Valkyrien 1900
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Valkyrien | Orlogsværftet, Copenhagen | 27/10/1886 | 8/9/1888 | 1890 | stricken 10/1923 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
2972 |
|
Displacement full, t |
3020 |
|
Length, m |
81.3 pp 85.8 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
13.2 |
|
Draught, m |
5.54 max |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
VTE, 6 cylindrical boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
5200 |
|
Max speed, kts |
17 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 488 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3900(10) |
|
Armour, mm |
steel; deck: 65 |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 210/35 Krupp, 6 x 1 - 150/35 Krupp C/88, 4 x 1 - 57/44 Hotchkiss, 8 x 5 - 37/23 Hotchkiss, 5 - 381 TT (2 bow, 2 beam, 1 stern) |
|
Complement |
282 |
Ship project history: Unique real cruiser of Danish Navy. To the First World War she has become outdated.
Ship protection: Guns were protected by shields. There was armoured main 65mm deck.
Modernizations: 1915: - 2 x 1 - 210/35, 6 x 1 - 150/35, 2 x 1 - 57/44, 6 x 5 - 37/23, 2 - 381 TT (beam); + 2 x 1 - 150/50 Bofors M06, 6 x 1 - 75/55 KM12
Naval service: Valkiryen was used as training ship in last service years.
Valkyrien
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