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DOZHD` gunboats (1880 - 1881)
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Dozhd'
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Дождь [Dozhd'] | Galerny Is, St. Petersburg | 9.1878 | 21.10.1879 | 1880 | lightvessel 8.1907 | ||
| Вихрь [Vikhr'], 5.1908- Трал [Tral] | New Admiralty, St. Petersburg | 10.1878 | 6.11.1879 | 1880 | harbour vessel 5.1908 | ||
| Град [Grad] | Crichton, Abo | 5.1879 | 11.9.1880 | summer 1881 | hulk 10.1904 | ||
| Снег [Sneg] | Crichton, Abo | 5.1879 | 11.9.1880 | summer 1881 | stricken 4.1902 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | Dozhd', Grad, Sneg: 402 Vikhr': 390 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 33.5 wl |
| Breadth, m | Dozhd', Grad, Sneg: 10.5 Vikhr': 11.6 |
| Draught, m | Dozhd', Grad, Sneg: 2.20 Vikhr': 2.13 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 HC, 2 cylindrical boilers |
| Power, h. p. | Dozhd', Grad, Sneg: 300 Vikhr': 445 |
| Max speed, kts | Dozhd', Grad, Sneg: 9 Vikhr': 9.3 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | Dozhd', Grad, Sneg: 800(6.5) Vikhr': 700(6.5) |
| Armament | Dozhd', Vikhr', Sneg: 1 x 1 - 279/17 obr. 1867 Grad: 1 x 1 - 279/18 obr. 1877 |
| Complement | 54 |
Standard scale images
Vikhr' 1880
Graphics
Dozhd'
Project history
Composite-hulled, with the 279mm mounted as a pivot gun on a descending platform.
Modernizations
1890s, Dozhd': - 1 x 1 - 279/17; + 6 x 1 - 37/20 Hotchkiss
1890s, Vikhr', Grad, Sneg: + 2 x 1 - 37/20 Hotchkiss
Naval service
No significant events.
