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| Name | Lightning (1877) | Explanation | |
| Type | Torpedo boat | ||
| Launched | 1877 | ||
| Hull | Iron | ||
| Propulsion | Screw | ||
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| Displacement | 27 tons | ||
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| Fate | 1896 | ||
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| Note | Later renamed Torpedo boat no. 1 | ||
| Extracts from the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Extract | ||
| Th 13 June 1878 | The reserve squadron, under the command of Admirals Key and Boys, was prevented getting under way yesterday morning by the gale, and all boat communication with the ships was arrested by signals. Should the weather moderate in the meantime the squadron will proceed to Portland at daybreak this morning. The Glatton and the small craft, consisting of the Vesuvius, Lightning, Tay, Bustard and Blazer, are ordered to remain at Portsmouth until further orders. | ||
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