The Cricket class and following classes of coastal destroyers were a series of small torpedo boat destroyers (TBDs) intended to complement the Royal Navy's Tribal-class destroyers. The thirty-six vessels which broadly comprised this group actually consisted of several distinct classes, as each contractor built to their own designs, and even single contractor's designs evolved from year to year.
The first twelve vessels (comprising White's Cricket class, Thornycroft's Gadfly class and Yarrow's Mayfly class) were ordered in 1905 and launched in early 1906. In practice they were not strong enough for open ocean operations and were reclassified as 1st class torpedo boats. These first twelve had been given names but in October 1906 - after the first two vessels ran trials but before any had been delivered - all were then given the numbers TB 1 to TB 12 and their names were withdrawn.
The following two batches—each of twelve more boats, comprising TB 13 to TB 24 ordered under the 1906–07 Programme, and TB 25 to TB 36 under the 1907–08 Programme—were only ever given numbers and were on average 10 ft (3.0 m) longer. These were only ever classified as 1st class torpedo boats. The last boat was launched in 1909. Those that survived the war (six were wartime losses - four from the 1905-06 batch and two from the 1906-07 batch) were sold off from 1919 to 1921.
The boats differed in detail as each shipbuilder was allowed to construct to their own design, and the designs were modified and enlarged for the later batches, but all had two funnels with one of the torpedo tubes on the stern. These vessels closely resembled the earliest 26-knotter TBDs of 1892–93, having 'turtle-back' forecastles and carried a similar armament.
By 1914 all boats were serving in North Sea Patrol Flotillas or the Nore Local Defence Flotilla. TB 4 and TB 24 won the Battle Honour Belgian Coast 1915. In 1918 the four Denny-built boats were sent to the Mediterranean: TB 17 and TB 18 served at Gibraltar, TB 29 and TB 30 at Malta, where these went to the breakers in 1919.
J Samuel White's torpedo boats of the 1905–1906 shipbuilding programme were 178 feet 0 inches (54.25 m) long overall and 175 feet 0 inches (53.34 m) between perpendiculars, with a beam of 17 feet 6 inches (5.33 m) and a draught of 6 feet 1+1⁄2 inches (1.867 m). Displacement was 247 long tons (251 t) normal and 272 long tons (276 t) deep load.[1] The ships had turtleback[a]forecastles and two funnels. Two oil-fuelled Yarrow water-tube boilers fed steam to three-stage Parsons steam turbines, driving three propeller shafts.[3][4] The machinery was designed to give 3,600 shaft horsepower (2,700 kW), with a speed of 26 knots (30 mph; 48 km/h) specified.[5]
Armament consisted of two 12-pounder (76-mm) 12 cwt guns[b], and three 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes (in three single mounts).[3][6] The ships had a crew of 39.[5]
Thornycroft's torpedo boats under the 1905–1906 programme were 171 feet 6 inches (52.27 m) long overall and 166 feet 6 inches (50.75 m) between perpendiculars, with a beam of 17 feet 6 inches (5.33 m) and a draught of 6 feet 4+1⁄2 inches (1.943 m). Displacement was 244 long tons (248 t) normal and 268 long tons (272 t) deep load.[1] As for the White-built boats, they had turtleback forecastles and two funnels. The machinery was similar, but was rated at 3,750 shaft horsepower (2,800 kW), with a speed of 26 knots (30 mph; 48 km/h) specified.[5] The ship's armament and crew was as the White-designed ships.
