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| colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small>
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|[[J. & G. Thomson]], Glasgow
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|2 Mar, 1885
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|23 Dec, 1885
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|Sold 1905
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|[[J. & G. Thomson]], Glasgow
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|2 Mar, 1885
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|8 Apr, 1886
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|Sold 1906
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| {{UK-2Cossack}}
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|[[J. & G. Thomson]], Glasgow
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|2 Mar, 1885
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|3 Jun, 1886
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|Sold 1905
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| {{UK-2Mohawk}}
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|[[J. & G. Thomson]], Glasgow
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|2 Mar, 1885
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|6 Feb, 1886
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|Sold 1905
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| {{UK-2Porpoise}}
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|[[J. & G. Thomson]], Glasgow
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|2 Mar, 1885
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|7 May, 1886
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|Sold 1905
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| {{UK-1Racoon}}
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|[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]
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|1 Feb, 1886
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|6 May, 1887
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|Sold 1905
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| {{UK-Serpent}}
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|[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]
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|9 Nov, 1885
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|10 Mar, 1887
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|Wrecked 10 Nov, 1890
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| {{UK-2Tartar}}
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|[[J. & G. Thomson]], Glasgow
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|2 Mar, 1885
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|28 Oct, 1886
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|Sold 1906
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==Fire Control==
 
  
===Rangefinders===
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==Guns==
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* six 6-in guns
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* six 3-pdrs
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* two machine guns
  
===Evershed Bearing Indicators===
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==Torpedoes==
 
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* one 14-in above-water tube (bow)
===Gunnery Control===
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* two twin 14-in torpedo tubes
 
 
====Control Positions====
 
 
 
====Control Groups====
 
 
 
===Directors===
 
 
 
====Main Battery====
 
 
 
====Secondary Battery====
 
 
 
===Torpedo Control===
 
 
 
===Transmitting Stations===
 
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===Fire Control Instruments===
 
  
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 22:56, 11 December 2019

The eight Archer Class torpedo cruisers, were completed for the Royal Navy between 1888 and 1891.

Guns

  • six 6-in guns
  • six 3-pdrs
  • two machine guns

Torpedoes

  • one 14-in above-water tube (bow)
  • two twin 14-in torpedo tubes

See Also

Footnotes

Bibliography


Archer Class Torpedo Cruiser
  Archer Brisk Cossack Mohawk  
  Porpoise Racoon Serpent Tartar  
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