T1 to T16, France 300t-TB1 laid down 1896
Displacement:
300 t light; 309 t standard; 345 t normal; 374 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(210.00 ft / 210.00 ft) x 21.00 ft x (7.20 / 7.58 ft)
(64.01 m / 64.01 m) x 6.40 m x (2.19 / 2.31 m)
Armament:
2 - 2.56" / 65.0 mm 46.5 cal guns - 8.69lbs / 3.94kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1896 Model
2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 - 0.30" / 7.6 mm 76.0 cal guns - 0.02lbs / 0.01kg shells, 600 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1896 Model
2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft
Weight of broadside 17 lbs / 8 kg
Main Torpedoes
1 - 15.8" / 400 mm, 15.66 ft / 4.77 m torpedo - 0.386 t total
submerged bow tube
2nd Torpedoes
2 - 15.8" / 400 mm, 15.66 ft / 4.77 m torpedoes - 0.386 t each, 0.772 t total
In 2 sets of deck mounted side rotating tubes
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.20" / 5 mm - -
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 5 120 ihp / 3 820 Kw = 24.40 kts
Range 1 800nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 65 tons (100% coal)
Caution: Delicate, lightweight machinery
Complement:
39 - 52
Cost:
£0.041 million / $0.162 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 6 tons, 1.7 %
- Guns: 4 tons, 1.1 %
- Weapons: 2 tons, 0.7 %
Armour: 1 tons, 0.3 %
- Armament: 1 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 207 tons, 60.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 83 tons, 24.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 44 tons, 12.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 3 tons, 0.9 %
- On freeboard deck: 3 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
74 lbs / 33 Kg = 8.8 x 2.6 " / 65 mm shells or 0.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.50
Metacentric height 1.0 ft / 0.3 m
Roll period: 9.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 72 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.05
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.00
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low forecastle, rise forward of midbreak,
a ram bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.380 / 0.391
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 14.49 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 62 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 72
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 8.85 ft / 2.70 m, 9.85 ft / 3.00 m
- Forward deck: 6.00 %, 10.82 ft / 3.30 m, 10.82 ft / 3.30 m
- Aft deck: 49.00 %, 7.50 ft / 2.29 m, 7.00 ft / 2.13 m
- Quarter deck: 25.00 %, 7.00 ft / 2.13 m, 6.50 ft / 1.98 m
- Average freeboard: 7.78 ft / 2.37 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 205.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 92.3 %
Waterplane Area: 2 679 Square feet or 249 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 20 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 18 lbs/sq ft or 89 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 1.15
- Overall: 0.55
Extremely poor machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Adequate accommodation and workspace room
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Trial speed:29kts
Bonus:4.6
T17 to T36, France TB2-450t laid down 1898
Displacement:
450 t light; 466 t standard; 520 t normal; 564 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(255.00 ft / 255.00 ft) x 25.50 ft x (7.37 / 7.76 ft)
(77.72 m / 77.72 m) x 7.77 m x (2.25 / 2.36 m)
Armament:
2 - 3.95" / 100 mm 45.0 cal guns - 31.09lbs / 14.10kg shells, 100 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1898 Model
2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 - 2.56" / 65.0 mm 46.5 cal guns - 8.69lbs / 3.94kg shells, 150 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1898 Model
2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft
2 - 0.30" / 7.6 mm 76.0 cal guns - 0.02lbs / 0.01kg shells, 500 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1898 Model
2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck centre
Weight of broadside 80 lbs / 36 kg
Main Torpedoes
2 - 15.8" / 400 mm, 15.66 ft / 4.77 m torpedoes - 0.415 t each, 0.830 t total
submerged bow tubes
2nd Torpedoes
2 - 15.8" / 400 mm, 15.66 ft / 4.77 m torpedoes - 0.415 t each, 0.830 t total
In 2 sets of deck mounted centre rotating tubes
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.20" / 5 mm - -
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 6 800 ihp / 5 073 Kw = 25.13 kts
Range 2 200nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 99 tons (100% coal)
Caution: Delicate, lightweight machinery
Complement:
53 - 70
Cost:
£0.062 million / $0.249 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 18 tons, 3.5 %
- Guns: 15 tons, 2.8 %
- Weapons: 3 tons, 0.6 %
Armour: 1 tons, 0.2 %
- Armament: 1 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 303 tons, 58.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 118 tons, 22.7 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 70 tons, 13.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 10 tons, 1.9 %
- On freeboard deck: 10 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
