Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883

<p><SPAN name="7"></SPAN></p> <h2>THE NEW RUSSIAN TORPEDO BOAT, THE POTI.</h2> <p>The Russian government has just had built at the shipyards of Mr. Normand, the celebrated Havre engineer, a torpedo boat called the Poti, which we herewith illustrate. This vessel perceptibly differs from all others of her class, at least as regards her model. Her extremities, which are strongly depressed in the upperworks, and the excessive inclination of her sides, give the boat as a whole a certain resemblance to the rams of our navy, such as the Taureau and Tigre.</p> <p class="ctr"><SPAN href="./illustrations/7a.png"><ANTIMG src= "./illustrations/7a_th.jpg" alt="THE NEW RUSSIAN TORPEDO BOAT, THE "></SPAN></p> <p class="ctr">THE NEW RUSSIAN TORPEDO BOAT, THE "POTI".</p> <p>A transverse section of the Poti approaches an ellipse in shape. Her water lines are exceedingly fine, and, in point of elegance, in no wise cede to those of the most renowned yachts. The vessel is entirely of steel, and her dimensions are as follows: Length, 28 meters; extreme breadth, 3.6 meters; depth, 2.5 meters; draught, 1.9 meters; displacement, 66 tons. The engine, which is a compound one, is of 600 H.P. The minimum speed required is 18 knots, or 33-34 meters, per hour, and it will probably reach 40 kilometers.</p> <p>The vessel will be armed with 4 Whitehead torpedoes of 5.8 m., and 2 Hotchkiss guns of 40 cm. Her supply of coal will be sufficient for a voyage of 1000 nautical miles at a speed of 11 knots.--<i>L'Illustration</i>.</p> <hr> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />