Blitz (I Class) Avisos Class Overview

Dimensions, machinery and performance
Length:
257' 6"
Engines:
2 horizontal compound steam
Beam:
32' 6"
Boilers:
N/A
Draft:
14' 5"
Shafts:
2
Displacement:
1,463
HP:
2,800
Speed:
16 knots
Crew:
134
Range:
N/A


Armament
Guns
Number
Type
Arrangement
1
125mm
Single mount
4
87mm
Single mounts
Torpedo Tubes
Number
Size
Arrangement
1
350mm
Forward tube (2 reloads)
Notes:
Rearmed in 1890's with eight 88mm and three 350mm torpedo tubes. Tubes later removed.


Name
Builder
Launched
Completed
Norddeutsche Schiffsbau-Gesellschaft
Kiel, Germany
Aug. 26, 1882
Mar. 28, 1883
Fate
Scrapped in 1921.
Name
Builder
Launched
Completed
Pfeil
Kaiserliche Werft
Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Sept. 16, 1882
Nov. 25, 1884
Fate
Scrapped in 1922.


Page published Oct. 31, 2009