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VZRYV torpedo boat (1877)
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Vzryv
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Взрыв [Vzryv] | Berd, St. Petersburg | 1876 | 25.8.1877 | 10/1877 | stricken 11.1907 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 160 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 36.5 pp 39.6 oa |
| Breadth, m | 4.93 |
| Draught, m | 3.38 max |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VC, 2 locomotive boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 800 |
| Max speed, kts | 13.5 |
| Fuel, t | coal 16 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 600(10) |
| Armament | 2 - 381 TT (bow), 2 fired torpedoes |
| Complement | 33 |
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Vzryv 1877
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Vzryv
Project history
The first large Russian torpedo boat, resembling a steam yacht in appearance. Also first seagoing torpedo boat in the world. The TT were on either beam just forward of midships, and pointed nearly ahead.
Modernizations
1880: + 4 x 5 - 37/17 Hotchkiss
Naval service
Latterly used as a torpedo school tender.
