  14,17 ft / 4,32 m
      - Quarter deck:   16,00%,  14,17 ft / 4,32 m,  14,44 ft / 4,40 m
      - Average freeboard:      14,49 ft / 4,42 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 97,5%
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 94,0%
   Waterplane Area: 19.952 Square feet or 1.854 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 102%
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 113 lbs/sq ft or 549 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,93
      - Longitudinal: 1,88
      - Overall: 1,00
   Adequate 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

6 t   12 37mm-Hotkiss guns, 210 kg each with 360 rounds (~240 kg) each

[Delta Force]

The ship is more of a cruiser killer than battleship right now because of the small main armament. I'd either decrease armor (and perhaps increase speed) and make it a big gun armored cruiser or decrease speed and give it battleship caliber guns.

[Nobody]

The ship is more of a cruiser killer than battleship right now because of the small main armament.

Yea, but that's how they were build. The reasoning was (as far as I know), that these new smaller guns were just as powerful as the 28 cm black-powder guns used before and thus replacing them for less cost.

Given the tonnage I have, I'm probably going to build the historic ships plus some closer to what others build.

[Nobody]

And the next older OTL design
Kaiser Friedrich III class, German Ship of the Line laid down 1895

Displacement:
   10.057 t light; 10.484 t standard; 11.049 t normal; 11.502 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (411,09 ft / 396,65 ft) x 66,93 ft x (24,61 / 25,43 ft)
   (125,30 m / 120,90 m) x 20,40 m  x (7,50 / 7,75 m)

Armament:
      4 - 9,45" / 240 mm 40,0 cal guns - 308,65lbs / 140,00kg shells, 80 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1895 Model
     1 x 2-gun mount on centreline aft
     1 x 2-gun mount on centreline forward
      1 double raised mount
      18 - 5,91" / 150 mm 40,0 cal guns - 88,18lbs / 40,00kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1895 Model
     18 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      14 raised mounts
      12 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm 30,0 cal guns - 15,43lbs / 7,00kg shells, 150 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1895 Model
     12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      12 double raised mounts
      12 - 1,46" / 37,0 mm 20,0 cal guns - 0,99lbs / 0,45kg shells, 500 per gun
     Auto rapid fire guns in deck mounts, 1895 Model
     4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      2 raised mounts - superfiring
     8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      8 double raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 3.019 lbs / 1.369 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   11,8" / 300 mm   277,66 ft / 84,63 m   9,84 ft / 3,00 m
   Ends:   3,94" / 100 mm   118,96 ft / 36,26 m   8,20 ft / 2,50 m
   Upper:   5,91" / 150 mm   196,85 ft / 60,00 m   12,14 ft / 3,70 m
     Main Belt covers 108% of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   9,84" / 250 mm   4,72" / 120 mm      11,8" / 300 mm
   2nd:   2,76" / 70 mm         -               -
   3rd:   0,59" / 15 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
   For and Aft decks: 2,56" / 65 mm
   Forecastle: 0,79" / 20 mm  Quarter deck: 1,97" / 50 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 9,84" / 250 mm, Aft 5,91" / 150 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 13.000 ihp / 9.698 Kw = 18,47 kts
   Range 3.420nm at 10,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1.018 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   538 - 700

Cost:
   £0,885 million / $3,540 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 681 tons, 6,2%
      - Guns: 681 tons, 6,2%
   Armour: 3.965 tons, 35,9%
      - Belts: 2.213 tons, 20,0%
      - Armament: 722 tons, 6,5%
      - Armour Deck: 862 tons, 7,8%
      - Conning Towers: 168 tons, 1,5%
   Machinery: 2.203 tons, 19,9%
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3.207 tons, 29,0%
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 992 tons, 9,0%
   Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0,0%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     12.042 lbs / 5.462 Kg = 28,5 x 9,4 " / 240 mm shells or 1,9 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,10
   Metacentric height 3,3 ft / 1,0 m
   Roll period: 15,5 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,62
   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): 0,592 / 0,596
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5,93 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19,92 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -10,00 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%,  19,03 ft / 5,80 m,  18,04 ft / 5,50 m
      - Forward deck:   45,00%,  18,04 ft / 5,50 m,  18,04 ft / 5,50 m
      - Aft deck:   25,00%,  9,84 ft / 3,00 m,  9,84 ft / 3,00 m
      - Quarter deck:   15,00%,  9,84 ft / 3,00 m,  9,84 ft / 3,00 m
      - Average freeboard:      14,82 ft / 4,52 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 84,2%
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 103,1%
   Waterplane Area: 19.272 Square feet or 1.790 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 105%
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 128 lbs/sq ft or 625 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,92
      - Longitudinal: 2,01
      - Overall: 1,00
   Adequate 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

