NAVYPEDIA

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Mangini			A C de la Loire, Nantes	1895	13.6.1896	1897	sold 1911

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	127
Displacement full, t	140
Length, m	45.0 pp
Breadth, m	4.65
Draught, m	1.45
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 VTE, 2 du Temple boilers
Power, h. p.	2100
Max speed, kts	24
Fuel, t	coal 25
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	2 x 1 - 47/40 M1885, 1 - 380 TT (bow), 1 x 1 - 380 TT
Complement	27

Project history

Ordered on 31.1.1895, to a design by the builders (an improved Tourmente). Named after the engineer who died in the Sarrazin accident, Mangini was one of the better TBs of this period and enjoyed a long and active service. Maximum trials speed was 26.62kts, but she remained capable of 24kts for most of her career and in 1900 averaged 18kts for 24 hours.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.