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TORPEDO SHIPS
NO 7 torpedo boat (1876)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Completed | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N° 7 |
Arsenal de Brest: N° 7 |
1876: N° 7 |
none |
none |
1887: N° 7 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 22 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 14.8 |
| Breadth, m | 2.79 |
| Draught, m | 0.99 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 CR, 1 Belleville boiler |
| Power, h. p. | 105 |
| Max speed, kts | 14 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 - 350 TT (bow) |
| Complement | 10 |
Project history
No.7 was unable to make her designed speed, the best on trials being 10.17kts. The TT was not satisfactory and was replaced by a spar torpedo.
Modernizations
late 1870s: - 1 - 350 TT; + 1 spar torpedo
Naval service
Condemned as а ТВ in 1887, she was renamed Compagnon and used as a utility craft. Finally discarded 1910.
