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AMOKURA composite gunboat (1890/1906)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amokura (ex-Sparrow) | Scotts, Greenock, UK | 1888 | 26.9.1889 | 5/1890 // 7.1906 | TS, coal hulk 2.1922 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 805 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 50.3 pp |
| Breadth, m | 9.45 |
| Draught, m | 3.35 normal 4.19 max |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 2 cylindrical boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 1200 |
| Max speed, kts | 13 |
| Fuel, t | coal 105 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2500(10) |
| Armament | 6 x 1 - 102/27 BL Mk II/III/IV/V/VI, 2 x 1 - 47/40 3pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, 2 x 1 - 11.9/94 |
| Complement | 76 |
Standard scale images
nearly sister-ship HMS Pigmy
Project history
Hulls were composite, having iron framing and wooden plating. Barquentine rigged. First three were built under 1887-88 Programme, last six under 1888-89 Programme.
Modernizations
None
Naval service
Amokura served as TS.
