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  • ...nd 1887, at which time production was switching over to the [[14-in Mark I Torpedo (UK)|14-in Mark I torpedoes]].{{ARTS1884|p. 47}} {{CatTorpedo|16-in|UK}}
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  • ...-division was improved to decrease the possibility of sinking from mine or torpedo attack. Unlike ''Dreadnought'' the ''Bellerophon'' class were given two tr ...[[18-in R.G.F. Mark VI* Torpedo|Mark VI* H.]] or [[18-in R.G.F. Mark VI** Torpedo|Mark VI** H.]].{{ARTS1909|pp. 13-4}}
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  • ...[[18-in R.G.F. Mark VI* Torpedo|Mark VI* H.]] or [[18-in R.G.F. Mark VI** Torpedo|Mark VI** H.]].{{ARTS1909|pp. 13-4}} ...with with [[18-in Mark VI** Torpedo (UK)|Mark VII*]] or [[18-in Mark VI** Torpedo (UK)|Mark VI**]].{{ARTS1913|p. 8}} The Admiralty had simultaneously impose
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  • * three 21-in submerged tubes:<ref>''Addenda (1911) to Torpedo Manual, Vol. III., 1909'', p. 155.</ref> In early 1914, the ships had one [[Torpedo Director Pattern 2391]] and one [[Torpedo Director Pattern 2392|Pattern 2392]] and were to have them exchanged for -A
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  • The ships had three 21-in submerged torpedo tubes. ''Orion'''s broadside tubes were angled at 90 degrees, and the othe ...d WL and axis 1 foot, 8.625 inches above the deck.<ref>''Addenda (1911) to Torpedo Manual, Vol. III., 1909'', p. 155.</ref>
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  • * Torpedo Control Tower: 6 inches, 3 inch roof ...ook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914'', Plate 46, ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916'', p. 145}}
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  • ...2016 indicates that there were plans to store three or more [[14-in Mark X Torpedo (UK)|14-in Mark X torpedoes]] on the middle deck, well aft on the port side By 1918, two additional 9-foot instruments were also to be provided for torpedo control, abreast the captain's sea cabin, except on {{UK-IronDuke}}, where
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  • ...''' was one of thirty-six first-class torpedo boats of the [[Cricket Class Torpedo Boat (1906)|''Cricket'' class]]. {{Footer Cricket Class Torpedo Boat (1906)}}
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  • * Torpedo control tower: 15ft [[F.T. 24]] on [[M.Q. 10]] ...of 6-in Director Firing Circuits'''<br>As shown in ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915''. ]]
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  • ...n of the fire control outfits of these ships in the ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915''. By 1918, two additional 9-foot instruments were also to be provided for torpedo control. On ''Ramillies'', these were situated on each side of the lower s
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  • [[File:ARTS1913Plate53.jpg|thumb|300px|'''Torpedo Control Systems'''{{ARTS1913|Plate 53}}]] The ships had five submerged 18-in torpedo tubes:{{UKTorpM1909III|p. 265}}
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  • ==Torpedo Control== ...ol|those of the ''King George V.'' class]], except that she lacked a stern torpedo tube.{{ARTS1913|p. 63}}
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  • In 1916, the British noted that these ships were equipped with anti-torpedo nets.{{ARTS1916|p. 118}} ===Torpedo Control===
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  • ...hts, located near the assistant trainer's seat.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 19156'', p. 146.</ref> * Two 9-ft on fore bridge (for torpedo control)
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  • ...There were no reloads for these tubes, and the submerged tubes had their torpedo outfits reduced from 10 to 7 as part of the same decision.{{ARTS1917|pp. 24 There is significant information on this in ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915''.{{ARTS1915|p. 239}}
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  • ...e; if there were a Pattern 50 light bulb, could there also be a Pattern 50 torpedo director? The numbers appeared after 1885, as no mention is found in ARTS ...e by Siemens, in use in ''Dreadnought'' c 1911.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1911'', p. 95.</ref>
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  • ===Fleet Torpedo Officer=== <div name=fredbot:officeFTO otitle="Fleet Torpedo Officer, East Indies" nat="UK">
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  • ...em and the weapons proved to have little effectiveness at the ranges where torpedo attack became deeply worrying. ...[[18-in R.G.F. Mark VI* Torpedo|Mark VI* H.]] or [[18-in R.G.F. Mark VI** Torpedo|Mark VI** H.]].{{ARTS1909|pp. 13-4}}
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  • ===Torpedo Control===
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  • ===Torpedo Control=== ...uf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type B]] and one of the first nine [[Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type F]]s manufactured by Elliott Brothers.{{ARTS1919|p
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  • By the end of 1915, she had been equipped with a [[Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark I]] in her {{TCT}}. This probably made he ...apital ship possible an additional effective 9-foot rangefinder to support torpedo control, ''Centurion'' proposed one centrally on the fore bridge.{{ARTS1918
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  • Between late 1915 and mid 1917, she was fitted with a [[Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark II]] in the {{TCT}}.{{HTC1916|p. 38}}{{ART ...apital ship possible an additional effective 9-foot rangefinder to support torpedo control, ''Ajax'' proposed one centrally on the fore bridge.{{ARTS1918|p. 1
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  • ...wer steam trial. She would leave on 4 August for the gun trials, with the torpedo trials expected on 5 August before returning to Birkenhead.<ref>"Naval And ...hawsers to the tugs anticipated from Belfast.<br><br>I personally with the Torpedo and Gunnery Lieutenants [note: these were actually Lt. Cdrs. [[Robert Stedm
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  • The ships had three 21-in submerged torpedo tubes. ''Orion'''s broadside tubes were angled at 90 degrees, unlike her s
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  • ...ss than previously. This required issuance of a new deflection disc for [[Torpedo Control Disc Mark III*]] numbered T. 226A to all ships carrying these weapo
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  • Three 18-in submerged tubes:<ref>''Addenda (1911) to Torpedo Manual, Vol. III., 1909'', p. 155.</ref> ...with with [[18-in Mark VI** Torpedo (UK)|Mark VII*]] or [[18-in Mark VI** Torpedo (UK)|Mark VI**]].{{ARTS1913|p. 8}} The Admiralty had simultaneously impose
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  • In a torpedo firing practice exercise on 1 July, 1918, ''Benbow'' reloaded a submerged t ...competitive firing trials as part of the Mediterranean Fleet, her forward torpedo flat fired at intervals of 135, 70, 65 and 96 seconds, and the aft flat at
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  • ...competitive firing trials as part of the Mediterranean Fleet, her forward torpedo flat fired at intervals of 48, 66, 47, and 69 seconds, and the aft flat at
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  • ...petitive firing trials as part of the [[Mediterranean Fleet]], her forward torpedo flat fired at intervals of 62, 70, 93 and 132 seconds, and the aft flat at In a torpedo firing practice exercise on 1 July, 1918, ''Iron'' reloaded a submerged tub
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  • ...competitive firing trials as part of the Mediterranean Fleet, her forward torpedo flat fired at intervals of 58, 67, 77 and 203 seconds, and the aft flat at A propeller was damaged by a torpedo on 29 June 1927. Their Lordships informed Captain [[Frederick Charles Fish
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  • ...r, it was desired to provide an effective additional 9-foot instrument for torpedo control purposes, ''Barham'' was to skip getting one on the assumption this ===Torpedo Control===
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  • ...apital ship possible an additional effective 9-foot rangefinder to support torpedo control, ''Malaya'' proposed a pair of transversing mountings atop the beef ===Torpedo Control===
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  • ...r, it was desired to provide an effective additional 9-foot instrument for torpedo control purposes, ''Queen Elizabeth'' was to skip getting one on the assump ===Torpedo Control===
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  • Lieutenant-Commander [[Brian Egerton]] served as torpedo officer and first Lieutenant-Commander of ''Valiant'' between March 1915 un Between late 1915 and mid 1917, she was fitted with a [[Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark II]] in the TCT.{{HTC1916|p. 38}}{{ARTS191
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  • ...d of 1915, she (along with ''Queen Elizabeth'') had been equipped with a [[Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark II]] in her TCT.{{HTC1916|p. 38}} ...apital ship possible an additional effective 9-foot rangefinder to support torpedo control, ''Warspite'' reported that the top of the charthouse was not avail
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  • ...er Torpedo Control Table]] around 1916, whereas her sisters all received [[Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark II]]s.{{ARTS1916|pp. 27, 29}}
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  • ...f Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type B]]s and one of the first nine [[Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type F]]s manufactured by Elliott Brothers.{{ARTS1919|p
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  • On 11 January, 1897, he was appointed in command of the torpedo cruiser [[H.M.S. Cossack (1886)|''Cossack'']].<ref>"Naval & Military Intell ...d on 24 January, 1908. From 27 January to 21 February he took Gunnery and Torpedo Courses, also at Portsmouth. He remained on Half-Pay until 25 August, when
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  • ...<br>2. My Lords will, as desired, give orders for all available Ships and Torpedo Craft to proceed to the position of the Fleet Action on learning from you t
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  • In a torpedo firing practice exercise on 1 July, 1918, ''Royal Sovereign'' reloaded a su
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  • ...ed cover for British destroyers when the Germans attempted to press home a torpedo-boat attack.<ref>Buxton. ''Big Gun Monitors''. p. 52.</ref> Afterwards,
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  • ...atform were rebuilt, and her forward searchlight battery reorganised. Her torpedo nets and booms were removed entirely. A rangefinder hood for a 9 foot rang ...ting Group]]. Having reformed the 3rd B.C.S. in the aftermath of a German torpedo attack Hood's ships joined the B.C.F. from the east, whence Beatty ordered
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  • ...ollowing conditions :—<br>(a) On completion of short courses of Gunnery, Torpedo, or other training.<br>(b) As a separate course to be applied for by the Of ...le to attend provided that they have completed courses of both Gunnery and Torpedo.<br>''Lectures on Naval History, International Law, National Economics, Str
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  • ...would be employed along with the entire rest of the armament in repelling torpedo boat attack.
