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Table XVI.—Development of some of the Leading Features of Notable Armoured Battleships from 1860 to 1910.

Vessel.	Date of  Launch	Hull					Speed.	I.H.P.	Propulsive Machinery.			Armament (including Machine Guns).	Heavy Guns— where mounted.	Thickest Armour.	Cost (ex- cluding Guns).
		Mat- erial.	Length.	Breadth.	Mean Draught.	Load Displac- ement.			No. of Screws	Engines.	Boilers.
Warrior	1860	Iron	Ft. 380	Ft.In. 58 0	Ft.In. 26 7	Tons  8,830	Knots 14·25	6,000	1	Horizontal, trunk, jet-  condensing 1 expansion 1 set of 2 cylinders; 112″✕48″	10 rectangular  22 ℔ pressure	28—7″ 61/2 ton guns	Broadside	Inches   41/2	£  356,693
Agincourt	1865	,,	400	59 3	28 2	10,690	14·8	5,000	1	Horizontal, jet-  condensing 1 expansion 1 set of 2 cylinders; 101″✕54″	10 rectangular	17—12 ton M.L.R.	Broadside	51/2	496,069
Bellerophon	1865	,,	300	56 1	26 0	7,550	14·2	6,500	1	Horizontal, trunk,  surface-condensing 1 expansion 1 set of 2 cylinders; 104″✕48″	Rectangular 26 ℔ pressure	10—14 ton and  5—61/2 ton guns	Central  battery	6	447,618
Monarch	1868	,,	330	57 6	26 0	8,300	15·0	7,850	1	Horizontal 1 expansion 1 set of 2 cylinders; 120″✕54″	Rectangular 311/2 ℔ pressure	4—12″ 25 ton,  2—9″ 12 ton,  1—7″ 61/2 ton and 20 small guns	Turrets	Turrets, 10 Sides, 7	478,971
Sultan	1870	,,	325	61 0	26 1	9,300	14·1	7,700	1	Horizontal, trunk,  surface-condensing 1 expansion 1 set of 2 cylinders; 118″✕54″	Rectangular 30 ℔ pressure	8—18 ton and  4—12 ton guns	Central  battery	9	485,155
Devastation	1871	,,	285	62 4	27 0	9,330	14·2	7,000	2	Horizontal, trunk,  surface-condensing 1 expansion 2 sets of 2 cylinders;  88″✕39″	8 rectangular 30 ℔ pressure	4—12″ 35 ton and 10 small guns  2 torpedo tubes	Turrets	Turrets, 14 Sides, 12	430,746
Inflexible	1876	,,	320	75 0	26 4	11,880	14·0	8,000	2	Vertical 2 expansions 2 sets of 3 cylinders;  70″+2@90″✕48″	8 single-ended, oval 4 double-ended,,, 60 ℔ pressure	4—16″ 80 ton and  8—4″ 22 cwt. guns  4—14″ torpedo  tubes	Turrets	24	951,406
Benbow	1885	Steel	330	68 6	28 0	10,600	16·9	11,500	2	Vertical 2 expansions 2 sets of 3 cylinders;  52″+2@74″✕45″	12 oval	2—161/4″ 110 ton, 10—6″ and 13 smaller guns  5 torpedo tubes	Barbettes	18	774,791
Royal Sove-  reign	1891	,,	380	75 0	27 6	14,150	17·5	13,000	2	Vertical 3 expansions 2 sets of 3 cylinders;  40″+59″+88″✕51″	8 single-ended return tube 148 ℔ pressure	4—131/2″ 67 ton, 10—6″ and 38 smaller guns  7 torpedo tubes	Barbettes	18	839,136
Majestic	1896	,,	390	75 0	27 6	14,900	17·5	12,000	2	Vertical 3 expansions 2 sets of 3 cylinders;  40″+59″+88″✕43″	8 single-ended return tube boilers	4—12″ 46 ton, 12—6″ and 38 smaller guns  5—18″ torpedo tubes	Barbettes,  hooded	Barbettes,  14 Sides, 9 Harveyized	872,458
Formidable	1898	,,	400	75 0	26 9	15,000	18·0	15,000	2	Vertical 3 expansions 2 sets of 3 cylinders;  250 ℔ pressure  311/2″+511/2″+84″✕51″	20 Belleville, with  economizers 300 ℔ pressure	4—12″ 46 ton, 12—6″ and 32 smaller guns  4—18″ torpedo tubes	Barbettes,  hooded	Barbettes,  12 Sides, 9 Krupp	1,022,745
Duncan	1901	,,	405	75 6	26 6	14,000	19·0	18,000	2	Vertical 3 expansions 2 sets of 4 cylinders; 331/2″+541/2″+2@63″✕ 48″	24 Belleville, with  economizers	4—12″, 12—6″ and 26 smaller guns  4 torpedo tubes	Barbettes,  hooded	Barbettes,  14 Sides, 7	1,023,147
Swiftsure	1903	,,	436	71 0	24 7	11,800	20·0	12,500	2	Vertical triple ex-  pansion 2 sets of 4 cylinders;  29″+47″+2@54″✕  39″	Yarrow large tube	4—10″, 14—7·5″  14—14 pr., 2—12  pr; and 8—6 pr.  and machine guns	Barbettes	10	849,474
King  Edward  VII.	1903	,,	425	78 0	26 9	16,350	18·5	18,000	2	Vertical triple ex-  pansion 2 sets of 4 cylinders;  38″+60″+2@67″✕  48″	Babcock and Wil- cox and cylindrical	4—12″, 4—9·2″  10—6″, 14—12 pr.,  17—3 pr. and  machine guns 4 torpedo tubes	Barbettes	12	1,383,845
Lord Nelson	1906	,,	410	79 6	27 0	16,500	18·5	16,750	2	Vertical triple ex-  pansion 2 sets of 4 cylinders;  33″+53″+2@60″✕  48″	15 Yarrow large  tube	4—12″, 10—9·2″  and 24—12 pr. and  5 machine guns 5 torpedo tubes	Barbettes	12	1,540,869
Dreadnought	1906	,,	490	82 0	26 6	17,900	21·6	23,000	4	Parsons turbines	Babcock and Wilcox	10—12″, 24—12 pr.  and 5 machine guns  5 torpedo tubes	Barbettes	11	1,699,900
Imperator  Pavel I.  (Russian)	1907	,,	429′ 9″	79 9	28 6	17,400	18·0	17,600	2	Vertical triple ex- pansion	Belleville	4—12″, 14—8″,  12—4·7″, and 14  smaller, light and  machine guns 5 torpedo tubes	Barbettes	12	1,170,000
Posen  (German)	1908	,,	455	88 6	26 6	18,200	20·5	20,000	3	3 sets 4-cylinder  vertical triple ex-  pansion	Schultz-Thornycroft	12—11″, 12—5·9″,  20 smaller, light and  machine guns  6 torpedo tubes	Barbettes	12	1,800,000