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Thebeltarmorwas 254 mm thick and the main deck was 98 mm thick.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thebeltarmorhad a maximum thickness 12 inches which thinned, in two-inch steps, down to six inches forward and eight inches aft.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is designed to keep the ship afloat even if the hull was struck underneath thebeltarmorby a shell or by a torpedo.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The mainbeltarmorwas 303 mm thick; horizontal protection consisted of a 50 mm thick deck.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The only solution, he wrote, was to extendbeltarmorupward, effectively armoring the whole freeboard surface.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Each side of the ship was protected below the waterline by two tanks mounted outside thebeltarmor, and separated by a bulkhead.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thebeltarmorwas designed to be able to defeat 16in mm shells from a distance of 1200020000m yards.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thebeltarmorwas 180mm in thick and inclined outwards at an angle of 15 to maximize its effectiveness against both plunging and horizontal fire.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Her ironbeltarmorwas removed and stronger steel armor was installed in its place.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Their turrets lacked counterweights, and the mainbeltarmorwas placed too low to be effective under most conditions.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thebeltarmorwas 250 mm thick and the main deck was 40 mm thick.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The verticalbeltarmorwas 6in mm thick and the horizontal deck armor was up to 3in mm thick.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some kinds of naval warships also hadbeltarmorthat was thinner than was really necessary for their protection.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This deck, which would only be struck very obliquely by shells, could be thinner and lighter thanbeltarmor.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The main section of thebeltarmorwas closed on either end by 70 mm thick transverse bulkheads.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The ship'sbeltarmorwas 225 mm thick amidships, and the main battery turrets were protected by 330 mm of armor plate on the faces.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Each round of repairs and alterations added more weight to the already overweight ship, and by 1907 the ship'sbeltarmorwas completely below the waterline.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Much of thebeltarmorwas removed.
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