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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
In 1881 | After her trials in the spring of 1881, ''T.B. 4'' was sent to [[Chatham Dockyard]]. On 13 May, 1881 ''The Times'' reported that she had been moored in the Chatham steam basin and would remain there "until required for service."<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Tuesday, 13 May, 1879. Issue '''29566''', col A, p. 11.</ref> | ||
In 1881 there were twenty T.B.s in all, and ''T.B. 4'' was reported as "not fitted" for Whitehead and serving out of Chatham with her sister {{UK-2TB6}} and Yarrow's {{UK-1TB14}}. There was some noted lethargy in getting these boats armed.{{ARTS1881|p. 35}} | |||
During the crisis following the Panjdeh Incident in 1885, ''T.B. 4'' was put into commission as part of [[Geoffrey Thomas Phipps Hornby|Admiral Phipps Hornby's]] [[Particular Service Squadron (1885)|Particular Service Squadron]] on 28 April, and was later involved in the year's Annual Manoeuvres at Berehaven.<ref>''The Navy List'' (June, 1885), p. 214.</ref> | During the crisis following the Panjdeh Incident in 1885, ''T.B. 4'' was put into commission as part of [[Geoffrey Thomas Phipps Hornby|Admiral Phipps Hornby's]] [[Particular Service Squadron (1885)|Particular Service Squadron]] on 28 April, and was later involved in the year's Annual Manoeuvres at Berehaven.<ref>''The Navy List'' (June, 1885), p. 214.</ref> | ||
She was still at Chatham in 1895, one of two | She was still at Chatham in 1895, one of two first class torpedo boats of less than 125 feet, along with eight of greater length.{{ARTS1895|p. 62}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Revision as of 22:06, 2 June 2014
| H.M. T.B. 4 (1878) | |
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| Builder: | Thornycroft[1] |
| Launched: | 1878[2] |
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H.M. T.B. 4 was one of 19 first-class torpedo boats of the T.B. 1 class.
Service
After her trials in the spring of 1881, T.B. 4 was sent to Chatham Dockyard. On 13 May, 1881 The Times reported that she had been moored in the Chatham steam basin and would remain there "until required for service."[3]
In 1881 there were twenty T.B.s in all, and T.B. 4 was reported as "not fitted" for Whitehead and serving out of Chatham with her sister T.B. 6 and Yarrow's T.B. 14. There was some noted lethargy in getting these boats armed.[4]
During the crisis following the Panjdeh Incident in 1885, T.B. 4 was put into commission as part of Admiral Phipps Hornby's Particular Service Squadron on 28 April, and was later involved in the year's Annual Manoeuvres at Berehaven.[5]
She was still at Chatham in 1895, one of two first class torpedo boats of less than 125 feet, along with eight of greater length.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant Frederick S. Inglefield, 16 June, 1884[7] (for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander William G. Stewart, 28 April, 1885[8] (for manoeuvres)
- Gunner in Command John Courtnell, 18 July, 1889[9] (lent for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander Herbert W. Savory, 25 May, 1886[10]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 101.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 101. The date of launch is imprecise.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 13 May, 1879. Issue 29566, col A, p. 11.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1881. p. 35.
- ↑ The Navy List (June, 1885), p. 214.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1895. p. 62.
- ↑ Inglefield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/553
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1885). p. 214.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Monday, 15 July, 1889. Issue 32751, col F, p. 3.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1886). p. 245.
Bibliography
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| T.B. 10 | T.B. 11 | T.B. 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T.B. 13 | T.B. 14 | T.B. 15 | T.B. 17 | T.B. 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T.B. 19 | T.B. 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Torpedo Boats (UK) | H.M. T.B. 63 | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class Torpedo Boats (UK) | T.B. 39 Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
