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• Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)
  ===Fleet Torpedo Officer=== <div name=fredbot:officeFTO otitle="Fleet Torpedo Officer, Atlantic Fleet" nat="UK">
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• William Henry White
  ...ge armoured cruisers were built to White's designs. Many smaller cruisers, torpedo boat destroyers, and miscellaneous vessels, were designed by White and buil
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• George Astley Callaghan
  ...he was appointed to ''Excellent'' for a short course in gunnery, and for a torpedo course in ''Vernon'' from 15 March to 27 April. He was appointed to ''Ruby
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• Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet
  ...isabled ''Wiesbaden'' in such a position that he thought she might try and torpedo the Battle Cruisers and so he thought it his duty to sink her (2) that a sh
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• Fifth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
  ===Squadron Torpedo Officer=== <div name=fredbot:officeFTO otitle="Squadron Torpedo Officer, Fifth Battle Squadron" nat="UK">
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• Third Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
  ===Squadron Torpedo Officer=== <div name=fredbot:officeFTO otitle="Squadron Torpedo Officer, Third Battle Squadron" nat="UK">
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• First Submarine Flotilla (Royal Navy)
  ...Defence Flotilla]], which also has some four organic destroyers and eight torpedo boats.{{SMNLSep14|p. 13}}
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• First Sloop Flotilla (Royal Navy)
  {{UK-Begonia}}, damaged by a torpedo from {{DE-U44}} on 29 March, has been replaced by {{UK-Myosotis}}, keeping
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• Home Fleet (Royal Navy)
  ...tguard ships for an annual cruise "to carry out evolutions and gunnery and torpedo exercises in company." The [[Senior Naval Lord]], [[Walter Talbot Kerr|Lor ...|Cruiser Squadron]], the Coastguard ships, and the [[Inspecting Captain of Torpedo Boat Destroyers]].<ref>Admiralty letter M.0375 of 30 July, 1902. The Natio
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• Christopher George Francis Maurice Cradock
  ...College with a Third Class pass, and in May obtained a Third Class pass in Torpedo work and a Second Class pass in Gunnery work in August.
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• Hugh Evan-Thomas
  ...)|''Sultan'']] on 10 January, 1884, having attained second class passes in torpedo, gunnery and a first class pass in pilotage.<ref name=Record105/> ...ointed to ''Sultan''. On 26 September, 1885 his application to qualify in torpedo duties was duly noted. He had been expecting to be appointed Flag-Lieutena
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• U.S.S. Amphitrite (1883)
  ...y snow squall, doing not only considerable damage to Amphitrite but to the torpedo nets at the Narrows as well.
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• John Durnford
  ...d {{UK-Vernon|f=p}}, torpedo school ship at Portsmouth.{{NLJul78|p. 249}} Torpedo work was to remain in his blood, as on 8 August, 1882, he was appointed Com ...e Mediterranean.{{NLApr91|p. 224}} He turned over to and commissioned the torpedo depôt ship ''Vulcan'' on 19 June, 1893.
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• Robert Cecil Hamilton
  Hamilton was appointed to {{UK-Agincourt}} as torpedo officer in August, 1914. He was to remain in her a considerable time, beco
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• Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet
  ...igned topic to explore the impact of the introduction on the ram, mine and torpedo on various aspects of naval training and operations. His work won the Gold
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• Dresden Class Cruiser (1907)
  ===Torpedo Control===
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• William Fortescue Sells
  After commanding a torpedo boat in the annual manoeuvres of 1904, he was appointed as gunnery officer
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• Ralph Douglas Binney
  ...obtaining first classes in College (Parts I and II), Gunnery, Pilotage and Torpedo. For this achievement he received a £10 prize, and was retrospectively pro Binney joined the staff of the Inspector of Torpedo Practice for Home Fleet Battle Practice on 20 August, 1913 and then assiste
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• Cecil Ryther Acklom
  From 1910 to 1919 he was Superintendent of the [[Royal Naval Torpedo Factory, Greenock]]. He was awarded the C.B. in 1910, and appointed a Comm ...eded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[:Category:Torpedo (UK)|Superintendent, Royal Naval Torpedo Factory, Greenock]]'''<br>3 Sep, 1909<ref>Acklom Service Record. {{TNA|ADM
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• Gerald William Vivian
  ...pointed to the cruiser {{UK-1Crescent}}. He was then given command of the torpedo boat destroyer {{UK-1Decoy}} in the [[Devonport Flotilla]].
