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T-14 and T-16

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
T-1			SECN, Cartagena		3.8.1911	5.1912	BU 1931
T-2			SECN, Cartagena	6.1910	9.11.1911	4.1912	wrecked 13.9.1937
T-3			SECN, Cartagena	6.1910	14.2.1912	9.1912	sold 1938
T-4			SECN, Cartagena		1912	1913	discarded 1932
T-5			SECN, Cartagena		1912	1913	BU 1931
T-6			SECN, Cartagena		1912	1914	BU 1932
T-7			SECN, Cartagena	12.1911	7.5.1913	4.1915	stricken 3.1946
T-8			SECN, Cartagena		1914	1915	BU 1932
T-9			SECN, Cartagena	5.1912	15.12.1913	4.1915	stricken 2.1943
T-10			SECN, Cartagena		1916	1915	BU 1932
T-11			SECN, Cartagena		1915	1916	BU 1931
T-12			SECN, Cartagena		1915	1916	BU 1932
T-13			SECN, Cartagena		1914	1916	BU 1932
T-14			SECN, Cartagena	11.1913	3.9.1915	10.1916	stricken 10.1949
T-15			SECN, Cartagena		1916	1917	BU 1935
T-16			SECN, Cartagena	12.1913	18.5.1916	8.1917	stricken 12.1942
T-17			SECN, Cartagena	8.1914	21.6.1916	12.1917	stricken 1.1949
T-18			SECN, Cartagena		1918	1918	discarded 1935
T-19			SECN, Cartagena	8.1914	22.11.1916	7.1920	stricken 12.1942
T-20			SECN, Cartagena	2.1915	22.11.1916	10.1920	scuttled 3.1938
T-21			SECN, Cartagena	6.1915	26.4.1920	2.1921	scuttled 3.1938
T-22			SECN, Cartagena		1919	1921	discarded 1932

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	177
Displacement full, t	190
Length, m	50.0 pp 52.3 oa
Breadth, m	5.00
Draught, m	1.47 normal 1.90 max
No of shafts	T-1 - 7: 3 T-8 - 22: 2
Machinery	T1-7: 3 Parsons steam turbines, 2 Normand boilers T8-22: 2 Parsons steam turbines, 2 Normand boilers
Power, h. p.	3750
Max speed, kts	26
Fuel, t	coal 33
Endurance, nm(kts)	1000(18)
Armament	3 x 1 - 47/50 Vickers, 1 x 2 - 450 TT, 1 x 1 - 450 TT
Complement	31

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Project history

Small torpedo boats, which building in number of 25 ships was authorized by the law from 7.1.1908. Design was developed with assistance of Vickers on the basis of French Cyclone class torpedo boats made by Normand, differing from the latter by turbine machinery. They actually became outdated already by the moment of commission of lead ships, therefore in 1912-1921 only 22 boats were completed, and building of three latter was cancelled in 1919. First seven ships had triple-shaft machinery, remaining had twin-shaft. Ships survived till 1936 were used mainly as ships of providing of combat training. Torpedo boats T-14, 16, 19 and 20 were converted for minelaying, but never really were used for this purpose.

Modernizations

1930s, T-14, 16, 19, 20: + mines

Naval service

After beginning of Civil war T-3, 4, 14, 17, 20, 21 remained in Republic fleet, and T-2, 7, 9, 16 and 19 have got to Nationalists. Nationalists torpedo boat T-2 was lost 13.9.1937 on stones at Santander. Republican torpedo boat T-3 left 20.10.1937 Gijon to French port Le Verdon where remained, in 1938 she was sold for BU at Bordeaux (officially stricken only in 1941). Remaining Republican ships of this class in the end of war have got to Nationalists at Cartagena in faulty (T-14 and 17) or foundered at Portman near Cartagena (T-20 and 21) condition. Two first ships were repaired, last two were salvaged and sold for scrap 8.6.1940.