sentences:  They settled on a ship armed with four guns arranged in the lozenge pattern favored by contemporary French capital ship designers, a thick armored belt and armored deck, and an ability to steam for .Other questions, including the speed and crew size, were left unanswered.At the same time, Caprivi requested design proposals from the Naval Construction Office, which submitted plans for ships that ranged in size from small coastal defense ships armed with a battery of two guns to heavily-armed ocean-going battleships equipped with seven 30.5 cm guns.