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NAN SHUI steel cruisers (1884)
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Nan Shui
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 南琛 [Nan Thin] | Howaldtwerke, Kiel, Germany | 1882 | 12.12.1883 | 3/1884 | stricken 1910 | ||
| 南瑞 [Nan Shui] | Howaldtwerke, Kiel, Germany | 1882 | 8.1.1884 | 3/1884 | stricken 1920 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 2200 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t |
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| Length, m | 77.0 wl 84.0 oa |
| Breadth, m | 11.0 |
| Draught, m | 5.49 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 HC, 8 cylindrical boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 2400 |
| Max speed, kts | 15 |
| Fuel, t | coal 600 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 2 x 1 - 209/20 RK L/22 C/72, 8 x 1 - 120/32 RK L/35 C/80, 10 x 4 - 25/42 Nordenfelt, 1 - 356 TT (bow) |
| Complement | 250 |
Standard scale images
Nan Shui 1885
Graphics
Nan Shui
Project history
Steel-hulled, barque-rigged cruisers, built for the Nanyang fleet. They had a ram bow, a raised forecastle and poop, and two funnels. The 209mm BL guns were mounted in sponsons ahead of the funnel, and the 120mm BL were mounted on the forecastle and poop, on the broadside amidships, and in sponsons at the break of the poop.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2014
