nearly sister-ship Baluchi 1888
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| TB7 Gurkha, 1901- TB101 (RIM, 1892- RN) | Hanna, Donald & Wilson, Paisley | 1887 | 1888 | 1888 | sold 3.1920 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
92 |
|
Displacement full, t |
|
|
Length, m |
41.2 oa 39.6 pp |
|
Breadth, m |
4.27 |
|
Draught, m |
2.13 |
|
No of shafts |
1 |
|
Machinery |
1 2-cyl VC, 2 locomotive boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
1000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
21.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
|
Armament |
2 x 2 - 25/40 Nordenfelt Mk I, 1 - 356 TT (bow), 2 x 2 - 356 TT |
|
Complement |
18 |
Project history: In 1887 the India Office ordered seven boats which were to be slightly enlarged versions of the 125-footers. These appeal never to have been delivered to India, and in 1892 were taken over by the Royal Navy, though their numbering as TB100-106 did not take place until 1901. Deck TT can be replaced by 47mm gun.
Generally resembled Yarrow's 125-footers but with a bow more like the White
boats.
Modernizations: 1905: was reboilered with water-tube boiler.
Naval service: No significant events.
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