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TOCSIN sailing bomb vessels (1855)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tocsin | Arsenal de Lorient | 22.11.1854 | 3.4.1855 | 5/1855 | stricken 8.1857 | ||
| Bombe | Arsenal de Lorient | 11/1854 | 18.4.1855 | 5/1855 | schooner 1858, stricken 10.1859 | ||
| Fournaise | Arsenal de Lorient | 12/1854 | 24.4.1855 | 5/1855 | stricken 6.1858 | ||
| Torche | Arsenal de Lorient | 12.12.1854 | 2.5.1855 | 5/1855 | stricken 6.1858 | ||
| Trombe | Arsenal de Lorient | 12.12.1854 | 5.5.1855 | 6/1855 | stricken 8.1857 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 183 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 24.0 pp |
| Breadth, m | 6.24 |
| Draught, m | 1.98 |
| No of shafts | |
| Machinery | sails |
| Power, h. p. | |
| Max speed, kts | |
| Fuel, t | |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 2 x 1 - 305/3 SBML mortars |
| Complement | 21 |
Project history
Bomb vessels, designed for Crimean War service. Rigged as brig-schooners and were designed to be towed into action by screw gunboats. Both mortars fired starboard.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