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The Cricket class and following classes of coastal destroyers were a series of small torpedo boat destroyers TBDs intended to complement the Royal Navy s Tribal class destroyers The thirty six vessels which broadly comprised this group actually consisted of several distinct classes as each contractor built to their own designs and even single contractor s designs evolved from year to year HMS CricketClass overviewNameCricket class and subsequent classesBuildersJ S White Thornycroft Yarrow Denny Hawthorn Leslie PalmerOperators Royal NavyCompleted36Lost6Scrapped30The first twelve vessels comprising White s Cricket class Thornycroft s Gadfly class and Yarrow s Mayfly class were ordered in 1905 and launched in early 1906 In practice they were not strong enough for open ocean operations and were reclassified as 1st class torpedo boats These first twelve had been given names but in October 1906 after the first two vessels ran trials but before any had been delivered all were then given the numbers TB 1 to TB 12 and their names were withdrawn The following two batches each of twelve more boats comprising TB 13 to TB 24 ordered under the 1906 07 Programme and TB 25 to TB 36 under the 1907 08 Programme were only ever given numbers and were on average 10 ft 3 0 m longer These were only ever classified as 1st class torpedo boats The last boat was launched in 1909 Those that survived the war six were wartime losses four from the 1905 06 batch and two from the 1906 07 batch were sold off from 1919 to 1921 They were built by six different yards thirteen by White at Cowes nine by Thornycroft five at Chiswick and four at Woolston Hampshire four each by Denny at Dumbarton and by Hawthorn Leslie at Hebburn and three each by Yarrow at Cubitt Town and by Palmers at Jarrow The boats differed in detail as each shipbuilder was allowed to construct to their own design and the designs were modified and enlarged for the later batches but all had two funnels with one of the torpedo tubes on the stern These vessels closely resembled the earliest 26 knotter TBDs of 1892 93 having turtle back forecastles and carried a similar armament By 1914 all boats were serving in North Sea Patrol Flotillas or the Nore Local Defence Flotilla TB 4 and TB 24 won the Battle Honour Belgian Coast 1915 In 1918 the four Denny built boats were sent to the Mediterranean TB 17 and TB 18 served at Gibraltar TB 29 and TB 30 at Malta where these went to the breakers in 1919 Contents 1 Cricket class TB 1 to TB 5 J S White 1905 1906 programme 2 Gadfly class TB 6 to TB 10 Thornycroft boats 1905 1906 programme 3 Mayfly Class TB 11 to TB 12 4 TB 13 Class TB 13 to TB 16 5 Notes 6 Citations 7 ReferencesCricket class TB 1 to TB 5 J S White 1905 1906 programme editGeneral characteristics TB 1 to TB 5TypeCoastal destroyer from October 1906 1st class torpedo boats Displacement247 t normal 272 t deep loadLength178 ft 54 m overall 175 ft 53 m between perpendicularsBeam17 ft 6 in 5 33 m Draught6 ft 1 5 in 1 867 m Propulsion2 Yarrow boilers 3 Parsons turbines generating 3 600 shp 2 700 kW on three shaftsSpeed26 knots 48 km h 30 mph Range21 7 37 t of oilComplement39Armament2 12 pounder guns 3 18 inch torpedo tubesJ Samuel White s torpedo boats of the 1905 1906 shipbuilding programme were 178 feet 0 inches 54 25 m long overall and 175 feet 0 inches 53 34 m between perpendiculars with a beam of 17 feet 6 inches 5 33 m and a draught of 6 feet 1 1 2 inches 1 867 m Displacement was 247 long tons 251 t normal and 272 long tons 276 t deep load 1 The ships had turtleback a forecastles and two funnels Two oil fuelled Yarrow water tube boilers fed steam to three