HMAS Maranoa (Mon 1926+)
Same design as the Echidna class, the only difference being these ships were fitted with the twin 10" from the demilitirisation of the Otago pre-dreadnought.
See Echidna.
Displacement | 6400 tons std, 8,100 tons full load |
Length | 330 ft |
Breadth | 79 ft |
Draught | 12 ft |
Machinery | 2 shaft steam turbines, 9,000shp |
Speed | 17 knots |
Range | 3500 miles at 12 knots |
Armour | 4" side, 3" deck, 11" turret. |
Armament | 2 x 10 " (1x2) 4 x 4" (4x1) 4 x 2pd (1x4) 8 x 20mm (1x2 6x1) |
Aircraft | nil |
Torpedoes | nil |
Complement | 320 |
Notes | HMAS Maranoa 1926 HMAS Crocodile 1931 |
The Triumph class ship Otago provided the Navy with guns for two monitors and 2 cruisers (see Dunedin).