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TORDENSKJOLD torpedo ram (armoured ship) (1882)

Tordenskjold 1882

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Tordenskjold     Orlogsværftets, København 5.6.1879 30.9.1880 29.9.1882 stricken 5.1908

 

 

Displacement normal, t

2462

Displacement full, t

 

Length, m

67.8

Breadth, m

13.2

Draught, m

4.80 max

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 VC, 8 cylindrical boilers

Power, h. p.

2600

Max speed, kts

12.7

Fuel, t

coal 170

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armour, mm

compound; barbette: 203, deck: 38 with 97mm slopes

Armament

1 x 1 - 355/22 RK L/25 C/80, 4 x 1 - 120/22 RK L/25 C/79, 1 x 1 - 84/13 M.1872, 4 x 5 - 37/17 M.1875, 1 - 381 TT (bow), 3 - 356 TT (2 beam, 1 aft)

Complement

206

Project history: A ship of unusual type with the 355mm barbette forward and the 120mm guns in shields aft.

Ship protection: Sides were unprotected, hull was protected by 38mm deck with 97mm slopes. 355mm gun was protected by 203mm barbette.

Modernizations: 1883: - 1 x 1 - 84/13; + 4 x 5 - 37/17 M.1875

Naval service: No significant events.

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