The first torpedo-boat was an 87-foot vessel constructed by Thornycroft in 1876.
Eyokuqala inqanawa enguTaphindo yayingango mlinganiselo wenyawo ezingamashumi asibhozo anesixhenxe yakhiwa nguThorny Croft ngelixa lowekhulu elinesibhozo anamawaka mashumi asixhenxe anesthandathu.