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NO26 torpedo boat (1878)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Completed | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N°26 |
F C de la Méditerranée, La Seyne: N°26 |
1878: N°26 |
none |
none |
1901: N°26 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 44 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 34.2 wl |
| Breadth, m | 3.64 |
| Draught, m | 0.77 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 3-cyl CR, 1 locomotive boiler |
| Power, h. p. | 320 - 500 |
| Max speed, kts | 18 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 2 x 5 - 37/20 M1885, 1 - 380 TT (bow, sub) |
| Complement | 11 |
Project history
Ordered on 12.11.1877. The first French TB with a gun armament; originally fitted with a Claparède submerged tube that launched the torpedo by means of a steam-powered ram but this was replaced by a straight stem with a tube on each side fired by compressed air.
Modernizations
1880s: - 1 - 380 TT; + 2 x 1 - 350 TT
Naval service
Stricken in 1901 and sold in 1914.
