Vasco da Gama 1910
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Vasco da Gama | Thames Iron Works, Blackwall, UK | 1874 | 1/12/1875 | 1876 | disarmed 1933 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
2384 |
|
Displacement full, t |
|
|
Length, m |
61.0 pp |
|
Breadth, m |
14.2 over battery, 12.2 wl |
|
Draught, m |
5.79 max |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
VC |
|
Power, h. p. |
3000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
10.3 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 300 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2500(9) |
|
Armour, mm |
iron; belt: 229 - 102, battery: 254 - 152 |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 262/20 Krupp 18ton KR, 1 x 1 - 149/25 Krupp KR, 4 x 67/40 Krupp QF |
|
Complement |
232 |
Ship project history: Casemate ironclad. To the beginning of WWI ship had no battle value. Before reconstruction she was barquentine rigged. 260mm (really 262) guns were placed in a raised battery and 150mm (really 149) gun was installed aft.
Ship protection: Main 229-102mm belt was complete. Also main battery was only protected by 254-152mm iron.
Modernizations: (1901-1903, Orlando, Leghorn): ship was drastically reconstructed, the hull was cut in half and lengthened. New data was:
|
Displacement normal, t |
2972 |
|
Displacement full, t |
3200 |
|
Length, m |
70.9 pp |
|
Breadth, m |
12.2 |
|
Draught, m |
6.27 max |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
VTE, Yarrow boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
6000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
15.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 300 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2500(9) |
|
Armour, mm |
steel; belt: 250 - 100, deck: 75, shields: 200 |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 203/40 Armstrong, 1 x 1 - 152/45 Armstrong, 1 x 1 - 76/40 Armstrong, 6 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss |
|
Complement |
260 |
Ship protection after modernization: Main 250-100mm belt was complete and was covered by 75mm main deck over machinery. Main guns were installed in sponsons and protected by 200mm shields. Also CT was protected.
1922: - 1 x 1 - 203/40, 1 x 1 - 76/40; + 1 x 1 - 102/40 Armstrong
Naval service: Vasco da Gama was disarmed in 1933 and in 1935 discarded and sold.
Vasco da Gama before reconstruction
© Ivan Gogin, 2011