H.M. T.B. 4 (1906)
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H.M. T.B. 4 (1906) | |
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Builder: | J. Samuel White[1] |
Ordered: | late 1905[2] |
Laid down: | 18 Sep, 1905[3] |
Launched: | 30 Oct, 1906[4] |
Completed: | Apr, 1907[5] |
Sold: | 1920[6] |
H.M. T.B. 4 was one of thirty-six first-class torpedo boats of the Cricket class.
Originally named H.M.S. Sandfly, her name was changed to Torpedo Boat No. 4 in 1907.
Service
T.B. 4 joined the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla of the Dover Patrol in March, 1915. She and T.B. 15 would remain in this employ to the end of the war.[7]
On 7 November 1916, two men were drowned, the body of one not being recovered.[8]
T.B. 4 suffered an accidental explosion that killed fourteen of her crew on 26 May, 1917. The cause and location of this mishap are unclear.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Gordon A. Coles, 16 April, 1907[10][11] – 19 October, 1909[12]
- Lieutenant in Command John O. Wyatt, 19 October, 1909[13] – 6 April, 1910 (relieved of command after collision, nerves completely shot)
- Lieutenant & Commander George P. Green, 6 April, 1910 – 10 September, 1910
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry P. Wilson, 27 October, 1910[14] – 15 May, 1911
- Lieutenant in Command Adrian St. V. Keyes, 7 May, 1911[15] – 15 August, 1911[16]
- Lieutenant & Commander Geoffrey S. Holden, 27 March, 1912[17][18] – 30 July, 1912[19]
- Lieutenant & Commander Alexander L. Fletcher, 7 April, 1913[20] – 13 August, 1913[21]
- Lieutenant in Command Ernest D. Panter, 29 July, 1914[22] – 9 January, 1915[23][24]
- Lieutenant in Command Henry P. Boxer, 9 January, 1915[25][26] – 17 January, 1916[27]
- Lieutenant & Commander Robert E. M. Harris, 17 January, 1916 – 31 July, 1916
- Lieutenant in Command Frederick R. M. Johnson, 31 July, 1916[28] – before July, 1917
- Lieutenant in Command Donal S. McGrath, 29 January, 1917[29] – 25 June, 1917[30]
- Lieutenant in Command Cyril J. H. Hill, 27 August, 1917[31] – 26 December, 1917
- Lieutenant & Commander Desmond N. C. Tufnell, 26 December, 1917 – 24 September, 1918
- Lieutenant in Command Edmund G. N. Rushbrooke, 24 September, 1918[32] – 22 January, 1919
- Lieutenant in Command (Supplementary List) James C. Collie, 22 January, 1919 – 15 February, 1919
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 305.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 305.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (May, 1915). p. 15.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 284.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 363.
- ↑ Coles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/167. f. 168.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 40.
- ↑ Coles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/167. f. 168.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 400.
- ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/75. f. 280.
- ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/75. f. 280.
- ↑ Holden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/274. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 400.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/. f. ?.
- ↑ Fletcher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 400.
- ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
- ↑ Boxer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/83 f. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 400.
- ↑ McGrath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/96. f. 95.
- ↑ McGrath Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/96. f. 95.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399s.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 955.
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