Torpilleur 20 Class Torpedo Boats Class Overview |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
Length: |
85' 4" (WL) |
Engines: |
1 Vertical compound expansion |
Beam: |
10' 1" |
Boilers: |
1 Locomotive boiler |
Draft: |
3' |
Shafts: |
1 |
Displacement: |
32-35 tons |
HP: |
320 |
Speed: |
18 knots |
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Crew: |
N/A |
Range: |
N/A |
Notes: |
54 and 55 had only 1 funnel, the others had two. |
Armament As Built |
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Number Carried
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Type
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Arrangement |
Notes |
1 |
Spar torpedo |
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2 |
Torpedo tubes |
Bow |
54 & 55 only |
Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand Le Havre, France |
July 30, 1879 |
Nov. 1878 |
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Fate |
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Sunk May 16, 1895.
Location: Bay of Biscay, 2 miles northwest of Ile d'Aix, France. (46.02N-01.11W) 5 or 7 men lost. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Torpilleur 21 |
Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand Le Havre, France |
Nov. 18, 1878 |
Mar. 1879 |
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Fate |
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Scrapped after 1896.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Torpilleur 41 |
Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand Le Havre, France |
Nov. 27, 1879 |
Mar. 1880 |
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Fate |
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Scrapped after 1899.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Torpilleur 42 |
Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand Le Havre, France |
Dec. 27, 1879 |
Mar. 1880 |
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Fate |
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Scrapped after 1899.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Torpilleur 47 |
Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand Le Havre, France |
Apr. 13, 1880 |
June 1880 |
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Fate |
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Scrapped after 1896.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Torpilleur 48 |
Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand Le Havre, France |
June 10, 1880 |
July 1880 |
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Fate |
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Scrapped after 1898.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Torpilleur 49 |
Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand Le Havre, France |
July 20, 1880 |
Aug. 1880 |
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Fate |
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Scrapped after 1902.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Torpilleur 54 |
Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand Le Havre, France |
N/A |
Dec. 1882 |
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Fate |
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Scrapped after 1896.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Torpilleur 55 |
Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand Le Havre, France |
N/A |
Dec. 1882 |
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Fate |
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Scrapped after 1899.
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Page published May 14, 2019 |