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The Satyaratha-class was a series of four battlecruisers built for the Royal Tennaiite Navy (RTN) as part of the Eight-eight fleet in the early 1920s. The Satyaratha design was essentially a lengthened version of the Perumal-class battleship, but with a thinner armored belt and deck, a more powerful propulsion system, and a modified secondary armament arrangement. They carried the same main battery of ten 41 cm (16.1 in) guns and were capable of a top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph). | The Satyaratha-class was a series of four battlecruisers built for the Royal Tennaiite Navy (RTN) as part of the Eight-eight fleet in the early 1920s in response to the Syaran naval expansion of the same period. The Satyaratha design was essentially a lengthened version of the Perumal-class battleship, but with a thinner armored belt and deck, a more powerful propulsion system, and a modified secondary armament arrangement. They carried the same main battery of ten 41 cm (16.1 in) guns and were capable of a top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph). | ||
Revision as of 02:44, 4 January 2022
 Artist depiction of Satyaratha-class
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| Class overview | |
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| Operators: | Royal Tennaiite Navy |
| Preceded by: | Kamadyu-class |
| Built: | 1920–1922 |
| Planned: | 4 |
| Completed: | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Battlecruiser |
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| Length: | 251.8 m (826 ft) |
| Beam: | 30.8 m (101 ft) |
| Draft: | 9.5 m (31 ft) |
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| Propulsion: | 4 shafts; 4 steam turbines |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Range: | 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement: | 1,600 |
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The Satyaratha-class was a series of four battlecruisers built for the Royal Tennaiite Navy (RTN) as part of the Eight-eight fleet in the early 1920s in response to the Syaran naval expansion of the same period. The Satyaratha design was essentially a lengthened version of the Perumal-class battleship, but with a thinner armored belt and deck, a more powerful propulsion system, and a modified secondary armament arrangement. They carried the same main battery of ten 41 cm (16.1 in) guns and were capable of a top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph).