▁of ▁ ▁and ▁had ▁an ▁average ▁draft ▁of ▁. ▁I w ate ▁disp la ced ▁ ▁at ▁normal ▁load ▁and ▁ ▁at ▁deep ▁load . ▁The ▁ship ▁had ▁a ▁met acent ric ▁height ▁of ▁. ▁Her ▁crew ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 6 7 2 ▁officers ▁and ▁en list ed ▁men . ▁ ▁I w ate ▁had ▁two ▁ 4 - cy l inder ▁triple - exp ansion ▁steam ▁engines , ▁each ▁driving ▁a ▁single ▁prop eller ▁sh aft . ▁Ste am ▁for ▁the ▁engines ▁was ▁provided ▁by ▁ 2 4 ▁Belle ville ▁bo ilers ▁and ▁the ▁engines ▁were ▁r ated ▁at ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁ship ▁had ▁a ▁designed ▁speed ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁reached ▁ ▁during ▁her ▁sea ▁tri als ▁from ▁. ▁She ▁carried ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁of ▁coal ▁and ▁could ▁steam ▁for ▁ ▁at ▁a ▁speed ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁arm ament ▁for ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁" S ix - S ix ▁Fle et " ▁arm ored ▁cru is ers ▁was ▁four ▁eight - inch ▁guns ▁in ▁tw in - gun ▁tur rets ▁fore ▁and ▁a ft ▁of ▁the ▁super structure . ▁The ▁secondary ▁arm ament ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁El sw ick ▁Or dn ance ▁Company ▁" Pattern ▁Z " ▁quick - f iring ▁( Q F ), ▁ ▁guns . ▁Only ▁four ▁of ▁these ▁guns ▁were ▁not ▁mounted ▁in ▁arm ored ▁cas em ates ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁and ▁upper ▁de cks ▁and ▁their ▁mount s ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁deck ▁were ▁protected ▁by ▁gun ▁shield s . ▁I w