▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁edition ▁of ▁Jane ' s ▁Fight ing ▁Sh ips ▁it ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁" Co ast ▁Service ▁Batt les hip ". ▁ ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁ ▁long ▁overall ▁and ▁ ▁between ▁per pend icular s , ▁with ▁a ▁beam ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁draft ▁of ▁. ▁Dis p lacement ▁was ▁. ▁It ▁had ▁a ▁steel ▁h ull ▁sub div ided ▁by ▁trans verse ▁and ▁longitud inal ▁bulk head s , ▁with ▁a ▁ram ▁at ▁its ▁bow . ▁A ▁ ▁thick ▁arm oured ▁bel t ▁of ▁comp ound ▁arm our , ▁back ed ▁by ▁ ▁of ▁te ak ▁ran ▁over ▁two - third s ▁of ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁length . ▁The ▁bel t ▁was ▁ ▁deep , ▁with ▁its ▁upper ▁edge ▁just ▁above ▁the ▁water line . ▁Arm oured ▁trans verse ▁bulk head s ▁were ▁at ▁the ▁fore ▁and ▁a ft ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁bel t , ▁with ▁the ▁forward ▁bulk head ▁being ▁ ▁thick ▁and ▁the ▁a ft ▁bulk head ▁. ▁An ▁arm oured ▁deck ▁ran ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁ship , ▁and ▁was ▁ ▁thick ▁over ▁the ▁bel t ▁and ▁ ▁thick ▁at ▁the ▁ends ▁of ▁the ▁ship . ▁The ▁ship ' s ▁con ning ▁tower ▁was ▁protected ▁by ▁ ▁of ▁arm our , ▁while ▁the ▁main ▁guns ▁were ▁protected ▁by ▁ ▁thick ▁bar b ettes ▁to pped ▁by ▁a ▁ ▁arm oured ▁h ood . ▁thick ▁gun sh ield s ▁were ▁fitted ▁to ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁secondary ▁arm ament . ▁ ▁The