Atlanta 1886
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| Atlanta | John Roach, Chester | 8.11.1883 | 9.10.1884 | 19.7.1886 | stricken 4.1912 | ||
| Boston | John Roach, Chester // New York N Yd | 15.11.1883 | 4.12.1884 | 2.5.1887 | Naval Militia TS 6.1911 |
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Displacement normal, t |
3189 |
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Displacement full, t |
|
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Length, m |
86.3 |
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Breadth, m |
12.8 |
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Draught, m |
5.18 mean |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 HCE, 8 cylindrical boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
3500 |
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Max speed, kts |
13 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 490 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armour, mm |
steel; deck: 38, barbettes: 51 |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 203/31 Mk I, 6 x 1 - 152/30 Mk II, 2 x 1 - 57/40 Hotchkiss Mk I/II, 2 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss Mk I, 2 x 1 - 37/20 Hotchkiss Mk I |
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Complement |
284 |
Project history: Authorized under the Act of 3.3.1883. 203mm guns were echeloned to port forward and starboard aft, with the end 152mm in the central superstructure counter-echeloned, to permit axial fire of 1 203mm and 1 152mm fore and aft. They were much too slow to be effective cruisers, and the partial deck gave very inadequate protection. Sail, in the form of a brig rig without royals or head gear, was later removed.
Ship protection: A 38mm deck extended for 30.5m over the machinery spaces, and 203mm guns had a 51mm barbettes and later received shielded mountings.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: From November 1905 Atlanta served as an accommodation ship for torpedo boat crews, while Boston acted as a training ship for the Oregon Naval Militia from June 1911 to September 1916, served as receiving ship at Yerba Buena from 1918 to 1946, and renamed Despatch in August 1940.
© Ivan Gogin, 2014