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FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
AUSTRALIA
TORPEDO SHIPS
ACHERON spar torpedo boats (1879)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Completed | Losses | Transfers | Discarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New South Wales till 1901: Acheron, later- Jenner Avernus |
Atlas, Sydney: Acheron, Avernus |
1879: Acheron, Avernus |
none |
none |
1902: Jenner, Avernus |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 16 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 23.8 |
| Breadth, m | 3.05 |
| Draught, m | 0.91 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 HCE, 1 locomotive boiler |
| Power, h. p. | 200 |
| Max speed, kts | 15 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 spar torpedo |
| Complement | 9 |
Project history
This pair was the only TBs built not in Europe or America.
Modernizations
1887, both: - spar torpedo; + 2 - 356 TC
Naval service
Acheron was subsequently transferred to New South Wales quarantine service and renamed Jenner.
