Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Berk Efşan | Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany // Tersane-i Amire, Istanbul | 1891 | 1892 | 1894 | decommissioned 1924, stricken 1928 | ||
Tayyar | Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany // Tersane-i Amire, Istanbul | 1891 | 1892 | 1894 | decommissioned 1909, BU 1921 |
Displacement normal, t |
230 |
Displacement full, t |
|
Length, m |
59.9 |
Breadth, m |
6.60 |
Draught, m |
2.40 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 VTE, 2 locomotive boilers |
Power, h. p. |
3500 |
Max speed, kts |
21 |
Fuel, t |
coal 75 |
Endurance, nm(kts) | |
Armament |
6 x 5 - 37/27 RV L/30, 2 - 428 TT (bow, 4) |
Complement |
50 |
Project history: Built in Germany, then assembled from ready sections in Istanbul. Ordered in 1886, but was completed only in 1894. Assemblage has been fulfilled poor, and torpedo boat quickly lost the battle value.
Modernizations: 1912, Berk Efşan: - 2 x 5 - 37/27
1915, Berk Efşan: - 4 x 5 - 37/27; + 2 x 1 - 47/42 SK L/45 C/99, 2 x 1 - 47/27 SK L/30 C/91
Naval service: No significant events.
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