Surcouf 1914
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Coëtlogon | Cie Transatlantique, Penhöet | 1887 | 3.12.1888 | 8/1894 | stricken 1906 | ||
| Forbin | Arsenal de Rochefort | 5/1886 | 14.1.1888 | 2/1889 | collier 11.1913 | ||
| Surcouf | Arsenal de Cherbourg | 5/1886 | 10/1888 | 1890 | stricken 4.1921 |
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Displacement normal, t |
Forbin: 1935 Surcouf: 2012 Coëtlogon: 1901 |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
95.0 wl |
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Breadth, m |
9.00 |
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Draught, m |
5.23 max |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 HC, 6 cylindrical boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
5800 |
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Max speed, kts |
20 - 20.5 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 300 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2400(10) |
| Armour, mm | steel; deck: 40 |
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Armament |
Forbin: 2 x 1 - 139/30 M1884, 3 x 1 - 47/40 M1885, 4 x 5 - 37/20 M1885, 4 - 350 TT (beam aw), 150 mines Surcouf, Coëtlogon: 4 x 1 - 139/30 M1884, 3 x 1 - 47/40 M1885, 4 x 5 - 37/20 M1885, 4 - 350 TT (beam aw), 150 mines |
| Complement | 199 |
Project history: This class were of very fine lines with plough bows, forecastle and poop, two funnels and three light masts, later two except in Surcouf. There was considerable tumblehome. The 139mm, of which only two were originally carried by Forbin, were in upper deck sponsons. Coëtlegon failed on trials and her engines were replaced, resulting in a three year delay in completion.
Ship protection: There was a curved 40mm armour deck with a cofferdam above and a thin splinter deck over the machinery spaces.
Modernizations: 1890, Forbin: + 2 x 1 - 139/30 M1884
1893, Surcouf: CT was added
1900s, Forbin, Surcouf: were fitted for oil burning; - 4 - 350 TT; + 5 x 1 - 47/40 M1885
Naval service: No significant events.
Forbin 1889
Forbin 1900s
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