H.M. T.B. 53 (1885)
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| H.M. T.B. 53 (1885) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | John I. Thornycroft & Company[1] |
| Ordered: | 30 April/1 May, 1885 |
| Launched: | 16 September, 1886[2] |
| Sold: | 1913[3] |
H.M. T.B. 53 was one of 53 first-class torpedo boats of the 125 Footer class.
Construction & Service
As the boat ran in Plymouth Sound to train stokers on 4 May 1893, two men were badly scalded when a securing bolt broke and permitted the outflow of steam despite only ordinary running being undertaken at the time.[4]
She commissioned on 18 July to participate in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1894 as leader of the three T.Bs. of the Torpedo Division 1 of the Red Side.[5]
In 1895, she was one of thirteen torpedo boats of 125 feet or greater length and four smaller ones stationed in Devonport.[6]
Around 1906-1907, with the issuance of torpedo boat numbers to the first of the Cricket class torpedo boats, the existing Torpedo Boats numbered 25 to 79 had a "0" prepended to their number. This vessel, therefore, became T.B. 053.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant Edward L. D. Boyle, 1 July, 1887[8] – 20 August, 1887 (lent for Annual Manoeuvres of 1887)
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry J. L. Clarke, 4 July, 1888[9] – 20 August, 1888[10] (lent for Annual Manoeuvres of 1888)
- Lieutenant in Command Edmond J. W. Slade, 18 July, 1889[11] – 3 September, 1889[12] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1889)
- Acting Sub-Lieutenant in Command Berkeley Holme-Sumner, 11 July, 1893[13][14] – 17 August, 1893[15] (lent for Annual Manoeuvres of 1893)
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur B. F. Dawson, 18 July, 1894[16] – 15 August, 1894[17] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1894)
- Acting Sub-Lieutenant in Command Arthur T. Darley, 15 June, 1897[18][19] – 9 July, 1897[20] (for Naval Review at Spithead and Annual Manoeuvres of 1897)
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward M. Bennett, 11 July, 1899[21] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1899)
- Acting Sub-Lieutenant in Command Victor H. Gascoigne, 10 July, 1900[22] – c. August, 1901[Inference] (for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1900)
- Acting Sub-Lieutenant in Command Arthur T. Muir, 16 July, 1901[23] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1901)
- Acting Sub-Lieutenant in Command Arthur Rice, 21 July, 1903[24][25] – 10 September, 1903[26] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1903)
- Acting Sub-Lieutenant in Command Charles B. Land, 14 July, 1904[27][28] – 1904 (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1904)
- Lieutenant in Command Aubrey T. Tillard, 3 January, 1905[29][30] – 2 May, 1905[31]
- Gunner in Command John Hayes, 2 May, 1905 – 8 May, 1905
- Lieutenant & Commander George E. M. Blackmore, 8 May, 1905 – 26 July, 1905
- Sub-Lieutenant in Command Hubert Vaughan-Jones, 26 July, 1905[32][33] – 7 April, 1906[34]
- Lieutenant & Commander Clive Phillipps-Wolley, 7 April, 1906[35] – 25 July, 1908[Inference]
- Lieutenant & Commander Guy P. Bowles, 25 July, 1908[36][37] – 31 May, 1910[38]
- Lieutenant & Commander Claude B. Evans, 31 May, 1910[39] – 2 August, 1910[40]
- Lieutenant & Commander Thomas C. MacGill, 2 August, 1910[41] – 12 January, 1911[42]
- Lieutenant & Commander Humphrey M. Robson, 12 January, 1911[43][44] – 10 April, 1911[45]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 102.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 310. The date is listed as uncertain.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 18.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, May 06, 1893; pg. 14; Issue 33944.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres of 1894." The Times (London, England), July 18, 1894, Issue 34319, p.13.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1895. p. 62.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 78.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 2 July, 1887. Issue 32114, col C, p. 12.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue 32428, col A, p. 10.
- ↑ Clarke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 352.
- ↑ Slade Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1199.
- ↑ Slade Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1199.
- ↑ Holme-Sumner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/315. f. 316.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 10, 1893; pg. 10; Issue 33999.
- ↑ Holme-Sumner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/315. f. 316.
- ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/67. f. 73.
- ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/67. f. 73.
- ↑ Darley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/306. f. 309.
- ↑ "The Diamond Jubilee" The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 16, 1897; pg. 8; Issue 35231.
- ↑ Darley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/306. f. 309.
- ↑ Bennett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 8.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 5, 1900, Issue 36186, p.10.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
- ↑ Rice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/130. f. 334.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
- ↑ Rice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/130. f. 334.
- ↑ "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
- ↑ Land Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/65. f. ?.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, December 24, 1904, Issue 37586, p.4.
- ↑ Tillard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 95.
- ↑ Tillard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 95.
- ↑ Vaughan-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/237. f. 127.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 399.
- ↑ Vaughan-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/237. f. 127.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1908). p. 399.
- ↑ Bowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/144. f. 245.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 399.
- ↑ Bowles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/144. f. 245.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/39. f. ?.
- ↑ Evans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/39. f. ?.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 23 July 1910, p. 14.
- ↑ MacGill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/231. f. ?.
- ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 401a.
- ↑ Robson Service Records. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/55. f. 411.
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| <– | 113 Footer Class | Torpedo Boats (UK) | H.M. T.B. 81 | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | 113 Footer Class | First-class Torpedo Boats (UK) | H.M. T.B. 81 | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
