|
Names |
WTB1 Stiletto |
|
Builders |
Herreshoff, Bristol: WTB1 |
|
Commissioned |
7/1887: WTB1 |
|
Losses |
none |
|
Transfers |
none |
| Discarding | 1.1911: WTB1 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
31 |
|
Displacement full, t |
|
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Length, m |
28.6 |
|
Breadth, m |
3.50 |
|
Draught, m |
0.91 mean |
|
No of shafts |
1 |
|
Machinery |
1 VC, 1 Almy boiler |
|
Power, h. p. |
359 |
|
Max speed, kts |
18.2 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 4 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
|
Armament |
none 1898: 2 Howel torpedoes |
|
Complement |
6 |
Project history: Built by Herreshoff as a private speculation and purchased under the Act of 3.3.1887. A single funnel, wood-hulled boat used for experimental work. Oil fuel trials in 1897 were unsatisfactory.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Stiletto 1889
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