Acheron 1879
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Names |
New South Wales, 1901- RAN: Acheron, later- Jenner Avernus |
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Builders |
Atlas, Sydney, Australia: Acheron, Avernus |
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Completed |
1879: Acheron, Avernus |
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Losses |
none |
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Transfers |
none |
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Discarded |
1902: Jenner, Avernus |
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Displacement normal, t |
16 |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
23.8 |
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Breadth, m |
3.05 |
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Draught, m |
0.91 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 VC, 1 locomotive boiler |
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Power, h. p. |
200 |
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Max speed, kts |
15 |
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Fuel, t |
coal |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
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Armament |
1 spar torpedo |
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Complement |
9 |
Project history: This pair was the only TBs built not in Europe or America.
Modernizations: 1887, both: - spar torpedo; + 2 - 356 TC
Naval service: Acheron was subsequently transferred to New South Wales quarantine service and renamed Jenner.
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