Esmeralda 1896
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Esmeralda | Armstrong, Newcastle, UK | 4.7.1893 | 14.4.1894 | 4.9.1896 | stricken 1929 |
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Displacement normal, t |
7000 |
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Displacement full, t |
|
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Length, m |
132.9 pp |
|
Breadth, m |
16.2 |
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Draught, m |
6.17 mean |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 VTE, 12 cylindrical boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
16000 |
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Max speed, kts |
22.2 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 1300 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
5500(10) |
|
Armour, mm |
Harvey; belt: 152, protective deck: 51 - 38 with 51 - 38 slopes, shields: 114, CT: 203 |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 203/40 Armstrong P, 16 x 1 - 152/40 Armstrong W2, 8 x 1 - 76/40 Armstrong N, 3 - 450 TT (1 bow, 2 beam) |
|
Complement |
500 |
Project history: Cruiser was designed by P. Watts and became development of exported cruisers of "Elswick" type. Though she had an armoured belt, but this belt was very narrow and raised over wl on 0.5m. On trials Esmeralda considerably exceeded designed machinery power and speed. Steel hull was wood and copper-sheathed.
Ship protection: 100.0m-long belt extended 0.6m above and 1.5m below lwl and was closed by 152mm bulkheads. Complete protective deck had 25mm thickness behind the belt and 51mm at the ends.
Modernizations: 1910: - 4 x 1 - 152/40
Naval service: No significant events.
Esmeralda 1890s
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