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  • ...ipped torpedoes ever issued in the Royal Navy: two [[18-in R.G.F. Mark IV Torpedo]]es from the Malta Sub-Depot.{{ARTS1898|p. 42}}
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  • ...dge|appt=17 December, 1896<ref>''List of Her Majesty's Ships, Vessels, and Torpedo Boats Present at Spithead 26th June 1897 Together with an Index of the Offi
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  • ...candidate for the rôle. She was the first vessel to be fitted with anti-torpedo bulges and she was also fitted with minesweeping gear designed by Admiral o
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  • She completed her two days torpedo trials at Spithead on the evening of 24 September, 1895. Firing from a sta ...one and within seven minutes ''Majestic'', betraying the lack of internal torpedo protection common to her generation, capsized. Forty men were killed, most
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  • ..., 1904 he was appointed to ''Emerald'' for the Queenstown Flotilla for the Torpedo Boat Manoeuvres. He finally quit ''Triumph'' on 6 May, 1905.<ref>Loring Se
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  • ...er a list of 20 degrees. 45&nbsp;minutes later she was struck by a second torpedo. The pinnace and launch along with two other boats (one of which capsized
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  • ...to remove all of them, but this would have left the ships too weak against torpedo craft or in low visibility. Eventually, it was decided to remove the ten c ...em and the weapons proved to have little effectiveness at the ranges where torpedo attack became deeply worrying.
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  • ...''King Edward VII'' in 1906-7 and who was now serving as the disenchanted torpedo officer in {{UK-QueenMary}} recorded in his diary on 16 January that<ref>[h
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  • ...em and the weapons proved to have little effectiveness at the ranges where torpedo attack became deeply worrying. ...[[18-in R.G.F. Mark VI* Torpedo|Mark VI* H.]] or [[18-in R.G.F. Mark VI** Torpedo|Mark VI** H.]].{{ARTS1909|pp. 13-4}}
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  • ===Torpedo Control=== In 1919, she was selected to receive a [[Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type B]].{{ARTS1919|pp. 118, 119}}
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  • ...icer, Lieutenant-Commander [[Evan Bruce-Gardyne]], on 13 March, 1914. The Torpedo Officer, Lieutenant-Commander Walter N. Lapage, was appointed on 19 June. * Four submerged 21-in torpedo tubes on the broadside
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  • ...re-commissioned at Devonport on 29 August, 1933 with Fighter Squadron 801, Torpedo Bomber Squadron 812 and Search/Reconnaissance Squadron 822 embarked.{{NLJul ...Courageous'' and ''Glorious'' should receive greatly augmented above-water torpedo armament. ''Furious'' was to receive four Triple Revolving Tubes on her qu
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  • ...mouth on 2 May, 1933. By mid-1934, she had Fighter Squadrons 800 and 802, Torpedo Bomber Squadrons 810 and 811, and Search/Reconnaissance Squadrons 820, 821
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  • ...s soon as possible and proceed to the vicinity of Loch Ewe for gunnery and torpedo practice.<ref>"Grand Fleet Operations - Narrative of Events." Jellicoe Pap The stern tube's torpedo outfit of 21-in Weymouth Mark III torpedoes was to be re-ranged for 21-knot
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  • Her tubes fired a unique type of torpedo, a [[21-in Mark II*** Torpedo (UK)|21-in Mark II*** V.B.]], which seemed to cause her to miss out on an " ...rret, one in the fore top, one in an armoured hood forward, and one in the torpedo control tower.<ref>Burt. ''British Battleships'', p. 235.</ref>
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  • ==Planned Torpedo Armament== [[File:ARTS1918Plate133.jpg|thumb|400px|Planned Torpedo Control Installation{{ARTS1918|Plate 133}}]]
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  • ...eymouth torpedoes in England were purchased: ten [[21-in Weymouth Mark II Torpedo]]es intended for Japan were given to ''Erin'', but her Elswick type submerg ...on thereafter, she may have received some of the [[21-in Weymouth Mark III Torpedo]]es previously allotted to {{UK-Agincourt}}'s stern tube after they had bee
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  • ===Torpedo Control===
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  • ...for six 18-in torpedo tubes, ''Indiana'' was only outfitted with four. The torpedo tubes fired [[Whitehead & Company|Whitehead]] torpedoes and were mounted on ===Torpedo Control===
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  • ...for Rio de Janeiro, keeping their guns manned all the while for a Spanish torpedo boat rumored to be in the area. Head seas and winds delayed them, and they
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  • ...econdary battery joined {{US-Iowa}} and {{US-Gloucester}} in battering two torpedo-boat destroyers.
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  • ...ton Roads 8 December 1907, ''Rhode Island'' joined 15 other battleships, a torpedo boat squadron, and transports, for the great fleet review which began the c ...emaining ready for overseas deployment, ''Rhode Island'' undertook special torpedo proving trials during June 1918.
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  • ...ensively on the details of this class in their 1903 ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School''.{{ARTS1903|pp. 86-91}} ...s, such as in cabins, messes, and the forty five 12-in desk fans and eight 16-in fans in the officers' quarters. There were 1,100 lighting fixtures in all,
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  • ...n, he would remain in her until 31 May, 1919. He was scolded for losing a torpedo in June, 1918 and in the next month subjected to a court of inquiry for cau
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  • Her torpedo officer was {{LCommRN}} [[Ralph Lyall Clayton]], originally appointed to he
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  • ...ances, in the same manner as the officers who have specialised in gunnery, torpedo, and other branches. The organisation to which they belong while serving a
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  • ...ng north to Norfolk on 16 December to test fire her battery and to conduct torpedo defense exercises in Tangier Sound. The battleship returned to her builders
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  • ==Torpedo Control==
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  • ...son|Edwin A. Anderson]]'''|'''[[Second Torpedo Flotilla|In Command, Second Torpedo Flotilla]]'''<br>9 Mar, 1907{{USOfficerReg1908|p. 24}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?
