H.M. T.B. 98 (1883)
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H.M. T.B. 98 (1883) | |
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Builder: | John I. Thornycroft & Company[1] |
Yard Number: | 141[2] |
Ordered: | 21 December, 1880[3] |
Launched: | 13 September, 1883[4] |
Completed: | 1883[5] |
Disposed of: | After 1898[6] |
H.M. T.B. 98 was a second-class torpedo boat built by John I. Thornycroft & Company in order to test the Ruthven "turbine", a type of water-jet propulsion.
Construction
Service
She was slow at 11.75 knots, ungainly, and her oddball engine incredibly loud.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Armament
- Two 14-in bow torpedo tubes.[8]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 105.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 314.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 314.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 314. Date listed as uncertain.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 314.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 314. Listed as "Fate unknown (still extant in 1898)".
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 105.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 105.
Bibliography
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- Second-Class Torpedo Boat Class (UK)
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