nearly sister-ship Torch 1895
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Phoenix (ex-Linnet) | Devonport DYd | 26.7.1894 | 25.4.1895 | 5.1896 | capsized 18.9.1906 | ||
| Algerine | Devonport DYd | 25.7.1894 | 6.6.1895 | 4.1896 | sold as salvage vessel 4.1919 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
1050 |
|
Displacement full, t |
|
|
Length, m |
56.4 pp 62.4 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
9.90 |
|
Draught, m |
4.21 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
sails + 2 3-cyl VTE, boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
1400 |
|
Max speed, kts |
13 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armour, mm | steel; deck: 38 - 25, gunshields: 6 |
|
Armament |
6 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk III, 4 x 1 - 47/40 3pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, 3 õ 1 - 11.4/94 |
|
Complement |
106 |
Project history: These vessels had the same hull construction as the Alert class. Gun mountings were positioned two forward, two amidships and two aft. The schooner rig was removed later, both ships retaining their three masts. The MGs were 11.43mm Maxims.
Ship protection: Ships had a protective deck of 25mm to 38mm steel extending over the machinery and boilers.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Phoenix capsized off Hong Kong on 18.9.1906 during typhoon, later she was raised and sold in January 1907. Algerine from 1915 was reduced to harbour service, she was sold for conversion to salvage vessel in April 1919 and wrecked in January 1924.
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