Valkyrien 1900
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Valkyrien | Orlogsværftet, København | 27.10.1886 | 8.9.1888 | 1890 | stricken 10.1923 |
Displacement normal, t |
2972 |
Displacement full, t |
3020 |
Length, m |
81.3 pp 85.8 oa |
Breadth, m |
13.2 |
Draught, m |
5.54 max |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 VTE, 6 cylindrical boilers |
Power, h. p. |
5200 |
Max speed, kts |
17 |
Fuel, t |
coal 488 |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 3900(10) |
Armour, mm |
steel; deck: 65 |
Armament |
2 x 1 - 209/32 RK L/35 C/86, 6 x 1 - 149/32 L/35 C/88, 4 x 1 - 57/40 M.1885, 8 x 5 - 37/17 M.1885, 5 - 381 TT (2 bow, 2 beam, 1 stern) |
Complement |
282 |
Project history: Unique real cruiser of Danish Navy. To the First World War she has become outdated.
Ship protection: Guns were protected by shields. There was armoured main 65mm deck.
Modernizations: 1915: - 2 x 1 - 209/32, 6 x 1 - 149/32, 2 x 1 - 57/40, 6 x 5 - 37/17, 2 - 381 TT (beam); + 2 x 1 - 149/49 L/50 M.06, 6 x 1 - 75/52 L/55 KM.12
Naval service: Valkiryen was used as training ship in last service years.
Valkyrien
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