The closing prompt turns Châteaurenault's liner styling into a design exercise. Any disguise must help the raider pass unnoticed without stripping away the shape and equipment needed for warship duties. It also cannot advertise the ship's commerce-raiding purpose at a glance. Châteaurenault's four funnels and hull lines suggest a liner, yet her warship identity remains obvious at closer inspection. The question leaves the alternative ship type open for the viewer to judge.
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Designing a disguised surface raider in the 1890s
The closing design exercise asks what an 1890s surface raider could resemble while retaining the form and capability needed for combat duties.