Difference between revisions of "Archer Class Torpedo Cruiser (1885)"

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

Overview of 8 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name	Builder	Laid Down	Launched	Completed	Fate
Archer	J. & G. Thomson, Glasgow	2 Mar, 1885	23 Dec, 1885		Sold 1905
Brisk	J. & G. Thomson, Glasgow	2 Mar, 1885	8 Apr, 1886		Sold 1906
Cossack	J. & G. Thomson, Glasgow	2 Mar, 1885	3 Jun, 1886		Sold 1905
Mohawk	J. & G. Thomson, Glasgow	2 Mar, 1885	6 Feb, 1886		Sold 1905
Porpoise	J. & G. Thomson, Glasgow	2 Mar, 1885	7 May, 1886		Sold 1905
Racoon	Devonport Royal Dockyard	1 Feb, 1886	6 May, 1887		Sold 1905
Serpent	Devonport Royal Dockyard	9 Nov, 1885	10 Mar, 1887		Wrecked 10 Nov, 1890
Tartar	J. & G. Thomson, Glasgow	2 Mar, 1885	28 Oct, 1886		Sold 1906

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