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Căpitan Nicolae Lascăr Bogdan-class Torpedo Gunboat
The ''Căpitan Nicolae Lascăr Bogdan''-class was a group of eight riverine torpedo gunboats of the Romanian Navy which served during the First World War and the Second World War. Construction and specifications Twelve boats were planned as part of the 1899 naval programme, but this was reduced to 8. The boats were built at the Thames Iron Works in the United Kingdom from 1906 to 1907 and delivered through inland rivers. Each boat measured 30 meters in length, with a beam of 4 meters and a draught of 0.8 meters. Normal displacement amounted to 45 tons, growing to 51 tons for a Displacement (ship), full load. Power plant consisted of two compound engines powering two shafts, generating 550 horsepower, hp which resulted in a top speed of 18 knots. Each vessel could carry up to 7.6 tons of fuel. With a full complement of 20, each of the boats was armed with one 47 mm Skoda gun, one 6.5 mm Maxim gun, Maxim machine gun and two spar torpedoes, as well as torpedo dropping gear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thames Iron Works
The Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, Limited was a shipyard and iron works straddling the mouth of Bow Creek at its confluence with the River Thames, at Leamouth Wharf (often referred to as Blackwall) on the west side and at Canning Town on the east side. Its main activity was shipbuilding, but it also diversified into civil engineering, marine engines, cranes, electrical engineering and motor cars.Jim Lewis 1999, ''London's Lea Valley'', Phillimore, The company notably produced iron work for Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge over the Tamar in the 1850s, and the world's first all-iron warship, HMS ''Warrior'', launched in 1860. History 1837–46 The company originated in 1837 as the Ditchburn and Mare Shipbuilding Company, founded by shipwright Thomas J. Ditchburn and the engineer and naval architect Charles John Mare. Originally located at Deptford, after a fire destroyed their yard the company moved to Orchard Place in 1838, between the East I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
