Sfax
1887
(Optatus OPT-05)
- Class: Sfax - 1 protected cruiser of 1882
- Displacement: 4,561 tons
- Dimensions: 300 x 49 x 25 ft.
- Machinery: 2 horizontal steam expansion, 2 screws, 16.7 knots
- Armor: Main belt 2.4-3.6 in.; Main deck 2.4 in.
- Armament: 6-6.4 in. (6x1), 10-5.5 in. (10x1)
- Complement:
- Builder: Marine Arsenal, Brest
- Laid Down: 1882
- Launched: 29 May 1884
- Completed: Jun 1887
- Notes: First French protected cruiser, intended as a commerce raider. Iron hull with steel frames. Bark rigged with 2380 sq.yds. sail area.
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