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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

The 'Admiral' class barbette ships.





HMS Rodney, June 1888. Four 13.5" guns. Also about 1895.

really absolutely lovely details! seems a trifle short of lifeboats (6-8) though?
HMS RODNEY (enlarges) Keepin' it small here! Footnote to sneaky planning: She was a development of the design of Collingwood, but carried 13.5-inch (342.9 mm) calibre main armament as against 12-inch (304.8 mm) in the earlier ship. This necessitated an increase of some 800 tons in displacement, and an increase of some 18 inches (46 cm) in draught. This in turn produced a significant increase in the immersion of the armour belt, which was further increased when the coal bunkers were full. While this meant that under full-load condition the top of the belt approached the water-line, the view was taken that combat with a heavily armed enemy was very unlikely in the immediate vicinity of a British port, and steaming to a more distant potential battleground would use enough fuel to reduce the draught and bring the top of the belt well above water. Given that hopeful thinking, those life boats were important!