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VASILISSA OLGA broadside battery ship (1870)
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Vasilissa Olga
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Βασίλισσα Όλγα [Vasilissa Olga] | STT, Triest, Austria-Hungary | 3.2.1869 | 18.1.1870 | 21.11.1870 | TS 1897, accommodation hulk 1915 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 2030 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 76.0 pp |
| Breadth, m | 11.9 |
| Draught, m | 5.79 mean |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 HC, 4 rectangular boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 1950 |
| Max speed, kts | 10 |
| Fuel, t | coal 240 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armour, mm | iron; belt: 152, battery: 121, deck: 25 |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 229/14 Armstrong 12.5-ton MLR, 10 x 1 - 163/14 Armstrong 70pdr 69cwt BLR |
| Complement | 258 |
Standard scale images
Vasilissa Olga 1870
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Vasilissa Olga
Project history
Wooden-hulled broadside battery ship.
Ship protection
Iron armour protected the belt (152mm amidships). Battery was closed by 121mm sides and 25mm deck.
Modernizations
1880s: - 2 x 1 - 229/14, 10 x 1 - 163/14; + 4 x 1 - 173/22 RK L/25 C/74, 2 x 1 - 173/17 RK L/20, 4 x 5 - 37/17 Hotchkiss
1897: re-engined (16.5kts); + 4 x 1 - 75/35 M1897
Naval service
Since 1897 Vasilissa Olga served as gunnery TS.
