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ADAMASTOR unprotected cruiser

Adamastor 1900

Name No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Adamastor   Orlando, Leghorn, Italy   12/7/1896 1897 discarded 1933
  

Displacement normal, t

1729

Displacement full, t

1757

Length, m

74.0 pp

Breadth, m

10.7

Draught, m

4.65 max

No of shafts

2

Machinery

VTE, 4 cylindrical boilers

Power, h. p.

4000

Max speed, kts

18

Fuel, t

coal 420

Endurance, nm(kts) 4600(10)
Armour, mm deck: 30, CT: 65

Armament

2 x 1 - 150/30 Krupp, 4 x 1 - 105/40 Krupp, 4 x 1 - 67/40 Krupp, 2 x 1 - 37/20 Krupp, 3 - 356 TT (1 bow, 2 side)

Complement

237

Ship project history: Actually large gunboat with armour deck. Intended for colonial service.

Ship protection: 30mm main deck protected machinery. CT had 65mm sides.

Modernizations: 1922: - 2 x 1 - 150/30; + 2 x 1 - 120/40 Armstrong QF

Naval service: No significant events.

Adamastor 1898

 

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