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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M. T.B. 20''' was one of 19 first-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1876)|T.B. 1 class]]. | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M. T.B. 20''' was one of 19 first-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1876)|T.B. 1 class]]. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Construction== |
| − | + | A ''Lightning''-type torpedo boat was ordered from Rennie on 8 May, 1878, however the resulting vessel proved unsatisfactory and was rejected by the Royal Navy. ''T.B. 20'' was built in 1880 as a replacement, and the original Rennie boat was sold abroad. She proved slow, reaching barely better than 16¾ knots during her trials.{{BrownSteamTBs|p. 78}}{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 309}} | |
| − | In July, 1904, complaints from {{ViceRN}} [[Gerard Henry Uctred Noel|Noel]] of the China Station about the condition of his T.B.s and T.B.D.s prompted a review of his assets by [[First Lord of the Admiralty]] [[William Waldegrave Palmer, Second Earl of Selborne|Selborne]]. Within, it was noted that T.B. 20 was simply "non-effective".<ref>Letter from Selborne to Noel dated 15 July 1904 contained in Noel Papers at the National Maritime Museum. (NOE/5/2).</ref> | + | ==Service== |
| + | In 1881, there were twenty first-class torpedo boats in all. ''T.B. 20'' was partly fitted for Whitehead torpedoes, and was one of eleven boats serving out of Portsmouth.{{ARTS1881|p. 35}} Some time afterwards ''T.B. 20'' was sent out to Hong Kong, where she would spend the rest of her career, possibly on account of her disappointing performance.{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 309}} | ||
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| + | Already slow when new, her speed dropped considerably over the course of her career, and by 1894 she could only make 11 knots with difficulty.{{BrownSteamTBs|p. 78}} Nevertheless she was listed as one of six first-class torpedo boats stationed at Hong Kong in 1895.{{ARTS1895|p. 62}} | ||
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| + | In July, 1904, complaints from {{ViceRN}} [[Gerard Henry Uctred Noel|Noel]] of the China Station about the condition of his T.B.s and T.B.D.s prompted a review of his assets by [[First Lord of the Admiralty]] [[William Waldegrave Palmer, Second Earl of Selborne|Selborne]]. Within, it was noted that ''T.B. 20'' was simply "non-effective".<ref>Letter from Selborne to Noel dated 15 July 1904 contained in Noel Papers at the National Maritime Museum. (NOE/5/2).</ref> Selborne apparently did not know that ''T.B. 20'' had been sold for scrapping at Hong Kong the year before, although it is possible that the later sources are in error.{{BrownSteamTBs|p. 78}}{{Conways1860|p. 102}}{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 309}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
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| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Cecil Eustace Rooke|nick=Cecil E. Rooke|appt=May, 1894{{ARTS1894|p. 196}}|end=mid 1894|note=loaned for exercise from {{UK-Rattler}}}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:48, 26 October 2017
| H.M. T.B. 20 (1880) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Rennie[1] |
| Ordered: | 8 May, 1878[2] (see text) |
| Launched: | 1880[3] |
| Completed: | Purchased 25 May, 1880[4] |
| Broken up: | 1903[5] |
H.M. T.B. 20 was one of 19 first-class torpedo boats of the T.B. 1 class.
Construction
A Lightning-type torpedo boat was ordered from Rennie on 8 May, 1878, however the resulting vessel proved unsatisfactory and was rejected by the Royal Navy. T.B. 20 was built in 1880 as a replacement, and the original Rennie boat was sold abroad. She proved slow, reaching barely better than 16¾ knots during her trials.[6][7]
Service
In 1881, there were twenty first-class torpedo boats in all. T.B. 20 was partly fitted for Whitehead torpedoes, and was one of eleven boats serving out of Portsmouth.[8] Some time afterwards T.B. 20 was sent out to Hong Kong, where she would spend the rest of her career, possibly on account of her disappointing performance.[9]
Already slow when new, her speed dropped considerably over the course of her career, and by 1894 she could only make 11 knots with difficulty.[10] Nevertheless she was listed as one of six first-class torpedo boats stationed at Hong Kong in 1895.[11]
In July, 1904, complaints from Vice-Admiral Noel of the China Station about the condition of his T.B.s and T.B.D.s prompted a review of his assets by First Lord of the Admiralty Selborne. Within, it was noted that T.B. 20 was simply "non-effective".[12] Selborne apparently did not know that T.B. 20 had been sold for scrapping at Hong Kong the year before, although it is possible that the later sources are in error.[13][14][15]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Cecil E. Rooke, May, 1894[16] – mid 1894 (loaned for exercise from Rattler)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 102.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 309.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 309.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 309.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 102.
- ↑ Brown. Steam Torpedo Boats. p. 78.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 309.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1881. p. 35.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 309.
- ↑ Brown. Steam Torpedo Boats. p. 78.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1895. p. 62.
- ↑ Letter from Selborne to Noel dated 15 July 1904 contained in Noel Papers at the National Maritime Museum. (NOE/5/2).
- ↑ Brown. Steam Torpedo Boats. p. 78.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 102.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 309.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1894. p. 196.
Bibliography
- Brown, David K. (2005). Jordan, John. ed. "Steam Torpedo Boats of the Royal Navy". Warship 2005: pp. 73-96.
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Lyon, David; Winfield, Rif (2004). The Sail & Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy, 1815-1889. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1861760329. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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