Greek cruiser Navarchos Miaoulis

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Navarchos Miaoulis - Ναύαρχος Μιαούλης
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Name:Navarchos Miaoulis
Namesake: Andreas Vokos Miaoulis
Ordered: 1877
Builder: Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée
Laid down: 1878
Launched: 1879
Commissioned: 1879
Decommissioned: 1931
Fate: stricken
General characteristics
Type: Cruiser
Displacement: Standard 1,820 tons
Length: 75 m (246 ft)
Beam: 11 m (36 ft)
Draught: 4.4 m (14 ft)
Propulsion: sail; one propeller 2,400 hp (1,800 kW)
Speed: 13.5-knot (25 km/h) maximum
Complement: 180
Armament:
  • 3 × 6.7-inch (170 mm)/25 calibre guns in single mounts
  • 1 × 6.7-inch (170 mm)/20 calibre gun
  • 6 × 37 mm (1 in) 1-pounder guns in single mounts

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