HMS TB 5 (1906)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS TB 5
BuilderJ. Samuel White, Cowes
Laid down24 January 1906
Launched15 December 1906
CompletedMay 1907
FateSold 1920
General characteristics
Class & typeCricket-class coastal destroyer
Displacement268 long tons (272 t)
Length171 ft 6 in (52.27 m) oa
Beam17 ft 6 in (5.33 m)
Draught6 ft 4+12 in (1.943 m)
Installed power3,750 shp (2,800 kW)
Propulsion
  • 2× Yarrow boilers
  • Parsons steam turbines
  • 3 shafts
Speed26 kn (30 mph; 48 km/h)
Complement39
Armament
  • 2 × 12-pounder (76 mm) guns
  • 3 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes

HMS TB 5 (originally named HMS Spider) was a Cricket-class coastal destroyer or torpedo-boat of the British Royal Navy. TB 5 was built by the shipbuilder J S White from 1905 to 1907. She was used for local patrol duties in the First World War and survived the war. She was sold for scrap in 1920.