Danish ironclad Peder Skram
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| Career (Denmark) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Peder Skram |
| Namesake: | Admiral Peder Skram |
| Builder: | Naval Dock Yard, Copenhagen |
| Laid down: | 19 May 1859 |
| Launched: | 18 October 1864 |
| Completed: | 15 August 1866 |
| Out of service: | 7 December 1885 |
| Reclassified: | Accommodation hulk |
| Fate: | Scrapped 1897 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Armoured frigate |
| Displacement: | 4,747 long tons (4,823 t) |
| Length: | 226 ft 3 in (69.0 m) (p.p.) |
| Beam: | 49 ft 6 in (15.1 m) |
| Draft: | 21 ft 8 in (6.6 m) |
| Installed power: | 1,680 ihp (1,250 kW) |
| Propulsion: | 1 shaft, 1 steam engine, 4 boilers |
| Speed: | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Range: | 1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement: | 450 |
| Armament: | 6 × 60-pounder 150 Cnt. Guns 8 × 24-pounds 60 Cnt. Guns |
| Armour: | Belt: 127 mm (5.0 in) Battery: 114 mm (4.5 in) |
The Danish ironclad Peder Skram was originally laid down as a wooden steam frigate, but was converted to an armoured frigate while under construction in the early 1860s.
References
- Balsved, Johnny E. "Armored Frigate PEDER SKRAM (1866–1885)". Danish Naval History. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (1984). Directory of the World's Capital Ships. New York: Hippocrene Books. ISBN 0-88254-979-0.
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