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Wednesday 10 January 2018

French torpedo boat le Grondeur collided with protected cruiser Jean Bart according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad 1894-1895 no. 6

An item reported the collision of the new French torpedo boat le Grondeur with the protected cruiser Jean Bart. With a speed of 28 miles she entered the harbour of Toulon with burning woodwork and ablaze boilers. Her crew numbering 20 men keeping calm managed to extinguish the fire and bringing her still afloat in the dock.(1)

Note
1. Part of the Coureur-class ocean going torpedo boats consisting of the Coureur, Véloce and Grondeur, laid down by F.C. de la Méditerrannée, Graville, Le Havre, France in 1890, launched on 4 November 1891, completed in 1892 and sold in 1910.