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==Fire Control==
 
  
===Rangefinders===
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===Evershed Bearing Indicators===
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==Torpedoes==
 
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===Gunnery Control===
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Latest revision as of 18:56, 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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