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| − | Upon her completion in 1881, she was sent to the {{UK-1Inflexible|f=t}}.{{ARTS1881|p. 37}} | + | Upon her completion in 1881, she was sent to the {{UK-1Inflexible|f=t}}.{{ARTS1881|p. 37}} At her trials on the measured mile, 130 pounds of steam produced 16.7 knots. This performance exceeded contractual requirements to the degree that Thornycroft earned a £700 bonus.{{NMI|Friday, Sep 02, 1881; pg. 8; Issue 30289}} |
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| H.M. T.B. 70 (1880) | |
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| Builder: | John I. Thornycroft & Company[1] |
| Ordered: | 1879[2] |
| Launched: | 1880[3] |
| Completed: | 1881[4] |
| Commissioned: | 1881[5] |
| Sold: | 1906[6] |
H.M. T.B. 70 was one of ten second-class torpedo boats of the T.B. 64 class.
Service
Upon her completion in 1881, she was sent to the masted turret ship Inflexible.[7] At her trials on the measured mile, 130 pounds of steam produced 16.7 knots. This performance exceeded contractual requirements to the degree that Thornycroft earned a £700 bonus.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 105.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 313.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 105.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 313.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1881. p. 37.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 18.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1881. p. 37.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Sep 02, 1881; pg. 8; Issue 30289.
Bibliography
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| T.B. 64 | T.B. 65 | T.B. 66 | T.B. 67 | T.B. 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T.B. 69 | T.B. 70 | T.B. 71 | T.B. 72 | T.B. 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | H.M. T.B. 98 | Torpedo Boats (UK) | T.B. 74 Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | H.M. T.B. 98 | Second-class Torpedo Boats (UK) | T.B. 74 Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