110 lbs / 50 Kg = 3.6 x 4.0 " / 100 mm shells or 0.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.50
Metacentric height 1.3 ft / 0.4 m
Roll period: 9.4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 73 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.12
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.02
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low forecastle, rise forward of midbreak,
a ram bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.380 / 0.391
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 15.97 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 59 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 72
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 9.75 ft / 2.97 m, 10.75 ft / 3.28 m
- Forward deck: 6.00 %, 11.75 ft / 3.58 m, 11.75 ft / 3.58 m
- Aft deck: 49.00 %, 8.25 ft / 2.51 m, 7.75 ft / 2.36 m
- Quarter deck: 25.00 %, 7.75 ft / 2.36 m, 7.25 ft / 2.21 m
- Average freeboard: 8.57 ft / 2.61 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 206.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 95.1 %
Waterplane Area: 3 950 Square feet or 367 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 23 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 20 lbs/sq ft or 100 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 0.81
- Overall: 0.52
Extremely poor machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Adequate accommodation and workspace room
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
This TB class could carry 8 mines
Trial speed:28kts
Bonus:2.87
T37 to T64, France TB3-500t laid down 1899
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Displacement:
500 t light; 516 t standard; 595 t normal; 659 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(266.00 ft / 266.00 ft) x 26.60 ft x (7.75 / 8.26 ft)
(81.08 m / 81.08 m) x 8.11 m x (2.36 / 2.52 m)
Armament:
2 - 3.95" / 100 mm 45.0 cal guns - 31.09lbs / 14.10kg shells, 100 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1899 Model
2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 - 2.56" / 65.0 mm 46.5 cal guns - 8.69lbs / 3.94kg shells, 120 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1899 Model
2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft
2 - 0.30" / 7.6 mm 76.0 cal guns - 0.02lbs / 0.01kg shells, 500 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1899 Model
2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck centre
Weight of broadside 80 lbs / 36 kg
Main Torpedoes
2 - 17.7" / 450 mm, 16.15 ft / 4.92 m torpedoes - 0.550 t each, 1.100 t total
In 2 sets of deck mounted carriage/fixed tubes
2nd Torpedoes
2 - 17.7" / 450 mm, 16.15 ft / 4.92 m torpedoes - 0.550 t each, 1.100 t total
In 2 sets of deck mounted centre rotating tubes
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.20" / 5 mm - -
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 7 390 ihp / 5 513 Kw = 25.24 kts
Range 3 000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 142 tons (100% coal)
Caution: Delicate, lightweight machinery
Complement:
59 - 78
Cost:
£0.070 million / $0.279 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 18 tons, 3.1 %
- Guns: 15 tons, 2.5 %
- Weapons: 4 tons, 0.6 %
Armour: 1 tons, 0.2 %
- Armament: 1 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 345 tons, 57.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 126 tons, 21.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 95 tons, 16.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 10 tons, 1.7 %
- On freeboard deck: 10 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
141 lbs / 64 Kg = 4.6 x 4.0 " / 100 mm shells or 0.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.62
Metacentric height 1.5 ft / 0.5 m
Roll period: 9.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 72 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.10
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.00
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low forecastle, rise forward of midbreak,
a ram bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.380 / 0.394
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 16.31 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 72
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 18.00 %, 9.75 ft / 2.97 m, 10.75 ft / 3.28 m
- Forward deck: 6.00 %, 11.75 ft / 3.58 m, 11.75 ft / 3.58 m
- Aft deck: 39.00 %, 8.00 ft / 2.44 m, 7.50 ft / 2.29 m
- Quarter deck: 37.00 %, 7.50 ft / 2.29 m, 7.00 ft / 2.13 m
- Average freeboard: 8.27 ft / 2.52 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 193.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 90.6 %
Waterplane Area: 4 298 Square feet or 399 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 25 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 20 lbs/sq ft or 100 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 0.70
- Overall: 0.51
Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Adequate accommodation and workspace room
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
This TB class could carry 8 mines
Trial Speed: 28kts
Bonus:2.72
This class is a request from the French Admiralty Section "La Jeune Ecole" desiring a special Torpedo Boat made to operat only in straits and narrow seas.