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• Bentinck John Davies Yelverton
  ...ong Senior Officers' Signal Course, and thence for a series of Gunnery and Torpedo courses.<ref>ADM 196/42. f. 135.</ref>
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• George Holmes Borrett
  ...f the {{UK-Melpomene|f=t}}. On 31 January 1910, he began more Gunnery and Torpedo courses.
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• Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company
  |{{AH-Planet|f=p}}||torpedo gunboat||25 Jun, 1889||Scrapped 1920 |{{UK-TB24|f=p}}||first-class torpedo boat||19 Mar, 1908||Collision 28 Jan, 1917
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• Fifth Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
  ===Squadron Torpedo Officer=== <div name=fredbot:officeFTO otitle="Squadron Torpedo Officer, Fifth Cruiser Squadron" nat="UK">
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• Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford
  ...November, 1875}} In May, 1877, after a short period in the ''Vernon'' for torpedo instruction, he was appointed executive officer of the ''Thunderer'', Chann ...n one occasion Jacky had arranged some night operations for destroyers and torpedo boats, and Lord Charles arranged to go to sea on board one of the destroyer
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• Walter Maurice Ellerton
  Four men were killed in a torpedo-handling accident on 9 February, 1897 when {{UK-Gibraltar}} was under the c
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• Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)
  ...yly|Bayly]] ceased to be the responsibility of the Rear-Admiral Commanding Torpedo Boats, [[Robert Archibald James Montgomerie|Robert A. J. Montgomerie]], who
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• H.M.S. Iron Duke at the Battle of Jutland
  ...y. Track finished about 2,000 yards on the port side of the line, and the torpedo sank. Direction of the track was S.E." ...s 4th ship astern of ''Iron Duke'', at 8.31 p.m. "It is believed that the torpedo passed ahead of ''Iron Duke''," but this was not seen by ''Iron Duke'', alt
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• H.M.S. Lion at the Battle of Jutland
  * Commander (T) [[Evan Campbell Bunbury|Evan C. Bunbury]] was the torpedo officer, located in the Conning Tower on the Mess Decks.
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• First B.S. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland
  ...the fore bridge, the ship taking up a list of 8 degrees to starboard. The torpedo had struck the ship abreast of No. 1 dynamo room and hydraulic room, both o ...to open up her side, as a deep red flame could be seen inside her hull. A torpedo was fired at her at 7.10 <small>P.M.</small> During this time the ''Acasta
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• H.M.S. Marlborough at the Battle of Jutland
  ...ed by witnesses about 1,000 yards on the starboard beam. No track of this torpedo was observed, though looked for by several observers immediately after the At 7.10 p.m. fired a torpedo at a disabled German ship with three funnels. This may have been the same
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• H.M.S. Bellerophon at the Battle of Jutland
  ...t for it. I directed both "A" turret and 4-in. guns to fire on the German torpedo craft when they were seen turning towards us; the Officer of the turret cla ...small turns were made and the Preparative was used to evade the attacks of Torpedo craft. At 7.40 the Battle line reformed on the {{UK-IronDuke}}, course S.W
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• James Douglas Dick
  ...tes in Seamanship in January 1891, College in September of that same year, Torpedo in November, and Gunnery and Pilotage in February and April of 1892.
