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TORPEDO SHIPS
NO24 torpedo boats (1877 - 1880)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Completed | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N° 24; 25 N° 33-36 N° 43-46 N° 50 |
F C de la Méditerranée, La Seyne: N° 24, 25, 33-36, 43-46, 50 |
1877: N° 24, 25 1879: N° 33-36 1880: N° 43-46, 50 |
N° 45 (3/1885), N° 46 (4/1885) |
none |
1903-1908: N° 24, 25, 33-36, 43, 44, 50 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 32 - 35 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 26.0 wl |
| Breadth, m | 3.60 |
| Draught, m | 0.80 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 3-cyl VCR, 1 locomotive boiler |
| Power, h. p. | 320 - 500 |
| Max speed, kts | 18 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | N° 24, 25, 33-36: 1 spar torpedo N° 43-46, 50: 2 - 350 TT (bow) |
| Complement |
Project history
Ordered 16.7.1877, 18.11.1878 and 10.2.1879. Nos 24 and 25 were the first 27-metre boats completed, and on trials were considered particularly successful, making 18.03kts and 18.27kts respectively.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No 45 was lost in a storm in Mar 1885 and 46 foundered while under tow a month later. Designated second class TBs in 1883, the surviving boats were stricken between 1903 and 1908.