TB4 class, France TB4-480t laid down 1900
T65-T66-T67-T68-T69-T70-T71-T72-T73-T74-T75-T76-T77-T78-T79-T80
T65 to T80, France TB4-480t laid down 1900
Displacement:
480 t light; 495 t standard; 521 t normal; 541 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(229.50 ft / 229.50 ft) x 22.95 ft x (9.11 / 9.33 ft)
(69.95 m / 69.95 m) x 7.00 m x (2.78 / 2.84 m)
Armament:
2 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm 36.6 cal guns - 12.15lbs / 5.51kg shells, 170 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1900 Model
2 x Single mounts on centreline ends, evenly spread
1 raised mount - superfiring
2 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm 36.6 cal guns - 12.15lbs / 5.51kg shells, 170 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1900 Model
2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft
2 - 0.31" / 8.0 mm 76.0 cal guns - 0.02lbs / 0.01kg shells, 1 000 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1900 Model
2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck centre
Weight of broadside 49 lbs / 22 kg
Main Torpedoes
2 - 17.7" / 450 mm, 16.15 ft / 4.92 m torpedoes - 0.570 t each, 1.140 t total
In 2 sets of deck mounted side rotating tubes
2nd Torpedoes
2 - 17.7" / 450 mm, 16.15 ft / 4.92 m torpedoes - 0.570 t each, 1.140 t total
In 2 sets of deck mounted side rotating tubes
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.20" / 5 mm - -
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 10 000 ihp / 7 460 Kw = 27.18 kts
Range 1 000nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 46 tons (100% coal)
Caution: Delicate, lightweight machinery
Complement:
53 - 70
Cost:
£0.064 million / $0.254 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 12 tons, 2.3 %
- Guns: 8 tons, 1.5 %
- Weapons: 5 tons, 0.9 %
Armour: 1 tons, 0.2 %
- Armament: 1 tons, 0.2 %
Machinery: 320 tons, 61.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 131 tons, 25.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 41 tons, 7.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 18 tons, 3.5 %
- On freeboard deck: 18 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
109 lbs / 49 Kg = 8.5 x 3.0 " / 75 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.26
Metacentric height 0.8 ft / 0.3 m
Roll period: 10.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 73 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.17
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.01
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck,
a ram bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.380 / 0.385
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 15.15 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 65 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 72
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 25.00 %, 11.61 ft / 3.54 m, 10.61 ft / 3.23 m
- Forward deck: 25.00 %, 10.61 ft / 3.23 m, 9.61 ft / 2.93 m
- Aft deck: 25.00 %, 9.61 ft / 2.93 m, 8.61 ft / 2.62 m
- Quarter deck: 25.00 %, 8.61 ft / 2.62 m, 7.61 ft / 2.32 m
- Average freeboard: 9.58 ft / 2.92 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 202.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 95.4 %
Waterplane Area: 3 199 Square feet or 297 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 16 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 21 lbs/sq ft or 104 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 1.87
- Overall: 0.57
Extremely poor machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Adequate accommodation and workspace room
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Trial Speed: 30kts
Bonus:2.82
Misc weight 18t
2 t for torpedoes
16t for 16 minen
This class is equiped with the new famous QF 75mm gun Mlle 1897 - rof 10 to 20 - range max 8500m
"La Jeune Ecole" like small TorpedoBoats
Also built to work in the straits & narrow seas.
15 hulls LD in 1901H1.
11 in 1901H2
TB5, France 225tl-250tfl laid down 1901 (Engine 1900)
Displacement:
225 t light; 232 t standard; 242 t normal; 250 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(140.00 ft / 140.00 ft) x 15.74 ft x (9.74 / 9.95 ft)
(42.67 m / 42.67 m) x 4.80 m x (2.97 / 3.03 m)
Armament:
1 - 2.56" / 65.0 mm 76.0 cal gun - 9.51lbs / 4.31kg shells, 120 per gun
Quick firing gun in deck mount, 1901 Model
1 x Single mount on centreline forward
1 raised mount
2 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 3.19lbs / 1.45kg shells, 160 per gun
Quick firing guns in deck mounts, 1901 Model
2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck aft
1 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm 45.0 cal gun - 3.19lbs / 1.45kg shells, 160 per gun
Quick firing gun in deck mount, 1901 Model
1 x Single mount on centreline, aft deck aft
2 - 0.32" / 8.0 mm 76.0 cal guns - 0.02lbs / 0.01kg shells, 2 000 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1901 Model
2 x Single mounts on sides, forward deck forward
Weight of broadside 19 lbs / 9 kg
Main Torpedoes
1 - 17.7" / 450 mm, 16.15 ft / 4.92 m torpedo - 0.591 t total
In a deck mounted carriage/fixed tube
2nd Torpedoes
2 - 17.7" / 450 mm, 16.15 ft / 4.92 m torpedoes - 0.591 t each, 1.182 t total
In 2 sets of deck mounted centre rotating tubes
Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 4 980 ihp / 3 715 Kw = 23.92 kts
Range 53nm at 23.00 kts
650nm at 10kts
Bunker at max displacement = 18 tons (100% coal)
Caution: Delicate, lightweight machinery
Complement:
29 - 39
Cost:
£0.030 million / $0.121 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 9 tons, 3.5 %
- Guns: 5 tons, 2.2 %
- Weapons: 3 tons, 1.3 %
Machinery: 150 tons, 61.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 64 tons, 26.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 17 tons, 6.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 3 tons, 1.2 %
- On freeboard deck: 3 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
44 lbs / 20 Kg = 5.2 x 2.6 " / 65 mm shells or 0.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.00
Metacentric height 0.3 ft / 0.1 m
Roll period: 11.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 69 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.35
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.00
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
a ram bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.394 / 0.399
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.89 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 11.83 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 72 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 69
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 22.00 %, 9.84 ft / 3.00 m, 10.82 ft / 3.30 m
- Forward deck: 15.00 %, 10.82 ft / 3.30 m, 10.50 ft / 3.20 m
- Aft deck: 38.00 %, 8.53 ft / 2.60 m, 7.22 ft / 2.20 m
- Quarter deck: 25.00 %, 7.22 ft / 2.20 m, 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
- Average freeboard: 8.61 ft / 2.62 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 205.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 46.2 %
Waterplane Area: 1 351 Square feet or 126 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 15 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 18 lbs/sq ft or 88 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 6.71
- Overall: 0.65
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
Extremely poor machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Extremely poor accommodation and workspace room
Trial Speed:29.5kts
Bonus: 5.58