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ALBERT gunvessel (1884)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Albert (ex-Melbourne) (Victoria naval service)     Armstrong Mitchell, Walker 30.9.1882 6.6.1883 26.1.1884 to War Department 1897

 

Displacement normal, t

350

Displacement full, t

 

Length, m

35.1 pp 36.6 oa

Breadth, m

7.62

Draught, m

2.90

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 VC, boilers

Power, h. p.

400

Max speed, kts

10.5

Fuel, t

coal 60

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

1 x 1 - 203/26 BL Mk VII, 1 x 1 - 152/26 BL Mk VI, 2 x 1 - 81/16 9pdr BL

Complement

55

Project history: Large 'flatiron' gunvessel of Armstrong type B1, built for naval service of Victoria.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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