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DEFENDER 2nd class torpedo boats (1883)
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Defender class boat
Ships
| Names | Builders | Completed | Losses | Transfers | Discarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Defender Taiaroa Waitemata Poneke |
Thornycroft, Chiswick, UK: Defender, Taiaroa, Waitemata, Poneke |
1883: Defender, Taiaroa, Waitemata, Poneke |
none |
none |
1900s: Defender, Taiaroa, Waitemata, Poneke |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 12 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 19.2 pp |
| Breadth, m | 2.29 |
| Draught, m | 1.18 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 2-cyl HCE, 1 locomotive boiler |
| Power, h. p. | |
| Max speed, kts | 17 |
| Fuel, t | coal 0.8 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 x 2 - 25/40 Nordenfelt Mk I, 1 McEvoy charge on steel spar |
| Complement | 7 |
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Defender class boat
Project history
Colonial Service 2nd class torpedo boats, identical to early 63ft 2nd class boats built for the Royal Navy.
Modernizations
1885, 3 boats: - spar torpedo; + 2 - 356 TC
Naval service
No significant events.
