Petrel 1890
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| PG2 | Petrel | Columbia Iron Wks, Baltimore | 8.1887 | 13.10.1888 | 12.1889 | stricken 4.1920 |
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Displacement normal, t |
867 |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
57.3 |
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Breadth, m |
9.44 |
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Draught, m |
3.50 mean |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 HC, 4 cylindrical boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
1000 |
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Max speed, kts |
11.4 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 200 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
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Armament |
4 x 1 - 152/35 Mk III, 2 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss Mk I, 1 x 1 - 37/40 Hotchkiss heavy long Mk I, 2 x 5 - 37/20 Hotchkiss |
|
Complement |
138 |
Project history: Authorized under the Act of 3.3.1885. Originally rigged as a barquentine with no head gear, the mainmast was later removed. Main guns were mounted in sponsons between the forecastle and poop.
Modernizations: 1905: - 2 x 5 - 37/20; + 1 x 1 - 37/40 Hotchkiss heavy long Mk I
1911: - 4 x 1 - 152/35; + 4 x 1 - 102/40 Mk III/IV/V/VI
Naval service: No significant events.
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