Bourrasque 1902
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Cyclone | A C Augustin-Normand, Le Havre | 11/1896 | 21/5/1898 | 1899 | stricken 10/1920 | |
| Bourrasque | A C Augustin-Normand, Le Havre | 6/1899 | 31/8/1901 | 1/1902 | stricken 10/1921 | |
| Rafale | A C Augustin-Normand, Le Havre | 7/1900 | 27/11/1901 | 2/1902 | stricken 4/1921 | |
| Borée | F C de la Gironde, Bordeaux | 1900 | 23/3/1901 | 12/1901 | sold 1921 | |
| Tramontane | F C de la Gironde, Bordeaux | 1900 | 21/5/1901 | 1902 | sold 1923 |
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Displacement normal, t |
Cyclone: 113 others: 119 |
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Displacement full, t |
Cyclone: 150 others: 165 |
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Length, m |
Cyclone: 45.0 wl 46.4 oa others: 45.0 wl 46.6 oa |
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Breadth, m |
Cyclone: 4.68 others: 4.78 |
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Draught, m |
1.50 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
VTE, 2 Normand boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
Cyclone: 4200 others: 3800 |
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Max speed, kts |
29 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 25 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1000(14) |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 47/40 M1885, 1 x 2 - 380 TT (4) |
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Complement |
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Ship project history: Successful project of 1st class torpedo boat; copies were built also in Russia and Japan. Lead Cyclone differed by smaller displacement and on trials reached 30.38kts speed.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Rafale accidentally sank at Boulogne 1/12/1917 after own DC explosion, later she was salvaged and repaired.
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