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ROYAL NAVY - UNITED KINGDOM

MINE WARFARE SHIPS

VOLTA mine vessels (1889-1895)

Names

Volta

Ampere

Farad

Joule

Ohm

Watt

Admiral

Hoptown

Pembroke

Sir Charles

Sir Donald

Sir James

Swale

Carrigaline

Dragon

Erg

Dodo

Maroon

Musquash

Builders

 

Completed

1889: Volta

1890: Ampere, Farad, Joule, Ohm, Watt

1891: Admiral, Hoptown, Pembroke, Sir Charles, Sir Donald, Sir James, Swale

1892: Carrigaline, Dragon, Erg

1893: Dodo

1895: Maroon, Musquash

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarded

unknown

 

Displacement standard, t

24-27

Displacement full, t

 

Length, m

14.6 pp

Breadth, m

3.35

Draught, m

 

No of shafts

 

Machinery

 

Power, h. p.

 

Max speed, kts

 

Fuel, t

coal

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

mines

Complement

 

Project history: Purpose-built coastal minelayers.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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