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  • He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 9 September, 1883 to qualify as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 250}} He emerged with a first-class certificate in ...the German submarine which had fired the torpedo, ''U-24'', fired another torpedo into ''Formidable'', which sank at about 04:45. Despite the best efforts o
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  • He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 9 September, 1883 to qualify as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 250}}
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  • ..._Class.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Huszar Class deck torpedo tubes<ref>Atlas zum Torpedo-Unterricht</ref>]] ==Torpedo Control==
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  • [[File:HandbookTorpedoControl1916Plate41.jpg|thumb|400px| '''Torpedo Sight Corrector'''{{HTC1916|Plate 41}}]] ...ate the effect of [[Torpedo Director|director]] errors for men using the [[Torpedo Attack Trainer]].{{ARTS1916|p. 34. (A.L. G. 6788/16)}}
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  • ...Torpedo Attack Table''' was a [[Torpedo Control]] teaching aid to practice torpedo attacks. [[File:ARTS1915Plate9.jpg|thumb|200px| '''Torpedo Attack Trainer'''{{ARTS1915|Plate 9}}<br>Early design sketch ]]
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  • He became a gunnery expert, founded the Navy's torpedo branch and upon joining the [[Board of Admiralty]] started a twenty-year pe ...truction. The torpedo school was established in the hulk [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|''Vernon'']] and subsequently became a separate command in
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  • ...} At the end of the year he went through the Lieutenants' short course of Torpedo on half pay, and on 1 January, 1885, commissioned as Commander (Second-in-C
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  • ...."<ref>Wester Wemyss. p. 33.</ref> On 12 October he was appointed to the torpedo depôt ship [[H.M.S. Hecla (1878)|''Hecla'']] in the Mediterranean. He wa ..., a family friend. On 6 May, 1892, he received his first command, that of Torpedo Boat 21, which was commissioned for training purposes.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/42
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  • ...went to Woolwich Arsenal, London, for a seven day course of instruction in torpedo apparatus. Jackson had a strong interest in the scientific aspects of his ...ineteenth century and was the world's first effective self-propelled naval torpedo, developed by an English engineer, [[Whitehead & Company|Robert Whitehead]]
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  • ...cruisers and merchant ships that were frequently seen there. Cruisers and torpedo boats could guard the exposed flank since the [[High Sea Fleet]] would not ...ughts, five battlecruisers, six pre-dreadnoughts, 11 light cruisers and 61 torpedo boats (equivalent to British destroyers),<ref>Tarrant. “Jutland: The Germ
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  • ...ing Complements of Ships as affecting total numbers; system of gunnery and torpedo exercises of the Fleet, and tactical employment of air-craft, and all milit
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  • ===Torpedo Control===
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  • | 6.&mdash;Inventions&mdash;relating to Ships, Machinery, Ordnance and Torpedo ''Matériel'', &c. | 12.&mdash;Ordnance and Torpedo ''Matériel'' and Stores.
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  • 6.55 p.m.—{{UK-Marlborough}} struck by a mine or torpedo on starboard side. She listed quickly to starboard but continued 7.31 p.m.—Observed much smoke made by enemy. Received signal "Enemy torpedo craft are approaching." A few salvoes with 12-in. guns were fired at attack
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  • ...survived the loss of that ironclad on 15 January, 1865, when she struck a torpedo, exploded, and sank with a loss of 75 lives. ...[[United States Naval Observatory]], then Officer-in-Charge of the [[Naval Torpedo Station]] at [[Newport, Rhode Island]]. On 9 September, 1886, he became Sup
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  • |{{US-1Farragut|f=p}}||torpedo boat||16 Jul, 1898||Sold 9 Sep, 1919
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  • |{{US-Alarm|f=p}}||torpedo ram||13 Nov, 1873|| 28 Feb, 1898
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  • ...tain the berthing space that would be required to accommodate the fourteen torpedo boat destroyers that were expected to be delivered shortly from the contrac |{{UK-Polyphemus|f=p}}||torpedo ram||15 Jun, 1881||Broken up 1903
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  • ...Battle's effects required some immediate changes. {{UK-Marlborough}} had torpedo damage to repair, and so was removed from her role as flagship while she wa ===Squadron Torpedo Officer===
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  • ...rse in Gunnery, in which he obtained First Class marks, and a Second Class Torpedo certificate. He was appointed to the corvette {{UK-2Diamond}} on the [[Aust ...his return was appointed to ''Excellent'' for Short Courses in Gunnery and Torpedo, obtaining First Classes in both. On 17 July he was appointed to the cruise
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  • ===Fleet Torpedo Officer=== <div name=fredbot:officeFTO otitle="Fleet Torpedo Officer, Reserve Fleet" nat="UK">
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  • ...l advise the First Sea Lord on all matters affecting the general system of torpedo exercises of the Fleet and all military questions connected therewith. ..., when required by the Second Sea Lord, advise on questions connected with torpedo training.
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  • ...{{LieutRN}} [[Cecil Stanley Sandford|Cecil S. Sandford]], ''Invincible'''s Torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJan15|p. 338}} They were rescued by the {{UK-Badger|f=t}}.
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  • ...2? 1883?) until May 1885, spending his last month commanding second-class torpedo boats.<ref>Service chits in Bethell I/1/3 at Liddell Hart Centre for Milita
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  • ...B, p. 6.</ref> He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 11 January, 1884 as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 249}} ...ton was appointed in command of the torpedo school ship [[H.M.S. Defiance (Torpedo Training School)|''Defiance'']] at Devonport on 1 November, 1897.<ref>"Nava
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  • ===Squadron Torpedo Officer=== <div name=fredbot:officeFTO otitle="Squadron Torpedo Officer, Fourth Battle Squadron" nat="UK">
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  • .../99. f. 55.</ref> From 2 February to 13 March, 1914, he took Gunnery and Torpedo Courses.<ref>Allenby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7601988}} f. 47.</
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  • ...ed to the steam frigate ''Inconstant'', on 24 August, 1880. May served as Torpedo Lieutenant. Two weeks later ''Inconstant'' became flagship of a Detached S ...d Baronet|Arthur Wilson]] of ''Vernon'' in evaluating a new Fiume Mark III torpedo against the service's R.L. torpedoes Marks I and II, carrying out these tes
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  • ...K-1Inflexible}} (Captain [[Henry Coey Kane]]) to be target of a night time torpedo boat attack in Volo Bay. Four second-class boats, one from ''Benbow'', one
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  • ...taff of the ''Vernon'' was appointed in 1899 to the {{UK-Jupiter|f=t}} for torpedo duties. ...his subject under the title "The Evolution of the Submarine Boat, Mine and Torpedo".
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  • ...mander, Kerr obtained his first seagoing command experience in a series of torpedo boat destroyer appointments, the first being {{UK-Bittern}}, dated 19 April
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  • ...tee appointed to examine the capabilities of the Whitehead, or locomotive, torpedo in 1870. He then served afloat for six years, during which time his profes ...,{{NLJul78|p. 249}} a hulk in Portsmouth harbour recently established as a torpedo school. For the next three years Wilson devoted his great talent and energ
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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...Defence Flotilla]], which also has some four organic destroyers and eight torpedo boats.{{SMNLSep14|p. 13}}
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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...)|''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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  • ...y snow squall, doing not only considerable damage to Amphitrite but to the torpedo nets at the Narrows as well.
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  • ...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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  • ...ptember 1892. In July 1894, he was awarded a third class certificate as a torpedo lieutenant.<ref>Johnson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/424.|D7602347}} f
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  • ...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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  • After commanding a torpedo boat in the annual manoeuvres of 1904, he was appointed as gunnery officer
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  • ...o Tactical Instrument]]s, intended for use in flagships to help them judge torpedo attack and defence at the divisional level and beyond. ...cal Instrument Type B|Type B]] focused on, it was uniquely able to examine torpedo threats when multiple ships were involved on both sides.{{ARTS1918|p. 181}}
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  • ...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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  • ===Torpedo Control===
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  • ...f the {{UK-Melpomene|f=t}}. On 31 January 1910, he began more Gunnery and Torpedo courses.
