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H.M.S. Vesuvius (1874)
Builder:	Pembroke Royal Dockyard^[1]
Laid down:	16 Mar, 1873^[2]
Launched:	24 Mar, 1874^[3]
Completed:	11 Sep, 1874^[4]
Broken up:	1924^[5]

The torpedo vessel H.M.S. Vesuvius was completed for the Royal Navy in 1874.

Design & Construction

Vesuvius was the first ship in the Royal Navy to carry Whitehead torpedoes, being equipped to carry up to ten.^[6]

Machinery

With no funnel and machinery designed for a quiet delivery of a modest 9.7 knots, this vessel might have proven a stealthy attacker at night.

Armament

Service

Captains

Captain Morgan Singer, Sr., 9 September, 1874^[7]
Lieutenant in Command George Le C. Egerton, 11 January, 1884^[8]
Lieutenant in Command Henry B. Jackson, 17 June, 1886^[9]
Lieutenant in Command (T) Frederick C. D. Sturdee, 9 January, 1890^[10]
Lieutenant & Commander (T) Reginald H. S. Bacon, 5 May, 1893^[11]
Lieutenant in Command Dudley R. S. de Chair, 16 October, 1895^[12] – 22 October, 1897^[13]
Lieutenant & Commander (T) Trevylyan D. W. Napier, 2 August, 1897^[14]
Lieutenant & Commander (T) Frederick C. U. V. Wentworth, 25 August, 1899^[15] – 1901
Lieutenant & Commander (T) Sydney S. Hall, 27 June, 1901^[16]
Lieutenant & Commander (T) Vernon H. S. Haggard, 9 September, 1904^[17] – 31 December, 1905^[18]
Lieutenant & Commander (T) William R. Napier, 1 January, 1906^[19] – 30 June, 1908^[20]
Lieutenant & Commander (T) Leonard A. B. Donaldson, 30 June, 1908^[21] – 15 July, 1909^[Inference]
Lieutenant & Commander (T) Edward A. D. Masterman, 15 July, 1909^[22]
Lieutenant in Command (T) Brien M. Money, 16 February, 1911^[23] – 25 May, 1912^[24]
Lieutenant-Commander (T) Arthur T. Walker, 25 May, 1912^[25]^[26] – 31 December, 1912^[27]
Commander Brien M. Money, 31 December, 1912^[28]^[29] – 31 March, 1914^[30]
Commander Godfrey F. W. Grayson, 31 March, 1914^[31] – 1 August, 1914^[32]
Lieutenant-Commander Charles H. E. Head, 2 August, 1914^[33] – 22 May, 1915^[34]^[35]
Commander (T) Arthur T. Walker, 22 May, 1915^[36] – 17 July, 1917^[37]
Lieutenant-Commander Roderick B. T. Miles, 12 March, 1918^[38] – 26 September, 1919^[39]

Footnotes

↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 88.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 88.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 88.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 88.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 88.
↑ Kemp. H.M. Destroyers. p. 8.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1875). p. 182.
↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 245.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 237.
↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 262.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 264.
↑ de Chair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 275.
↑ de Chair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 275.
↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 307.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 309a.
↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 309a.
↑ Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.
↑ Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.
↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 296.
↑ Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 296.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 392.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 392.
↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.
↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.
↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 392.
↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 392.
↑ Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.
↑ Grayson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 62. Day of month taken from predecessor's date of discharge.
↑ Grayson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 62.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398x.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398x.
↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
↑ Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.
↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.

Bibliography

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).

Torpedo Vessel H.M.S. Vesuvius

[1] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 88.

[2] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 88.

[3] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 88.

[4] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 88.

[5] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 88.

[6] Kemp. H.M. Destroyers. p. 8.

[7] The Navy List. (April, 1875). p. 182.

[8] The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 245.

[9] The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 237.

[10] The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 262.

[11] The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 264.

[12] Chair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 275.

[13] Chair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 275.

[14] The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 307.

[15] The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 309a.

[16] The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 309a.

[17] Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.

[18] Haggard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 38.

[19] Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 296.

[20] Napier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 296.

[21] The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 392.

[22] The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 392.

[23] Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.

[24] Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.

[25] Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.

[26] The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 392.

[27] Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.

[28] Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.

[29] The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 392.

[30] Money Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 215.

[31] Grayson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 62. Day of month taken from predecessor's date of discharge.

[32] Grayson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 62.

[33] The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398x.

[34] The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398x.

[35] Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.

[36] Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.

[37] Walker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/135. f. 135.

[38] Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.

[39] Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.

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