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TEMPÊTE breastwork monitors (1879 - 1882)
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Tempête 1880s
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tempête | Arsenal de Brest | 1873 | 8/1876 | 1879 | stricken 1907 | ||
| Vengeur | Arsenal de Brest | 1875 | 5/1878 | 1882 | stricken 1905 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | Tempête: 4793 Vengeur: 4635 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 73.6 pp 76.0 oa |
| Breadth, m | 17.6 |
| Draught, m | 5.79 max |
| No of shafts | Tempête: 1 Vengeur: 2 |
| Machinery | Tempête: 1 HC, 4 cylindrical boilers Vengeur: 2 HC, 4 cylindrical boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 2000 |
| Max speed, kts | Tempête: 11.7 Vengeur: 10.7 |
| Fuel, t | coal 200 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armour, mm | wrought iron; belt: 330 - 250, breastwork: 330, turret: 350 - 300, deck: 50 |
| Armament | Tempête: 1 x 2 - 274/20 M1875 No.2 Vengeur: 1 x 2 - 340/18 M1875 |
| Complement | 174 |
Standard scale images
Tempête 1879
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Tempête 1880s
Project history
Similar to the Tonnerre class but of shallower draught and reduced speed and bunker capacity. They could be distinguished by the smaller funnel which, as b the preceding class, was forward of the single mast.
Ship protection
The belt was 330mm amidships with 250mm forward and 300mm aft and there was a 50mm deck over the belt outside the breastwork.
Modernizations
1880s, Tempête: + 4 x 5 - 37/20 M1885
1880s, Vengeur: + 2 x 1 - 47/40 M1885, 6 x 5 - 37/20 M1885, 2 - 350 TT (beam, aw)
Naval service
No significant events.
