NAVYPEDIA

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Ouragan			A C de la Loire, Nantes	1886	12.3.1887	1889	sold 1903
Alarme			A C de la Loire, Nantes	1888	1.6.1889	1889	sold 1906
Téméraire			A C de la Loire, Nantes	1888	1.5.1889	1889	sold 1911
Aventurier			A C de la Loire, Nantes	1888	13.4.1889	1889	sold 1910
Défi			A C de la Loire, Nantes	1888	29.6.1889	1889	sold 1911

Technical data

Displacement normal, t
Displacement full, t	177
Length, m	46.7 wl
Breadth, m	4.82
Draught, m	1.79
No of shafts	1
Machinery	1 VQE, 2 locomotive boilers
Power, h. p.	1400
Max speed, kts	16
Fuel, t	coal
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	Ouragan: 2 x 5 - 37/20 M1885, 4 x 1 - 350 TT others: 2 x 1 - 47/40 M1885, 4 x 1 - 350 TT
Complement	29 - 32

Project history

Ouragan was laid down as a private speculation and bought on 6.9.1886, the remainder being ordered on 19.12.1888 in response to a petition from the builders. The novel quadruple expansion engine was designed for 1600ihp (1700ihp in Ouragan), and a speed of 25kts was promised. This speed was never approached, 19.21kts being the best on trials, although the later four did slightly better. The trials period was extended over nearly 2 years during which the original boilers were replaced and the hulls were strengthened (designed displacement was 104/112t). They were completed with a light 3-masted schooner rig (the mainmast was removed by order of June 1899) and the last 3 were again reboilered in 1897-9.

Ouragan originally had 2-37mm revolvers; the TT were mounted singly on each side abreast the CT and aft. Since they were unstable and poor seaboats their armament and radius of 2000nm at lOkts were their best features.

Modernizations

1897-1899, Téméraire, Aventurier, Défi: were reboilered.

Naval service

No significant events.