 The Borodino @-@ class ships were 223 @.@ 85 metres ( 734 ft 5 in ) long overall . They had a beam of 30 @.@ 5 metres ( 100 ft 1 in ) and a draught of 8 @.@ 81 metres ( 28 ft 11 in ) at full load . The ships displaced 32 @,@ 500 long tons ( 33 @,@ 000 t ) normally , and 36 @,@ 646 long tons ( 37 @,@ 234 t ) at ( full load ) . High @-@ tensile steel was used throughout the hull with mild steel used only in areas that did not contribute to structural strength . The hull was subdivided into 25 transverse watertight bulkheads and the engine room was divided by a longitudinal bulkhead . The double bottom had a height of 1 @.@ 275 metres ( 4 ft 2 @.@ 2 in ) , while the vitals of the ship were protected by a triple bottom that added an extra 875 millimetres ( 34 @.@ 4 in ) of depth . The design called for a freeboard of 8 @.@ 89 metres ( 29 ft 2 in ) forward , 6 @.@ 24 metres ( 20 ft 6 in ) amidships and 6 @.@ 49 metres ( 21 ft 4 in ) aft . The ships were fitted with three Frahm anti @-@ rolling tanks on each side . 
