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Tuesday 10 January 2017

French sea going torpedo boat Aquilon (1895) according to Brasseys’ naval annual 1912

Built at Normand, France in 1895, displacement 127 tons and as dimensions 137.8 x 14.6 x 7.9 feet. Number of screws 2, horsepower 2.000 ihp, trial speed 26.17 knots, an armament of 2-3pd guns and 2 torpedo tubes, a crew numbering 34 men and a coal bunker capacity of 17 tons.