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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
In 1895, she was one of thirteen | In 1895, she was one of thirteen torpedo boats of 125 feet or greater length and four smaller ones stationed in Devonport.{{ARTS1895|p. 62}} She participated in the 1895 Naval Manoeuvres but was found to be "a source of great trouble ... and was certainly not in a fit condition to be sent to an exercise where speed was the first consideration."<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Monday, 19 August, 1895. Issue '''34659''', col D, p. 8.</ref> | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Revision as of 21:22, 17 August 2014
| H.M. T.B. 80 (1886) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Yarrow[1] |
| Ordered: | 1885-1886 Programme[2] |
| Launched: | 1886[3] |
| Broken up: | 1921[4] |
H.M. T.B. 80 was built by Yarrow to a design she'd crafted for Austria's Flake boat.
She had a single funnel, which was replaced by two when she was reboilered in 1888.[5]
Service
In 1895, she was one of thirteen torpedo boats of 125 feet or greater length and four smaller ones stationed in Devonport.[6] She participated in the 1895 Naval Manoeuvres but was found to be "a source of great trouble ... and was certainly not in a fit condition to be sent to an exercise where speed was the first consideration."[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant Alexander L. Duff, 7 July, 1887.[8] (lent for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander Arthur Dodgson, 4 July, 1888.[9] (lent for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant Lewis Bayly, 22 July 1890.[10] (for manoeuvres)
- Gunner (T) in Command Charles H. Beever, 3 January, 1905.[11]
- Lieutenant & Commander George E. M. Blackmore, 12 January, 1906.[12]
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles E. H. White, December, 1909.[13]
- Gunner in Command George Harris, 13 June, 1912.[14]
- Gunner in Command Albert G. T. Brown, 23 May, 1914.[15]
- Lieutenant, R.N.R. in Command William Clarke, 6 July, 1917.[16]
Armament
- one fixed 14 inch torpedo tube.
- twin deck torpedo tubes.
- three 3-pounder guns.[17]
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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Monday, 19 August, 1895. Issue 34659, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Naval Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 19 July, 1890. Issue 33068, col C, p. 12.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 401.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1914). 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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