Marathon-class cruiser explained
The
Marathon-class cruiser was a class of
second class cruiser of the
Royal Navy ordered under the naval programme of 1887. The class was a smaller version of the .
Three of the ships, Melpomene, Magicienne and Marathon, were built for foreign (tropical) service, with a sheath of wood and copper - this added weight and made them slightly slower.
Ships
Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed |
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| Fairfields, Govan | 10 August 1887 | 23 August 1888 | 1889 |
| Fairfields, Govan | 10 August 1887 | 12 May 1888 | 1889 |
| Chatham | 25 April 1887 | 9 June 1888 | 1889 |
| Portsmouth | 10 October 1887 | 20 September 1888 | 1890 |
| Chatham | 25 August 1887 | 11 August 1888 | 1889 | |
Boiler trials
By 1901, the Royal Navy had ordered eight Dürr boilers from Germany, to be installed as a trial on board as a substitute for the Belleville boilers then in naval use.[1]
References
- Book: Friedman, Norman. Norman Friedman. British Cruisers of the Victorian Era. 1912. Seaforth Publishing. 978-1-84832-099-4.
- Book: Winfield, Rif. The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815-1889. 1904. Chatham Publishing. 1-86176-032-9.
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Notes and References
- Dürr water-tube boilers . 92 . 907 . House of Commons . 22 April 1901 . . Eight water-tube boilers of the Durr type have been ordered from Germany. The total cost of the boilers is £19,450. This is exclusive of spare parts and fitting on board. The boilers are to be placed on board H.M.S. "Medusa." They have been guaranteed by the maker to give 155,000 lbs. dry steam per hour from feed water at 80 deg. F., with an air pressure of 1½ inches; 104,000 lbs. per hour with ½ inch air pressure (that used for continuous steaming); and 80,000 lbs. per hour with natural draught. .