Cariddi 1880
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Scilla | R. Cantiere di Castellamare di Stabia | 1873 | 10.10.1874 | 1876 | discarded 5.1904 | ||
| Cariddi | R. Cantiere di Castellamare di Stabia | 1873 | 22.3.1875 | 1876 | wrecked 23.12.1900 |
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Displacement normal, t |
Scilla: 1059 Cariddi: 1084 |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
54.4 pp 57.7 wl |
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Breadth, m |
8.72 - 8.76 |
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Draught, m |
4.25 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 HTE, 2 boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
Scilla: 826 Cariddi: 956 |
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Max speed, kts |
10.5 |
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Fuel, t |
coal |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 164/16 Palliser 3.54ton MLR, 2 x 1 - 120/20 Armstrong 1.26ton BLR, 2 x 1 - 75/21 Uchatius 29cwt No1 BLR, 2 x 1 - 25/41 |
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Complement |
136 - 139 |
Project history: These two vessels underwent several changes during their careers. Originally barque-rigged and later barquentines.
Modernizations: 1879, Scilla: - 2 x 1 - 75/21, 2 x 1 - 25/41; + 1 x 1 - 120/20 Armstrong 1.26ton BLR
1883, Scilla: + 2 x 1 - 57/43 N, 2 x 1 - 37/20 H corto
1883, Carridi: - 2 x 1 - 75/21, 2 x 1 - 25/41
1900, Scilla: - 1 x 1 - 164/16, 3 x 1 - 120/20, 2 x 1 - 37/20; + 2 x 1 - 57/43 N
1900, Carridi: - 1 x 1 - 164/16; + 4 x 1 - 57/43 N, 4 x 1 - 37/25 H lungo
Naval service: Cariddi was stranded 70nm N at Massawa (Red Sea) on 23.12.1900 and her wreck was sold.
© Ivan Gogin, 2014