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TERN river gunboats (2, 1927 - 1928)


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Tern 1927

Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Seamew T43 1527 Yarrow, Scotstoun   16.1.1928 1928 BU 8.1947
Tern T64 1528 Yarrow, Scotstoun   1927 1928 scuttled 19.12.1941


Technical data


Displacement standard, t

262
Displacement full, t330
Length, m

51.2
Breadth, m

8.23
Draught, m

1.30 deep load
No of shafts

2
Machinery

2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Yarrow boilers
Power, h. p.

1370
Max speed, kts

14
Fuel, t

oil 50
Endurance, nm(kts) 
Armament

2 x 1 - 76/45 20cwt QF Mk I/II/III/IV, 8 x 1 - 7.7/94
Complement

55


Standard scale images


similar <i>Gannet </i>1940
similar Gannet 1940


Graphics


<i>Tern</i> 1927
Tern 1927
<i>Seamew</i> 1937
Seamew 1937


Project history

Small gunboats, designed for service on the Chinese rivers and represented the further development of WWI-era "Fly" class.

Modernizations

None

1/1946: 2 x 1 - 76/45 Mk II, 8 x 1 - 7.7/94

Naval service

Tern was scuttled by own crew 19.12.1941 at Hong Kong to avoid capture.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.