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Revision as of 21:16, 8 November 2012
The Royal Navy's first first-class torpedo boat, H.M.S. Lightning (later re-designated T.B. 1, not to be confused with either the second-class torpedo boats of 1883 or the numeric designation of the Cricket class coastal destroyers of 1906) was constructed by Thornycroft. It was armed with 14-in Whitehead torpedoes, displaced 32.5 tons and was 87 feet in overall length and could make 19 knots.
The success of this prototype prompted orders for 18 more boats to a similar specification from Thornycroft and other builders. None of the boats carried guns, only torpedoes being fired from a variety of means: fixed bow tubes, drop collars, and deck mounted tubes. There was some variety to their particulars, but we treat them as a common class with sub-types.
| Overview of 19 vessels | |||||
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| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Lightning | Thornycroft | 1876 | Broken up 1896 | ||
| T.B. 2 | Thornycroft | 1878 | Broken up | ||
| T.B. 3 | Thornycroft | 1878 | Broken up | ||
| T.B. 4 | Thornycroft | 1878 | Broken up | ||
| T.B. 5 | Thornycroft | 1878 | Broken up | ||
| T.B. 6 | Thornycroft | 1878 | Broken up | ||
| T.B. 7 | Thornycroft | 1878 | Broken up | ||
| T.B. 8 | Thornycroft | 1878 | Broken up | ||
| T.B. 9 | Thornycroft | 1878 | Broken up | ||
| T.B. 10 | Thornycroft | 1878 | Broken up | ||
| T.B. 11 | Thornycroft | 1878 | Broken up | ||
| T.B. 12 | Thornycroft | 1878 | Broken up | ||
| T.B. 13 | Maudslay | 1878 | Broken up 1896 | ||
| T.B. 14 | Yarrow | 1878 | Broken up 1904 | ||
| T.B. 15 | Hanna, Donald & Wilson | 1879 | Repurposed 1903 | ||
| T.B. 17 | Yarrow | 1878 | Sold 1907 | ||
| T.B. 18 | Yarrow | 1878 | Sold 1902 | ||
| T.B. 19 | J. S. White | 1878 | Broken up 1899 | ||
| T.B. 20 | Rennie | 1880 | Broken up 1903 | ||
T.B. 1
T.B. 2 Type
Eleven additional boats, T.B. 2 through T.B. 12 were built by Thornycroft.
As Lightning had been altered to land her drop collars for a bow-mounted tube, these ships had just a single bow-mounted tube for their 14-in Whitehead torpedoes.
However, oddly, two drop collars for 14-in Whitehead torpedoes were later added, though it is not clear whether this meant the torpedo tubes were removed.[1]
T.B. 13
T.B. 13 was Maudslay's try to surpass the successful example of Thornycroft's torpedo boat H.M.S. Lightning. It had a brass hull, which was unusual. She was a poor sea boat and slow, despite an engine that seemed strong.
T.B. 14
T.B. 14 was Yarrow's try. It was regarded as the best effort at creating an effective vessel on the Lightning archetype.[2]
T.B. 15
Hanna, Donald & Wilson's boat.
It was sent to the Cape of Africa soon after completion, and eventually wound up with her hull being made into a retaining wall.[3]
T.B. 16
Built by Lewin at Poole, T.B. 16 was never accepted into service.[4]
T.B. 17 Type
T.B. 17 and T.B. 18 were Yarrow-built boats intended for Russia that were purchased by the Royal Navy during the war scare.
A single bow-mounted tube for 14-in Whitehead torpedoes. Later, their tube and spare torpedo were replaced with dropping gear for two torpedoes.[5]
T.B. 19
J. S. White-built version of Thornycroft's torpedo boat H.M.S. Lightning.
Though the aspiring competitors were apparently provided some level of detail of Lightning's design, the amount of copying and the terms of its provision are unknown.
The ship did not prove very long in service and was considered unfit in 1886.[6]
A single bow-mounted tube for 14-in Whitehead torpedoes. Later, their tube and spare torpedo were replaced with dropping gear for two torpedoes.[7]
T.B. 20
T.B. 20 was built by Rennie and turned poorly and was so slow that she only could sprint 11 knots in 1894. She spent her service in Hong Kong.[8]
A single bow-mounted tube for a 14-in Whitehead torpedo with a spare. Later, the tube and spare torpedo were replaced with dropping gear for two torpedoes.[9]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 101.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 102.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 102.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 102.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 102.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 102.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 102.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 102.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 102.
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