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Talos

Khufrah class :

Egypt Battleship laid down 1896

B-4 Khufrah
B-5 Dumyat
B-6 Aziziyah

EDIT : out of service

Displacement:
9,648 t light; 9,990 t standard; 11,000 t normal; 11,808 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
360.00 ft / 360.00 ft x 70.00 ft x 20.00 ft (normal load)
109.73 m / 109.73 m x 21.34 m x 6.10 m

Armament:
4 - 10.00" / 254 mm guns (2x2 guns), 500.00lbs / 226.80kg shells, 1896 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
12 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1896 Model
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
on side, all amidships
6 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
8 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1896 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
16 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1896 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 3,405 lbs / 1,544 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 60
4 - 18.0" / 457.2 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 272.00 ft / 82.91 m 10.04 ft / 3.06 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 6.00" / 152 mm 210.00 ft / 64.01 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 116 % of normal length
Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 7.00" / 178 mm
3rd: 3.00" / 76 mm - -
4th: 1.00" / 25 mm - -
5th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 10.00" / 254 mm

Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 16,537 ihp / 12,337 Kw = 19.00 kts
Range 8,000nm at 9.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,818 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
536 - 698

Cost:
£1.081 million / $4.324 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 426 tons, 3.9 %
Armour: 3,063 tons, 27.8 %
- Belts: 1,545 tons, 14.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 621 tons, 5.6 %
- Armour Deck: 790 tons, 7.2 %
- Conning Tower: 107 tons, 1.0 %
Machinery: 2,756 tons, 25.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,403 tons, 30.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,352 tons, 12.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
9,822 lbs / 4,455 Kg = 19.6 x 10.0 " / 254 mm shells or 1.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.32
Metacentric height 4.8 ft / 1.5 m
Roll period: 13.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 75 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.42
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.50

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.764
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.14 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 18.97 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
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: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Mid (50 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Stern: 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Average freeboard: 19.40 ft / 5.91 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 116.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 150.6 %
Waterplane Area: 21,359 Square feet or 1,984 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 92 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 114 lbs/sq ft or 557 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.90
- Longitudinal: 2.64
- Overall: 1.00

Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
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

Talos

#1
Amara, Egypt Battleship laid down 1886
Barbette ship

Decommissioned

Displacement:
8,466 t light; 8,758 t standard; 9,000 t normal; 9,193 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
205.00 ft / 205.00 ft x 205.00 ft x 10.00 ft (normal load)
62.48 m / 62.48 m x 62.48 m x 3.05 m

Armament:
1 - 16.00" / 406 mm guns in single mounts, 1,925.12lbs / 873.22kg shells, 1886 Model
Muzzle loading gun in open barbette
on centreline forward
2 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns in single mounts, 812.16lbs / 368.39kg shells, 1886 Model
Muzzle loading guns in open barbettes
on side, all amidships
1 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns in single mounts, 812.16lbs / 368.39kg shells, 1886 Model
Muzzle loading gun in open barbette
on centreline aft
4 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 101.52lbs / 46.05kg shells, 1886 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
8 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1886 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 4,768 lbs / 2,163 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 40

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 97.50 ft / 29.72 m 16.76 ft / 5.11 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 73 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: - - 9.00" / 229 mm
2nd: - - 7.00" / 178 mm
3rd: - - 7.00" / 178 mm

- Armour deck: 1.00" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 10.00" / 254 mm

Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, simple reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 8 shafts, 1,605 ihp / 1,198 Kw = 9.00 kts
Range 3,000nm at 5.50 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 435 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
461 - 600

Cost:
£0.841 million / $3.363 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 596 tons, 6.6 %
Armour: 2,103 tons, 23.4 %
- Belts: 1,028 tons, 11.4 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 331 tons, 3.7 %
- Armour Deck: 651 tons, 7.2 %
- Conning Tower: 93 tons, 1.0 %
Machinery: 312 tons, 3.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,455 tons, 60.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 534 tons, 5.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
23,208 lbs / 10,527 Kg = 12.1 x 16.0 " / 406 mm shells or 6.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 2.90
Metacentric height 70.4 ft / 21.5 m
Roll period: 10.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 46 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 0.70

