Destructor 1887
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Destructor | Thompson, Clydebank, UK | 1885 | 29.7.1886 | 1/1887 | discarded 1.1908 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
348 |
|
Displacement full, t |
|
|
Length, m |
58.7 |
|
Breadth, m |
7.62 |
|
Draught, m |
2.13 max |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 VTE, 4 locomotive boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
3784 |
|
Max speed, kts |
23 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 93 |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
4000(10) |
|
Armour, mm |
steel; belt: 19, CT: 19 |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 87/27 Armstrong M1883, 4 x 1 - 57/42 Nordenfelt, 2 x 5 - 37/17 Hotchkiss, 3 - 356 TT (2 bow, 1 aft), 1 x 2 - 356 TT |
|
Complement |
45 |
Project history: Destructor had two raked funnels abreast, three hinged masts and light 19mm splinter plating abreast the machinery and on the CT. She was one of the very first ships to have TE machinery. Service speed was nearer 20kts.
Ship protection: 19mm belt protected machinery.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2014