Aquilon 1896
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Filibustier | A C Augustin-Normand, Le Havre | 27.12.1894 | 1895 | collision 29.3.1898 | |||
| Ariel | A C Augustin-Normand, Le Havre | 9.5.1895 | 1895 | sold 1923 | |||
| Aquilon | A C Augustin-Normand, Le Havre | 2.12.1895 | 1896 | sold 1919 |
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Displacement normal, t |
123 |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
42.0 wl |
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Breadth, m |
4.50 |
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Draught, m |
1.67 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 VTE, 2 du Temple boilers Aquilon: 2 VTE, 2 Normand boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
2000 |
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Max speed, kts |
23.5 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 20 |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 47/40 M1885, 1 - 380 TT (bow), 1 x 1 - 380 TT |
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Complement |
Project history: Ordered in 1892 (Aquilon in 1893), Normand design. Posessed superb seakeeping qualities. Aquilon was ordered to test new Normand boilers.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Filibustier was rammed by cruiser Friant during night exercises 29.3.1898.
Aquilon
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