Condor Class Torpedo Cruisers Class Overview |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
Length: |
223' 1" (PP) |
Engines: |
2 Inverted compound (b) |
Beam: |
29' 6" |
Boilers: |
2 cylindrical (c) |
Draft: |
15' 5" |
Shafts: |
2 |
Displacement: |
1,229 (a) |
HP: |
3,000 |
Speed: |
17 knots |
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Crew: |
156 |
Range: |
2,800 nm @ 10 knots |
Notes |
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(a): |
Épervier 1,268 tons, Faucon 1,311 tons, Vautour 1,266 tons. |
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(b): |
Vautour= horizontal compound. |
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(c): |
Vautour= 4 locomotive boilers. |
Armament As Built |
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Number Carried
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Type
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Arrangement |
Notes |
5 |
100mm / 15 cal. (3.9") |
Single mounts |
In casemates |
4 |
47mm / 40 cal. (3 pdr.) |
Single mounts |
Hotchkiss QF |
6 |
37mm (1 pounder) |
Single mounts |
Hitchkiss revolving cannons |
4 |
350mm (14") Torpedo tubes |
Above water 2 bow, 2 amidships |
Later removed |
Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Arsenal de Rochefort Rochefort, France |
May 17, 1885 |
Nov. 1886 |
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Fate |
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Scrapped after 1907.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Arsenal de Rochefort Rochefort, France |
Oct. 1886 |
1887 |
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Fate |
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Scrapped at Cherbourg, France in 1910.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Arsenal de Toulon Toulon, France |
1887 |
Nov. 1887 |
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Fate |
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Scrapped after 1920.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Completed |
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Vautour |
Arsenal de Toulon Toulon, France |
Apr. 25, 1889 |
Dec. 1889 |
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Fate |
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Scrapped after 1908.
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Page published June 1, 2019 |