Suchet |
Type: |
Protected Cruiser |
Class: |
Suchet (Single ship class) |
Builder: |
Arsenal de Toulon Toulon, France |
Pennant Number: |
N/A |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Launched: |
August 10, 1893 |
Keel Laid: |
October 1887 |
Completed: |
1894 |
Fate: |
Scrapped after 1906. |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
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Length: |
318' 3" |
Engines: |
2 Horizontal triple expansion (a) |
Beam: |
39' 4" |
Boilers: |
12 Belleville (b) |
Draft: |
20' |
Shafts: |
2 |
Displacement: |
3,362 |
HP: |
9,500 |
Speed: |
20.4 knots |
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Crew: |
335 |
Range: |
4,000 NM @ 10 knots |
Notes |
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(a): |
Another source indicates the ship fitted with horizontal compound type. |
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(b): |
Another source indicates the ship was fitted with Lagrafel d'Allest boilers. |
Armament As Built |
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Number Carried
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Type
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Arrangement |
Notes |
6 |
164.7mm/30 (4") |
Single mounts |
Later replaced with Quick-firer |
4 |
100mm/45 (3.9") |
Single mounts |
M1891-93 |
8 |
47mm/40 (3 pounder) |
Single mounts |
M1885 |
8 |
37mm/20 (1 pounder) |
Single mounts |
Hotchkiss revolving cannon |
7 |
350mm (14") |
Torpedo tubes |
1 submerged (bow) 6 above water (beam) |
Class Overview |
Builder's Data |
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Page published June 8, 2019 |