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'''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..
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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''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..


She was slow at 11.75 knots, ungainly and her oddball engine incredibly loud.{{Conways1860|p. 105}}
She was slow at 11.75 knots, ungainly and her oddball engine incredibly loud.{{Conways1860|p. 105}}

Revision as of 22:55, 30 April 2013

H.M. T.B. 98 (1880)
Builder: Thornycroft[1]
Launched: 1880[2]
Sold:

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..

She was slow at 11.75 knots, ungainly and her oddball engine incredibly loud.[3]

Armament

Two 14-in bow torpedo tubes.[4]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 105.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 105.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 105.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 105.

Bibliography


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