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'''H.M. T.B.s 21 and 22''' were [[Thornycroft]]-built boats of 64 tons, about 250% the size of {{UK-1Lightning}}.
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Four first-class torpedo boats were ordered in 1884 and were called '''113-Footers''' due to their length (which was actually a half foot longer).
  
 
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==Armament==
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T.B. 21 and T.B. 22 were built by [[John I. Thornycroft & Company]] and displaced 64 tons and could make 20 knots.
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Two (three?) tubes for 14-in Whitehead torpedoes, 1-2 in the bow and one on the deck.{{Conways1860|p. 102}}
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The boats mounted two 3-pdr guns.
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T.B. 23 and T.B. 24 were [[Yarrow & Company]]-built boats of 67 tons, capable of 18.75 knots.{{Conways1860|p. 102}}
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==Armament==
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* two-three tubes for 14-in Whitehead torpedoes, 1-2 in the bow and one on the deck.{{Conways1860|p. 102}}
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* one or two Nordenfelt 3-pdrs{{FriedmanBritishDestroyers|p. 289}}
  
 
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Revision as of 16:34, 6 April 2018

Four first-class torpedo boats were ordered in 1884 and were called 113-Footers due to their length (which was actually a half foot longer).

Overview of 4 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name Builder Laid Down Launched Completed Fate
T.B. 21 John I. Thornycroft & Company 1884 Sold 1907
T.B. 22 John I. Thornycroft & Company 1884 Sold 1907
T.B. 23 Yarrow & Company 1884 Sold 1905
T.B. 24 Yarrow & Company 1884 Sold 1904

T.B. 21 and T.B. 22 were built by John I. Thornycroft & Company and displaced 64 tons and could make 20 knots.

T.B. 23 and T.B. 24 were Yarrow & Company-built boats of 67 tons, capable of 18.75 knots.[1]

Armament

  • two-three tubes for 14-in Whitehead torpedoes, 1-2 in the bow and one on the deck.[2]
  • one or two Nordenfelt 3-pdrs[3]

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.
  3. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 289.

Bibliography


113 Footer Class First-class Torpedo Boat
Thornycroft Boats
  T.B. 21 T.B. 22  
Yarrow Boats
  T.B. 23 T.B. 24  
<– T.B. 99 Class Torpedo Boats (UK) H.M. T.B. 81 –>
<– T.B. 39 Class First-class Torpedo Boats (UK) H.M. T.B. 81 –>
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