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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.

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! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 5 vessels
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! align=center | Builder 
! align=center | Laid Down 
! align=center | Launched 
! align=center | Completed 
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| {{UK-TB109}}
|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
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|22 Jul, 1902
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|Broken up 1919
|- align=left
| {{UK-TB110}}
|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
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|5 Sep, 1902
|
|Broken up 1919
|- align=left
| {{UK-TB111}}
|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
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|31 Oct, 1902
|
|Broken up 1919
|- align=left
| {{UK-TB112}}
|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
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|15 Jan, 1903
|
|Broken up 1919
|- align=left
| {{UK-TB113}}
|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
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|12 Feb, 1903
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|Broken up 1919
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==Common Characteristics==
Three trainable 18-in tubes on the deck, two on the beams forward and one centreline aft.{{Conways1860|p. 104}}

Three 3-pdrs, arranged in the same pattern.{{Conways1860|p. 104}}

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.{{PQDNO1904|pp. 327-331}}

The boats were larger than the preceding [[T.B. 98 Class Torpedo Boat (1901)|T.B. 98 class]] at 200 tons and delivered the same performance, but also with poor endurance.
==Service History==

==See Also==
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{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_torpedo_boat_classes_of_the_Royal_Navy#160-Footers}}
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==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
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