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ARÉTHUSE wooden cruiser (1885)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aréthuse | Arsenal de Toulon | 2/1879 | 1882 | 7/1885 | hulk 1899 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 3487 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 74.4 wl |
| Breadth, m | 14.3 |
| Draught, m | 6.91 max |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | sails + 1 HC, 8 cylindrical boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 3200 |
| Max speed, kts | 15.5 |
| Fuel, t | coal 500 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 4 x 1 - 165/28 M1881, 22 x 1 - 139/28 M1881, 8 x 5 - 37/17 Hotchkiss |
| Complement | 467 |
Standard scale images
Aréthuse late 1880s
Project history
A ship-rigged, wooden-hulled cruiser with a ram bow and overhanging stern. There was a forecastle and poop with the funnel abaft the foremast. The 165mm guns were in upper deck sponsons with 20 139mm on the main deck broadside and the other 2 on forecastle and poop.
Modernizations
1891: re-boilered (4000hp, 17kts); - 6 x 1 - 139/28; + 4 x 5 - 37/17 Hotchkiss.
Naval service
No significant events.
