MIDGE spar torpedo boat (1888)
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Names |
Queensland Naval Service till 1901: Midge |
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Builders |
White, Cowes, UK: Midge |
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Completed |
1888: Midge |
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Losses |
none |
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Transfers |
none |
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Discarded |
1912: Midge |
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Displacement normal, t |
12 |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
17.2 |
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Breadth, m |
2.82 |
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Draught, m |
1.40 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 2-cyl HCE, 1 locomotive boiler |
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Power, h. p. |
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Max speed, kts |
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Fuel, t |
coal |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
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Armament |
2 x 2 - 25/40 Nordenfelt Mk I, 1 spar torpedo |
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Complement |
Project history: Spar torpedo launch for the Queensland.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2015