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Sachsen, Germany Battleship laid down 1895

Displacement:
9,321 t light; 10,036 t standard; 11,000 t normal; 11,771 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
379.70 ft / 379.70 ft x 68.00 ft x 26.00 ft (normal load)
115.73 m / 115.73 m x 20.73 m x 7.92 m

Armament:
4 - 11.10" / 282 mm guns (2x2 guns), 683.82lbs / 310.17kg shells, 1895 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 - 11.10" / 282 mm guns in single mounts, 683.82lbs / 310.17kg shells, 1895 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships
12 - 4.10" / 104 mm guns in single mounts, 34.46lbs / 15.63kg shells, 1895 Model
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
on side ends, evenly spread
12 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
8 - 3.40" / 86.4 mm guns in single mounts, 19.65lbs / 8.91kg shells, 1895 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 4,674 lbs / 2,120 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 180
2 - 17.7" / 449.58 mm above water torpedoes, 2 - 17.7" / 449.58 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 246.81 ft / 75.23 m 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
Ends: 2.00" / 51 mm 132.88 ft / 40.50 m 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
Upper: 6.00" / 152 mm 246.81 ft / 75.23 m 5.00 ft / 1.52 m
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 4.00" / 102 mm
2nd: 10.0" / 254 mm 2.00" / 51 mm 4.00" / 102 mm
3rd: 2.50" / 64 mm - -
4th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -

- Armour deck: 0.50" / 13 mm, Conning tower: 5.00" / 127 mm

Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 9,527 ihp / 7,107 Kw = 17.00 kts
Range 4,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,735 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
536 - 698

Cost:
£1.043 million / $4.172 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 584 tons, 5.3 %
Armour: 2,950 tons, 26.8 %
- Belts: 2,118 tons, 19.3 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 608 tons, 5.5 %
- Armour Deck: 170 tons, 1.5 %
- Conning Tower: 53 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 1,615 tons, 14.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,923 tons, 35.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,679 tons, 15.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 250 tons, 2.3 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
12,686 lbs / 5,754 Kg = 18.6 x 11.1 " / 282 mm shells or 1.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.26
Metacentric height 4.3 ft / 1.3 m
Roll period: 13.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.62
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.574
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.58 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19.49 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 45 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 25
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: 21.00 ft / 6.40 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Mid (50 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Stern: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
- Average freeboard: 20.08 ft / 6.12 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 94.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 126.0 %
Waterplane Area: 18,421 Square feet or 1,711 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 99 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 135 lbs/sq ft or 657 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.87
- Longitudinal: 3.49
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather