Delthak class

The Delthak class was the first class of ironclad warships introduced by the Imperial Charisian Navy.

Design
Intended for use in inland waterways and rivers, the first ships of the Delthak class were introduced in the Year of God 896, embarking on their first operational deployment in June of that year. Each ship of the class measured one hundred and forty feet in length overall with a one hundred twenty foot casemate that angled inwards sixty degrees painted solid black without the customary white strake of previous Charisian warships and possessing eight gunports on either side with a further three gunports at the front of the casemate. The ships would displace twelve hundred tons with their guns and normal load of coal and feed water.

The helm of the Delthak class ships was located in an armed wheelhouse at the front of the slab-sided casemate. Two tall funnels served as exhaust points for their engines.

Propulsion was handled by steam locomotion turning three-bladed propellers that were almost eight feet across and could rotate at a speed of two hundred twenty revolutions per minute, allowing ships of the class to reach and in certain circumstances exceed seventeen knots.

Each Delthak class ship was armed with twenty-two thirty pound cannon and carried a crew of one hundred ninety-seven sailors. 

Service Record
The first operational deployment of the Delthak class was to the Republic of Siddarmark in the Siddarmark Civil War, where the first four units of the class participated in the Great Canal Raid after sailing six thousand miles from their launch point at the Delthak Works in Charis. 

Known vessels

 * HMS Delthak
 * HMS Hador
 * HMS Saygin
 * HMS Tellesberg