Английская Википедия:Eclipse-class cruiser
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship class overviewШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsThe Eclipse-class cruisers were a class of nine second-class protected cruisers constructed for the Royal Navy in the mid-1890s.
Design and description
These ships were enlarged and improved versions of the preceding Шаблон:Sclass. The Eclipse-class ships were Шаблон:Convert long overall, had a beam of Шаблон:Convert and a draught of Шаблон:Convert. They displaced Шаблон:Convert at normal load. To reduce biofouling, the hulls of the ships were sheathed with wood and copper. Their crew consisted of 450 officers and enlisted men. Their metacentric height was approximately Шаблон:Convert.[1]
The Eclipse-class ships were powered by two inverted triple-expansion steam engines using steam generated by eight cylindrical boilers at a pressure of Шаблон:Convert. Using normal draught, the boilers were intended to provide the engines with enough steam to generate Шаблон:Convert and to reach a speed of Шаблон:Convert; using forced draft, the equivalent figures were Шаблон:Convert and a speed of Шаблон:Convert. During their sea trials, all of the lightly loaded ships exceeded their specifications and reached a top speed of Шаблон:Convert. They carried a maximum of Шаблон:Convert of coal.[2]
The ships carried five 40-calibre [[QF 6 inch Mk I - III naval gun|Шаблон:Convert]] quick-firing (QF) guns in single mounts protected by gun shields. One gun was mounted on the forecastle, two on the quarterdeck and one pair was abreast the bridge.[3] They fired Шаблон:Convert shells at a muzzle velocity of Шаблон:Convert.[4] The secondary armament consisted of six 40-calibre Шаблон:Convert guns; three on each broadside. Their Шаблон:Convert shells were fired at a muzzle velocity of Шаблон:Convert.[5]
Defense against torpedo boats was provided by eight QF 12-pounder 12 cwt[Note 1] guns and six Шаблон:Convert three-pounder Hotchkiss guns. Four of the 12-pounders were mounted in the sides of the hull fore and aft while the remaining four guns were interspersed between the 4.7-inch guns. The three-pounders were mounted in the fighting tops, three in each one.[6] The 12-pounders fired Шаблон:Convert, Шаблон:Convert projectiles at a muzzle velocity of Шаблон:Convert.[7] The ships also equipped with three 18-inch torpedo tubes, one submerged tube on each broadside and one above water in the stern.[8] The ammunition supply consisted of 200 six-inch rounds per gun, 250 shells for each 4.7-inch gun, 300 rounds per gun for the 12-pounders and 500 for each three-pounder. Each ship also carried ten torpedoes, presumably four for each broadside tube and two for the stern tube.[9]
Between 1903 and 1905, all of the ships in the class except for Eclipse had their mixed armament replaced with a more uniform armament of eleven 6-inch, nine 12-pounders and seven 3-pounder guns.[10]
The primary protection of the Eclipse class was its sloping armoured deck. This ranged in thickness from Шаблон:Convert, with its slopes being Шаблон:Convert thick. It covered an area six inches above the waterline to Шаблон:Convert below it. The engines were protected by a six-inch armoured hatch that extended above the armoured deck. The gun shields for the six-inch guns were three inches thick and the conning tower's armour was six inches thick.[6]
Ships
Name | Shipyard[10] | Laid down[10] | Launched[10] | Completed[10] | Fate[10] |
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Eclipse | Portsmouth Dockyard | 11 December 1893 | 19 July 1894 | 23 March 1897 | Sold for scrap, August 1921 |
Diana | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering, Govan | 13 August 1894 | 5 December 1895 | 15 June 1897 | Sold for scrap, 1 July 1920 |
Dido | London & Glasgow Shipbuilding, Govan | 30 August 1894 | 20 March 1896 | 10 May 1898 | Sold for scrap, 16 December 1926 |
Doris | Naval Construction & Armaments Co., Barrow-in-Furness | 29 August 1894 | 3 March 1896 | 18 November 1897 | Sold for scrap, 2 February 1919 |
Isis | London & Glasgow Engineering, Govan | 30 January 1895 | 27 June 1896 | 10 May 1898 | Sold for scrap, 26 February 1920 |
Juno | Naval Construction & Armaments Co., Barrow | 22 June 1895 | 18 November 1895 | 16 June 1897 | Sold for scrap, 26 February 1920 |
Minerva | Chatham Dockyard | 4 December 1893 | 23 September 1895 | 4 February 1897 | Sold for scrap, 5 October 1920 |
Talbot | Devonport Dockyard | 5 March 1894 | 25 April 1895 | 15 September 1896 | Sold for scrap, 6 December 1921 |
Venus | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering | 28 June 1894 | 5 September 1895 | 9 November 1897 | Sold for scrap, 22 September 1921 |
Notes
Footnotes
References
External links
- Eclipse Class Second Class Protected Cruisers on World War 1 Naval Combat
- Eclipse Class on Battleships & Cruisers
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