[Nobody]

And to answer the question what happend to them and why we can't build dreadnoughts in 1890.
Brandenburg class, German Ironclad battleship laid down 1890

Displacement:
   8.957 t light; 9.335 t standard; 10.083 t normal; 10.680 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (373,69 ft / 373,69 ft) x 63,98 ft x (24,74 / 25,94 ft)
   (113,90 m / 113,90 m) x 19,50 m  x (7,54 / 7,91 m)

Armament:
      6 - 11,02" / 280 mm 35,0 cal guns - 628,04lbs / 284,87kg shells, 70 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1890 Model
     2 x 2-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      1 raised mount - superfiring
     1 x 2-gun mount on centreline, aft deck forward
      6 - 4,13" / 105 mm 35,0 cal guns - 30,86lbs / 14,00kg shells, 100 per gun
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1890 Model
     6 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft
      6 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm 30,0 cal guns - 15,43lbs / 7,00kg shells, 125 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1890 Model
     6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      6 raised mounts
      2 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm 30,0 cal guns - 15,43lbs / 7,00kg shells, 125 per gun
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1890 Model
     2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck forward
      12 - 1,46" / 37,0 mm 20,0 cal guns - 1,10lbs / 0,50kg shells, 1.500 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1890 Model
     8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      2 raised mounts
     4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 4.090 lbs / 1.855 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   15,7" / 400 mm   242,91 ft / 74,04 m   9,61 ft / 2,93 m
   Ends:   7,87" / 200 mm   130,77 ft / 39,86 m   9,61 ft / 2,93 m
   Upper:   1,65" / 42 mm   242,91 ft / 74,04 m   8,01 ft / 2,44 m
     Main Belt covers 100% of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   9,06" / 230 mm   4,72" / 120 mm      11,8" / 300 mm
   3rd:         -            -         7,87" / 200 mm
   4th:         -            -         7,87" / 200 mm

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
   For and Aft decks: 2,36" / 60 mm
   Forecastle: 1,18" / 30 mm  Quarter deck: 1,97" / 50 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 11,81" / 300 mm, Aft 4,72" / 120 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 2 shafts, 10.000 ihp / 7.460 Kw = 17,42 kts
   Range 4.500nm at 10,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1.345 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   503 - 654

Cost:
   £0,859 million / $3,438 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 702 tons, 7,0%
      - Guns: 702 tons, 7,0%
   Armour: 3.836 tons, 38,0%
      - Belts: 2.139 tons, 21,2%
      - Armament: 809 tons, 8,0%
      - Armour Deck: 721 tons, 7,2%
      - Conning Towers: 166 tons, 1,6%
   Machinery: 1.852 tons, 18,4%
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2.567 tons, 25,5%
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1.125 tons, 11,2%
   Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0,0%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     8.026 lbs / 3.640 Kg = 12,0 x 11,0 " / 280 mm shells or 1,7 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,12
   Metacentric height 3,1 ft / 1,0 m
   Roll period: 15,1 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 61 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,60
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,23

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,597 / 0,603
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5,84 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 19,33 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%,  21,26 ft / 6,48 m,  17,39 ft / 5,30 m
      - Forward deck:   20,00%,  17,39 ft / 5,30 m,  17,39 ft / 5,30 m
      - Aft deck:   45,00%,  8,69 ft / 2,65 m,  8,69 ft / 2,65 m
      - Quarter deck:   15,00%,  8,69 ft / 2,65 m,  8,69 ft / 2,65 m
      - Average freeboard:      12,48 ft / 3,80 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 85,7%
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 75,0%
   Waterplane Area: 17.431 Square feet or 1.619 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 98%
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 116 lbs/sq ft or 564 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,77
      - Longitudinal: 1,60
      - Overall: 0,83
   Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
   Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
   Cramped accommodation and workspace room
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

