Shah 1876
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Shah (ex-Blonde) | Portsmouth DYd | 7.3.1870 | 10.9.1873 | 12.1875 | coal hulk 12.1904 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
6250 |
|
Displacement full, t |
|
|
Length, m |
101.8 pp |
|
Breadth, m |
15.8 |
|
Draught, m |
8.06 |
|
No of shafts |
1 (hoisting screw) |
|
Machinery |
sails + 1 2-cyl HSE, 10 rectangular boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
7480 |
|
Max speed, kts |
16.2 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 890 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 6840(10) |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 229/14 MLR Mk IV, 16 x 1 - 178/16 MLR Mk III, 8 x 1 - 160/16 64pdr 64cwt MLR, 4 x 1 - 81/19 12pdr 8cwt BL, 12 x 6 - 11.4/59, 2- 356 TC |
|
Complement |
600 |
Project history: After the completion of
Shah in 1876 the Navy Board's policy was to limit the size of a cruising
ship to about half that of a contemporary ironclad's. Iron hull, from keel to
bulwarks, was clad with a double layer of 76mm timber, both layers were
horizontal. Ship was also coppered. She was without double bottom or wing
compartments, but had lateral watertight bulkheads extended up to the upper
deck. Shah had three complete decks.
The engines of Inconstant, Raleigh and Shah
were of greater size and power than any existing cruiser. It was a retrogressive
step to retain simple expansion engines but nevertheless they provided a speed
which, in the example of Inconstant, was unprecedented for the times -
she logged 15.5kts for 24 hours. Shah had telescopic funnels and hoisting
screw. She was ship rigged, with fixed bowsprit, and had 2480m2 of
canvas. Under canvas Shah was first rate sailing vessel, logging 13.5kts.
Boilers operated at 2.1 kgf/cm2. At 6840nm at 10kts Shah had
the greatest radius of action.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: In December 1904 Shah became coal hulk C470, sold in 1919 and wrecked at Bermuda in 1926.
Shah 1870s
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