H.M. T.B. 81 (1885)
H.M. T.B. 81 (1884) | |
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Builder: | J. S. White[1] |
Launched: | 1884[2] |
Broken up: | 1921[3] |
H.M. T.B. 81 was built by J. S. White as a private venture. It featured their cut-up stern for maneuverability and a ram bow.
Her original name was Swift, but she received a number soon enough.
She had a single funnel, which was replaced by two when she was reboilered in 1888.[4]
Service
In 1895, she was one of twenty-three T.B.s of at least 125 feet in length stationed in Portsmouth along with four smaller T.B.s..[5]
Ran aground off Alderney in 1901 but salvaged and returned to service. Reboilered in 1905.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander George Le C. Egerton, 28 April, 1887[7] – 14 May, 1887[8] (for Jubilee Review[9])
- Lieutenant & Commander Aubrey W. Howe, 7 July, 1887[10] – 18 August, 1887[11] (lent for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry B. Jackson, 4 July, 1888[12] (lent for manoeuvres and for torpedo duties)
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry B. Jackson, 18 July, 1889[13] (lent for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander Frederick C. D. Sturdee, 22 July, 1890[14] – 25 August, 1890[15] (for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander (T) Frederick C. D. Sturdee, 21 July, 1892[16] – 31 August, 1892[17] (lent for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander (T) Dudley R. S. de Chair, 15 June, 1897[18] (for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander Frederick C. U. V. Wentworth, 11 July, 1899[19] (for manoeuvres, and in command of Chatham Torpedo Boat Flotilla)
- Lieutenant & Commander Sydney S. Hall, 16 July, 1901[20] – August 1901[21] (lent for manoeuvres, also for torpedo duties, and in command of Portsmouth Flotilla)
- Boatswain (T) in Command Joseph C. Davies, 3 January, 1905[22]
- Lieutenant & Commander Herbert R. L. Edwards, 12 January, 1906[23]
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles R. Samson, 3 July, 1906[24]
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur G. Harris, 18 February, 1908[25]
- Commander Lionel G. Preston, 7 April, 1908[26] – December 1909[27] (and for command of Devonport T.B. Flotilla)
- Lieutenant & Commander Lionel G. Dawson, December 1909[28] – 14 January, 1910[29]
- Lieutenant & Commander Stephen Phillimore, 28 August, 1912[30] (and for command of Portland Flotilla)
- Lieutenant-Commander Astley D. C. Cooper-Key, 16 December, 1913[31]
- Lieutenant in Command Leon S. Acheson, 2 July, 1917[32]
Armament
As Commissioned
One fixed bow 14 inch torpedo tube and two deck 14 inch torpedo tubes.
Four 3-pounder quick-firing guns.
World War One
One fixed bow 14 inch torpedo tube and two deck 14 inch torpedo tubes.
Three 3-pounder quick-firing guns.
Depth charges.[33]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 103.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 103. The date of launch is imprecise.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 103.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 103.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1895. p. 62.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 103.
- ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19/9
- ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19/9
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 30 April, 1887. Issue 32060, col E, p. 9.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 2 July, 1887. Issue 32114, col C, p. 12.
- ↑ Howe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20/311
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue 32428, col A, p. 10.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Monday, 15 July, 1889. Issue 32751, col A, p. 4.
- ↑ Sturdee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/411
- ↑ Sturdee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/411
- ↑ Sturdee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/411
- ↑ Sturdee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20/79
- ↑ "The Naval Review at Spithead". The Times. Wednesday, 9 June, 1897. Issue 35225, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ "The Naval Mobilization". The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1899. Issue 35877, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Thursday, 11 July, 1901. Issue 36504, col C, p. 8.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/236
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 400.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Wednesday, 10 January, 1906. Issue 37913, col F, p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 400.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 15 February, 1908. Issue 38570, col B, p. 12.
- ↑ Preston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79
- ↑ Preston Service Record. Template:TNA"ADM 196/44/79
- ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/77
- ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/77
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 401.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 956.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 103.
Bibliography
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