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ST. THOMAS (1872-1907)
(In English: n/a)

Skonnerten ST. THOMAS

Text
(Photo: Archives of the Royal Danish Naval Museum)

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Classification

Type:

Armored Schooner
- from December 18, 1885: Cruiser Corvette
- from August 17, 1896: Training Ship, Schooner
- from November 22, 1901: Training and Lodging Ship

Class:

n/a

Other Ships
in Class:

None

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Specifications

Built by:

Naval Dock Yard, Copenhagen

Design:

n/a

Laid down:

1869

Launched:

July 26, 1871

Commissioned:

1872

Decommissioned:

June 29, 1907

Pennant Number:

n/a

Int'l Call Sign:

n/a

Displacement:

1,700 tons

Dimensions:

Length:

Beam:

Draught:

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69.5 m

10.0 m

5.6 m

Complement:

180-190 officers and men

Propulsion:

Burmeister & Wains Maskin- og Skibsbyggeri, 1,800 Hps

Range:

1 x 60-pounds 144 Cnt. Guns
4 x 24-pounds 50 Cnt. Guns

From 1876-1881 additionally:

1 x 87 mm Gun

From 1878 additionally:

2 x 37 mm Revolver Guns (+1 added 1883)

1880:

24-pounds 50 Cnt. Guns replaced by
4 x 12 cm Breech Loading Guns

After 1888:

8 x 12 cm Breech Loading Guns
6 x 37 mm Revolver Guns

Armament:

n/a

Speed:

13.3 knots

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Notes

None

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Sources:

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Oplysninger vedrørende den danske flaades skibe i sidste aarhundrede, by etatsråd H. Degenkolv, Copenhagen, 1906.

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Vore krydsere, by R. Steen Steensen, Commander s.g., Marinehistorisk Selskab, Strubes forlag, 1971

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Vore orlogsskibe fra halvfemserne til nu, by Kay Larsen, Nyt Nordisk Forlag/Arnold Busck, 1932

44You are also referred to the Naval Bibliography

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