When during the build of the first ship of a new generation, first signs of material fatigue in important rivet locations began to occur, the production of subsequent ships of this class was slowed down or delayed until after its maiden voyage. That however turned out to be a near disaster when the ship came across a mild storm. Luckily no one was killed and the Brandenburg made it into the next harbor - just. As a result the other ships were immediately scrapped, while the Brandenburg itself was intensively studied and analyzed. The result was that new ships would follow international doctrine and carry only two main turrets while the data aquired from the wrecked ship would allow German engineers to improve the toughness of their future designs.

[Nobody]

After switching to the newly developed doctrine that rated volume of fire over caliber the Germans soon found out that their newly laid down ships of the line (Kaiser Friedrich III class) were under-gunned with their 24 cm main artillery when compared to international rivals. That and the need to fill the hole cause by the Brandenburg disaster led the following hasty design, using almost the same engines:
L3 class, German Ship of the line laid down 1896

Displacement:
   11.740 t light; 12.183 t standard; 12.976 t normal; 13.611 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (433,07 ft / 426,51 ft) x 72,18 ft x (25,26 / 26,26 ft)
   (132,00 m / 130,00 m) x 22,00 m  x (7,70 / 8,01 m)

Armament:
      4 - 11,02" / 280 mm 40,0 cal guns - 529,11lbs / 240,00kg shells, 70 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1896 Model
     4 x 2-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      16 - 5,91" / 150 mm 40,0 cal guns - 88,18lbs / 40,00kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1896 Model
     16 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      12 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm 30,0 cal guns - 15,43lbs / 7,00kg shells, 100 per gun
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1896 Model
     12 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      12 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in all but light seas
      8 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm 30,0 cal guns - 15,43lbs / 7,00kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1896 Model
     8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      8 raised mounts
      12 - 1,46" / 37,0 mm 20,0 cal guns - 0,99lbs / 0,45kg shells, 350 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1896 Model
     4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
     8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      8 double raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 3.848 lbs / 1.745 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   11,8" / 300 mm   277,23 ft / 84,50 m   10,20 ft / 3,11 m
   Ends:   5,91" / 150 mm   149,25 ft / 45,49 m   10,20 ft / 3,11 m
   Upper:   7,87" / 200 mm   277,23 ft / 84,50 m   8,01 ft / 2,44 m
     Main Belt covers 100% of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
      1,97" / 50 mm   277,23 ft / 84,50 m   26,25 ft / 8,00 m
   Beam between torpedo bulkheads 59,06 ft / 18,00 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   11,8" / 300 mm   5,91" / 150 mm      11,0" / 280 mm
   2nd:   5,91" / 150 mm   1,97" / 50 mm      7,87" / 200 mm
   3rd:   3,94" / 100 mm   1,97" / 50 mm      5,91" / 150 mm
   4th:   1,18" / 30 mm         -         2,95" / 75 mm

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
   For and Aft decks: 2,36" / 60 mm
   Forecastle: 0,79" / 20 mm  Quarter deck: 1,97" / 50 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 11,81" / 300 mm, Aft 7,87" / 200 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 13.000 ihp / 9.698 Kw = 18,11 kts
   Range 4.500nm at 10,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1.428 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   607 - 790

Cost:
   £1,012 million / $4,047 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 779 tons, 6,0%
      - Guns: 779 tons, 6,0%
   Armour: 5.414 tons, 41,7%
      - Belts: 2.580 tons, 19,9%
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 530 tons, 4,1%
      - Armament: 1.166 tons, 9,0%
      - Armour Deck: 904 tons, 7,0%
      - Conning Towers: 234 tons, 1,8%
   Machinery: 2.167 tons, 16,7%
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3.305 tons, 25,5%
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1.237 tons, 9,5%
   Miscellaneous weights: 75 tons, 0,6%
      - Hull below water: 20 tons
      - Hull above water: 15 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 10 tons
      - Above deck: 30 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     16.753 lbs / 7.599 Kg = 25,0 x 11,0 " / 280 mm shells or 3,2 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,33
   Metacentric height 5,1 ft / 1,5 m
   Roll period: 13,5 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,29
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,47

