H.M. T.B. 6 (1883)

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H.M. T.B. 6 (1883)
Builder: J. S. White[1]
Launched: 1883[2]
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H.M. T.B. 6 was one of 12 second-class torpedo boats of the T.B. 1 class.

Service

During a trial at Portsmouth of "a new pattern screw" on 5 April, 1883 one or more of T.B. 6's boiler tubes burst, scalding several members of her crew, one "rather seriously" according to The Times.[3]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 105.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 105.
  3. "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 6 April, 1883. Issue 30787, col E, p. 8.

Bibliography


T.B. 1 Class Second-class Torpedo Boat
T.B. 1 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
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