FALCON river gunboat (1931)

Falcon 1931

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Falcon	T65	1593	Yarrow, Scotstoun		18.5.1931	9.1931	stricken 3.1941, to China 2.1942 (英德 [Ying Teh])

Displacement standard, t

372

Displacement full, t
470

Length, m

45.7

Breadth, m

8.76

Draught, m

1.83 deep load

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers

Power, h. p.

2250

Max speed, kts

15

Fuel, t

oil 89

Endurance, nm(kts)

Armament

1 x 1 - 87/13 mountain howitzer Mk I, 2 x 1 - 57/40 6pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, 10 x 1 - 7.7/94

Complement

55

Project history: Small gunboat designed for service on the Chinese rivers and represented the further development of WWI-era "Fly" class.

Modernizations: None

Naval service: No significant events.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

Falcon 1931

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FALCON river gunboat (1931)

Displacement standard, t	372
Displacement full, t	470
Length, m	45.7
Breadth, m	8.76
Draught, m	1.83 deep load
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers
Power, h. p.	2250
Max speed, kts	15
Fuel, t	oil 89
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	1 x 1 - 87/13 mountain howitzer Mk I, 2 x 1 - 57/40 6pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, 10 x 1 - 7.7/94
Complement	55