Elli 1914
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 飛鴻 [Fei Hung] | New York SB, Camden, USA | 1910 | 4.5.1912 | --- // 14.5.1914 | sold before commission to Greece (Έλλη [Elli]) |
|
Displacement normal, t |
2600 |
|
Displacement full, t |
2750 |
|
Length, m |
97.5 pp 98.1 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
11.9 |
|
Draught, m |
4.26 |
|
No of shafts |
3 |
|
Machinery |
3 Parsons steam turbines, 3 Thornycroft watertube boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
7500 |
|
Max speed, kts |
20 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 600 + oil 100 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4500(10) |
|
Armour, mm |
deck: 25 with 51mm slopes, CT: 50 |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 152/45 Armstrong NN, 4 x 1 - 102/50 Armstrong P, 2 x 1 - 76/40 Armstrong N, 6 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 2 x 1 - 37/27 Maxim, 2 x 1 - 450 TT |
|
Complement |
232 |
Project history: Cruiser was built in the USA under Chinese order as Fei Hung
and completed in November, 1913, but after Chinese Revolution
of 1912 she was not redeemed by customer and 14.5.1914
she was sold to Greece, being renamed Elli (in English-speaking sources often there is writing Helle).
On an original design she was close to British-built Chinese cruisers Chao Ho and Jing Swei, in particular,
she had forecastle and poop, boilers with coal/oil combustion and mixed artillery. On
trials she shown 20.3kts at 8640hp.
Ship protection: Ship was protected by only main deck with slopes, covered machinery.
© Ivan Gogin, 2014