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low forecastle, low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.750
Length to Beam Ratio: 1.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 14.32 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 38 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 68
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: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Forecastle (25 %): 7.00 ft / 2.13 m (7.50 ft / 2.29 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
- Quarterdeck (25 %): 7.00 ft / 2.13 m (7.50 ft / 2.29 m before break)
- Stern: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Average freeboard: 6.05 ft / 1.84 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 59.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 119.9 %
Waterplane Area: 35,183 Square feet or 3,269 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 120 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 168 lbs/sq ft or 821 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.90
- Longitudinal: 2.54
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Poor seaboat, wet and uncomfortable, reduced performance in heavy weather

Talos

#2
Abraq, Egypt Battleship laid down 1890
Barbette ship
Decommissioned

Displacement:
7,479 t light; 7,767 t standard; 9,000 t normal; 9,986 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
350.00 ft / 350.00 ft x 65.00 ft x 20.00 ft (normal load)
106.68 m / 106.68 m x 19.81 m x 6.10 m

Armament:
2 - 10.00" / 254 mm guns in single mounts, 500.00lbs / 226.80kg shells, 1890 Model
Breech loading guns in open barbettes
on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 - 10.00" / 254 mm guns in single mounts, 500.00lbs / 226.80kg shells, 1890 Model
Breech loading guns in open barbettes
on side, all amidships
8 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1890 Model
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread
8 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
8 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1890 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
12 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1890 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 2,973 lbs / 1,348 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 60

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 9.00" / 229 mm 227.50 ft / 69.34 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: - - 9.00" / 229 mm
2nd: - - 8.50" / 216 mm
3rd: 4.00" / 102 mm - -
4th: 0.50" / 13 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 10.00" / 254 mm

Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 9,117 ihp / 6,801 Kw = 17.00 kts
Range 8,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,219 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
461 - 600

Cost:
£0.810 million / $3.241 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 372 tons, 4.1 %
Armour: 2,468 tons, 27.4 %
- Belts: 921 tons, 10.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 784 tons, 8.7 %
- Armour Deck: 670 tons, 7.4 %
- Conning Tower: 93 tons, 1.0 %
Machinery: 1,688 tons, 18.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,950 tons, 32.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,521 tons, 16.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
12,382 lbs / 5,616 Kg = 24.8 x 10.0 " / 254 mm shells or 1.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.38
Metacentric height 4.6 ft / 1.4 m
Roll period: 12.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.45
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.692
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.38 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 18.71 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: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 20.00 ft / 6.10 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: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 91.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 149.7 %
Waterplane Area: 18,110 Square feet or 1,682 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 102 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 111 lbs/sq ft or 540 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.88
- Longitudinal: 3.09
- 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

Talos

#3
Awjilah, Egypt Battleship laid down 1892
Decommissioned
Awjilah

Displacement:
12,061 t light; 12,549 t standard; 13,500 t normal; 14,260 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
195.00 ft / 195.00 ft x 195.00 ft x 19.00 ft (normal load)
59.44 m / 59.44 m x 59.44 m x 5.79 m

Armament:
2 - 10.00" / 254 mm guns (1x2 guns), 500.00lbs / 226.80kg shells, 1892 Model
Breech loading guns in Coles/Ericsson turret
on centreline forward
8 - 10.00" / 254 mm guns (4x2 guns), 500.00lbs / 226.80kg shells, 1892 Model
Breech loading guns in Coles/Ericsson turrets
on side ends, evenly spread
8 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1892 Model
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread
8 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1892 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
12 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1892 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 5,973 lbs / 2,709 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 60
12 - 16.0" / 406 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 12.0" / 305 mm 76.75 ft / 23.39 m 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
Ends: 11.0" / 279 mm 118.23 ft / 36.04 m 16.76 ft / 5.11 m
Upper: 11.0" / 279 mm 126.75 ft / 38.63 m 6.00 ft / 1.83 m
Main Belt covers 61 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 11.0" / 279 mm 10.0" / 254 mm -
2nd: 11.0" / 279 mm 10.0" / 254 mm -

- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 13.00" / 330 mm

Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 2,431 ihp / 1,814 Kw = 10.00 kts
Range 6,000nm at 8.20 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,711 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
626 - 814

Cost:
£1.110 million / $4.440 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 747 tons, 5.5 %
Armour: 5,503 tons, 40.8 %
- Belts: 2,550 tons, 18.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 1,712 tons, 12.7 %
- Armour Deck: 1,082 tons, 8.0 %
- Conning Tower: 159 tons, 1.2 %
Machinery: 434 tons, 3.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,378 tons, 39.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,439 tons, 10.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
25,960 lbs / 11,775 Kg = 51.9 x 10.0 " / 254 mm shells or 6.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.94
Metacentric height 39.2 ft / 11.9 m
Roll period: 13.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 46 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.01
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 0.83

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.654
Length to Beam Ratio: 1.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 13.96 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: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
- Mid (50 %): 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
- Stern: 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
- Average freeboard: 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 58.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 89.0 %
Waterplane Area: 29,236 Square feet or 2,716 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 187 lbs/sq ft or 915 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.83
- Longitudinal: 5.12
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
Poor seaboat, wet and uncomfortable, reduced performance in heavy weather

ciders

#4
Cairo class :

Original Illustration by Carthaginian

CSS Texas, Confederate States of America Battleship laid down 1895

BB-7 Cairo
BB-8 Heliopolis

Slated for replacement by 1928

Displacement:
10,026 t light; 10,492 t standard; 11,160 t normal; 11,695 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
400.00 ft / 400.00 ft x 73.00 ft x 21.00 ft (normal load)
121.92 m / 121.92 m x 22.25 m x 6.40 m

Armament:
4 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (2x2 guns), 850.00lbs / 385.55kg shells, 1895 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
16 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 100.00lbs / 45.36kg shells, 1895 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread
12 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in all but light seas
12 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 12.50lbs / 5.67kg shells, 1895 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
8 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in all but light seas
Weight of broadside 5,150 lbs / 2,336 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 80

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 10.0" / 254 mm 280.00 ft / 85.34 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Ends: 6.00" / 152 mm 120.00 ft / 36.58 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Upper: 6.00" / 152 mm 280.00 ft / 85.34 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 108 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 11.0" / 279 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 8.00" / 203 mm
2nd: 3.00" / 76 mm - -

- Armour deck: 1.50" / 38 mm, Conning tower: 10.00" / 254 mm

Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 12,215 ihp / 9,113 Kw = 18.00 kts
Range 4,000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,203 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
542 - 705

Cost:
£1.202 million / $4.808 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 668 tons, 6.0 %
Armour: 3,505 tons, 31.4 %
- Belts: 2,083 tons, 18.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 701 tons, 6.3 %
- Armour Deck: 613 tons, 5.5 %
- Conning Tower: 108 tons, 1.0 %
Machinery: 2,070 tons, 18.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,782 tons, 33.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,135 tons, 10.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
10,090 lbs / 4,577 Kg = 11.7 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 1.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.30
Metacentric height 5.0 ft / 1.5 m
Roll period: 13.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.35
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.27

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.637
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.48 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20.00 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 55
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Mid (60 %): 16.00 ft / 4.88 m (8.00 ft / 2.44 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
- Stern: 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
- Average freeboard: 12.80 ft / 3.90 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 104.4 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 100.4 %
Waterplane Area: 22,103 Square feet or 2,053 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 86 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 130 lbs/sq ft or 634 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.58
- Overall: 1.01

Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
The only difference, between the balls of July 14th and the French Revolution, it is the size of firecrackers and the direction towards which we launch them.

Christophe Barbier, French journalist