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S74 torpedo boat (1895)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S74, 9.1914- T74 | 550 | Schichau, Elbing | 1894 | 7.11.1894 | 10/1895 | minesweeper 1914, discarded 1.1921 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 157 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 186 |
| Length, m | 49.9 |
| Breadth, m | 5.50 |
| Draught, m | 2.79 deep load |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 2 Thornycroft boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 2500 |
| Max speed, kts | 23.7 |
| Fuel, t | coal 40 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 50/37 SK L/40 C/92, 1 - 450 TT (bow), 2 x 1 - 450 TT |
| Complement | 22 - 24 |
Standard scale images
S74 1895
Project history
These vessels continued the same process of steady improvement of the basic design begun by their predecessors.
Modernizations
1905: was reboilered with 2 Marine boilers
1914: - 1 - 450 TT, 2 x 1 - 450 TT; + mechanical minesweeping gear
Naval service
Most were rebuilt and reboilered in the opening years of the new century. In September 1914 all were redesignated with the letter T beginning their numbers, and were used during the war as minesweepers and as tenders to instructional vessels.
