HMS TB 9 (1907)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS TB 9 |
| Builder | Thornycroft, Chiswick, London |
| Laid down | 1 November 1905 |
| Launched | 18 March 1907 |
| Completed | June 1907 |
| Fate | Sunk by collision, 26 July 1916 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Cricket-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 268 long tons (272 t) |
| Length | 171 ft 6 in (52.27 m) oa |
| Beam | 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) |
| Draught | 6 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1.943 m) |
| Installed power | 3,750 shp (2,800 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 26 kn (30 mph; 48 km/h) |
| Complement | 39 |
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HMS TB 9 (originally named HMS Grasshopper) was a Cricket-class coastal destroyer or torpedo-boat of the British Royal Navy. TB 9 was built by the shipbuilder Thornycroft from 1905 to 1907. She was used for local patrol duties in the First World War and was sunk following a collision in the North Sea on 26 July 1916.