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  • ...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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  • ...892. Issue '''33686''', col E, p. 7.</ref> On 15 August he was appointed Torpedo Lieutenant of the ''Narcissus''.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Offic
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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • * 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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  • ...until 4 March 1918 when he was sent to {{UK-Vernon|f=p}} for a course in [[Torpedo Control]].<ref>D'Arcy-Evans Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/92.|}} f. 119
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  • * Torpedo officer: Lt. Comr. [[Walter Neville Lapage|W. N. Lapage]] ...w, and one of our torpedo boat destroyers appeared to "loaf" up to her and torpedo her—our destroyer appeared to be half-disabled herself too (this was the
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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • 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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  • ...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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  • ...design did not make these alterations simple to effect. [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|''Vernon'']] recommended a redesign before manufacturing a [[Category:Torpedo Control]]
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  • Fresh from completing a torpedo coursem Grenfell was appointed to the {{UK-1Cockatrice|f=t}} on 8 March, 18
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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • 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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  • ...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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  • 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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  • ...of Jellicoe, principally with the Admiralty, and (ff. 61-124) memoranda on torpedo attack and defence, 1916.
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  • ...rd. {{TNA|ADM 196/46.|}} f. 147. His service record does not mention the Torpedo Boat.</ref>
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  • An escort of torpedo boats and destroyers was sent, but just as the first two were sighted at 11 ...ed. The great majority of lighting and other circuits were severed in the Torpedo Control Tower aft, Navigator's Cabin, Boys' Mess Deck Space Starboard, Midd
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  • ...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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  • ...lass]], the number of guns was decreased to make room for a second pair of torpedo tubes. An 8 mm anti-aircraft gun was also added. Two sets of twin 45 cm torpedo tubes, one set mounted aft, the other amidships.
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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...quadron, one of which (fired before 7 p.m.) hit the ''Marlborough''. This torpedo did not therefore come from the destroyer attack at 7.20 p.m. But a refere
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  • 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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  • At 6 P.M. the Torpedo Lieut. fired a 12,000 yard torpedo at the enemy's Battle Squadron, then on our starboard quarter.
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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • ...t in no physical connection with it. Torpedo Control was exercised from a Torpedo Control Tower abaft the Mainmast. There were no Plotting arrangements as w
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  • ...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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  • 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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  • ...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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  • ...ll was fired bearing west—evidently by a German destroyer preparatory to torpedo attack. | 10.10 || Torpedo attack on 2nd Battle Squadron—then on starboard beam of " Vanguard," one
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  • <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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  • ...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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  • |{{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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...y<br>'''[[Maurice Dorsett Evans|Maurice D. Evans]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Actæon (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Actæon'']]'''<br>24 May, 1912<ref>Joh
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  • |{{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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • |type=torpedo vessel The torpedo vessel '''H.M.S. ''Vesuvius''''' was completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 18
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  • Leaving the torpedo boat in September, Pakenham ended the year with a short course in gunnery a
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  • 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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  • In September, 1912, the torpedo boats {{UK-TB27}} and {{UK-TB30}} collided and Lowther-Crofton was blamed f
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  • ...{UKJutlandOD|pp. 33, 46}} He remained with the ship until she was lost to torpedo on 16 August, 1916.
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  • ...ppointed to ''President'' for the gunnery course and on 21 October for the torpedo course.
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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • Currey earned his first-class torpedo certificate in April, 1886.<ref>Currey Service Record. {{ADM196|87|D811534
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  • ...br>'''[[Stephen Dowell Tillard|Stephen D. Tillard]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vernon'']]'''<br>8 Aug, 1933<ref>Taylo
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  • Adams qualified as a Torpedo Lieutenant second-class on 24 March, 1880.
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  • ...ation or shortly thereafter, he was appointed to the {{UK-1Duncan|f=t}} as Torpedo Lieutenant on 6 October, 1913.{{NLJun14|p. 306}} Sandford returned to the {{UK-Invincible}} as Torpedo Lieutenant on 10 July, 1914.{{NLJul14|p. 338}}
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  • ...r>'''[[Charles Duncan Johnson|Charles D. Johnson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Actæon (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Actæon'']]'''<br>10 Dec, 1912{{NLNov1
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  • ...mpress the Admiralty in 1903 with his explanation for having not conducted torpedo practice while in command of a flotilla.
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  • ...ent number of the smallest capable of fending off attack by [[Torpedo Boat|torpedo boat]]s. ...xible'' designs. The armament was an "all big gun armament" of 4 pairs of 16-in. 80-ton guns mounted in turrets, all placed on the upper deck; one pair at
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  • ..., led by {{UK-1Recruit}}. When ''Recruit'' fired a flare to signal a mock torpedo firing, she peeled off to starboard to clear the enemy ships, but ''Tiger''
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  • ...light cruisers of the 2nd Scouting Group and two flotillas totalling of 18 torpedo boats would carry out a reconnaissance towards Dogger Bank. ...rength of Hipper's force at four battlecruisers, six light cruisers and 22 torpedo boats.{{UKNavalOpsII|p. 84}} Jellicoe's assumption that the Germans would
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  • ...er {{UK-Engadine|f=p}}, with two seaplanes armed with bombs and one with a torpedo, was originally intended to attack a cruiser lying off the entrance to the ...rman outer line consisted of nine destroyers and the inner one of nine old torpedo boats employed as minesweepers. The light cruisers in support were {{DE-Ste
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  • ...attempt to clear them. They were normally escorted by light cruisers and torpedo boats, with battleships sometimes covering them. By mid November 1917 the ...and a similar number of trawlers, escorted by eight destroyers of the VII Torpedo Boat Flotilla and the four light cruisers of the II Scouting Group (Kontera
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  • ...em and the weapons proved to have little effectiveness at the ranges where torpedo attack became deeply worrying. The ships had five submerged 18-in torpedo tubes:{{UKTorpM1909III|p. 265}}
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  • [[File:ARTS1891Plate5.jpg|thumb|600px|'''18-in R.G.F. Torpedo Tail, 1891'''{{ARTS1891|Plate 5}}]] ...o (UK)|Mark II model]], it was commonly referred to as the '''18-in R.G.F. Torpedo'''.
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  • October, a first in Gunnery in January, 1901, and a first in Torpedo in March. For attaining five first class certificates he was awarded a £1 ...June, 1903, when he was superseded, and returned to Britain to qualify in Torpedo duties.
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  • At 0520 the {{UK-Lynx|f=tp}} encountered a German torpedo boat. A confused action followed in which {{UK-Lynx}}, {{UK-Ambuscade}} and ...ourse to south east at 0530 and headed home, wanting to avoid an attack by torpedo craft in the dark. He also feared that the destroyers might be the screen o
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  • ...jpg|thumb|320px|'''Kilroy's Stoking Indicator, c. 1908'''<br>As shown in ''Torpedo Drill Book, 1908''. ]]
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  • ...xel]], where the British succeeded in destroying an inferior force of four torpedo boats.
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  • There were four submerged 18-in torpedo tubes arranged for broadside fire:{{ARTS1896|pp. 39-40}} ===Torpedo Control===
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  • ...ources) ships around 1906-1907.<ref>All 6 listed in ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1906'', p. 82. and '''Paper prepared for the Director of Naval Ordn
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  • | M, ''Madden'' (''C. of S.''). || B, ''Bellairs'' (''Torpedo and War Staff'').
