Torpedo Cruisers, 1882-1897: Photo Gallery
In fleet lists as Torpilleurs éclaireurs 1883, to Croiseurs torpilleurs 1885. After the removal of their torpedo tubes in 1895 they became Contre-torpilleurs d'escadre in 1896 and Contre-torpilleurs in 1901.Click on a photo to prompt a larger view of the same image.
1882-1897
Class: Condor (on list 1883)
Condor (Torpedo Cruiser) in front of the Mourillon shipbuilding ways at Toulon. (Photo: Facebook by Vladimir Yakubov on 10.3.2025)
Class: Condor (1883)
Condor (Torpedo Cruiser) in 1896 after a refit in which her mainmast was removed. The 47mm guns on her bow and stern have shields as do two smaller guns on platforms above the searchlights. (Photo: NHHC NH 66066, Farenholt Collection)
Class: Condor (1883)
Épervier (Torpedo Cruiser) off the south jetty at Le Havre during a naval review of the Escadre du Nord in 1895. (Photo: Facebook by Andrey Myatishkin on 12.1.2025)
Class: Condor (1883)
Épervier (Torpedo Cruiser) after the removal of her mainmast. Few other modifications are visible. (Photo: Postcard by P.B. Cherbourg)
Class: Condor (1883)
Faucon (Torpedo Cruiser) drying laundry at Oran. The 47mm guns on her bow and stern have shields. (Photo: Shipscribe)
Class: Condor (1883)
Faucon (Torpedo Cruiser) in front of the Cale Vauban in the original part of the Toulon Arsenal after removal of her mainmast. (Photo: Feuille signalétique, Archives Marine BB4-2028)
Class: Condor (1883)
Vautour (Torpedo Cruiser) off Mourillon at Toulon. She has one and a half bands on her funnel while Condor in a similar photo from the same album has one. (Photo: Facebook by V. Yakubov on 10.3.2025)
Class: Condor (1883)
Torpedo cruiser firing a torpedo from its starboard side tube. This may be Vautour, the only one of the class confirmed with this style torpedo tube. (Photo: NHHC NH 64386)
Class: Condor (1883)
Vautour (Torpedo Cruiser) after removal of her mainmast and other small changes. (Photo: Postcard by A. Bougault)
Class: Wattignies (1889)
Wattignies (Torpedo Cruiser) in the Charente in 1892. (Photo: Faceboook by A. Myatishkin on 3.10.2023 and Wikimedia from SHD Rochefort MR_5_G_1125)
Class: Wattignies (1889)
Wattignies (Torpedo Cruiser) in the canal at Bizerte, which opened in 1895. (Photo: Postcard by "ND Phot," the mark of Neurdein Frères)
Class: Wattignies (1889)
Fleurus (Torpedo Cruiser) at Rochefort in 1900. (Photo: Faceboook by A. Myatishkin on 2.10.2021 and Wikimedia from SHD Rochefort MR_5_G_398)
Class: Wattignies (1889)
Fleurus (Torpedo Cruiser) with Amiral Baudin and an older battleship in the distance. She is probably visiting Toulon with the Escadre du Nord. (Photo: Postcard by A. Bougault)