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Sunday, 15 October 2017

Torpedo boat by Messrs. John I. Thornycroft&Co. launched for British Royal Navy according to the British magazine The Engineering dated 5 July 1901

An item reported that Messrs. John I. Thornycroft&Co. Limited launched on Tuesday 2nd the third of the four torpedo boats built for account of the British Royal Navy. Dimensions were 160 x 17 feet and measuring 42 tons. Speed was 25 knots. The armament consisted of 2-45,72cm/18” torpedo tubes and 3-3pd quick firing guns.