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has low quarterdeck ,
     a ram bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,584 / 0,589
   Length to Beam Ratio: 5,91 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20,65 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 45 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 48
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -10,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: -3,28 ft / -1,00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20,00%,  18,60 ft / 5,67 m,  14,47 ft / 4,41 m
      - Forward deck:   30,00%,  14,47 ft / 4,41 m,  14,47 ft / 4,41 m
      - Aft deck:   35,00%,  14,47 ft / 4,41 m,  14,47 ft / 4,41 m
      - Quarter deck:   15,00%,  7,22 ft / 2,20 m,  7,22 ft / 2,20 m
      - Average freeboard:      13,71 ft / 4,18 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 92,6%
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 100,7%
   Waterplane Area: 22.181 Square feet or 2.061 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 103%
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 119 lbs/sq ft or 581 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,94
      - Longitudinal: 1,60
      - Overall: 1,00
   Adequate 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

[Nobody]

And lastly (in the battleship section) a potential project to be laid down right after game start.
L5 class, German Ship of the line Laid down 1900 (Engine 1902)

Displacement:
   12.832 t light; 13.386 t standard; 14.425 t normal; 15.257 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (462,79 ft / 459,32 ft) x 75,46 ft x (26,25 / 27,44 ft)
   (141,06 m / 140,00 m) x 23,00 m  x (8,00 / 8,36 m)

Armament:
      4 - 11,02" / 280 mm 45,0 cal guns - 661,39lbs / 300,00kg shells, 70 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1900 Model
     4 x 2-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      18 - 6,69" / 170 mm 40,0 cal guns - 119,05lbs / 54,00kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1900 Model
     10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
     8 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      8 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in all but light seas
      12 - 4,13" / 105 mm 40,0 cal guns - 30,86lbs / 14,00kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1900 Model
     12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      12 raised mounts
      4 - 4,13" / 105 mm 40,0 cal guns - 30,86lbs / 14,00kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1900 Model
     4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      4 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in all but light seas
      12 - 1,46" / 37,0 mm 20,0 cal guns - 1,10lbs / 0,50kg shells, 350 per gun
     Auto rapid fire guns in deck mounts, 1900 Model
     4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
     8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      8 double raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 5.295 lbs / 2.402 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   12,6" / 320 mm   298,56 ft / 91,00 m   9,84 ft / 3,00 m
   Ends:   6,30" / 160 mm   160,73 ft / 48,99 m   11,48 ft / 3,50 m
   Upper:   7,87" / 200 mm   298,56 ft / 91,00 m   7,87 ft / 2,40 m
     Main Belt covers 100% of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
      1,97" / 50 mm   298,56 ft / 91,00 m   29,53 ft / 9,00 m
   Beam between torpedo bulkheads 55,77 ft / 17,00 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   13,0" / 330 mm   5,91" / 150 mm      11,8" / 300 mm
   2nd:   7,87" / 200 mm   1,97" / 50 mm      7,87" / 200 mm
   3rd:   1,18" / 30 mm         -         5,91" / 150 mm
   4th:   3,94" / 100 mm   1,97" / 50 mm      2,95" / 75 mm

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
   For and Aft decks: 1,97" / 50 mm
   Forecastle: 0,79" / 20 mm  Quarter deck: 1,57" / 40 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 13,78" / 350 mm, Aft 7,87" / 200 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 14.000 ihp / 10.444 Kw = 18,31 kts
   Range 5.000nm at 11,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1.870 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   657 - 855

