| Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Lightning (later TB1) | 47 | Thornycroft, Chiswick | 1876 | 1876 | 1877 | sold 1896 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
28 |
|
Displacement full, t |
32 |
|
Length, m |
24.7 pp 25.6 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
3.1 |
|
Draught, m |
1.60 |
|
No of shafts |
1 |
|
Machinery |
1 2-cyl VCE, 1 locomotive boiler |
|
Power, h. p. |
460 |
|
Max speed, kts |
18 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 3 |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 406 TL |
|
Complement |
15 |
Project history: The Lightning, the first RN purpose-built torpedo boat. The hull of the Lightning was of thicker plate than the other boats built by Thornycroft's at the time and the lines were fuller as she was intended for use in tolerably rough weather; cabin accommodation was also larger than that of other boats. The Lightning was later armed with Whitehead torpedoes launched from a single tube placed on the forward deck.
Modernizations: 1879: - 2 x 1 - 406 TL; + 1 - 406 TT
1880s,: - 1 x 1 - 406 TT; + 2 - 356 TC
Naval service: No significant events.
Lightning, torpedo tube not yet installed
Lightning (A.Dashyan)
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