Vzryv 1877
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Âçðûâ [Vzryv] | Berd, St. Petersburg | 1876 | 25.8.1877 | 10/1877 | stricken 11.1907 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
160 |
|
Displacement full, t |
|
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Length, m |
36.5 pp 39.6 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
4.93 |
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Draught, m |
3.38 max |
|
No of shafts |
1 |
|
Machinery |
1 VC, 2 locomotive boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
800 |
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Max speed, kts |
13.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 16 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 600(10) |
|
Armament |
2 - 381 TT (bow), 2 fired torpedoes |
|
Complement |
33 |
Project history: The first large Russian torpedo boat, resembling a steam yacht in appearance. Also first seagoing torpedo boat in the world. The TT were on either beam just forward of midships, and pointed nearly ahead.
Modernizations: 1880: + 4 x 5 - 37/17 Hotchkiss
Naval service: Latterly used as a torpedo school tender.
Vzryv
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