COUNTESS OF HOPETOWN torpedo boat (1890)
nearly sister-ship TB25 1886
Names |
Victoria Naval Service till 1901: Countess of Hopetown |
Builders |
Yarrow, Poplar, UK: Countess of Hopetown |
Completed |
1890: Countess of Hopetown |
Losses |
none |
Transfers |
none |
Discarded |
1924: Countess of Hopetown |
Displacement normal, t |
82 |
Displacement full, t |
|
Length, m |
36.6 |
Breadth, m |
4.11 |
Draught, m |
|
No of shafts |
1 |
Machinery |
1 VTE, 1 locomotive boiler |
Power, h. p. |
1150 |
Max speed, kts |
23 |
Fuel, t |
coal |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
Armament |
3 x 1 - 47/40 3pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, 2 - 356 TT (bow), 1 x 1 - 356 TT |
Complement |
19 |
Project history: Generally similar to RN TB79.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2015