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MAHA CHAKRI protected cruiser (1893)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| มหาจักรี [Maha Chakri] | Leith, UK | 27.6.1892 | 1893 | stricken 6.1916 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 2500 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 88.4 |
| Breadth, m | 12.0 |
| Draught, m | 4.19 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 5 cylindrical boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 3000 |
| Max speed, kts | 15 |
| Fuel, t | coal 280 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armour, mm | steel; deck: 51 |
| Armament | 4 x 1 - 120/40 Armstrong T, 10 x 1 - 57/40 Hotchkiss |
| Complement | 318 |
Standard scale images
Maha Chakri 1893
Project history
A steel-hulled protected cruiser with a ram bow, two masts and two funnels. The 120mm guns were in upper deck sponsons amidships.
Ship protection
There was 51mm protective deck.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Completed in 1893, she was fitted out as the Royal Yacht but was classified as a protected cruiser. Her engines and fittings were taken out when she was scrapped and reused in a ship of the same name built by Kawasaki in 1918.
