Polluce 1891
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Castore | Armstrong, Pozzuoli | 1888 | 1888 | 1889 | barge 1899, minelayer 1904, test vessel 11.1915 | ||
| Polluce | Armstrong, Pozzuoli | 1888 | 1888 | 1891 | discarded 8.1911 |
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Displacement normal, t |
640 |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
35.1 |
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Breadth, m |
11.3 |
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Draught, m |
2.45 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 VC, 2 cylindrical boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
364 |
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Max speed, kts |
8 |
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Fuel, t |
coal |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 400/32 MRK L/35 C/86, 2 - 350 TT |
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Complement |
40 - 49 |
Project history: Built originally for the Ministry of War and transferred to the Navy in 1891-1892 for experiments with the Krupp 400mm/32 gun.
Modernizations: 1889, Castore: - 1 x 1 - 400/32, 2 - 350 TT; + 1 x 1 - 120/32 B(c.o.), 1 x 1 - 11.4/94 (displacement was 522t)
1899, Polluce: - 1 x 1 - 400/32, 2 - 350 TT; + 1 x 1 - 120/40 A91, 1 x 1 - 11.4/94 (displacement was 522t)
1904, Castore: + mines
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2014