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

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Schorpionen			F C de la Méditerranée, La Seyne, France	1867	18.1.1868	9.1868	accommodation ship 11.1906
Stier		360	Laird, Birkenhead, UK	1867	5.4.1868	1868	stricken 1908

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	Schorpionen: 2140 Stier: 2078
Displacement full, t
Length, m	62.5
Breadth, m	11.9
Draught, m	Schorpionen: 4.82 Stier: 5.10
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 HRCR, 4 rectangular boilers
Power, h. p.	Schorpionen: 2225 Stier: 2260
Max speed, kts	Schorpionen: 13 Stier: 12.5
Fuel, t	Schorpionen: coal 246 Stier: coal 197
Endurance, nm(kts)	1030(10)
Armour, mm	iron; side: 152, deck: 25 - 19, turret: 278 - 203, CT: 144
Armament	1 x 2 - 229/14 Armstrong 12.5-ton MLR
Complement	136

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Project history

Small turret rams originally rigged with two masts. The upper deck was 1.1m above water with fore and aft superstructures.

Ship protection

Armoured 152mm belt protected full ship length. Turret had 278-203mm sides.

Modernizations

1880s, both: - 1 x 2 - 229/14; + 1 x 1 283/20 Krupp No.1, 5 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.