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Krokodil Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Heiligerlee (ex-Panter)		361	Laird, Birkenhead, UK	1867	1868	1868	stricken 1.1909
Krokodil		364	Laird, Birkenhead, UK	1867	1868	1868	stricken 3.1900
Tijger		140	Napier, Govan, UK	1867	1868	1868	stricken 12.1895

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	Heiligerlee, Krokodil: 1520 Tijger: 1427
Displacement full, t
Length, m	57.0
Breadth, m	13.5
Draught, m	Heiligerlee, Krokodil: 3.05 max Tijger: 2.79 max
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 HRCR, 4 rectangular boilers
Power, h. p.	Heiligerlee, Krokodil: 630 Tijger: 680
Max speed, kts	Heiligerlee, Krokodil: 9 Tijger: 8.2
Fuel, t	Heiligerlee, Krokodil: coal 131 Tijger: coal 80
Endurance, nm(kts)	850(8)
Armour, mm	iron; side: 140, deck: 25, turret: 285 - 203, CT: 140
Armament	1 x 2 - 229/14 Armstrong 12.5-ton MLR
Complement	117

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Project history

Low freeboard monitors without ram bows, and with narrow fore and aft superstructures.

Ship protection

Armoured 140mm belt protected full ship length. Turret had 285-203mm sides.

Modernizations

1884, Krokodil; 1886, Heiligerlee, Tijger: - 1 x 2 - 229/14; + 1 x 1 - 283/20 Krupp No.1, 2 x 1 - 37/20 Hotchkiss, 2 x 5 - 37/17 Hotchkiss

Naval service

No significant events.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.