nearly sister-ship TB25 1886
Names |
TB34 - 38, 1906- TB034 - 038 |
Builders |
White, Cowes: TB34-38 |
Completed |
1886: TB34 1887: TB35 - 38 |
Losses |
none |
Transfers |
none |
Discarded |
1919: TB034 - 038 |
Displacement normal, t |
TB34 - 36: 60 TB37, 38: 66 |
Displacement full, t |
85 |
Length, m |
TB34 - 36: 38.1 pp TB37, 38: 40.3 pp |
Breadth, m |
4.42 |
Draught, m |
1.32 |
No of shafts |
1 |
Machinery |
1 2-cyl VC, 1 locomotive boiler |
Power, h. p. |
950 |
Max speed, kts |
18 - 19 |
Fuel, t |
coal |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
Armament |
TB34 - 36: 2 x 1 - 25/40 Nordenfelt Mk I, 1 - 356 TT (bow), 2 x 2 - 356 TT TB37, 38: 2 x 1 - 47/40 3pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, 1 - 356 TT (bow), 2 x 2 - 356 TT |
Complement |
16 |
Project history: White's version of the 125ft design had the stern 'cut up' in a rounded curve, meant to improve the steering (a feature introduced in their 'turnabout' Second Class boats.
Modernizations: early 1900s, all: were reboilered with water-tube boilers; - 1 - 356 TT
Naval service: No significant events.
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