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| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Absalon | Thames IW, Blackwall, UK | 1862 | 6.1862 | stricken 5.1908 | |||
| Esbern Snare | Thames IW, Blackwall, UK | 1862 | 7.1862 | TS 1885, depot ship 1906 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
516 |
|
Displacement full, t |
533 |
|
Length, m |
47.8 |
|
Breadth, m |
7.92 |
|
Draught, m |
3.26 |
|
No of shafts |
1 |
|
Machinery |
? |
|
Power, h. p. |
500 |
|
Max speed, kts |
11 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 65 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armour, mm | iron; belt: 64 - 51 |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 202/12.6 60pdr 88ctr 4.321Ton M1860 shell SB by Finspång, 2 x 1 - 150/15.2 24pdr 42ctr 2.063 Ton MLR by Finspång, 4 x 1 - 84/7 4pdr SB howitzers |
|
Complement |
50 |
Project history: Iron-hulled armoured gunboats.
Modernizations: 1868, both: - 1 x 1 - 202/12.6; + 1 x 1 - 139/14 18pdr Palliser MLR
1877, Esbern Snare: - 1 x 1 - 150/15.2, 4 x 1 - 84/7; + 2 x 5 - 37/17 M.1875, 1 - 381 TT (bow)
1878, Absalon: - 4 x 1 - 84/7; + 2 x 5 - 37/17 M.1875
1880, Esbern Snare: - 2 x 1 - 150/15.2; + 2 x 1 - 87/21 L/24 C/80, 1 x 1 - 356 TT
1882, Absalon: - 3 x 1 - 150/15.2; + 4 x 1 - 87/21 RK L/24 C/80
1885, Absalon: + 2 x 1 - 87/21 RK L/24 C/80
1885, Esbern Snare: - 2 x 1 - 87/21
1888: - 4 x 1 - 87/21, 2 x 5 - 37/17; + 2 x 1 - 120/27 RK L/30 C/84, 4 x 1 - 8.80
Naval service: No significant events.
Many Thanks to Kent Crawford for unique correction of information about ships' guns on this page.
Absalon
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