French torpedo boat No. 279 launched at Le Havre, France according to the magazine Mitteilungen aus dem Gebiete des Seewesens dated 1904 no. 4

An item reported the launching of the French torpedo boat No. 279 on 18 January at Le Havre, France. Displacement 90,6 tons and fitted out with Normand boiler, a horsepower of 1.900 ihp and a speed of 26 knots.