The reconstruction sets Tiger at roughly 28,500 tons fully loaded, with water-tube boilers, steam turbines, and a mixed oil-and-coal fuel arrangement. Forced draught and high shaft horsepower help explain the speed expected from the hull. Four-inch bulkheads, a double bottom, improved steering, and anti-flooding measures represent the ship's survivability. The build treats propulsion and underwater protection as parts of the same design problem.
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Tiger's mixed-fuel machinery and protection
A reconstruction of Tiger's machinery connects mixed oil-and-coal firing, turbines, bulkheads, steering, and underwater protection to her performance.