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).
