Dimensions and machinery The ships of the class were long, had a
beam of , a
draught of , and had a
displacement of 3,494 tons. The ships were equipped with 2 shaft
reciprocating engines, which were rated at and produced a top speed of .
Armour The ships had
belt armour of and
turret armour.
Armament The main armament of the ships were two single gun turrets. Secondary armament included four single guns and ten QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss| single guns. ==Construction==