Greif 1889
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Greif | 26 | Germaniawerft, Kiel | 1885 | 29.7.1886 | 9.7.1887 | special service vessel 6.1911, hulk 10.1912 |
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Displacement normal, t |
2050 |
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Displacement full, t |
2266 |
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Length, m |
102.6 oa 99.5 wl |
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Breadth, m |
9.75 |
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Draught, m |
4.22 mean 4.34 deep load |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 HC, 6 cylindrical double-ended boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
5400 |
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Max speed, kts |
18 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 350 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
2180(12) |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 105/32 RK L/35 C/86, 10 x 5 - 37/27 RV L/30 |
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Complement |
170 |
Project history: The Greif, a larger version of the Blitz design but without the torpedo armament, represents a further step in the evolution of the light cruiser. With her ram bow, three funnels and low silhouette she bears a distinct resemblance to much later vessels. However she does not seem to have been successful in service as she was given little employment.
Modernizations: 1891: - 4 x 5 - 37/17; + 8 x 1 - 88/27 SK L/30 C/89
1906: reboilered with 8 cylindrical boilers (5795hp, 19kts, 436t of coal, 3960(10)nm); - 8 x 1 - 88/27, 2 x 5 - 37/17; + 6 x 1 - 88/32 SK L/35 C/01
Naval service: After service as a mine hulk she was scrapped b 1921.
Greif 1890
© Ivan Gogin, 2014