Smerch 1865
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Ñìåð÷ [Smerch] | Mitchell, St. Petersburg | 19.8.1863 | 23.6.1864 | 17.6.1865 | stricken 2.1904 |
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Displacement normal, t |
1460 |
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Displacement full, t |
|
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Length, m |
57.4 wl |
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Breadth, m |
11.6 |
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Draught, m |
3.66 max |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 HDA, 2 rectangular boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
700 |
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Max speed, kts |
8 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 250 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
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Armour, mm |
wrought iron; side: 114, turrets: 152 - 114, deck: 25 |
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Armament |
2 x 2 - 196/12 60pdr SBML |
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Complement |
155 |
Project history: A low freeboard turret ship very similar to the Danish Rolf Krake, but differing in having a partial double bottom. The Smerch was rigged with three pole signal masts.
Ship protection: The hull above water was completely armoured and there was a 25mm deck.
Modernizations: 1867: - 2 x 2 - 196/12; + 2 x 1 - 203/19 obr. 1867
1870: - 2 x 1 - 203/19; + 2 x 1 - 229/14 Krupp SB
1890s: - 2 x 1 - 229/14; + 2 x 1 - 229/19 obr. 1877, 4 x 1 - 87/21 4pdr obr. 1877, 4 x 5 - 37/17 Hotchkiss
Naval service: No significant events.
Smerch
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