Comet 1893
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Meteor | 48 | Germaniawerft, Kiel | 1888 | 20.1.1890 | 15.5.1891 | fishery protection 1895-1896, harbour defence 5.1904, barrack ship 6.1911 | |
| Comet | 203 | Vulcan, Stettin | 1891 | 15.11.1892 | 29.4.1893 | harbour defence 5.1904, discarded 6.1911 |
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Displacement normal, t |
Meteor: 961 Comet: 992 |
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Displacement full, t |
Meteor: 1078 Comet: 1117 |
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Length, m |
Meteor: 79.9 oa 78.5 wl Comet: 79.9 oa 78.7 wl |
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Breadth, m |
Meteor: 9.56 Comet: 9.58 |
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Draught, m |
Meteor: mean 3.68 deep load 4.50 Comet: mean 3.68 deep load 4.48 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 VTE, 4 locomotive boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
Meteor: 4500 Comet: 5000 |
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Max speed, kts |
Meteor: 19 Comet: 19.5 |
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Fuel, t |
Meteor: coal 120 Comet: coal 147 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
960(9) |
| Armour, mm | steel; deck: 15 with 25mm slopes, CT: 30 |
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Armament |
4 x 1 - 88/27 SK L/30 C/89, 3 - 350 TT (1 bow, 2 beam) |
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Complement |
115 |
Project history: The Meteor and her slightly faster near-sister were smaller than their predecessors, and very similar to the British torpedo gunboats. They proved to be very poor seaboats, and vibrated considerably at high speeds, so it is not surprising that they saw little service.
Ship protection: They had steel armoured deck with 15mm flat and 25mm slopes. CT had 30mm sides and 15mm roof.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: They were broken up in 1919 and 1921 respectively.
© Ivan Gogin, 2014