Cost:
   £1,148 million / $4,591 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1.067 tons, 7,4%
      - Guns: 1.067 tons, 7,4%
   Armour: 5.890 tons, 40,8%
      - Belts: 2.864 tons, 19,9%
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 642 tons, 4,5%
      - Armament: 1.280 tons, 8,9%
      - Armour Deck: 827 tons, 5,7%
      - Conning Towers: 276 tons, 1,9%
   Machinery: 2.121 tons, 14,7%
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3.654 tons, 25,3%
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1.593 tons, 11,0%
   Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 0,7%
      - Hull below water: 20 tons
      - Hull above water: 20 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 10 tons
      - Above deck: 50 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     18.753 lbs / 8.506 Kg = 28,0 x 11,0 " / 280 mm shells or 3,6 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,30
   Metacentric height 5,2 ft / 1,6 m
   Roll period: 13,9 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 75 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,35
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,49

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,555 / 0,561
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6,09 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 21,43 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 42 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: -3,28 ft / -1,00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20,00%,  19,69 ft / 6,00 m,  14,76 ft / 4,50 m
      - Forward deck:   30,00%,  14,44 ft / 4,40 m,  14,44 ft / 4,40 m
      - Aft deck:   35,00%,  14,44 ft / 4,40 m,  14,44 ft / 4,40 m
      - Quarter deck:   15,00%,  14,44 ft / 4,40 m,  14,76 ft / 4,50 m
      - Average freeboard:      14,92 ft / 4,55 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 100,0%
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 101,7%
   Waterplane Area: 24.302 Square feet or 2.258 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 103%
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 122 lbs/sq ft or 597 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,94
      - Longitudinal: 1,61
      - Overall: 1,00
   Adequate 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

[snip]

Im a bit confused as to why engine year is 1902 on the last design and also why the 37mm are listed as automatics. Aside from that, I would drop the torpedo bulkhead (illegal until the 1904 BB/AC tech BTW) and thicken the deck a bit. 50mm is just a bit thin for my tastes, I would try and get 75mm for the citadel.

[Tanthalas]

Shell weights, acording to my Data the OTL guns looked somthing like this.

11.1"/40 529 pounds
11.1"/45 666 pounds

its not a big deal just a personal nitpick but that is the OTL numbers as far as I know (although as germany you can change em if you want I supose)  ;D

[Nobody]

Im a bit confused as to why engine year is 1902  on the last design

Because I thought for some obscure reason that the first tech level we would have at game start was 1898, Engine Year 1902.

and also why the 37mm are listed as automatics.

Because it doesn't matter and its the imho the most fitting description for the Hotchkiss.

Aside from that, I would drop the torpedo bulkhead (illegal until the 1904 BB/AC tech BTW) and thicken the deck a bit. 50mm is just a bit thin for my tastes, I would try and get 75mm for the citadel.

I'll have do something about the bulkhead then, didn't remember that research was required for that. Not sure what to do with the deck, otl it got thinner over time (longer higher velocity guns at low range -> no need for deck armor?).

Shell weights, acording to my Data the OTL guns looked somthing like this.

11.1"/40 529 pounds
11.1"/45 666 pounds

its not a big deal just a personal nitpick but that is the OTL numbers as far as I know (although as germany you can change em if you want I supose)  ;D

They were certainly not using pounds, but (if possible) round kilogram numbers and so did I. SS3 just uses more digits when calculating between the systems. Plus I put the 28cm/45 there from memory and a 2 kg error is neglectible compared to the several percent manufacturing variation.

[snip]

On the armored deck(s) you have it listed as multiple decks. This means to me, that 50mm is the total thickness of all armored decks combined and not just the main armored deck, hence my comment about thickness. I agree a ~2"/50mm main deck is fine, but spread over multiple decks I feel it is a bit thin. I don't think it effect the overall output of the report, but still is needed information should the ship become involved in combat.

[Nobody]

On the armored deck(s) you have it listed as multiple decks. This means to me, that 50mm is the total thickness of all armored decks combined and not just the main armored deck, hence my comment about thickness. I agree a ~2"/50mm main deck is fine, but spread over multiple decks I feel it is a bit thin. I don't think it effect the overall output of the report, but still is needed information should the ship become involved in combat.

Ah well, I just didn't change the default. Plus I don't know how they were arranged. You can look at the plans of e.g. the Wittelsbach-class, but they don't contain any information on the armor thickness (but it does look like at least 2 decks).



