EXAMPLE OF A LIST OF FOREIGN VESSELS, GIVING INFORMATION REQUIRED BY FIRE COMMANDERS, 
TO ENABLE THEM TO ENGAGE SUCH VESSELS. 
LIST OF FRENCH ARMOURED SHIPS FOR USE OF FIRE COMMANDER OF FORT X. 
HEIGHT ABOVE MEAN TIDE LEVEL 50 FEET. 
ARMAMENT OF FORT X. PRIMARY, f ^'S-INCH. R.M.L. A. GROUP 
(. » „ „ -D. to D. GrxtUl 
SECONDARY, j J. pE " “£ | G ” 
MOVABLE. 40 „ „ and Q.F. GUNS. 
Type and Names 
of Vessels. 
8 Draught. 
8 Length. 
8 Breadth. 
Short Description. 
Armament. 
Armour, its nature, thick¬ 
ness and distribution. 
Ranges in Yards at 
which armour is 
penetrable. 
(maximum). 
General Idea for attack 
of Vessel. 
A. Type 
Central Battery. 
Ships having a complete water¬ 
line belt and an armoured central 
battery enclosed by transverse 
armoured bulkheads; the ends 
above the belt being unarmoured. 
Can fire 4 to 5 heavy guns 
ahead, 2 to 3 astern, and 4 
to 5 on each broadside. 
4 to 6 guns are protected ; 
remainder partially so from 
end-on fire by central bat¬ 
tery, no protection against 
side fire. 
The unprotected armament and 
unnarmoured ends should be the 
principal objects of attack, mov¬ 
able armament being used to keep 
down fire from military tops, &c. 
, f “ Courbet,” 1 
‘ I “ Devastation,” j 
27 
315 
63 
3 masts, each with 2 military tops. 
2 funnels abreast amidships, high 
and large; just in front of main¬ 
mast. Sides tumble home leaving- 
battery projecting. High fore¬ 
castle with bowsprit; ram bow. 
Sloping stern with stern walk. 
Protected by armour. 
4, 34 cm 48-ton B.L. in cen¬ 
tral battery. 
Unprotected. 
4, 27 cm ; 2 in barbettes over 
battery ; 1 at bow; 1 at 
stern. 
6, 14 cm B.L. on broadsides. 
2 Q.F., 18 machine. 
Belt 15 inches wrought-iron 
5 feet above water-line. 
Battery 9'5 inches wrought- 
iron, 89 feet long. 
Bulkheads (curved) 12 inches 
wrought-iron at 96 feet from 
bow and 130 feet from stern. 
Deck 3 inches. 
f 12-5 at 1600. 
(9 at 0. 
f 12-5 at all. 
( 9 at 1200. 
C 12-5 at 4200. 
19 at 0. 
C 12-5 at 0. 
\ 9 at 0. 
“A.” Group. 6000 to 1000. 
G.p. Below 1000 P. at belt. 
“B.”andC.” C.p. to 1000, then 
P. at battery, unless end-on, when 
C.pl. 
“D.,” C.p. to 1000 (thenC.pl.)* 
“E.” Seg. p. 
“F.” “G.” S.p. to 1000 (thenS.pl.)* 
2. “Redoubtable,”... 
25£ 
318 
65 
Generally similar to No. 1, but 
only one top to each mast. Has 
a military gallery for machine guns 
running round top of funnel cas¬ 
ing. 
Same as No. 1, except that 
guns in battery are 27 cm 
24-ton B.L. 
Belt 14 inches wrought-iron 
5 feet above water-line. 
Battery and Bulkheads 9'5 
inches wrought-iron, ar¬ 
ranged as in No. 1. 
Deck 2 5 inches. 
C 12-5 at 2500. 
(9 at 0. 
C 12'5 at all. 
1 9 at 1200. 
f 12'5at 50001east. 
(9 at 0. 
“A.” 6000 to 6000. P. at Deck; 
5000 to 1500 C.p., below 1500 
P. at Belt. 
“ B.” and “ C.” C.p. over 1000, 
then P. at Battery, or Bulkhead 
if end-on. 
“D.” C.p. over 1000) then C.pl.)* 
“ E.” Segment, p. fuze. 
“ F.” and “ G.” S.p. to 1000 (then 
S.pl.)* 
P. = Palliser shot. C.p. = Common shell percussion fuze. C.pl. = Common plugged. S.p. = Shrapnel percussion fuze. S.pl. = Shrapnel plugged. 
Where a change from percussion to plugged shell is indicated, it is not intended that this change should necessarily be made, but only that at those ranges plugged 
shell would be effective and might be used. 
