T.B. 82 Class Torpedo Boat (1889)

The six first-class torpedo boats of the T.B. 82 Class were Yarrow & Company built, displacing 85 tons on a length of 130 feet. Some sources refer to them as the 130 Footers.

They were similar to T.B. 79 but had a turtle back forecastle. They proved too light in construction, and required strengthening.

Overview of 6 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name	Builder	Laid Down	Launched	Completed	Fate
T.B. 82	Yarrow & Company		1884		Sold 1921
T.B. 83	Yarrow & Company		1884		Sold 1919
T.B. 84	Yarrow & Company		1884		Collision 17 Apr, 1906
T.B. 85	Yarrow & Company		1884		Sold 1921
T.B. 86	Yarrow & Company		1884		Sold 1921
T.B. 87	Yarrow & Company		1884		Sold 1920

Armament

Originally, these boats may have been considered for provision with alternative armament schemes, as in the 125 Footers, but in 1888 a decision was made to abolish this practice.

A single (bow-mounted?) tube for 14-in Whitehead torpedoes and two 1-in twin barrelled Nordenfelds. By 1900, they may have been rearmed with two 14-in torpedoes in dropping gear and 0.45-in, 5-barrelled Nordenfelds.

Bibliography

T.B. 82 Class First-class Torpedo Boat

T.B. 82

T.B. 83

T.B. 84

T.B. 85

T.B. 86

T.B. 87

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