H.M. T.B. 98 (1883)

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H.M. T.B. 98 was a second-class torpedo boat built by Thornycroft in order to test the Ruthven "turbine", a type of water-jet propulsion..

She was slow at 11.75 knots, ungainly and her oddball engine incredibly loud.[1]

Armament

Two 14-in bow torpedo tubes.[2]

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.

Bibliography

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