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Medea Class

Name	Builders	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned
Magicienne	F	10th August 1887	12th May 1888	1889
Marathon	F	10th August 1887	23rd August 1888	1889
Medea	C	25th April 1887	9th June 1888	1889
Medusa	C	25th August 1887	11th August 1888	1889
Melpomene	P	10th October 1887	20th September 1888	1890

Builders:
C : HM Dockyard, Chatham, United Kingdom
F : Fairfield, Govan, United Kingdom
P : HM Dockyard, Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Dimensions:
Magicienne, Marathon and Melpomene:-
265' x 42' x 16' 6" / 80.77m x 12.80m x 5.03m

Medea and Medusa:-
265' x 41' x 16' 6" / 80.77m x 12.54m x 5.03m

Displacement:
2950 tons max

Complement:
218

Armament:
6 x 6" guns in single mountings
9 x 6pdr guns in single mountings
1 x 3pdr gun
2 x 14" torpedo tubes

Aircraft Facilities:
None

Armour:
Gunshields: 4.5""
C.T.: 3"
Deck: 1" - 2"

Powerplant:
Magicienne, Marathon and Melpomene:-
Six cylindrical boilers were fitted with two horizontal direct acting compound engines providing a total of 9000ihp on two shafts. Maximum speed was 19.75kts a maximum of 400 tons of coal was carried. Range was 8000NM @ 10kts.

Medea and Medusa:-
Six cylindrical boilers were fitted with two vertical compound engines providing a total of 9000ihp on two shafts. Maximum speed was 20kts a maximum of 400 tons of coal was carried. Range was 8000NM @ 10kts.

Electronics Fit:
Radar:
None

Sonar:
None

Other:
N/A

Miscellaneous: