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LIBERAL gunboats (1884)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Laird, Birkenhead, UK | 9.8.1884 | 1884 | wrecked 22.6.1910 | |||
| Zaire | Laird, Birkenhead, UK | 9.8.1884 | 1884 | discarded 1916 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 549 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 560 |
| Length, m | 42.5 pp |
| Breadth, m | 7.88 |
| Draught, m | 3.36 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | |
| Power, h. p. | 500 |
| Max speed, kts | 10 |
| Fuel, t | coal 90 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 152/26 A.15/28, 2 x 1 - 100/27 A.10/28, 1 x 1 - 37/20 H(tr)37/23 |
| Complement | 109 |
Project history
Iron-hulled wooden-sheathed colonial gunboats.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Liberal was wrecked 22.6.1910 at Ambriz, N of Luanda (Angola).
