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HEILIGERLEE monitors (1868)


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Krokodil Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Heiligerlee (ex-Panter)   361 Laird, Birkenhead, UK 1867 1868 1868 stricken 1.1909
Krokodil   364 Laird, Birkenhead, UK 1867 1868 1868 stricken 3.1900
Tijger   140 Napier, Govan, UK 1867 1868 1868 stricken 12.1895


Technical data


Displacement normal, t

Heiligerlee, Krokodil: 1520

Tijger: 1427

Displacement full, t

 

Length, m

57.0

Breadth, m

13.5

Draught, m

Heiligerlee, Krokodil: 3.05 max

Tijger: 2.79 max

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 HRCR, 4 rectangular boilers

Power, h. p.

Heiligerlee, Krokodil: 630

Tijger: 680

Max speed, kts

Heiligerlee, Krokodil: 9

Tijger: 8.2

Fuel, t

Heiligerlee, Krokodil: coal 131

Tijger: coal 80

Endurance, nm(kts)850(8)
Armour, mm

iron; side: 140, deck: 25, turret: 285 - 203, CT: 140

Armament

1 x 2 - 229/14 Armstrong 12.5-ton MLR

Complement

117



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<i>Heiligerlee </i>1868
Heiligerlee 1868


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<i>Krokodil</i> <i>Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.</i>
Krokodil Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.


Project history

Low freeboard monitors without ram bows, and with narrow fore and aft superstructures.

Ship protection

Armoured 140mm belt protected full ship length. Turret had 285-203mm sides.

Modernizations

1884, Krokodil; 1886, Heiligerlee, Tijger: - 1 x 2 - 229/14; + 1 x 1 - 283/20 Krupp No.1, 2 x 1 - 37/20 Hotchkiss, 2 x 5 - 37/17 Hotchkiss

Naval service

No significant events.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.