An item referred to the magazine Engineering reporting that the British destroyer Chamois (1) built by Palmer, Yarrow-on-Tyne, England executed on 3rd September a satisfying 3 hours trial at Portsmouth. On the measures mile in the Stokes Bay were six runs made with a medium speed of 30,026 miles with 388,8 rpm. The medium speed during the 3 hours was 30,396 miles with 393,1 rpm. Maximum speed was 32,374 miles. Boiler pressure 228 lbs, air pressure 2“.9 and medium 2“.75. The coal consumption was little. The engines performed not only well but remarkable was that there were none vibrations in the ship felt.
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1. Building ordered in 9 January 1896, laid down at Earl’s Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Limited, Hull, Yorkshire, England with yard number 713 on 28 may 1896, launched on 9 November 1896, commissioned in November 1897 and foundered in the Gulf of Patras on 26 September 1904.
Note
1. Building ordered in 9 January 1896, laid down at Earl’s Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Limited, Hull, Yorkshire, England with yard number 713 on 28 may 1896, launched on 9 November 1896, commissioned in November 1897 and foundered in the Gulf of Patras on 26 September 1904.