Revised version of the last ship:
L5 class, German Ship of the Line laid down 1900

Displacement:
   12.435 t light; 12.982 t standard; 14.035 t normal; 14.878 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (462,79 ft / 459,32 ft) x 73,82 ft x (26,25 / 27,49 ft)
   (141,06 m / 140,00 m) x 22,50 m  x (8,00 / 8,38 m)

Armament:
      4 - 11,02" / 280 mm 45,0 cal guns - 665,80lbs / 302,00kg shells, 70 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1900 Model
     4 x 2-gun mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      18 - 6,69" / 170 mm 40,0 cal guns - 119,05lbs / 54,00kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1900 Model
     10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
     8 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      8 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in all but light seas
      12 - 4,13" / 105 mm 40,0 cal guns - 30,86lbs / 14,00kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1900 Model
     12 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      12 raised mounts
      4 - 4,13" / 105 mm 40,0 cal guns - 30,86lbs / 14,00kg shells, 150 per gun
     Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1900 Model
     4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      4 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in all but light seas
      12 - 1,46" / 37,0 mm 20,0 cal guns - 1,10lbs / 0,50kg shells, 350 per gun
     Auto rapid fire guns in deck mounts, 1900 Model
     4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
     8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      8 double raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 5.313 lbs / 2.410 kg

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   12,6" / 320 mm   298,56 ft / 91,00 m   9,84 ft / 3,00 m
   Ends:   6,30" / 160 mm   160,73 ft / 48,99 m   11,48 ft / 3,50 m
   Upper:   7,87" / 200 mm   298,56 ft / 91,00 m   7,87 ft / 2,40 m
     Main Belt covers 100% of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   13,0" / 330 mm   5,91" / 150 mm      11,8" / 300 mm
   2nd:   7,87" / 200 mm   1,97" / 50 mm      7,87" / 200 mm
   3rd:   1,18" / 30 mm         -         5,91" / 150 mm
   4th:   3,94" / 100 mm   1,97" / 50 mm      2,95" / 75 mm

   - Armoured deck - multiple decks:
   For and Aft decks: 2,76" / 70 mm
   Forecastle: 0,79" / 20 mm  Quarter deck: 1,57" / 40 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 13,78" / 350 mm, Aft 7,87" / 200 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 14.000 ihp / 10.444 Kw = 18,40 kts
   Range 5.000nm at 11,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1.896 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   644 - 838

Cost:
   £1,143 million / $4,573 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1.067 tons, 7,6%
      - Guns: 1.067 tons, 7,6%
   Armour: 5.497 tons, 39,2%
      - Belts: 2.856 tons, 20,3%
      - Armament: 1.280 tons, 9,1%
      - Armour Deck: 1.090 tons, 7,8%
      - Conning Towers: 271 tons, 1,9%
   Machinery: 2.188 tons, 15,6%
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3.583 tons, 25,5%
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1.600 tons, 11,4%
   Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 0,7%
      - Hull below water: 20 tons
      - Hull above water: 20 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 10 tons
      - Above deck: 50 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     17.361 lbs / 7.875 Kg = 25,9 x 11,0 " / 280 mm shells or 2,4 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,28
   Metacentric height 4,9 ft / 1,5 m
   Roll period: 14,0 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,37
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,49

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has raised forecastle,
     a normal bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,552 / 0,559
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6,22 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 21,43 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 42 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 47
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: -3,28 ft / -1,00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   20,00%,  19,69 ft / 6,00 m,  14,76 ft / 4,50 m
      - Forward deck:   30,00%,  14,44 ft / 4,40 m,  14,44 ft / 4,40 m
      - Aft deck:   35,00%,  14,44 ft / 4,40 m,  14,44 ft / 4,40 m
      - Quarter deck:   15,00%,  14,44 ft / 4,40 m,  14,76 ft / 4,50 m
      - Average freeboard:      14,92 ft / 4,55 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 77,4%
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 101,2%
   Waterplane Area: 23.707 Square feet or 2.202 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 102%
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 122 lbs/sq ft or 595 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,94
      - Longitudinal: 1,67
      - Overall: 1,00
   Excellent 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

[snip]

Looks much better to me.

