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In August 1880, shortly after her purchase, ''T.B. 18'' was ordered to Portsmouth to take part in the naval review at Spithead along with her sister {{UK-2TB17}}.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 10 August, 1878.  Issue '''29330''', col D, p. 11.</ref>
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In August 1880, shortly after her purchase, ''T.B. 18'' was ordered to Portsmouth to take part in the naval review at Spithead along with her sister {{UK-1TB17}}.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 10 August, 1878.  Issue '''29330''', col D, p. 11.</ref>
  
 
In 1881, there were twenty T.B.s in all;  T.B. 18 was fitted for Whitehead, and one of eleven boats serving out of Portsmouth.{{ARTS1881|p. 35}}
 
In 1881, there were twenty T.B.s in all;  T.B. 18 was fitted for Whitehead, and one of eleven boats serving out of Portsmouth.{{ARTS1881|p. 35}}

Revision as of 00:03, 2 June 2014

H.M. T.B. 18 (1878)
Builder: Yarrow[1]
Launched: 1878[2]
Sold: 1902[3]

H.M. T.B. 18 was one of 19 first-class torpedo boats of the T.B. 1 class.

Service

In August 1880, shortly after her purchase, T.B. 18 was ordered to Portsmouth to take part in the naval review at Spithead along with her sister T.B. 17.[4]

In 1881, there were twenty T.B.s in all; T.B. 18 was fitted for Whitehead, and one of eleven boats serving out of Portsmouth.[5]

In 1895, she was one of eleven first-class T.B.s stationed in Gibraltar.[6]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 102.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 102. The date of launch is imprecise.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 102.
  4. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 10 August, 1878. Issue 29330, col D, p. 11.
  5. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1881. p. 35.
  6. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1895. p. 62.

Bibliography


T.B. 1 Class First-class Torpedo Boat
Lightning
  T.B. 1  
Thornycroft Repeat Lightnings
T.B. 2 T.B. 3 T.B. 4 T.B. 5 T.B. 6
  T.B. 7 T.B. 8 T.B. 9  
  T.B. 10 T.B. 11 T.B. 12  
Other Builders
T.B. 13 T.B. 14 T.B. 15 T.B. 17 T.B. 18
  T.B. 19 T.B. 20  
  Torpedo Boats (UK) H.M. T.B. 63 –>
  First-class Torpedo Boats (UK) T.B. 39 Class –>
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