stage Parsons steam turbines driving three propeller shafts 3 4 The machinery was designed to give 3 600 shaft horsepower 2 700 kW with a speed of 26 knots 30 mph 48 km h specified 5 Armament consisted of two 12 pounder 76 mm 12 cwt guns b and three 18 inch 450 mm torpedo tubes in three single mounts 3 6 The ships had a crew of 39 5 Original Name Number Builder Laid down Launched Completion Fate1905 1906 ProgrammeCricket TB 1 J Samuel White 12 September 1905 23 January 1906 December 1906 Sold 7 October 1920 to Fowey Coaling amp Ship Co 7 Dragonfly TB 2 J Samuel White 15 September 1905 11 March 1906 January 1907 Sold 7 October 1920 to Thos W Ward 7 Firefly TB 3 J Samuel White 18 September 1905 1 September 1906 February 1907 Sold 7 October 1920 to Thos W Ward 7 Sandfly TB 4 J Samuel White 18 September 1905 30 October 1906 April 1907 Sold 7 October 1920 to Thos W Ward 7 Wrecked 11 January 1921 on way to scrappingSpider 8 TB 5 J Samuel White 18 September 1905 15 December 1906 1907 Sold for scrapping 7 October 1920 to Thos W Ward 7 Gadfly class TB 6 to TB 10 Thornycroft boats 1905 1906 programme editGeneral characteristics TB 6 to TB 10TypeCoastal destroyer from October 1906 1st Class torpedo boats Displacement244 t normal 268 t deep loadLength171 ft 6 in 52 27 m overall 166 ft 6 in 50 75 m between perpendicularsBeam17 ft 6 in 5 33 m Draught6 ft 4 5 in 1 943 m Propulsion2 Yarrow boilers 3 Parsons turbines generating 3 750 shp 2 800 kW on three shaftsSpeed26 knots 48 km h 30 mph Range21 35 6 t of oilComplement39Armament2 12 pounder guns 3 18 inch torpedo tubesThornycroft s torpedo boats under the 1905 1906 programme were 171 feet 6 inches 52 27 m long overall and 166 feet 6 inches 50 75 m between perpendiculars with a beam of 17 feet 6 inches 5 33 m and a draught of 6 feet 4 1 2 inches 1 943 m Displacement was 244 long tons 248 t normal and 268 long tons 272 t deep load 1 As for the White built boats they had turtleback forecastles and two funnels The machinery was similar but was rated at 3 750 shaft horsepower 2 800 kW with a speed of 26 knots 30 mph 48 km h specified 5 The ship s armament and crew was as the White designed ships Original Name Number Builder Laid down Launched Completion Fate1905 1906 ProgrammeGadfly TB 6 Thornycroft Chiswick 1 September 1905 24 June 1906 December 1906 Sold 22 October 1920 to Stanlee Dover 7 Glowworm TB 7 Thornycroft Chiswick 25 September 1905 20 December 1906 February 1907 Sold 9 May 1921 to Thos W Ward Rainham 7 Gnat TB 8 Thornycroft Chiswick 4 October 1905 1 December 1906 March 1907 Sold 9 May 1921 to Thos W Ward Rainham 7 Grasshopper TB 9 Thornycroft Chiswick 1 November 1905 18 March 1907 June 1907 Sank following collision in North Sea 26 July 1916 9 Greenfly TB 10 Thornycroft Chiswick 2 November 1905 15 February 1907 May 1907 Mined in North Sea 10 June 1915 7 Mayfly Class TB 11 to TB 12 editGeneral characteristics TB 11 and TB 12TypeCoastal destroyer from October 1906 1st Class torpedo boats Displacement264 t normal 291 t deep loadLength175 ft 9 in 53 57 m overall 172 ft 0 in 52 43 m between perpendicularsBeam18 ft 0 in 5 49 m Draught5 ft 8 in 1 73 m trials Propulsion2 Yarrow boilers 3 Parsons turbines generating 4 000 shp 3 000 kW on three shaftsSpeed27 knots 50 km h 31 mph trials Range23 8 39 5 t of oilComplement39Armament2 12 pounder guns 3 18 inch torpedo tubesOriginal Name Number Builder Laid down Launched Completion Fate1905 1906 ProgrammeMayfly TB 11 Yarrow 23 November 1905 29 January 1907 May 1907 Mined in North Sea 17 March 1916 7 Moth TB 12 Yarrow 23 November 1905 15 March 1907 May 1907 Mined in North Sea 10 June 1915 7 TB 13 Class TB 13 to TB 16 editGeneral characteristics TB 13 to TB 