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REVOLVER iron gunboats (1869-1871)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Completed | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revolver Mitralleuse |
Claparède, Petit-Quevilly: Revolver, Mitralleuse |
1869: Revolver 1871: Mitralleuse |
none |
none |
1889: Revolver, Mitralleuse |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 48 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 15.9 pp |
| Breadth, m | 4.57 |
| Draught, m | 1.09 max |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 SE, boiler |
| Power, h. p. | 35 |
| Max speed, kts | 6.5 |
| Fuel, t | coal 3 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 139/18 M1864/66 MLR |
| Complement | 16 |
Project history
Iron-hulled gunboats of peculiar shape, resembling a slipper with an arched hollow on each side of the keel. They originally mounted a 240mm and then a 194mm gun, both of which were much too heavy.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
