NAVYPEDIA

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Castore			Armstrong, Pozzuoli	1888	1888	1889	barge 1899, minelayer 1904, test vessel 11.1915
Polluce			Armstrong, Pozzuoli	1888	1888	1891	discarded 8.1911

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	640
Displacement full, t
Length, m	35.1
Breadth, m	11.3
Draught, m	2.45
No of shafts	1
Machinery	1 VC, 2 cylindrical boilers
Power, h. p.	364
Max speed, kts	8
Fuel, t	coal
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	1 x 1 - 400/32 MRK L/35 C/86, 2 - 350 TT
Complement	40 - 49

Standard scale images

Project history

Built originally for the Ministry of War and transferred to the Navy in 1891-1892 for experiments with the Krupp 400mm/32 gun.

Modernizations

1889, Castore: - 1 x 1 - 400/32, 2 - 350 TT; + 1 x 1 - 120/32 B(c.o.), 1 x 1 - 11.4/94 (displacement was 522t)

1899, Polluce: - 1 x 1 - 400/32, 2 - 350 TT; + 1 x 1 - 120/40 A91, 1 x 1 - 11.4/94 (displacement was 522t)

1904, Castore: + mines

Naval service

No significant events.