36 average of six builders designs Type1st class torpedo boatsDisplacement256 t normal 306 t deep loadLength185 ft 56 m overall 177 ft 54 m between perpendicularsBeam18 ft 0 in 5 49 m Draught6 ft 6 in 1 98 m Propulsion2 Yarrow boilers 3 Parsons turbines generating 4 000 shp 3 000 kW on three shaftsSpeed26 knots 48 km h 30 mph Complement39Armament2 12 pounder guns 3 18 inch torpedo tubesNotesbuilt by six different buildersNumber Builder Laid down Launched Completion Fate1906 1907 ProgrammeTB 13 J Samuel White 14 March 1907 10 July 1907 May 1908 Sank following collision in North Sea 26 January 1916 7 TB 14 J Samuel White 18 March 1907 26 September 1907 May 1908 Sold 7 October 1920 to Philip Dartmouth 7 TB 15 J Samuel White 20 March 1907 19 November 1907 May 1908 Sold 7 October 1920 to Thos W Ward 7 TB 16 J Samuel White 12 July 1907 23 December 1907 July 1908 Sold 7 October 1920 to Thos W Ward 7 TB 17 Denny 4 April 1907 21 December 1907 April 1908 Sold 1919 at Gibraltar 7 TB 18 Denny 4 April 1907 15 February 1908 June 1908 Sold 1920 at Gibraltar 7 TB 19 Thornycroft Woolston 13 March 1907 7 December 1907 2 June 1908 Sold 9 May 1921 to Thos W Ward Grays 7 TB 20 Thornycroft Woolston 20 March 1907 21 January 1908 19 August 1908 Sold 9 May 1921 to Thos W Ward 7 TB 21 Hawthorn 7 May 1907 20 December 1907 March 1908 Sold 7 October 1920 to Maden amp McKee 7 TB 22 Hawthorn 7 May 1907 1 February 1908 March 1908 Sold 7 October 1920 to Maden amp McKee 7 TB 23 Yarrow 10 February 1907 5 December 1907 19 February 1908 Sold 9 May 1921 to Thos W Ward 7 TB 24 Palmers 2 April 1907 19 March 1908 June 1908 Wrecked off Dover 28 January 1917 7 1907 1908 ProgrammeTB 25 J Samuel White 30 December 1907 28 August 1908 22 January 1909 Sold 9 May 1921 to Thos W Ward Grays 7 TB 26 J Samuel White 30 December 1907 28 August 1908 February 1909 Sold 9 May 1921 to Thos W Ward Rainham 7 TB 27 J Samuel White 2 February 1908 29 September 1908 March 1909 Sold 9 May 1921 to Thos W Ward Rainham 7 TB 28 J Samuel White 27 February 1908 29 October 1908 8 April 1909 Sold 9 May 1921 to Thos W Ward Rainham 7 TB 29 Denny 20 February 1908 29 September 1908 November 1909 Sold 28 November 1919 at Malta 7 TB 30 Denny 20 February 1908 29 September 1908 January 1910 Sold 28 November 1919 at Malta 7 TB 31 Thornycroft Woolston 8 February 1908 10 October 1908 February 1910 Sold 9 May 1921 to Thos W Ward Rainham 7 TB 32 Thornycroft Woolston 9 February 1908 23 November 1908 March 1910 Sold 9 May 1921 to Thos W Ward Rainham 7 TB 33 Hawthorn 17 January 1908 22 February 1909 June 1910 Sold 24 August 1922 to Cashmore Newport 7 TB 34 Hawthorn 7 February 1908 22 February 1909 August 1910 Sold 9 May 1921 to Thos W Ward Rainham 7 TB 35 Palmers 4 February 1908 19 April 1909 August 1910 Sold 24 August 1922 to Cashmore Newport 7 TB 36 Palmers 20 March 1908 6 May 1909 September 1910 Sold 9 May 1921 to Thos W Ward Rainham 7 Notes edit A fore deck with exaggerated camber designed to throw off sea water at high speeds 2 12 cwt refers to the weight of the gun in hundredweightsCitations edit a b Friedman 2009 pp 110 294 Gardiner amp Lambert 1992 p 188 a b Gardiner amp Gray 1985 pp 72 73 Brown 2003 p 195 a b c Friedman 2009 p 294 Friedman 2009 pp 110 111 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Dittmar F J and J J Colledge SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY 1914 1919 in ALPHABETICAL ORDER Part 2 of 2 British Warships 1914 1919 Naval history net Retrieved 30 June 2013 HMS Spider Archived June 12 2012 at the Wayback Machine Moore 1997 p 315 References editBrown D K 2003 Warrior to Dreadnought Warship Development 1860 1905 London 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