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• H.M.S. Revenge at the Battle of Jutland
  :About this time {{UK-Marlborough|f=p}} was struck by a torpedo. ...tes previous to this I had myself observed "Marlborough" struck by mine or torpedo. At the time I thought the
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• Albert Hastings Markham
  ...h, 1885, was appointed its Chairman. He was lent as acting Captain of the torpedo tender ''Hecla'' for service in the Particular Service Squadron on 2 June o ...r>'''[[William Elrington Gordon|William E. Gordon]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vernon'']]'''<br>15 Feb, 1883{{NLSep85
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• Robert Falcon Scott
  On 4 July, 1888, he was appointed to the torpedo gunboat ''Spider'' for the annual man&oelig;uvres, and paid off on 28 Augus ...uld remain in ''Vernon'' until 24 August, 1893. He attained a first class torpedo certificate at the Royal Naval College in July, 1892, and obtained a first
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• Cyprian Arthur George Bridge
  ...Earl Jellicoe|John Jellicoe]] as Gunnery Lieutenant and [[Lewis Bayly]] as Torpedo Lieutenant. Bayly recalled that Bridge was "a very strict skipper... a gre ...rebrand (1877)|"FIREBRAND"]], [[H.M.S. Midge (1868)|"MIDGE"]], and all the torpedo-boats, (but two which might be used for carrying messages and for nothing e
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• Herbert Chatterton
  ...f Enquiry held on 1st June at Sheerness to investigate causes of loss of a torpedo."<ref>Chatterton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/88.|}} f. 98.</ref> By the
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• Report on the Loss of H.M.S. Victoria
  ...elating to the door in the bulkhead K. at the forward end of the submerged torpedo room (see Plate VII.). Petty-officer Jacobs (Q. 1381-84) stated that he pr ...t. Having regard to the evidence of Ruff, it is certain that the submerged torpedo-room was flooded.
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• George John Scott Warrender, Seventh Baronet
  ...M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|''Vernon'']] on 17 March, 1906 for a Torpedo Course. On 1 February, 1907 he hoisted his broad pennant in [[H.M.S. Hyaci ...ade'']] took hits. At 05:53 the German light cruiser ''Hamburg'' with two torpedo boats sighted the three unengaged British destroyers and opened fire. ''Ha
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• Frederic Charles Dreyer
  ...ging torpedo net defence, sailing races and occasional target practice and torpedo firings. At his first annual rifle practice Dreyer was recognised as a pot ...he received a First Class in Gunnery with 543 and in May a First Class in Torpedo with 184 marks.<ref>ADM 196/44. f. 353.</ref> On 27 May 1898, Dreyer was
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• Gunnery Division (Royal Navy)
  ...as split into the Gunnery Division and the [[Torpedo Division (Royal Navy)|Torpedo Division]] In 1920 the Gunnery and Torpedo Division was split and the staff responsibility for Gunnery was given to th
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• John Saumarez Dumaresq
  In May, 1898, he attained a first class in the theoretical course for torpedo, and qualified with a second class in May, 1899.
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• Jellicoe Letter to the Admiralty, 30 October, 1914
  ...he northern area is also favourable to a concentration of our cruisers and torpedo craft with the Battle Fleet; such concentration on the part of the enemy be ...be no doubt that the fullest use will also be made by the enemy of surface torpedo craft.
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• H.M.S. New Zealand at the Battle of Heligoland Bight
  It is thought that this was caused by a torpedo fired from the {{UK-NewZealand}} at 1 p.m., which appeared to have been the
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• Jellicoe Papers at the British Library
  ...of Jellicoe, principally with the Admiralty, and (ff. 61-124) memoranda on torpedo attack and defence, 1916.
