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=== General characteristics and machinery=== [[File:Kearsarge (BB5), converted to craneship in 1920. Port bow, at wharf, 09-18-1899 - NARA - 535431.jpg|thumb|''Kearsarge'' while fitting out]] The two ''Kearsarge''-class ships were {{convert|368|ft}} [[long at the waterline]] and {{cvt|375|ft|4|in|1}} [[length overall|long overall]], with a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{cvt|72|ft|3|in}} and a [[draft (hull)|draft]] of {{cvt|23|ft|6|in}}. They [[displacement (ship)|displaced]] {{convert|11540|LT|t|lk=on}} normally, which increased to {{convert|12850|LT|t}} at [[full-load displacement|full load]]. Like the ''Indiana'' class, the ''Kearsarge'' class also had a very low freeboard, amounting to {{cvt|14|ft|6|in}} forward under normal conditions, which resulted in her guns becoming unusable in bad weather. The ships' hulls incorporated a prominent [[naval ram|ram bow]], a common feature for battleships of the period.{{sfn|Campbell|p=141}}{{sfn|Friedman 1985|p=427}} Steering was controlled with a single [[rudder]]; while steaming at a speed of {{convert|12|kn|lk=in}}, it took ''Kearsarge'' {{cvt|475|yd}} to complete a turn to [[port and starboard|port]] and {{cvt|455|yd}} to turn to starboard. As completed, both ships carried two heavy [[military mast]]s that carried some of the vessels' light guns, along with [[spotting top]]s to help direct the aim of their guns. ''Kearsarge'' was manned by 38 officers and 548 enlisted men, while ''Kentucky'' carried 38 officers and 549 enlisted men. Their complement was later adjusted to 40 officers and 513 enlisted men.{{sfn|Campbell|p=141}}{{sfn|Friedman 1985|p=427}}{{sfn|Reilly & Scheina|pp=92, 94}} The battleships had two 3-cylinder [[Marine steam engine#Triple or multiple expansion|vertical triple-expansion steam engines]] that each drove a single [[screw propeller]]. Steam for the engines was provided by five coal-fired [[Scotch marine boiler]]s, which were ducted into a pair of [[funnel (ship)|funnels]]. The ships' engines were designed to produce a total of {{convert|10000|ihp|kW|lk=on}} for a top speed of {{convert|16|kn}}. During [[sea trial]]s, the indicated horsepower and speed exceeded the design, with ''Kearsarge''{{'}}s engines producing a total of {{convert|11674|ihp}} for {{convert|16.8|kn}} and ''Kentucky''{{'}}s propulsion system reaching {{convert|12179|ihp}} for {{convert|16.9|kn}}. Coal storage amounted to {{convert|410|LT|t}} normally and up to {{convert|1591|LT|t}} at full load. At a cruising speed of {{convert|10|kn}}, the ships could steam for {{convert|5070|nmi|lk=in}}.{{sfn|Friedman 1985|p=427}}{{sfn|Reilly & Scheina|p=94}}
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