Grille 1898
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Grille, 7.1915- Freya | Normand, Le Havre, France | 1856 | 9.9.1857 | 3.6.1858 | TS 1889, TS 7.1915, discarded 1.1920 |
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Displacement normal, t |
350 |
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Displacement full, t |
491 |
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Length, m |
56.9 oa 52.5 wl |
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Breadth, m |
7.38 |
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Draught, m |
2.84 mean 3.20 deep load |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 HSE, 2 cylindrical boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
700 |
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Max speed, kts |
13 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 65 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
2160(10) |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 79/15 12pdr |
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Complement |
70 |
Project history: Aviso. Wooden hull.
Modernizations: 1879: - 2 x 1 - 79/15; + 1 x 1 - 125/21 RK L/23 C/78, 2 x 1 - 79/25 RK L/27 C/73
1882: + 3 x 5 - 37/27 RV L/30
1886: HSE was replaced by HC engine (760hp, 14.4kts).
1898: + 3 x 5 - 37/27 RV L/30
1915: armament consisted of only 2 x 5 - 37/27 RV L/30
Naval service: Grille served as kaiser yacht and flagship of gunboats and also was used for fishery protection. In 1889 she was relegated to training role and since July 1915 was used as tender for cadets and training ship.
© Ivan Gogin, 2014