T.B. 109 Class Torpedo Boat (1902)
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Britiain's five first-class T.B. 109 Class Torpedo Boats were a continuation of the 160-foot pattern of the previous Naval Programme, though built to a slightly heavier and lengthier design.
Overview of 5 vessels | |||||
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Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
T.B. 109 | John I. Thornycroft & Company | 22 Jul, 1902 | Broken up 1919 | ||
T.B. 110 | John I. Thornycroft & Company | 5 Sep, 1902 | Broken up 1919 | ||
T.B. 111 | John I. Thornycroft & Company | 31 Oct, 1902 | Broken up 1919 | ||
T.B. 112 | John I. Thornycroft & Company | 15 Jan, 1903 | Broken up 1919 | ||
T.B. 113 | John I. Thornycroft & Company | 12 Feb, 1903 | Broken up 1919 |
Common Characteristics
Three trainable 18-in tubes on the deck, two on the beams forward and one centreline aft.[1]
Three 3-pdrs, arranged in the same pattern.[2]
In mid-1904, the Royal Navy ordered the replacement of two 5-barrel .45-in Nordenfelt machine guns with .45-in Maxim guns on each of fifty-seven first-class torpedo boats. This figure must have included most or all of this class.[3]
The boats were larger than the preceding T.B. 98 class at 200 tons and delivered the same performance, but also with poor endurance.
Service History
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 104.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 104.
- ↑ Principal Questions Dealt with by the Director of Naval Ordnance, 1904. pp. 327-331.
Bibliography
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