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  • ...e axis of the tube 1 foot 5 inches above the deck.<ref>''Addenda (1911) to Torpedo Manual, Vol. III., 1909'', p. 155.</ref> ==Torpedo Control==
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  • By 1915, a Gunnery and Torpedo Order{{GFGTO|pp. 30, 31. Nos 65 & 66. 600-15/9/15}} indicated that "conce |Torpedo approaching bearing 30 Red||T 30 R
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  • ...nly, as well as having Barr and Stroud instruments provided to acknowledge torpedo orders given via Wise and Chadburn.{{ARTS1916|p. 30}}
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  • ...Torpedo (UK)|21-in Mark IV S.L. torpedoes]] with the [[21-in Mark II***** Torpedo (UK)|Mark II***** version]].{{ARTS1920|pp. 6-7. (G. 10141/20-6.8.1920)}} ...nly, as well as having Barr and Stroud instruments provided to acknowledge torpedo orders given via Wise and Chadburn.{{ARTS1916|p. 30}}
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  • In 1919, she was selected to receive one of the first five [[Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type A]]s.{{ARTS1919|p. 118}} These calculators would
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  • ...eby caused her to fire a ready torpedo. This quirk inspired issuance of a Torpedo Order to keep safety pins or push covers in place until the moment before f
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  • She was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 7 May, 1925 for use as a Gun and Torpedo School Cruiser.{{NLJan33|p. 222}}
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  • In mid-1920, ''Canterbury'' was to receive [[21-in Mark II***** Torpedo (UK)|21-in Mark II***** S.L. torpedoes]].{{ARTS1920|pp. 6-7. (G. 10141/20-6
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  • In 1919, she was selected to receive one of the first five [[Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type A]]s.{{ARTS1919|p. 118}}
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  • ...Torpedo (UK)|21-in Mark IV S.L. torpedoes]] with the [[21-in Mark II***** Torpedo (UK)|Mark II***** version]].{{ARTS1920|pp. 6-7. (G. 10141/20-6.8.1920)}} ...nly, as well as having Barr and Stroud instruments provided to acknowledge torpedo orders given via Wise and Chadburn.{{ARTS1916|p. 30}}
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  • ...Torpedo (UK)|21-in Mark IV S.L. torpedoes]] with the [[21-in Mark II***** Torpedo (UK)|Mark II***** version]].{{ARTS1920|pp. 6-7. (G. 10141/20-6.8.1920)}} ...nly, as well as having Barr and Stroud instruments provided to acknowledge torpedo orders given via Wise and Chadburn.{{ARTS1916|p. 30}}
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  • ...xis of the tube 1 foot 5.25 inches above the deck.<ref>''Addenda (1911) to Torpedo Manual, Vol. III., 1909'', p. 155.</ref> ==Torpedo Control==
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  • ==Torpedo Control== ...f [[Bristol Class Cruiser (1909)|''Bristol'' class]] and later should have torpedo firing keys (Pattern 2333) fitted on the fore bridge, in parallel with thos
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  • The ships had their torpedo and gun outfits augmented during the course of the war.{{UKTHVol4Part34|pp. ...e their torpedo armament, and each broadside got a second double revolving torpedo mount aft, just forward of the aft 6-in gun. These would have the torpedoe
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  • ...isers" have three 52.5 kw dynamos at 105 volts.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School', 1916', p. 120.</ref> It is possible that this description encompa * two [[21-in D.R. Torpedo Tube (UK)|21-in Double Revolving torpedo tubes]] (2x2), mounted abreast
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  • ==Torpedo Control== [[File:ARTS1917Plate76.jpg|thumb|300px|'''Torpedo Control Circuits'''{{ARTS1917|Plate 76}} ]]
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  • ...do tubes would use two impulse charges firing in a cascade to increase the torpedo discharge velocity and thus reduce the angle at which the torpedoes entered ...tlecruiser (likely an [[F.T. 24]]) was to be added specifically to augment torpedo control.{{ARTS1917|p. 199. (possibly pertinent: C.I.O. 481/17)}}
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  • These were to be the last Royal Navy light cruisers to feature submerged torpedo tubes. Ensuing designs would employ new above water fitting featuring mult ===Torpedo Control===
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  • * four [[21-in D.R. Torpedo Tube (UK)|21-in D.R. Mark II torpedo tubes]] (4x2) disposed in pairs abreast, bearing 60-120 degrees. ...do tubes would use two impulse charges firing in a cascade to increase the torpedo discharge velocity and thus reduce the angle at which the torpedoes entered
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  • ...isers" have three 52.5 kw dynamos at 105 volts.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School', 1916', p. 120.</ref> * four [[21-in D.R. Torpedo Tube (UK)|21-in D.R. Mark II torpedo tubes]] (4x2) disposed in pairs abreast, bearing 60-120 degrees.
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  • ...mmissioned at Portsmouth on 18 December, 1933 for service as a Gunnery and Torpedo School Cruiser.{{NLJul37|p. 227}}
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  • ...isers" have three 52.5 kw dynamos at 105 volts.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School', 1916', p. 120.</ref> It is unclear whether this outfit was still * four [[21-in D.R. Torpedo Tube (UK)|21-in D.R. Mark II* (?)]] above water tubes (4x2) disposed in pai
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  • ...ter 1917, an additional 9-foot rangefinder was to be added aft to augment torpedo control.{{ARTS1917|p. 199. (possibly pertinent: C.I.O. 481/17)}} ...efinders in all would be able to transmit to the {{TS}}, fore top, and aft torpedo control position.{{ARTS1918|p. 179 (A.L.G. 4657/18)}}
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  • * Two double revolving 21-in torpedo mounts.{{UKTHVol4Part34|p. 17}} ...ge and Order Instruments'''<ref>Admiralty.  ''Handbook of Fire Control in Torpedo Boat Destroyers of "M" Class and Later and Flotilla Leaders, 1915'', Plate
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  • ...additiona 9 kw oil-fired set for emergency use.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School', 1916', p. 120.</ref> It is likely but not certain that this appli ...ides. This better arrangement was perhaps attributable to their different torpedo arrangements (see below).{{INF}}
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  • Volumes: 'Flotilla Cruising and Night Cruising orders and Torpedo Attack by Destroyer Flotillas on the Enemy's Battle Fleet 11 Nov 1917'. Volumes: Copy of Flotilla Cruising and Night Cruising orders and Torpedo Attack by Destroyer Flotillas on the Enemy's Battle Fleet 11 Nov 1917' cont
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  • ...gate a range of topics including the suitability of the existing system of torpedo personnel, though it had not issued its report as of late August, 1918.{{AR ...y<br>'''[[Douglas Austin Gamble|Douglas A. Gamble]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vernon'']]'''<br>18 Oct, 1908<ref>Horn
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  • On 22 October he was appointed to ''Excellent'' for the short course in torpedo and gunnery, before being appointed to {{UK-1Dreadnought}} on 14 November,
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  • ...he assumed command of the {{UK-RoyalArthur|f=t}} after further gunnery and torpedo courses at Portsmouth.<ref>Benson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}} f.
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  • ...and Second Class in Pilotage with 787 (3 June, 1886). He was appointed to Torpedo Boat 24 on 4 June, 1886, and on 27 August to ''Minotaur'' again.<ref>ADM 19
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  • ...ser ''Shannon''. Promoted to {{LieutRN}} in May, 1885, he specialised in Torpedo Duties. In January, 1896 he was appointed First and Torpedo Lieutenant of the cruiser {{UK-Theseus}}, which was commissioned in the [[S
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  • ...and on 15 August he was appointed to ''Abyssinia'' for the Indian defence torpedo boat. He was appointed to ''Magdala'' on 1 January, 1893 for the same duty ...-171.</ref> The argument is undermined by the fact that Kemp ''wasn't'' a torpedo officer, and Dr. Jones provides no other examples to support her contention
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  • ...certificate. He then proceeded to {{UK-Vernon|f=p}} at Portsmouth for the torpedo course, obtaining a 2nd class certificate in June, and on to {{UK-Excellent ...the rank of {{CaptRN}}.{{Gaz|27512|3|2 January, 1903}} He took gunnery and torpedo courses at Portsmouth from March to May, served on a committee on the re-or
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  • ...lked sailing ship. It was the [[Royal Navy]]'s home for the research of [[Torpedo]]es and, soon thereafter, electricity and [[British Adoption of Radio Commu ...ef> In 1872 H.M.S. ''Vernon'' was selected to become the [[Royal Navy]]'s torpedo training school as a tender to ''Excellent''. ''Vernon'' was a fifty gun f
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  • '''H.M.S. ''Defiance''''' was one of the Royal Navy's torpedo training schools. It was based, until 1931, on the old ''Defiance'' launch
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  • ...Excellent (Gunnery Training School)|H.M.S. ''Excellent'']] for gunnery and torpedo training.<ref name=ADM/196/38-691>Jellicoe Service Record. The National Ar ...xcellent'' back in Portsmouth he obtained first classes in the gunnery and torpedo courses and on 16 May, 1884 he received a first class gunnery certificate.<
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  • ...emantle, Rear-Admiral The Hon. Edmund R.] (October, 1885). "Ironclads and Torpedo Flotillas." ''The Nineteenth Century''.
