Helgoland 1879
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Helgoland | Orlogsværftets, København | 20.5.1876 | 9.5.1878 | 1879 | stricken 6.1907 |
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Displacement normal, t |
5332 |
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Displacement full, t |
|
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Length, m |
79.1 |
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Breadth, m |
18.0 |
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Draught, m |
5.89 max |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 HRCR, 8 cylindrical boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
4000 |
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Max speed, kts |
13.7 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 224 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1050(10) |
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Armour, mm |
iron; belt: 305 - 203, barbette: 254, battery: 254 |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 305/19 RK L/22 C/78, 4 x 1 - 263/19 RK L/22 C/76, 5 x 1 - 120/22 RK L/25 C/79, 10 x 5 - 37/17 M.1875, 2 - 381 TT (bow), 3 - 356 TT (2 beam, 1 aft) |
|
Complement |
331 |
Project history: An unusual design with a complete belt and the 4-26cm guns in a main deck battery of which the forward part formed a barbette for the 305mm gun.
Ship protection: Ship was protected by 305-203mm side armour, all big guns had 254mm protection.
Modernizations: 1886: - 1 x 1 - 120/22
1887: - 6 x 5 - 37/17; + 2 x 1 - 57/40 M.1885, 3 x 1 - 37/20 M.1885
Naval service: No significant events.
Helgoland
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