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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