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  • ...hoisted his flag in command of the [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Home Fleet]] Torpedo and Submarine Flotillas on 1 February, 1905.<ref>"Naval & Military Intellig
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  • After a torpedo course at {{UK-Vernon|f=p}}, Alington was appointed in command of the {{UK-
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  • ...were tried, and a scheme to arm lifeboats for "Q" ships with hidden 14-in torpedo tubes was abandoned only after ten had been constructed in light of the rea ...ips and in buoys to be tossed overboard were increased. Finally, the anti-torpedo [[Actæon Net]] was developed to protect merchantmen while underway.
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  • ...y attacked & Germans retired, "Conquest" & "Penelope" damaged by gunfire & torpedo but not very seriously. ...eted by 1<sup><u>st</u></sup> week in July except "Marlborough" damaged by torpedo & "P. Royal" delayed by non-delivery of an armour plate till 15<sup><u>th</
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  • Walker was appointed Captain of [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|H.M.S. ''Vernon'']] on 1 November, 1893.<ref>Blond. ''Tech ...901 naval man&oelig;uvres.<ref>''List of His Majesty's Ships, Vessels, and Torpedo Boats Engaged in the Naval Man&oelig;uvres'' (July, 1901). p. 10.</ref> O
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  • ...am privately sent word to the Admiralty that Batten was "one of the finest torpedo officers in the Service, and likely to make a name for himself."<ref>Chisho ...uary, 1886}} He was then appointed to draft a revision of Volume 3 of the Torpedo Manual.<ref>Chisholm-Batten Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/86/125.|}} f. 2
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  • ...dvise the First Naval Lord on all questions connected with the Gunnery and Torpedo Training Establishments of the Navy. ...g of ships, their guns, gun and torpedo mountings, magazines, shell-rooms, torpedo and electric fittings, connected with the armaments necessary for their eff
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  • ...enge'', ''Royal Oak'', ''Gibraltar'', ''Charybdis'', ''Hermione'', and six torpedo boat destroyers. Dale hoisted his flag in ''Revenge'' on 14 January, 1896,
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  • ...1887 he took passage home by mail steamer and went on half pay as he took Torpedo and Gunnery courses.{{Gaz|25660|6612|31 December, 1886}}<ref>Davis Service
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  • He was appointed President of the Committee on Torpedo Boat Destroyers on 15 March, 1902 vice [[Harry Holdsworth Rawson|Rawson]]. ...the {{UK-Birkenhead|f=t}} and [[John Uniacke Penrose Fitzgerald|John]] as torpedo officer in {{UK-Collingwood}}.<ref>Letter to [[Gerard Henry Uctred Noel]] p
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  • ...tead, he took a Signal Course in November, 1905, followed by a Gunnery and Torpedo Course and finally completed a War Course on 25 January, 1907.<ref>Hamilton
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  • ...{Gaz|26924|7854|31 December, 1897}} He was re-appointed in command of the torpedo cruiser [[H.M.S. Brisk (1886)|''Brisk'']] on 1 January, 1898.<ref>"Naval &
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  • In the ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1881'' there is mention of electrical firing of a broadside by a "d The ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1890'' has several pages and diagrams on these systems.{{ARTS1890|p
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  • ...5 December, 1876}} On 3 April, 1878, he was appointed to ''Vernon'' for a Torpedo Course. ...f pay. On 21 April, 1884, he was appointed to ''Vernon'' for the half pay torpedo course, and on 13 June to ''Excellent'' for the half pay gunnery course.<re
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  • ...Mann was informed that he was "guilty of an error in judgement in firing a torpedo from the ''Anson'' in the direction of a Foreign Vessel of War." Ticklish!
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  • ...appointed to the [[H.M.S. Actæon (Torpedo Training School)|''Actæon'']], torpedo training ship at Sheerness, on 13 August, 1907,{{NLOct08|p. 272}} and assum ...a senior officers' gunnery course, and on 28 February was appointed for a torpedo course.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and No
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  • ...ied 75% of her 6-in ammunition and did not carry any torpedoes for her own torpedo tubes.{{UKShipArmament1914|April 1914 p. 26-27}} * Stern 18-in Torpedo Tube removed late in 1915 (G.27913/15).{{UKShipArmament1914|April 1915 p. 2
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  • ...with its numerous creeks and islands, providing shelter for the enemy’s torpedo craft, would make its blockade very arduous, and he would be very sorry if ...lose to the shore and would expose the ships to the fire of shore guns and torpedo attack.
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  • ...ction to be placed upon a [[Torpedo Director]].<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School'', 1914, p. 33-34.</ref> ...d to compute the rate of change of bearing, and the third to calculate the torpedo deflection.
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  • ...hich would be replacing them.{{ARTS1915|pp. 60-61. ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916'', p. 25}} ...ed or heading for own ship (as own velocity has no part in calculating a [[Torpedo Deflection]].
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  • ...deemed to possess insufficient stopping power to disable and destroy enemy torpedo boats before they could deliver their torpedoes. ...voice pipe for gunnery, one for torpedoes) fitted between bridge and guns, torpedo tubes, and searchlights. A third voicepipe, entirely flexible, ran from br
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  • ...ials in rough conditions, it was found that the centre 4-in gun fouled the torpedo tube and enjoyed firing arcs of only 35 degrees.{{March|p. 127}} ...t gun, although ''Acasta'' later surrendered hers in favour of an enhanced torpedo outfit. Other units had a single 2-pdr pom-pom by 1920.{{March|p. 131}}<re
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  • ...aced on a [[Torpedo Deflection Sight]]. Somewhat similar was the [[Dreyer Torpedo Control Table]], an adapted version of the [[Dreyer Fire Control Table|fire ...court'' to be fitted in their CTs.{{HTC1916|p. 38. ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916'', p. 27. ''Agincourt'' is only mentioned in the second sourc
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  • ...e work in all facets of its broad charter &mdash; torpedoes, electricity, torpedo and fire control instruments &mdash; and a vital resource for developing an ...sorted under ADM 189/(year of report - 1880). Thus, Annual Report of the Torpedo School for 1914 is ADM 189/34.
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  • ...r",{{HTC1916|p. 16}} was a large, semi-circular British [[Torpedo Director|torpedo director]] designed for use with training broadside tubes. It entered serv It was a contemporary instrument to the [[Torpedo Director Pattern 1193|Pattern 1193]],{{INF}} which had a 60 degree arc and
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  • ...6.</ref> was a British [[Torpedo Director|torpedo director]] used in early torpedo craft. It was used for torpedoes fired from fixed tubes and from dropping ...tern 1192]] whose semi-circular design was amenable for use with trainable torpedo tubes.{{INF}}
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  • ...1895''' was a British [[Torpedo Director|torpedo director]] used in early torpedo craft featuring a 60 degree arc. ...d, it was similar, but made stronger in its pivots and sighting bar.<ref>''Torpedo Drill Book, 1914'', p. 564.</ref>
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  • [[File:UnknownRNTorpedoDirector.jpg|thumb|480px| An unidentified British torpedo director, possibly a Pattern 2380 altered for deflection firing.]] ...80''' was a British [[Torpedo Director|torpedo director]] similar to the [[Torpedo Director Pattern 2390a|Pattern 2390a]], but larger and of improved construc
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  • ...a British [[Torpedo Director]] available by 1912 at least, and supplied to torpedo craft with heater torpedoes. ...and was a suitable substitute for an 1895 or 1193.<ref>''Addenda (1911) to Torpedo Manual, Vol. III., 1909'', p. 170.</ref>
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  • ...continue to do so in average weather across any extent of ocean. The fast torpedo-boat catcher of to-day, with a speed of 26 to 27 knots, can outstrip any ot At the same time the invention of the locomotive torpedo by Mr. Whitehead, has rendered small vessels capable of inflicting serious,
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  • ...Director Pattern 2391a]] converted to a T.D.S. Mark III.<ref>''Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916'', p. 26, Plate 14.</ref><br>Note that the deflection ring B ...400px| '''Modified Rings for T.D.S. Mark III'''<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1918'', Plate 109.</ref><br>Handles added to alter setting shown in
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  • ...to 3,00 yards and 30 knots to 6-7,000 yards.{{March|p. 92}} In 1912, the torpedo Marks ranged from VII to VII**.{{ARTS1912|p. 36}} In 1916, those weapons w In September, 1918, two 14-in torpedo tubes surrendered by "P" boats were added to at least some and perhaps all
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  • ...nge. In the case of the Rivers, the torpedo was to be the [[18-in Mark VI Torpedo (UK)|Mark VI]] S.R..{{ARTS1907|p. 32}} ...I]], [[18-in Mark VII* Torpedo (UK)|Mark VII*]] or [[18-in Weymouth Mark I Torpedo|Weymouth Mark Is]].{{ARTS1909|p. 14}}
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  • [[File:ARTS1916Plate67.jpg|thumb|300px| Chadburn's Submerged Tube Torpedo Telegraph Transmitter.{{ARTS1916|Plate 67}}]] ...ark I Fire Control Instruments#Torpedo Control Instruments|Barr and Stroud torpedo control instruments]] as well as the [[Wise Pressure Telegraphy System]].
