Vesuvius 1890
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| Vesuvius | Cramp, Philadelphia | 9/1887 | 28.4.1888 | 7.6.1890 | experimental torpedo vessel 1898, sold 4.1922 |
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Displacement normal, t |
929 |
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Displacement full, t |
|
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Length, m |
76.9 |
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Breadth, m |
8.06 |
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Draught, m |
2.74 mean |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
VTE, 4 cylindrical boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
3200 |
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Max speed, kts |
20 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 152 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armour, mm | steel; CT: 25 |
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Armament |
3 - 381/44 Zalinsky pneumatic guns, 3 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss Mk I |
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Complement |
70 |
Project history: Authorized under the Act of 3.8.1886 as a 'dynamite-gun cruiser'; a second such ship authorized under the Act of 2.3.1889 was never built. The 381mm Zalinsky pneumatic gun was 16.8m long and the full calibre shell weighed 445kg with a 227kg dynamite warhead. The range was 1500-1600m, but three times this could be reached with sub-calibre shells. In Vesuvius the guns were fixed at 18° elevation and trained by moving ship. A total of 30 shells was carried.
Ship protection: CT was protected by 25mm plating.
Modernizations: 1898: - 3 - 381/44; + TTs
Naval service: She bombarded Santiago in 1898 but accuracy was very poor, and the pneumatic guns were later removed, and Vesuvius used as an experimental torpedo vessel.
Vesuvius
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