Prut 1916
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Прут [Prut] (ex-Mecidiye) | 310 | Cramp, Philadelphia, USA | 7.11.1901 | 25.7.1903 | 19.12.1903 // 25.2.1916 | captured by Germany 1.5.1918 (Turkish Mecidiye) |
|
Displacement normal, t |
3485 |
|
Displacement full, t |
3967 |
|
Length, m |
100.5 pp 102.4 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
12.8 |
|
Draught, m |
4.80 normal 5.33 max |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 VQE, 16 Niclausse boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
6698 |
|
Max speed, kts |
18 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 610 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1100(12) |
|
Armour, mm |
deck: 38 with 102mm slopes |
|
Armament |
6 x 1 - 130/53, 4 x 1 - 75/48 Canet, 2 x 1 - 7.6/94, 2 - 450 TT (beam) |
|
Complement |
268 |
Project history: The Turkish protected cruiser Mecidiye was mined 15 miles off Odessa on 3 April 1915 and sunk on an even keel. She was raised by the Russians and docked in the ROPiT Yd, Odessa on 31 May 1915. Under the name Prut she was placed on the list 26 June and re-armament as well as reconstruction begun.
Ship protection: Protective deck had 38mm flat part and 102mm slopes.
Modernizations: 1.1917: - 4 x 1 - 75/48; + 4 x 1 - 130/53, 2 x 1 - 7.6/94
Naval service: Seized by the Germans in Sevastopol and returned to Turkey on 12 Mav 1918.
Prut
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
© Ivan Gogin, 2014