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Helgoland

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Helgoland			Orlogsværftets, København	20.5.1876	9.5.1878	1879	stricken 6.1907

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	5332
Displacement full, t
Length, m	79.1
Breadth, m	18.0
Draught, m	5.89 max
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 HRCR, 8 cylindrical boilers
Power, h. p.	4000
Max speed, kts	13.7
Fuel, t	coal 224
Endurance, nm(kts)	1050(10)
Armour, mm	iron; belt: 305 - 203, barbette: 254, battery: 254
Armament	1 x 1 - 305/19 RK L/22 C/78, 4 x 1 - 263/19 RK L/22 C/76, 5 x 1 - 120/22 RK L/25 C/79, 10 x 5 - 37/17 M.1875, 2 - 381 TT (bow), 3 - 356 TT (2 beam, 1 aft)
Complement	331

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Project history

An unusual design with a complete belt and the 4-26cm guns in a main deck battery of which the forward part formed a barbette for the 305mm gun.

Ship protection

Ship was protected by 305-203mm side armour, all big guns had 254mm protection.

Modernizations

1886: - 1 x 1 - 120/22

1887: - 6 x 5 - 37/17; + 2 x 1 - 57/40 M.1885, 3 x 1 - 37/20 M.1885

Naval service

No significant events.