Dutch spar torpedo boat Zr.Ms. XX 1879-1905

Her building at the shipyard Kon.Mij. De Schelde at Vlissingen, Netherlands was ordered on 20 December 1879 with yard number 21 , the building started while using models, plated on 18 October 1880, launched on 1 December 1881 with engine and boiler already on board, trials while berthed on 3 December, official trial on 27 December and on 31 December handed over to the Royal Netherlands Navy. Stricken in 1905.

The Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 13 December 1881 reported that she departed on Sunday the 11th towards Nieuwediep for the official trial. She was the last of the four steel-built torpedo boats delivered by this yard.

Dimensions 2463 (between perpendiculars) x 3,15 x 0,54 (fore loaded)-1,58 )aft, loaded)2,17 (hold) metres and a displacement of 31 ton.  Fitted out with the 2 cylinder engine no. 27 delivering 250 ihp allowing a speed of 16,89 miles. Further more the locomotive boiler no. 33 with a pressure of 120 lbs and a heating surface of 516 square feet. Coal bunker capacity 5 cubic metres. One 3-bladed screw. Het crew numbered 10 men. The armament consisted of 1-3,7cm gun and a spar torpedo equipment.

Sources
Order administration shipyard Kon. Mij. De Schelde none inventoryno.
Archive of the board of the shipyard Kon.Mij. De Schelde 1875-1970 block 214 inventory no.1216.