[Nobody]

The first (oldest) protected cruiser. Couldn't build it as a 1890 ship though.
SMS Kaiserin Augusta, German Protected Cruiser laid down 1893

Displacement:
   5.355 t light; 5.543 t standard; 6.079 t normal; 6.507 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (404,20 ft / 400,92 ft) x 50,85 ft x (23,29 / 24,45 ft)
   (123,20 m / 122,20 m) x 15,50 m  x (7,10 / 7,45 m)

Armament:
      8 - 5,91" / 150 mm 35,0 cal guns - 88,18lbs / 40,00kg shells, 80 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1893 Model
     8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      8 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
      4 - 5,91" / 150 mm 35,0 cal guns - 88,18lbs / 40,00kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1893 Model
     4 x Single mounts on side ends, evenly spread
      8 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm 30,0 cal guns - 15,43lbs / 7,00kg shells, 200 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1893 Model
     8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      3 - 1,46" / 37,0 mm 20,0 cal guns - 0,99lbs / 0,45kg shells, 1.500 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1893 Model
     1 x Single mount on centreline, aft deck centre
      1 raised mount
     2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck centre
      2 raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 1.185 lbs / 537 kg
      Main Torpedoes
      1 - 13,8" / 350 mm, 13,12 ft / 4,00 m torpedo - 0,236 t total
   submerged bow tube
      2nd Torpedoes
      4 - 13,8" / 350 mm, 13,12 ft / 4,00 m torpedoes - 0,236 t each, 0,943 t total
   In 2 sets of deck mounted carriage/fixed tubes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Ends:   Unarmoured
   Upper:   0,79" / 20 mm   280,64 ft / 85,54 m   8,01 ft / 2,44 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   1,97" / 50 mm         -               -
   2nd:   1,18" / 30 mm         -               -

   - Armoured deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 1,97" / 50 mm
   Forecastle: 0,79" / 20 mm  Quarter deck: 1,18" / 30 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 1,97" / 50 mm, Aft 1,18" / 30 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 15.600 ihp / 11.638 Kw = 21,71 kts
   Range 4.500nm at 10,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 964 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   343 - 447

Cost:
   £0,618 million / $2,473 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 153 tons, 2,5%
      - Guns: 151 tons, 2,5%
      - Weapons: 2 tons, 0,0%
   Armour: 579 tons, 9,5%
      - Belts: 73 tons, 1,2%
      - Armament: 43 tons, 0,7%
      - Armour Deck: 440 tons, 7,2%
      - Conning Towers: 23 tons, 0,4%
   Machinery: 2.737 tons, 45,0%
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1.811 tons, 29,8%
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 724 tons, 11,9%
   Miscellaneous weights: 75 tons, 1,2%
      - Hull below water: 20 tons
      - Hull above water: 20 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 10 tons
      - Above deck: 25 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     3.303 lbs / 1.498 Kg = 32,1 x 5,9 " / 150 mm shells or 3,7 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,51
   Metacentric height 3,7 ft / 1,1 m
   Roll period: 11,2 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,21
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 2,00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has low quarterdeck ,
     a ram bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,448 / 0,457
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7,88 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 20,02 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -15,00 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,  19,69 ft / 6,00 m
      - Forward deck:   35,00%,  19,69 ft / 6,00 m,  17,72 ft / 5,40 m
      - Aft deck:   35,00%,  17,72 ft / 5,40 m,  17,72 ft / 5,40 m
      - Quarter deck:   10,00%,  9,84 ft / 3,00 m,  9,84 ft / 3,00 m
      - Average freeboard:      17,82 ft / 5,43 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 154,3%
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 130,7%
   Waterplane Area: 12.984 Square feet or 1.206 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 92%
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 81 lbs/sq ft or 393 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,89
      - Longitudinal: 2,76
      - Overall: 1,00
   Cramped 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

[Nobody]

And the 2^nd protected cruiser class:
Victoria Louise class, German Protected Cruiser laid down 1895

Displacement:
   4.966 t light; 5.176 t standard; 5.827 t normal; 6.348 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
   (362,86 ft / 357,94 ft) x 57,09 ft x (21,33 / 22,70 ft)
   (110,60 m / 109,10 m) x 17,40 m  x (6,50 / 6,92 m)

