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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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! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 4 vessels
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|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
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|1884
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|Sold 1907
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|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
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|1884
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|Sold 1907
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|[[Yarrow & Company]]
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|1884
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|Sold 1905
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|[[Yarrow & Company]]
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|1884
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|Sold 1904
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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.

T.B. 23 and T.B. 24 were [[Yarrow & Company]]-built boats of 67 tons, capable of 18.75 knots.{{Conways1860|p. 102}}

==Armament==
The torpedo director was placed in the conning tower.  The officer there directed the bearing he wanted the aft swivel mount to be trained via voicepipe, and himself fired the torpedo electrically, which seems quite innovative for the era.{{NMI|30 Apr. 1885, p. 12}}

* two-three tubes for 14-in Whitehead torpedoes, 1-2 in the bow and one on the deck, aft.{{Conways1860|p. 102}}
* one or two Nordenfelt 3-pdrs{{FriedmanBritishDestroyers|p. 289}}

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