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• Edward Owen Cochrane
  ...rd. {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 147. His service record does not mention the Torpedo Boat.</ref>
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• Charles John Briggs
  ...1897}} and was thanked for his role in revising the Torpedo Drill Book and Torpedo Manual, Vol III during an appointment at {{UK-Vernon}} that stretched from Briggs was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|H.M.S. ''Vernon'']] on 24 December, 1904, a post he would
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• T.B. 39 Class Torpedo Boat (1889)
  The ten second-class torpedo boats of the '''T.B. 39 Class''' were built by [[Yarrow & Company]] in 1889 ...apped out to emphasise one role over another, as in the [[125 Footer Class Torpedo Boat (1885)|125 Footers]], but in 1888 a decision was made to abolish this
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• Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram
  ...ne. The journey was to prove epic and demanding on the crew, as the small torpedo boat could only manage the heavy seas by shaking and wetting them continual
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• Alexander Ludovic Duff
  ...n the China Station on 16 September.{{NLJun85|p. 191}} Having qualified as torpedo lieutenant he served for three years in the cruiser {{UK-Imperieuse}}, flag ...n the cruiser {{UK-Blake}}, flagship of the North America station, and the torpedo depot-ship {{UK-Vulcan}}. He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 J
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• Arthur Horace Walker
  On 17 July, 1917, Walker was appointed to {{UK-Castor}}, additional, for torpedo duties on the staff of Commodore (F) [[James Rose Price Hawksley|Hawksley]]
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• Frederick Laurence Field
  He was appointed Commanding Officer of [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|H.M.S. ''Vernon'']] on 15 September, 1914. {{NLDec14|p. 38 ...by<br>'''[[Cole Cortlandt Fowler|Cole C. Fowler]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Defiance (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Defiance'']]'''<br>31 Aug, 1907{{NLOct
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• Thomas Graeme Nelson Haldane
  ...ured to make a "cut".<ref>Obituary.</ref> In addition, he also invented a Torpedo Calculator and Result[?] of Shot Instrument in 1918.<ref>Haldane Service Re
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• Angus Dacres Nicholl
  ...h 1917, Nicholl was appointed from ''Marlborough'' to attend a course in [[Torpedo Control]] at {{UK-Vernon|f=p}}. On 30 March 1917 he was appointed to the {
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• John Michael de Robeck, First Baronet
  ...ollege, Greenwich]], with a third class and 869 marks. In May he passed in torpedo with a third class and 147 marks, and on 3 August he passed in gunnery with ...1890, except for the period 22 July to 21 August, 1890, when he served in Torpedo Boat 86 for the annual man&oelig;uvres.
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• Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type B
  ...B" standing for "Battleship") was a more elaborate version of the [[Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type A]], intended for use in battleships and battlecru ...e Type A focused on, its primary value was to help gauge the risk of enemy torpedo attack. In this way, it was a defensive instrument.{{ARTS1918|p. 181}}
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• Pillau Class Cruiser (1914)
  ===Torpedo Control===
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• H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)
  ...d furtive expression was not infrequently heard of a feeling that an enemy torpedo would be a not unfitting end to her career of usefulness.<ref>Quoted in Dav
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• William Coldingham Masters Nicholson
  ...torpedo officer in {{UK-2Boadicea}}, which had only two ancient Whitehead torpedo carriages, until he was invalided back to England with climatic debility an ...-January 1896 he was appointed to {{UK-1Revenge}} as first officer and for torpedo duties. Nicholson remained with ''Revenge'' until he was promoted to the r
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• Barr and Stroud Rangefinders
  In late 1915, a Gunnery and Torpedo Order noted a lack of stiffness in the F.T. 24 due to its weight being grea The ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1918'' mentions this pedestal mounting as the model in the T.C.T.s
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• Additional Report of B.C.F. Gunnery Committee
  Some ships complain of interference from torpedo destroyers' smoke, and this raises the question as to whether the position ...ch a position they are advantageously placed for delivering and countering torpedo craft attacks, and smoke interference will be reduced.
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• H.M.S. King George V at the Battle of Jutland
  ....||[[H.M.S. Marlborough (1912)|''"Marlborough"'']] reported being hit by a torpedo. Altered course 3 points to starboard.
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• Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe
  On 3 January, 1900, he was appointed to ''Vernon'' for revision of the Torpedo Manual, and on 15 September was appointed in command of the gunboat ''Halcy
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• 14-in Mark XI Torpedo (UK)
  The '''14-in Mark XI Torpedo''' was a British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Gun Factory]] at Woolwich. The torpedo was introduced in 1903, and featured a nickel steel air vessel and a more p
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• H.M.S. Royal Oak at the Battle of Jutland
  | 7.11. || " {{UK-Marlborough}} " reported she had been struck by a mine or a torpedo.
