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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
Agincourt1865 ,,40059 328 210,69014.8 5,000 1Horizontal, jet-
 condensing
1 expansion
1 set of 2 cylinders;
101″✕54″		10 rectangular17—12 ton M.L.R.Broadside  51/2 496,069
Bellerophon1865 ,,30056 126 0 7,55014.2 6,500 1Horizontal, 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
Monarch1868 ,,33057 626 0 8,30015.0 7,850 1Horizontal
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		TurretsTurrets, 10
Sides, 7		 478,971
Sultan1870 ,,32561 026 1 9,30014.1 7,700 1Horizontal, 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
Devastation1871 ,,28562 427 0 9,33014.2 7,000 2Horizontal, 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		TurretsTurrets, 14
Sides, 12		 430,746
Inflexible1876 ,,32075 026 411,88014.0 8,000 2Vertical
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
Benbow1885 Steel33068 628 010,60016.9 11,500 2Vertical
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 ,,38075 027 614,15017.5 13,000 2Vertical
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
Majestic1896 ,,39075 027 614,90017.5 12,000 2Vertical
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
Formidable1898 ,,40075 026 915,00018.0 15,000 2Vertical
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
Duncan1901 ,,40575 626 614,00019.0 18,000 2Vertical
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
Swiftsure1903 ,,43671 024 711,80020.0 12,500 2Vertical triple ex-
 pansion
2 sets of 4 cylinders;
 29″+47″+2@54″✕
 39″		Yarrow large tube4—10″, 14—7.5″
 14—14 pr., 2—12
 pr; and 8—6 pr.
 and machine guns		Barbettes10 849,474
King
 Edward
 VII.		1903 ,,42578 026 9 16,35018.5 18,000 2Vertical 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		Barbettes12 1,383,845
Lord Nelson1906 ,,41079 627 016,50018.5 16,750 2Vertical 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		Barbettes12 1,540,869
Dreadnought1906 ,,49082 026 617,90021.6 23,000 4Parsons turbinesBabcock and Wil-
cox		10—12″, 24—12 pr.
 and 5 machine guns
 5 torpedo tubes		Barbettes11 1,699,900
Imperator
 Pavel I.
 (Russian)		1907 ,, 429′ 9″79 928 617,40018.0 17,600 2Vertical triple ex-
pansion		Belleville4—12″, 14—8″,
 12—4.7″, and 14
 smaller, light and
 machine guns
5 torpedo tubes		Barbettes12 1,170,000
Posen
 (German)		1908 ,,45588 626 618,20020.5 20,000 33 sets 4-cylinder
 vertical triple ex-
 pansion		Schultz-Thorny-
 croft		12—11″, 12—5.9″,
 20 smaller, light and
 machine guns
 6 torpedo tubes		Barbettes12 1,800,000
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