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FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
FRANCE
COASTAL FORCES
V1 ASW motor boats (1916 - 1917)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Completed | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V1 - 40 |
Elco, Bayonne, USA: V1-40 |
1916 - 1917: V1-40 |
V21 (4.5.1917), V23 (23.8.1917), V37 (24.11.1917) |
none |
early 1920s: V1 - 20, 22, 24 - 36, 38 - 40 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 40 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 24.0 |
| Breadth, m | 3.80 |
| Draught, m | 1.05 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 Standard petrol engines |
| Power, h. p. | 440 |
| Max speed, kts | 20 |
| Fuel, t | petrol |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 75/35 M1897, 2 x 1 - 8.80, 1 "Y" DCT, 1 "C" tube ASW system |
| Complement | 8 |
Standard scale images
V1 1916
Project history
Motor patrol and anti-submarine wooden-hulled boats. 1st series was built in the USA by ELCO for RN, but bought up by French Government.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Soon after Armistice almost all boats of "V" type were broken up or sold to private owners.
