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KUAI 1 motor torpedo boats (1933)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Completed | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
快速船數量1, 2 [Kuai 1, 2] |
Thornycroft, Woolston, UK: Kuai 1, 2 |
1933: Kuai 1, 2 |
Kuai 1 (24.10.1938), Kuai 2 (23.10.1938) |
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Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 12.5 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 14 |
| Length, m | 16.8 |
| Breadth, m | 3.35 |
| Draught, m | 1.07 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 Thornycroft petrol engines |
| Power, h. p. | 950 |
| Max speed, kts | 43 |
| Fuel, t | petrol |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 7.7/87, 2 - 450 TT |
| Complement | 5 |
Standard scale images
Kuai 1 1933
Project history
Ordered in 1932 in number of 8 boats. Later the order was shrunk to two MTBs (building numbers 2269 and 2270), built in 1933 for Canton squadron for replacement of older MAS226 and 227, bought in Italy in 1921. Enhanced 55ft Thornycroft type of WWI-period. Wooden stepped hull. Kuai 2 on trials on Thames in November, 1933 reached 43kts.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
In January, 1934 both boats passed to Canton (Guangzhou) where they were lost in October, 1938.
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