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  • ...he depot ship, ''Venus'', was soon to be relieved by {{UK-Woolwich}}.<ref>"Torpedo Flotilla Organization" ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Apr 06, ===Torpedo Duties===
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  • ...er Flotilla was comprised of a mixture of 30-knotters and "[[Cricket Class Torpedo Boat (1906)|Coastals]]" assigned to the Third Division of the Home Fleet.{{ |align=center colspan=4|'''Torpedo Boats'''
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  • The flotilla distinguished itself by its bold and costly torpedo attacks on the German battle line during the night action at the [[Battle o ...mixture of early destroyers (both 27 and 30-knotters) and "[[Cricket Class Torpedo Boat (1906)|Coastals]]". It was assigned to the Third Division of the Home
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  • ...Local Defence Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] and torpedo boats of the [[Royal Navy]]. Eleven destroyers and twenty torpedo boats participated in the Test Mobilisation.{{AWO1914|109 of 10 July, 1914}
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  • ...ghth Destroyer Flotilla''' was a formation of [[Destroyer|destroyers]] and torpedo boats of the [[Royal Navy]]. ...two cruisers based on Harwich, to be moved to Rosyth in event of war.<ref>"Torpedo Flotilla Organization" ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Apr 06,
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  • ...tilla cruisers ({{UK-Forward}} is detached), thirteen destroyers, and four torpedo boats.{{SMNLSep14|p. 12}} The strength is one cruiser, thirteen destroyers, and four torpedo boats.{{SMNLOct14|p. 12}}
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  • ...nery Division (Royal Navy)|Gunnery]] and a [[Torpedo Division (Royal Navy)|Torpedo Division]] in 1920. ...charge of a new Division of the Naval Staff to be known as the Gunnery and Torpedo Division (G.T.D.) He will carry out his duties directly under the the Chie
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  • ...rvice Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7604457}} f. ?.</ref>|end=|note=lent for torpedo trials}}
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  • [[File:ARTS1913Plate15.jpg|thumb|480px|'''21-in D.R. [Double Revolving] Torpedo Mounting Mark II'''{{ARTS1913|Plate15}}<br>The "M" Class's Mark III was sim * two [[21-in D.R. Torpedo Tube (UK)|21-in D.R. Mark III torpedo tubes]] on the centreline (2x2) enjoying 50&deg; arcs centered on the beam.
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  • ...rs five 6-pdr guns (though the 26 knotters could mount five by landing the torpedo tubes).{{Conways1860|pp. 90-91}} It appears these were removed by late in Most had two single 18-in torpedo tubes, particularly by the war. Some had a third fixed bow tube which was
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  • ...ge and Order Instruments'''<ref>Admiralty.  ''Handbook of Fire Control in Torpedo Boat Destroyers of "M" Class and Later and Flotilla Leaders, 1915'', Plate ...eing given to the "M" class.<ref>Admiralty. ''Handbook of Fire Control in Torpedo Boat Destroyers of "M" Class and Later, and Flotilla Leaders, 1915'', p. 3,
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  • .... At some point, a 6-pdr Q.F. gun on H.A. mounting was added near the aft torpedo tube (which was reversed to make room), as well as a 1.5-pdr H.A. gun near Originally she was provided two 18-in torpedo tubes with Mark VI* torpedoes.
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  • ...>'''[[Cecil Edward Eden Carey|Cecil E. E. Carey]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Defiance (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Defiance'']]'''<br>16 Jan, 1905{{NLNov
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  • He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 16 June, 1884 as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 249}} ...ovember, 1888 he was appointed to {{UK-Hecla}} as first lieutenant and for torpedo duties. On 1 November, 1890, Campbell was placed in command of ''Hecla'' f
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  • ...''''' was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, a broad meta-class of early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. In October, 1913 {{UK-TB10}} collided with ''Zephyr''. The torpedo boat's Lieutenant & Commander, [[Arthur Edward Hext Wright]] was told to b
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  • '''H.M.S. ''Daring''''' was one of six [[26 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s.
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  • '''H.M.S. ''Charger''''' was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s.
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  • '''H.M.S. ''Snapper''''' was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s.
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  • '''H.M.S. ''Hasty''''' was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ''Hasty'' carried out her gun, torpedo and circling trials at Portsmouth on 22 January 1896.{{NMI|Thursday, Jan 23
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  • '''H.M.S. ''Ardent''''' was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...o. Cochrane was cleared of blame in the incident, despite the loss of the torpedo boat.{{HepperLosses|p. 19}}
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  • '''H.M.S. ''Hornet''''' was one of six [[26 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s.
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  • '''H.M.S. ''Ferret''''' was one of six [[26 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...estroyers came together, damaging ''Seal's'' stern plates and ''Ferret's'' torpedo tubes. The ships were taken into Devonport Dockyard to have their damage r
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  • ...''''' was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, a broad meta-class of early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...l Navy's destroyers to be disposed of, being first used for trials of anti-torpedo guns off Shoeburyness in 1906, and then sold for scrap on 9 April, 1907 to
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  • '''H.M.S. ''Lynx''''' was one of six [[26 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. On 26 February, the Devonport Torpedo Flotilla left harbour, consisting of {{UK-Banshee}}, ''Lynx'', and {{UK-1Fe
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  • ..., led by {{UK-1Recruit}}. When ''Recruit'' fired a flare to signal a mock torpedo firing, she peeled off to starboard to clear the enemy ships, but ''Tiger''
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  • '''H.M.S. ''Salmon''''' was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s.
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  • '''H.M.S. ''Haughty''''' was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s.
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  • ...n (T) J. McCarthy impressed his commander with a thorough report on German torpedo boats based on his observations during a visit to Kiel in June.{{ARTS1904|p ...miles. It was discovered that the cable would part at 18 knots.{{ToL|The Torpedo ManoeuvresTuesday, August 16, 1904, Issue 37474, p.9}}
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  • '''H.M.S. ''Hardy''''' was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s.
