Pre Dreadnaught era had a unique battleship design by the end of 1890s. Heavy machinery with huge coal smoke comming out of their funnels, different gun positions and of course submarine like hull as well. I took mostly inspiration from french battleships and added some steampunk funnels and bronze touches to it. Also I put some nice but very cloudy skies to highlight the steam era atmosphere.
Impressive work! There’s always something about large warships that I absolutely love, good luck with the competition!