Vasilefs Georgios 1867
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Βασιλεύς Γεώργιος [Vasilefs Georgios] | Thames Iron Wks, Blackwall, UK | 1866 | 28.12.1867 | 1868 | stricken 1912 |
Displacement normal, t |
1774 |
Displacement full, t |
|
Length, m |
61.0 pp |
Breadth, m |
10.1 |
Draught, m |
4.88 max |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 HC, 4 rectangular boilers |
Power, h. p. |
2100 |
Max speed, kts |
12.2 |
Fuel, t |
coal 210 |
Endurance, nm(kts) | |
Armour, mm |
iron; belt: 178 - 114, battery: 152, deck: 25 |
Armament |
2 x 1 - 229/14 Armstrong 12.5-ton MLR, 2 x 1 - 95/16 Armstrong 20pdr BL |
Complement |
152 |
Project history: Small central battery ship with a complete belt.
Ship protection: Iron armour protected the belt (178mm amidships and 114mm at ship ends). Battery was closed by 152mm sides and 25mm deck.
Modernizations: 1880s: - 2 x 1 - 229/14; + 2 x 1 - 209/20 RK L/22 C/75
1897: re-engined (VTE, 14kts); - 2 x 1 - 95/16; + 1 x 1 - 149/27 RK L/30 C/83, 9 MGs
Naval service: Vasilefs Georgios served as TS since early 1900s.
© Ivan Gogin, 2014