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CONDOR torpedo cruisers (1886 - 1889)
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Vautour 1890
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condor | Arsenal de Rochefort | 4/1883 | 17.5.1885 | 11/1886 | stricken 1907 | ||
| Épervier | Arsenal de Rochefort | 5/1884 | 10/1886 | 1887 | stricken 1911 | ||
| Faucon | Arsenal de Toulon | 2/1884 | 12/1887 | 11/1887 | stricken 1920 | ||
| Vautour | Arsenal de Toulon | 4/1884 | 25.4.1889 | 12/1889 | stricken 1908 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | Condor: 1229 Épervier: 1268 Faucon: 1311 Vautour: 1266 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 68.0 pp |
| Breadth, m | 9.00 |
| Draught, m | 4.70 max |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | Condor, Épervier, Faucon: 2 IC, 4 cylindrical boilers Vautour: 2 HC, 4 locomotive boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 3000 |
| Max speed, kts | Condor: 17.5 Épervier, Faucon, Vautour: 17 |
| Fuel, t | coal 160 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2800(10) |
| Armour, mm | steel; deck: 40 |
| Armament | 5 x 1 - 100/26 M1881, 4 x 1 - 47/40 M1885, 6 x 5 - 37/20 M1885, 4 - 350 TT (aw, beam) |
| Complement | 137 |
Graphics
Vautour 1890
Project history
Small, one-funnelled cruisers with plough bows, forecastle and poop and originally three masts, later reduced to two. They were usually classed as torpedo cruisers, that is, as large torpedo gunboats. The 100mm guns were distributed two forward on the upper deck in embrasure ports, two in upper deck sponsons and one on the poop.
Ship protection
The curved armour deck was 40mm and there was a cofferdam above and splinter deck below over the machinery spaces.
Modernizations
1890s, all: - 4 - 350 TT
1890s, Vautour: was fitted for oil burning.
Naval service
No significant events.
