Almirante Lynch-class torpedo gunboat
The Almirante Lynch class was a pair of two torpedo gunboats, Almirante Lynch and Almirante Condell, ordered for the Chilean Navy in the late 1880s.
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Class overview | |
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Name | Almirante Lynch class |
Builders | Laird Brothers, Birkenhead, UK |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | None |
Succeeded by | Almirante Simpson |
Built | 1889–1890 |
In commission | 1891–1919 |
Completed | 2 |
Scrapped | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Torpedo gunboat |
Displacement | 713 t (702 long tons) |
Length | 70.1 m (230 ft 0 in) p/p |
Beam | 8.38 m (27 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 2.53 m (8.3 ft) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 20.2 knots (37.4 km/h; 23.2 mph) |
Range | 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) |
Complement | 87 |
Armament |
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Ships
Ship | Namesake | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Fate |
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Almirante Lynch | Patricio Lynch | Laird Brothers, Birkenhead, UK | 1889 | 1890 | Stricken 1919 |
Almirante Condell | Carlos Condell | Laird Brothers, Birkenhead, UK | 1889 | 1890 | Stricken 1919 |
See also
References
- López Urrutia, Carlos (1986). "Cazatorpederos y destructores en la Armada de Chile" (PDF). Revista de Marina (in Spanish). Viña del Mar, Chile. 103 (771).
- Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-133-5.
- "Cazatorpedero "Lynch" 1º". Unidades Navales (in Spanish). Chilean Navy. 11 August 2020.
- "Cazatorpedero "Almirante Condell" 1º". Unidades Navales (in Spanish). Chilean Navy. 11 August 2020.
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