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• Arthur Kipling Waistell
  ...ick Vernon Wentworth|Frederick C. U. V. Wentworth]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vernon'']]'''<br>13 Mar, 1919<ref>Wais ...|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[Torpedo Division (Royal Navy)|Director of the Torpedo Division]]'''<br>6 Apr, 1920<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/43/374|D7576556}}</ref> &nda
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• Duke of Edinburgh Class Cruiser (1904)
  The ships had three submerged 18-in torpedo tubes:{{UKTorpM1909III|p. 265}} ...still growing, these ships were to receive two [[18-in Fiume Mark III** H. Torpedo]]es each.{{ARTS1909|p. 14}}
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• H.M.S. Collingwood at the Battle of Jutland
  ...nearly than the others. It is believed that this attack accounted for the torpedo which struck "{{UK-Marlborough}}." ...he ship was at the time already under helm. Large helm was put on and the torpedo passed very close astern. At the same time, another was observed to pass a
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• H.M. T.B. 98 (1883)
  |chain=Torpedo Boats,Second-class Torpedo Boats |type=second-class torpedo boat
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• Account of Prince Albert at the Battle of Jutland
  ...d was reduced to 14 knots. She succeeded in getting into the Humber. One torpedo passed ahead of the {{UK-Collingwood}} and another astern. We had no casua
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• Diary of Alec S. Tempest
  <br>6.30 AM, Sighted May Isle also sighted submarine which fired torpedo. torpedo passing under stern, {{UK-1Southampton}} also reported sighting a submarine <br>{{UK-Roxburgh}} struck by torpedo off May Isle escorted in by {{UK-Botha}} {{UK-1Fearless}} & [[First Destroy
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• George Le Clerc Egerton
  ...br>'''[[Charles Grey Robinson|Charles G. Robinson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vernon'']]'''<br>10 Feb, 1902<ref>Eger
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• H.M.S. Benbow at the Battle of Jutland
  * Torpedo Officer: [[Eric Clover Ward]] | 8.27. || Altered course 4 points to Port. Top reported track of torpedo right ahead, closing "Iron Duke's" bows.
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• William Reginald Hall
  On 18 July, 1889, he was appointed to the ''Asia'' for Torpedo Boat No. 81. He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 28 January, 189
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• William Milbourne James
  ...ng board intended to assist in applying the experimental [[Torpedo Control|torpedo control]] method of [[Deflection Plotting|deflection plotting]].{{ARTS1912|
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• Devonport Royal Dockyard
  |{{UK-Serpent|f=p}}||torpedo cruiser||10 Mar, 1887||Wrecked 10 Nov, 1890 |{{UK-1Racoon|f=p}}||torpedo cruiser||6 May, 1887||Sold 1905
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• Gerard Henry Uctred Noel
  ...cussed, the subject being naval tactics under the title, "The Gun, Ram and Torpedo". He had, unfortunately, a violent temper, was a stern disciplinarian, and
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• Edward Francis Benedict Charlton
  ...ficer of the [[Royal Navy]]. He entered the Navy in 1878 and qualified in Torpedo Duties. Having served in China during the Boxer Rebellion he served in com ...and then served on the instructional staff. Charlton afterwards served as Torpedo Lieutenant in ships at sea.
