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In its general appearance, a casemate ironclad consisted of a low-cut hull with little freeboard, upon which an armored casemate structure was built. en.wikipedia.org

She was given a deep draught to improve her seaworthiness, but her low freeboard meant that she had very little ability to weather head seas. en.wikipedia.org

For sea passages the ship's freeboard could be increased to 3.2m ftin by use of removable bulwarks 1.1m ftin high. en.wikipedia.org

The low freeboard meant that these ships were unsuitable for ocean-going duties and were always at risk of swamping, flooding and possible loss. en.wikipedia.org

They displayed prominent surface-ship characteristics, notably high freeboard and an expansive deck structure. en.wikipedia.org

Initially used as coastal patrol craft, their shallow draft and low freeboard limited their seaworthiness in open waters. en.wikipedia.org

A large mineload of up to 150 mines was required to be carried under cover, therefore a long, flushdecked hull with high freeboard was required. en.wikipedia.org

Despite these inherent risks, the very high freeboard raises the seaworthiness of these vessels. en.wikipedia.org

This scheme would give her an ample 6ft m of freeboard. en.wikipedia.org

This combined with low freeboard forward made them inferior seaboats compared to later designs. en.wikipedia.org

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