Cuba 1943
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Cuba | Cramp, Philadelphia, USA | 10/8/1911 | 1911 | stricken 1971 |
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Displacement normal, t |
2055 |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
79.2 |
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Breadth, m |
11.9 |
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Draught, m |
4.30 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
VTE, Babcock boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
6000 |
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Max speed, kts |
18 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 250 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 102/50 Bethlehem, 4 x 1 - 57/(40-50) Mk 1 - 10, 4 x 1 - 47/(40-50) Mk 1 - 11, 4 x 1 - 37/(20-50) Mk 2 - 11, 2 x 1 - 7.6/90 |
| Complement | 145 |
Ship project history: Officially was classified as cruiser. Cuba was ordered under the 1910 program, represented the project of Montgomery class cruiser, which has well proved during the Spanish-American war, adapted under Cuban requirements.
Modernizations: mid-1930s: boilers were converted to oil fuel; - 4 x 1 - 47/(40-50), 4 x 1 - 37/(20-50); + 2 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 2/3/5/6/8, 2 x 1 - 76/23 Mk 4/7/9/11, 2 x 1 - 57/(40-50) Mk 1 - 10
1942: + 2 DCT
Naval service: Since 1961 Cuba was used as accommodation ship, stricken in 1971.
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© Ivan Gogin, 2011