T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1876)

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H.M.S. Lightning, later redesignated H.M. T.B. 1, was the Royal Navy's first torpedo boat.

Armament

Two drop collars for 14-in Whitehead torpedoes. Later, these were deleted in favour of a single bow torpedo tube firing ahead.

The boat mounted no gun.

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