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  • ...ifications to the original design overcame damage to the propellers of the torpedo as it left and a great number of wild shots. It was retained in hopes that
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  • ...to Sheerness for repairs; the cruiser was holed.{{ToL|Collision Between a Torpedo Boat and a Cruiser|Wednesday, Jul 12, 1893; pg. 11; Issue 34001}}
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  • |valign=top|8.30.||" {{UK-Calliope}} " fired a torpedo at leading ship of " Kaiser "<br>division at 6,500 yards—Light Cruisers r ...{{UK-Caroline}} " fired two torpedoes and " {{UK-Royalist}} "<br>fired one torpedo at enemy, mean range 8,000 yards.<br>Enemy opened fire on " {{UK-Caroline}}
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  • ...fficers under his command certain local orders as to the use of boats from torpedo craft in the Firth of Forth." In 1908 Fleet Exercises, Moir failed to make
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  • :One torpedo (high speed setting) was fired at close range by Notes on Gunnery, Torpedo, Electrical and General matters
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  • ===Torpedo Duties=== <div name=fredbot:officeFTO otitle="Torpedo Duties, Twenty-first Destroyer Flotilla" nat="UK">
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  • ...18 August, 1896. He obtained a second class in his final examination for Torpedo Lieutenant. ...efiance}} at Devonport on 18 August, 1896, and on 5 December was appointed Torpedo Lieutenant of the {{UK-Bonaventure|f=t}} and then the {{UK-1Eclipse|f=t}} o
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  • ...gernon Henry Chester Candy|Algernon H. C. Candy]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Defiance (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Defiance'']]'''<br>26 Oct, 1921 &ndash
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  • ...on 2 January, 1911 and undertook a succession of Signal, War, Gunnery and Torpedo and Navigation courses that took until 8 December to complete. He married
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  • On 6 June, 1899, the Admiralty expressed its displeasure that a torpedo had been lost under his authority.<ref>Barnardiston Service Record. {{TNA|
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  • From 1918-1921, he was Captain of [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|H.M.S. ''Vernon'']]. ...r>'''[[Arthur Kipling Waistell|Arthur K. Waistell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vernon'']]'''<br>6 Apr, 1920 &ndash; 6
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  • Edwards was credited for his contributions in sinking two German torpedo boats in the [[Battle off Noordhinder Bank]] on 1 May, 1915. On 19 July, '
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  • ...; Issue 45086.</ref> Between March 1915 until June 1917 Egerton served as torpedo officer and first Lieutenant-Commander of the battleship {{UK-Valiant}} and ...ank of {{CommRN}} and was appointed to the newly-established Department of Torpedo and Mining, where he would serve on naval staff under [[Jellicoe]].<ref nam
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  • ...do deflection sights]]. Unlike most of the others, these had only a single torpedo setting graduated on their deflection ring. By mid 1919, the 14-in torpedo tubes had been removed from the [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class pa
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  • ...s destroyers had heavier guns than the previous Huszar class, but the same torpedo loadout. Two 45 cm torpedo tubes mounted in a single swivel mount aft.
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  • ...torpedo boats of 1883]] or the numeric designation of the [[Cricket Class Torpedo Boat (1906)|''Cricket'' class coastal destroyers of 1906]]) was constructed ...torpedoes were later added, though it is not clear whether this meant the torpedo tubes were removed.{{Conways1860|p. 101}}
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  • ...iginally dubbed "coastal destroyers", but were reclassified as first-class torpedo boats before 1907. They were often referred to as "the oily wads" due to t ...ere re-numbered - confusingly - as T.B. 1-12 as part of the denigration to torpedo boats.
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  • The twenty second-class torpedo boats of the '''T.B. 76 Class''' were built by [[John I. Thornycroft & Comp {{Footer T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)}}
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  • ...79''' was one of twenty second-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)|''T.B. 76'' class]]. {{Footer T.B. 76 Class Torpedo Boat (1880)}}
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  • ...''T.B. 1''') was one of 19 first-class torpedo boats of the [[T.B. 1 Class Torpedo Boat (1876)|T.B. 1 class]]. ...on 10 May, 1877, to run her official steam trials and for fitting out with torpedo gear. At this time she had already reached 12 knots on trial quite easily.
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  • ...nd 1887, at which time production was switching over to the [[14-in Mark I Torpedo (UK)|14-in Mark I torpedoes]].{{ARTS1884|p. 47}} {{CatTorpedo|16-in|UK}}
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  • ...al Laboratory]] and later at the [[Royal Gun Factory]] when control of the Torpedo Factory at Woolwich was transferred. These torpedoes were now to be stampe The fully charged torpedo weighed 706 pounds.{{ARTS1894|p. 53}}
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  • ...destroyers and twenty two torpedo boats. Its strength is a depot ship, a torpedo boat and four coastal submarines.{{SMNLSep14|p. 13}} |align=center colspan=6|'''Torpedo Boat'''
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  • A small force of four torpedo boats participated in the Test Mobilisation in July 1914.{{AWO1914|109 of 1 |align=center colspan=6|'''Torpedo Boats'''
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  • Four destroyers and eight torpedo boats participated in the Test Mobilisation.{{AWO1914|109 of 10 July, 1914} |align=center colspan=6|'''Torpedo Boats'''
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  • [[File:ARTS1891Plate5.jpg|thumb|600px|'''18-in R.G.F. Torpedo Tail, 1891'''{{ARTS1891|Plate 5}}]] The '''18-in R.G.F. Mark IV Torpedo''' was a British torpedo developed at the [[Royal Gun Factory]] in 1894 or 1895.{{FC}}{{ARTS1893|p.
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  • [[File:ARTS1909Plate2.jpg|thumb|600px|'''18-in R.G.F. Mark VI** Heater Torpedo (top)'''{{ARTS1909|Plate 2}}]] The '''18-in R.G.F. Mark VI Torpedo''' was a British torpedo developed at the [[Royal Gun Factory]] in 1904.{{ARTS1904|p. vi}}
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  • The '''18-in Fiume Mark III Torpedo''' was a torpedo manufactured by Whitehead from 1904.{{ARTS1904|p. 28}} It seems likely that this torpedo was a productised version of No. 401, one of two "new" Whitehead torpedoes
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  • The '''21-in R.G.F. Mark II Torpedo''' was a British torpedo developed at the [[Royal Gun Factory]] and first ordered for service in 190 It was developed in parallel with the [[21-in R.G.F. Mark I Torpedo|Mark I torpedo]], which was shorter at 18.5 feet.
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  • [[File:ARTS1916Plate10.jpg|thumb|600px|'''R.N.T.F. Torpedo Mark IV, 1916'''{{ARTS1916|Plate 10}}]] ....F. Mark IV Torpedo''' was a British torpedo developed at the [[Royal Navy Torpedo Factory]] in 1915.{{ARTS1915|p. vii}}
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  • {{UK-C34}} has been dropped, lost to a torpedo on 21 July. The flotilla is now one depot ship, two destroyers and ten (o
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  • Four 45 cm torpedo tubes mounted in pairs on two swivel mounts; one on the forecastle, one tow ...op speed of 28 kts. At 16 kts, the [[Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino|STT]] torpedo boats had a range of 980 nm.
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  • ...arters, preparing for battle, night defence, defence of ship at night from torpedo attack and papers relating to battle practice. ...8 and a printed booklet entitled 'List of His Majesties ships, vessels and torpedo boats engaged in naval manoeuvres, July 1901'.
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  • ...ome Fleet, conduct during battle, the discharge of men and defence against torpedo attack, 1911.
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  • Pamphlet: 'Admiralty. List of Her Majesty's Ships, vessels and torpedo boats engaged in the Naval Manoeuvres, July and August, 1888', London, 1888 Pamphlet: 'Admiralty. List of Her Majesty's Ships, vessels and torpedo boats present at Spithead 26th June 1897', London, 1897.
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  • ...42'' and carried it to Trieste. 7 September avoided a submarine launched torpedo. In 1916, joined [[II_Torpedoflottille_(AH)|II Torpedoflottille]] in Pola.
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  • ...ded the torpedo boat ''Ulan'' under Tirpitz's command in the first pitched torpedo boat versus fleet exercise outside port.<ref>Kelly. ''Tirpitz''. p. 54.</
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  • The four torpedo boats of the Cobra class were completed between 1898 and 1900. They where {{Footer Cobra Class Torpedo Boat (1898)}}
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  • ...''82F''''' was one of 27 first-class torpedo boats of the [[250 Ton Class Torpedo Boat (1913)|250 Ton class]]. {{Footer 250 Ton Class Torpedo Boat (1913)}}
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  • ....S. ''16''''' was one of 4 second-class torpedo boats of the [[Cobra Class Torpedo Boat (1898)|Cobra class]]. {{Footer Cobra Class Torpedo Boat (1898)}}
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  • ...''74T''''' was one of 27 first-class torpedo boats of the [[250 Ton Class Torpedo Boat (1913)|250 Ton class]]. {{Footer 250 Ton Class Torpedo Boat (1913)}}
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  • ...''93F''''' was one of 27 first-class torpedo boats of the [[250 Ton Class Torpedo Boat (1913)|250 Ton class]]. {{Footer 250 Ton Class Torpedo Boat (1913)}}
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