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H.M.S. Danger, II |
The original Danger was destroyed in the raid on Krag Barrovaar. Its replacement, also named Danger , was an improved version of the Dauntless design. The primary change in the Dauntless was the removal of the access tunnel leading from the bridge to the gun in the bow (see alternate bow design for more about this change). The savings in weight and improved accessibility to the bow gun led to other changes like the addition of another Hotchkiss gun, increased storage for ammunition and supplies, and a small increase in the crew complement. Overall, an already good class of aerial gunboat was made even better.
Specifications: improved Dauntless class aerial gunboat: built by Royal Navy Shipyard, Syrtis Major, Mars
Engine: triple expansion steam engine with 500 horsepower, imported from Earth
Length: 135 feet
Beam: 27 feet, overall width (including gun wings) is 35 feet 5 inches
Height: 25 feet, 9 inches (not counting the mast or funnel)
Weight: 312 tons
Airspeed: 42 knots
Ceiling: 10,500 feet
Endurance: 20 days
Armament: 2 four-inch long guns, 3 three-pound Hotchkiss rotating cannon, two Nordenfelt machineguns
Crew: 35 (three officers, 22 enlisted, 10 marines).
In the winter of 1892, Danger, was stranded on the far side of Mars by a dust storm. With no local sources of coal available, Danger was refitted as a sailing ship in the ship yard of a local prince. Click here for a larger scale drawing
or on the picture at right.
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