Nashville 1900
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| PG7 | Nashville | 7 | Newport News | 8.1894 | 19.10.1895 | 8.1897 | Naval Militia TS 4.1909-7/1911, sold 10.1921 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
1371 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1719 |
|
Length, m |
71.2 |
|
Breadth, m |
11.6 |
|
Draught, m |
3.35 mean |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 VQE, 2 Yarrow 2-cylinder boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
2530 |
|
Max speed, kts |
16.3 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 395 |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
5500(10) |
| Armour, mm | gun sponsons: 64 |
|
Armament |
8 x 1 - 102/40 Mk III/IV/V/VI, 4 x 1 - 57/50 Driggs-Schroeder Mk II/III, 2 x 1 - 37/40 Driggs-Schroeder heavy Mk I |
|
Complement |
180 |
Project history: Authorized under the Act of 3.3.1893. Distinguished by two tall funnels and two masts. Except in the USA she was usually classed as a sloop.
Ship protection: Nashville had 2 102mm guns forward and two aft on the upper deck, and four in main deck sponsons with 64mm protection.
Modernizations: 1910: boilers were replaced by 4 Mosher
1911: - 2 x 1 - 57/50
1914: + 2 x 1 - 57/50 Driggs-Schroeder Mk II/III
1918: Mosher boilers were replaced by 6 Bureau modified Thornycroft boilers.
Naval service: No significant events.
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