Tempête 1879
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Tempête | Arsenal de Brest | 1873 | 8/1876 | 1879 | stricken 1907 | ||
| Vengeur | Arsenal de Brest | 1875 | 5/1878 | 1882 | stricken 1905 |
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Displacement normal, t |
Tempête: 4793 Vengeur: 4635 |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
73.6 pp 76.0 oa |
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Breadth, m |
17.6 |
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Draught, m |
5.79 max |
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No of shafts |
Tempête: 1 Vengeur: 2 |
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Machinery |
Tempête: 1 HC, 4 cylindrical boilers Vengeur: 2 HC, 4 cylindrical boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
2000 |
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Max speed, kts |
Tempête: 11.7 Vengeur: 10.7 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 200 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
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Armour, mm |
wrought iron; belt: 330 - 250, breastwork: 330, turret: 350 - 300, deck: 50 |
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Armament |
Tempête: 1 x 2 - 274/20 M1875 No.2 Vengeur: 1 x 2 - 340/18 M1875 |
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Complement |
174 |
Project history: Similar to the Tonnerre class but of shallower draught and reduced speed and bunker capacity. They could be distinguished by the smaller funnel which, as b the preceding class, was forward of the single mast.
Ship protection: The belt was 330mm amidships with 250mm forward and 300mm aft and there was a 50mm deck over the belt outside the breastwork.
Modernizations: 1880s, Tempête: + 4 x 5 - 37/20 M1885
1880s, Vengeur: + 2 x 1 - 47/40 M1885, 6 x 5 - 37/20 M1885, 2 - 350 TT (beam, aw)
Naval service: No significant events.
Tempête 1880s
© Ivan Gogin, 2014