H.M. T.B. 98 (1883)

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H.M. T.B. 98 (1883)
Builder: Thornycroft[1]
Ordered: 21 December, 1880[2]
Launched: 13 September, 1883[3]
Completed: 1883[4]
Fate: Disposed of after 1898[5]
H.M. T.B. 98 was a second-class torpedo boat built by Thornycroft in order to test the Ruthven "turbine", a type of water-jet propulsion.

Construction

Yard number 141.[6]

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

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 105.
  2. Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 314.
  3. Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 314. Date listed as uncertain.
  4. Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 314.
  5. Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 314. Listed as "Fate unknown (still extent in 1898).".
  6. Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 314.
  7. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 105.
  8. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 105.

Bibliography


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