An item reported the arrival at IJmuiden on 16 February of the Spanish torpedo boat Orion coming from Bremerhaven.(1)
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1. A 1st class torpedo boat which was built in 1885 at the German Germaniawerft with a displacement of 88 tons and as dimensions 38,00 x 4,78 x 2,04 (maximum) metres or 124’8”x 15’7” x 6’7”. The 3-cylinder vertical compound reciprocating engine supplied 1.000 ihp allowing a speed of 21 knots. Her armament consisted of two torpedo tubes and two machineguns.