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HİZBER river monitors (1876)
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Hizber 1876
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hizber | Tersane-i Amire, Istanbul | 1872 | 9/1873 | 1876 | stricken 1909 | ||
| Seyfı | Tersane-i Amire, Istanbul | 1872 | 9/1873 | 1876 | sunk 26.5.1877 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 404 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 43.9 pp |
| Breadth, m | 9.40 |
| Draught, m | 1.60 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 2-cyl HSE, 1 rectangular boiler |
| Power, h. p. | 400 |
| Max speed, kts | 8 |
| Fuel, t | coal 18 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armour, mm | iron; belt: 76, ends: 51, battery: 76, CT: 13 |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 120/22 RK L/25 C/78 |
| Complement | 51 |
Graphics
Hizber 1876
Project history
Small armoured ships built for Danube service. Iron-hulles central battery gunboats.
Ship protection
Machinery was protected by 76mm belt, ship ends had 51mm protection. Battery had 76mm sides.
Modernizations
1886, Hizber: + 2 x 1 - 87/22 RK L/24 C/82, 2 x 1 - 25/42 Nordenfelt
Naval service
Seyfı was sunk by Russian torpedo cutter near Macin 26.5.1877.