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• India Office Class Torpedo Boat (1887)
  ...st-class boats for the Royal Indian Marine based on the [[125 Footer Class Torpedo Boat (1885)|125 Footer class]] of two years previous, but by 1892, these ha Five 14-in torpedo tubes. Two 1-in twin-barrelled Nordenfeld guns. An alternative armament p
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• Douglas Austin Gamble
  ...s. He described the concept it in a section of the ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School'' in a description dated 24 July 1894. The scheme entailed use of a ...by<br>'''[[Charles John Briggs|Charles J. Briggs]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vernon'']]'''<br>10 May, 1907{{BlondTe
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• Arthur Craig Waller
  ...he was impressing his superior officers with his ideas in night firing and torpedo boat attack. He also invented range transmitters and indicators.<ref>Walle
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• William Lowther Grant
  ...d for his "zeal and ability" in preparing a report on trials of a [[Howell Torpedo]] at Newport, Rhode Island.<ref>Grant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/87.}}
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• Trafalgar Class Battleship (1887)
  * two submerged 14-in tubes, angled directly abeam.{{UKTorpM1909III|p. 262}} ...t slow to moderate speeds offered, in effect, an extended ram and the only torpedo fire into undisturbed water.{{ARTS1896|pp. 34-6}}
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• Admiral Class Battleship (1882)
  Five tubes, one forward and four beam. The forward torpedo tube was above water. The aft tubes were angled fully 70 degrees abaft the ...t slow to moderate speeds offered, in effect, an extended ram and the only torpedo fire into undisturbed water. The ''Admiral'' class was noted as being keen
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• H.M.S. Rodney (1884)
  A second-class torpedo boat attached to ''Rodney'' foundered near Gibraltar or in the Mediterranea
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• Sheerness Royal Dockyard
  |{{UK-1Grasshopper|f=p}}||torpedo gunboat||30 Aug, 1887||Sold 1905 |{{UK-Gleaner|f=p}}||torpedo gunboat||9 Jan, 1890||Sold 4 Apr, 1905
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• Pembroke Royal Dockyard
  |{{UK-Vesuvius|f=p}}||torpedo vessel||24 Mar, 1874||Broken up 1924 |{{UK-Hazard|f=p}}||torpedo gunboat||17 Feb, 1894||Sunk 28 Jan, 1918
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• Charles Grey Robinson
  ...tember, 1873}} He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 24 October, 1882 as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 249}} Appointed {{CaptRN}} of [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|H.M.S. ''Vernon'']] on 2 October, 1899.<ref>Blond. ''Techn
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• George Walter Smith
  ...on 9 February, 1907. On 3 June he was appointed to go through Gunnery and Torpedo courses at Portsmouth. On 16 September he was appointed to the Senior Offi ...Gunnery Course at the [[Royal Naval College, Greenwich]], and on 6 March a Torpedo course. This last course was cancelled as on 3 March he was appointed to c
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• William Christopher Pakenham
  Leaving the torpedo boat in September, Pakenham ended the year with a short course in gunnery a
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• Harry Louis d'Estoteville Skipwith
  Appointed {{CaptRN}} of [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|H.M.S. ''Vernon'']] on 16 September, 1915.<ref>Blond. ''Te ...''[[Frederick Laurence Field|Frederick L. Field]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Defiance (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Defiance'']]'''<br>31 Aug, 1909{{NLJan
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• Edward George Lowther-Crofton
  In September, 1912, the torpedo boats {{UK-TB27}} and {{UK-TB30}} collided and Lowther-Crofton was blamed f
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• Victor Gallafent Gurner
  ...ppointed to ''President'' for the gunnery course and on 21 October for the torpedo course.
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• Charles Langdale Ottley
  He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 19 May, 1884 as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 249}} Ottley was appointed Torpedo Lieutenant of the battleship [[H.M.S. Victoria (1887)|''Victoria'']], flag
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• William Henry Hall
  ...hur Knyvet Wilson, Third Baronet|Arthur K. Wilson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vernon'']]'''<br>9 Feb, 1892<ref>"Nava
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• Reginald Neville Custance
  ...Naval Attaché at Washington in 1894, when he helped evaluate the [[Howell Torpedo]] at the Hotchkiss Company's works at Tiverton, Rhode Island.{{ARTS1894|p.
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• Arthur Henry Christian
  ...ok a Gunnery course at Portsmouth and from 21 October to 8 November took a Torpedo course there.<ref>ADM 196/42. f. 142.</ref>
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• Bernard Currey
  Currey earned his first-class torpedo certificate in April, 1886.<ref>Currey Service Record. {{ADM196|87|D811534
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• Horace Reid Adams
  Adams qualified as a Torpedo Lieutenant second-class on 24 March, 1880.
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