nearly sister-ship Cormoran 1895
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Bussard | Danzig KW | 1888 | 23.1.1890 | 7.10.1890 | discarded 10.1912 | ||
| Falke | 19 | Kiel KW | 1890 | 4.4.1891 | 14.9.1891 | discarded 10.1912 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
1559 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1868 |
|
Length, m |
82.6 oa 79.6 wl |
|
Breadth, m |
10.2 |
|
Draught, m |
4.45 mean 5.63 deep load |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 HTE, 4 cylindrical boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
2800 |
|
Max speed, kts |
15.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 305 |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
2880(9) |
|
Armament |
Bussard: 8 x 1 - 105/32 RK L/35 C/86, 2 x 1 - 350 TT Falke: 8 x 1 - 105/32 SK L/35 C/91, 2 x 1 - 350 TT |
|
Complement |
161 |
Project history: The Bussard class were intended for colonial work, with their barquentine rig, ram bows and wooden sheathing.
Modernizations: 1900s, both: + (0 - 5) x 5 - 37/27 RV L/30
Naval service: Bussard was rebuilt in 1900, and re-rigged as topsail schooner. The bridge was also enlarged.
© Ivan Gogin, 2014