. ▁She ▁had ▁a ▁designed ▁speed ▁of ▁. ▁She ▁carried ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁of ▁coal ▁and ▁could ▁steam ▁for ▁ ▁at ▁a ▁speed ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁Marse illa ises ▁main ▁arm ament ▁consisted ▁of ▁two ▁ ▁guns ▁mounted ▁in ▁single - gun ▁tur rets ▁fore ▁and ▁a ft . ▁Her ▁intermediate ▁arm ament ▁was ▁eight ▁ ▁guns . ▁Four ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁in ▁single ▁gun ▁tur rets ▁on ▁the ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁ship ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁four ▁were ▁in ▁cas em ates . ▁For ▁anti - tor ped o ▁boat ▁defense , ▁she ▁carried ▁six ▁ ▁guns ▁in ▁cas em ates ▁and ▁eigh teen ▁ ▁Hot chk iss ▁guns . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁armed ▁with ▁five ▁ ▁tor ped o ▁tub es ; ▁two ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁sub mer ged ▁and ▁the ▁others ▁were ▁above ▁water . ▁ ▁The ▁water line ▁arm ored ▁bel t ▁of ▁the ▁Glo ire - class ▁ships ▁was ▁ ▁thick ▁amid ships ▁and ▁t aper ed ▁to ▁ ▁towards ▁the ▁bow ▁and ▁stern . ▁A bove ▁the ▁main ▁bel t ▁was ▁a ▁th inner ▁stra ke ▁of ▁arm or , ▁ ▁thick ▁that ▁also ▁t aper ed ▁to ▁ 1 0 6   mm ▁at ▁the ▁ends ▁of ▁the ▁ship . ▁The ▁con ning ▁tower ▁had ▁arm ored ▁sides ▁ ▁thick . ▁The ▁main ▁gun ▁tur rets ▁were ▁protected ▁by ▁ ▁of ▁arm or ▁and ▁the ▁intermediate ▁tur rets ▁by ▁. ▁The ▁flat ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁lower ▁arm ored ▁deck ▁was ▁, ▁but ▁increased ▁to ▁ ▁as