GORDON torpedo boat (1886)
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Names |
Victoria Naval Service till 1901: Gordon |
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Builders |
White, Cowes, UK: Gordon |
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Completed |
1886: Gordon |
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Losses |
Gordon (14.11.1914) |
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Transfers |
none |
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Discarded |
none |
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Displacement normal, t |
12 |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
17.1 |
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Breadth, m |
2.90 |
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Draught, m |
1.47 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 Belliss Compound surface condensing engine, 1 locomotive boiler |
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Power, h. p. |
150 |
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Max speed, kts |
15 |
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Fuel, t |
coal |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
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Armament |
3 x 1 - 25/60 Nordenfelt Mk I, 2 - 356 TC |
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Complement |
11 |
Project history: Torpedo launch for the Victorian Naval Service.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Gordon was rammed and sunk by the picket boat Picket 14.11.1914.
© Ivan Gogin, 2015