Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Firat | Tersane-i Amire, Istanbul | 1881 | 1883 | 1885 | stricken 1912 | ||
Şat | Tersane-i Amire, Istanbul | 1881 | 1883 | 1885 | hulk 1906 |
Displacement normal, t |
197 |
Displacement full, t |
|
Length, m |
37.0 pp |
Breadth, m |
6.50 |
Draught, m |
2.40 |
No of shafts |
1 |
Machinery |
1 HC, 1 cylindrical boiler |
Power, h. p. |
280 |
Max speed, kts |
10 |
Fuel, t |
coal 20 |
Endurance, nm(kts) | |
Armament |
4 x 1 - 75/22 RK L/24 C/83, 2 x 1 - 57/37 SK L/83 |
Complement |
55 |
Project history: Wooden gunboats.
Modernizations: 1895, both: were armed with: 2 x 1 - 88/27 SK L/30 C/89, 1 x 1 - 47/37 SK L/40 C/91, 1 x 1 - 37/20 Hotchkiss
1900, both: were armed with 2 x 1 - 37/20 Hotchkiss, 2 x 5 - 37/17 Hotchkiss
Naval service: Firat was badly damaged by gunfire of Greek gunboat Aphroessa in February 1897 and was under repair till 1899.
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