An item referred to the magazine Schiffbau dated 1 September 1937 reporting that the of the French La Pomone-class torpedo boats now were 12 boats completed or under construction. Dimensions 80,7 x 7,9 x 2,85 metres. The machinery consisted of turbines delivering 22.000hp allowing a maximum speed of 34-45 knots and with a speed of 18 knots and a fuel bunker capacity of 90 tons was their range 1.800 nautical miles. Very strongly built, especially for the need of ramming submarines. Fitted out with a powerful wireless and listening equipment and seemed this class especially be built as submarine chasers.(1)
Note
1. This must be the La Melpomène-class with a displacement of 610 (standard0-834 (full load) tons, of which units in the Second World War were incorporated in the US Navy, British Royal Navy, Free and Vichy French navies and the Italian and the German navies.
Note
1. This must be the La Melpomène-class with a displacement of 610 (standard0-834 (full load) tons, of which units in the Second World War were incorporated in the US Navy, British Royal Navy, Free and Vichy French navies and the Italian and the German navies.
