Torch 1895
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Alert | Sheerness DYd | 8/12/1893 | 28/12/1894 | 9/1895 | pilot ship 1926 | |
| Torch, 8/1917 - Firebrand (8/1917 - RNZN) | Sheerness DYd | 8/12/1893 | 28/12/1894 | 10/1895 | TS 8/1917, sold for BU 7/1920 |
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Displacement normal, t |
960 |
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Displacement full, t |
|
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Length, m |
54.9 |
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Breadth, m |
9.90 |
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Draught, m |
3.50 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
Sheerness DYd VTE, ? boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
1400 |
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Max speed, kn |
13.3 |
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Fuel, t |
coal |
| Armament |
6 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk III, 4 x 1 - 76/40 QF Mk I, 2 õ 1 - 11.4/94 |
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Complement |
106 |
Ship project history: Development of Beagle class, steel sloops with modern vertical engines and quick fire guns. Originally they were schooner-rigged.
Modernizations: None
Naval service: Alert was sold for BU in 1949.
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