Dziś coś mocno nietypowego. Poniższe okręty to chińska odpowiedź na japońskie krążowniki pancernopokładowe typu Matsushima. Kraj pochodzenia, patrząc na sylwetkę, jest jak sądzę oczywisty. Koncept jest o tyle do jednostek japońskich podobny, że okręty te również posiadają pojedyncze ciężkie działo (tutaj jest to nowoczesna, długolufowa francuska armata 340 mm model 1887 w której stosowano ładunki miotające na proch bezdymny). Poza nim, okręt posiada liczne działa szybkostrzelne kal. 138 mm L/45 model 1888 stanowiące we flocie chińskiej nową jakość, w zasadzie pozbawionej dotąd artylerii szybkostrzelnej. Okręty z pewnością są kontrowersyjne, ale zaryzykuję, że posiadając takie jednostki, Chińczycy pod Jalu nie dali by się Japończykom pobić, ergo – wynik wojny byłby zupełnie inny.
Qin, chinese protected cruiser laid down 1890 (Engine 1892)
Displacement:
5 722 t light; 5 965 t standard; 6 520 t normal; 6 965 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
373,36 ft / 373,36 ft x 54,66 ft x 19,62 ft (normal load)
113,80 m / 113,80 m x 16,66 m x 5,98 m
Armament:
1 - 13,39" / 340 mm guns in single mounts, 1 145,27lbs / 519,49kg shells, 1887 Model
Breech loading gun in a turret (on a barbette)
on centreline amidships
2 - 5,43" / 138 mm guns in single mounts, 77,78lbs / 35,28kg shells, 1888 Model
Quick firing guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
12 - 5,43" / 138 mm guns in single mounts, 77,78lbs / 35,28kg shells, 1888 Model
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
on side, all amidships
12 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
12 - 2,24" / 57,0 mm guns in single mounts, 5,06lbs / 2,30kg shells, 1883 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 2 295 lbs / 1 041 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 80
3 - 14,0" / 356 mm submerged torpedo tubes
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 12,0" / 305 mm 4,02" / 102 mm 5,98" / 152 mm
2nd: 2,99" / 76 mm 2,01" / 51 mm 2,99" / 76 mm
3rd: 2,99" / 76 mm - -
4th: 0,51" / 13 mm - -
- Armour deck: 2,01" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 5,98" / 152 mm
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 11 592 ihp / 8 648 Kw = 19,50 kts
Range 4 500nm at 10,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1 000 tons (100% coal)
Complement:
362 - 471
Cost:
£0,731 million / $2,924 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 287 tons, 4,4%
Armour: 915 tons, 14,0%
- Belts: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0%
- Armament: 331 tons, 5,1%
- Armour Deck: 539 tons, 8,3%
- Conning Tower: 45 tons, 0,7%
Machinery: 2 070 tons, 31,7%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2 451 tons, 37,6%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 798 tons, 12,2%
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0,0%
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
3 911 lbs / 1 774 Kg = 3,3 x 13,4 " / 340 mm shells or 0,8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,31
Metacentric height 3,3 ft / 1,0 m
Roll period: 12,7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 91 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,64
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,82
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0,570
Length to Beam Ratio: 6,83 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19,32 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): -60,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 21,46 ft / 6,54 m
- Forecastle (16%): 20,44 ft / 6,23 m
- Mid (50%): 16,47 ft / 5,02 m
- Quarterdeck (13%): 15,45 ft / 4,71 m
- Stern: 14,96 ft / 4,56 m
- Average freeboard: 17,49 ft / 5,33 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 141,0%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 131,0%
Waterplane Area: 14 512 Square feet or 1 348 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 89%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 106 lbs/sq ft or 519 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,90
- Longitudinal: 2,45
- 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
Qin (1892)
Xia (1893)
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