Armament:
      2 - 8,27" / 210 mm 40,0 cal guns - 238,10lbs / 108,00kg shells, 60 per gun
     Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1895 Model
     2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
      4 - 5,91" / 150 mm 40,0 cal guns - 88,18lbs / 40,00kg shells, 140 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1895 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 - 5,91" / 150 mm 40,0 cal guns - 88,18lbs / 40,00kg shells, 100 per gun
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1895 Model
     4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
      10 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm 30,0 cal guns - 15,43lbs / 7,00kg shells, 250 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1895 Model
     10 x Single mounts on centreline, evenly spread
      2 raised mounts
      10 - 1,46" / 37,0 mm 20,0 cal guns - 0,99lbs / 0,45kg shells, 1.500 per gun
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1895 Model
     8 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
      4 raised mounts
     2 x Single mounts layout not set
      2 double raised mounts
      Weight of broadside 1.346 lbs / 610 kg
      Main Torpedoes
      1 - 17,7" / 450 mm, 14,76 ft / 4,50 m torpedo - 0,440 t total
   submerged bow tube
      2nd Torpedoes
      2 - 17,7" / 450 mm, 14,76 ft / 4,50 m torpedoes - 0,440 t each, 0,880 t total
   submerged side tubes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Ends:   Unarmoured
   Upper:   2,36" / 60 mm   262,47 ft / 80,00 m   8,01 ft / 2,44 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   3,94" / 100 mm   3,15" / 80 mm      3,94" / 100 mm
   2nd:   3,94" / 100 mm   2,76" / 70 mm      3,94" / 100 mm
   3rd:   3,94" / 100 mm   3,94" / 100 mm      3,94" / 100 mm
   4th:   1,18" / 30 mm   0,79" / 20 mm      1,97" / 50 mm

   - Protected deck - single deck:
   For and Aft decks: 1,57" / 40 mm
   Forecastle: 1,18" / 30 mm  Quarter deck: 1,57" / 40 mm

   - Conning towers: Forward 5,91" / 150 mm, Aft 1,18" / 30 mm

Machinery:
   Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 10.656 ihp / 7.949 Kw = 19,50 kts
   Range 6.090nm at 10,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1.172 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
   333 - 433

Cost:
   £0,535 million / $2,138 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 321 tons, 5,5%
      - Guns: 318 tons, 5,5%
      - Weapons: 3 tons, 0,0%
   Armour: 968 tons, 16,6%
      - Belts: 209 tons, 3,6%
      - Armament: 331 tons, 5,7%
      - Armour Deck: 378 tons, 6,5%
      - Conning Towers: 49 tons, 0,8%
   Machinery: 1.806 tons, 31,0%
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 1.818 tons, 31,2%
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 860 tons, 14,8%
   Miscellaneous weights: 54 tons, 0,9%
      - Hull below water: 24 tons
      - Hull above water: 10 tons
      - On freeboard deck: 10 tons
      - Above deck: 10 tons

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     4.929 lbs / 2.236 Kg = 17,4 x 8,3 " / 210 mm shells or 2,9 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,41
   Metacentric height 3,9 ft / 1,2 m
   Roll period: 12,1 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 82 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,33
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,95

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
     a ram bow and a cruiser stern
   Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,468 / 0,479
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6,27 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 18,92 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 42
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 12,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: -6,56 ft / -2,00 m
   Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
            Fore end,    Aft end
      - Forecastle:   22,00%,  22,97 ft / 7,00 m,  21,33 ft / 6,50 m
      - Forward deck:   20,00%,  21,33 ft / 6,50 m,  21,33 ft / 6,50 m
      - Aft deck:   40,00%,  13,45 ft / 4,10 m,  13,45 ft / 4,10 m
      - Quarter deck:   18,00%,  13,45 ft / 4,10 m,  13,45 ft / 4,10 m
      - Average freeboard:      16,90 ft / 5,15 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 119,4%
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 121,7%
   Waterplane Area: 13.233 Square feet or 1.229 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 103%
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 94 lbs/sq ft or 459 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,89
      - Longitudinal: 2,77
      - Overall: 1,00
   Cramped 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