H.M. T.B. 70 (1880)

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H.M. T.B. 70 (1880)
Builder: John I. Thornycroft & Company[1]
Ordered: 1879[2]
Launched: 1880[3]
Completed: 1881[4]
Commissioned: 1881[5]
Sold: 1906[6]
H.M. T.B. 70 was one of ten second-class torpedo boats of the T.B. 64 class.

Service

Upon her completion in 1881, she was sent to the masted turret ship Inflexible.[7] At her trials on the measured mile, 130 pounds of steam produced 16.7 knots. This performance exceeded contractual requirements to the degree that Thornycroft earned a £700 bonus.[8]

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. ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 313.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 105.
  4. ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 313.
  5. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1881. p. 37.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 18.
  7. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1881. p. 37.
  8. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Sep 02, 1881; pg. 8; Issue 30289.

Bibliography


T.B. 64 Class Second-class Torpedo Boat
T.B. 64 T.B. 65 T.B. 66 T.B. 67 T.B. 68
T.B. 69 T.B. 70 T.B. 71 T.B. 72 T.B. 73
<– H.M. T.B. 98 Torpedo Boats (UK) T.B. 74 Class –>
<– H.M. T.B. 98 Second-class Torpedo Boats (UK) T.B. 74 Class –>
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