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Britain ordered ten first-class torpedo boats called '''140 Footers''' as it was ordering the first destroyers. Of these, three [[Yarrow]]-built boats were considerably smaller than the others. | Britain ordered ten first-class torpedo boats called '''140 Footers''' as it was ordering the first destroyers. Of these, three [[Yarrow]]-built boats were considerably smaller than the others. | ||
| − | They started coming into service in 1894, | + | They started coming into service in 1894, {{UK-TB93}} being employed in manœvres that year. By 1895, all had been delivered and six of them had been sent to Gibraltar.{{ARTS1894|p. 98}}{{ARTS1895|p. 62}} |
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==Thornycroft Boats== | ==Thornycroft Boats== | ||
| − | T.B. 91 and 92 were heavier at 141 tons and made 24.5 knots. T.B. 91's length of 142.5 feet allowed her propellor to be placed further aft. Four- | + | T.B. 91 and 92 were heavier at 141 tons and made 24.5 knots. T.B. 91's length of 142.5 feet allowed her propellor to be placed further aft. Four-cylinder triple expansion engines and water-tube boilers. |
T.B. 93 was 136 tons and was 140.5 feet like T.B. 91. Her twin screws made her a first such T.B. in the Royal Navy. | T.B. 93 was 136 tons and was 140.5 feet like T.B. 91. Her twin screws made her a first such T.B. in the Royal Navy. | ||
==White Boats== | ==White Boats== | ||
| − | The three White-built boats displaced 130 tons and made 23 knots on 2000 I.H.P. from [[Maudslay]] engines. Built with locomotive boilers and | + | The three White-built boats displaced 130 tons and made 23 knots on 2000 I.H.P. from [[Maudslay]] engines. Built with locomotive boilers and re-boilered with water tube type a decade later. |
==T.B. 97== | ==T.B. 97== | ||
| − | Built by [[Laird]], | + | Built by [[Laird]], its original locomotive boilers were replaced by water tube boilers in 1909. She displaced 130 tons, was 140 feet and 4 inches between perpendiculars and made 23 knots on 2000 I.H.P.. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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| + | {{refend}} | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 13:44, 21 November 2013
Britain ordered ten first-class torpedo boats called 140 Footers as it was ordering the first destroyers. Of these, three Yarrow-built boats were considerably smaller than the others.
They started coming into service in 1894, T.B. 93 being employed in manœvres that year. By 1895, all had been delivered and six of them had been sent to Gibraltar.[1][2]
| Overview of 10 vessels | |||||
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| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| T.B. 88 | Yarrow | 1892 | Sold 1919 | ||
| T.B. 89 | Yarrow | 1892 | Sold 1919 | ||
| T.B. 90 | Yarrow | 1892 | Capsized 25 Apr, 1918 | ||
| T.B. 91 | Thornycroft | 1892 | Sold 1919 | ||
| T.B. 92 | Thornycroft | 1892 | Sold 1920 | ||
| T.B. 93 | Thornycroft | 1892 | Sold 1919 | ||
| T.B. 94 | J. S. White | 1892 | Sold 1919 | ||
| T.B. 95 | J. S. White | 1892 | Sold 1919 | ||
| T.B. 96 | J. S. White | 1892 | Collision 1915 | ||
| T.B. 97 | Laird | 1892 | Sold 1920 | ||
Contents
Common Characteristics
One fixed 18-in torpedo tube in the bow, and two trainable tubes on the deck.[3] The trainable tubes were apparently parallel on a single mounting, and perhaps faced in opposite directions.[4]
Three 3-pdrs.[5]
Yarrow Boats
All boats were 105 tons.
T.B. 88 and 89 were slightly longer at 142 feet and could make 23.5 knots on 1850 I.H.P.. T.B. 90 made 23 knots on 1500 I.H.P. produced by a four-cylinder engine and experimental water-tube boilers.
Thornycroft Boats
T.B. 91 and 92 were heavier at 141 tons and made 24.5 knots. T.B. 91's length of 142.5 feet allowed her propellor to be placed further aft. Four-cylinder triple expansion engines and water-tube boilers.
T.B. 93 was 136 tons and was 140.5 feet like T.B. 91. Her twin screws made her a first such T.B. in the Royal Navy.
White Boats
The three White-built boats displaced 130 tons and made 23 knots on 2000 I.H.P. from Maudslay engines. Built with locomotive boilers and re-boilered with water tube type a decade later.
T.B. 97
Built by Laird, its original locomotive boilers were replaced by water tube boilers in 1909. She displaced 130 tons, was 140 feet and 4 inches between perpendiculars and made 23 knots on 2000 I.H.P..
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1894. p. 98.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1895. p. 62.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 104.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1893. p. 68.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 104.
Bibliography
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| T.B. 91 | T.B. 92 | T.B. 93 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T.B. 94 | T.B. 95 | T.B. 96 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| <– | T.B. 39 Class | Torpedo Boats (UK) | T.B. 98 Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | T.B. 82 Class | First-class Torpedo Boats (UK) | T.B. 98 Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
