Achéron 1888
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Achéron | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 11/1883 | 23.4.1885 | 2/1888 | stricken 1913 | ||
| Cocyte | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 12/1883 | 13.1.1887 | 2/1890 | stricken 1911 | ||
| Phlégéton | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 7/1885 | 20.12.1890 | 1892 | stricken 1910 | ||
| Styx | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 9/1889 | 22.8.1891 | 10/1892 | stricken 1919 |
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Displacement normal, t |
Achéron, Cocyte: 1690 Phlégéton, Styx: 1767 |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
Achéron, Cocyte: 55.2 wl Phlégéton, Styx: 58.7 wl |
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Breadth, m |
12.3 |
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Draught, m |
3.56 max |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 HC, 4 locomotive boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
1600 |
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Max speed, kts |
11.6 - 13 |
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Fuel, t |
Achéron, Cocyte: coal 98 Phlégéton, Styx: coal 71 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
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Armour, mm |
compound; belt: 200, turret: 200, deck: 50 |
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Armament |
Achéron: 1 x 1 - 274/29 M1881, 2 x 1 - 100/26 M1881, 2 x 1 - 47/40 M1885, 4 x 5 - 37/20 M1885 Cocyte: 1 x 1 - 274/29 M1881, 3 x 1 - 100/26 M1881, 2 x 1 - 47/40 M1885, 4 x 5 - 37/20 M1885 Phlégéton, Styx: 1 x 1 - 274/29 M1881, 1 x 1 - 139/28 M1881, 2 x 1 - 47/40 M1885, 7 x 5 - 37/20 M1885 |
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Complement |
110 |
Project history: Small armoured ships for coast defence.
Ship protection: These vessels had a complete belt from 0.5m above to 1.0m below water, and a 50mm mild steel deck at the belt upper edge. The 274mm gun was in a conical turret.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2014