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− | During November and December of 1878, ''T.B. 2'' underwent trials under the supervision of the Captain of the Portsmouth Steam Reserve, commanded on various occasions by Navigating Lieutenants [[Albert Rusbridger Wonham|Albert Wonham]] and [[Herbert Roxby]], both | + | During November and December of 1878, ''T.B. 2'' underwent trials under the supervision of the Captain of the Portsmouth Steam Reserve, commanded on various occasions by Navigating Lieutenants [[Albert Rusbridger Wonham|Albert Wonham]] and [[Herbert Roxby]], both serving in {{UK-Asia}}.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Friday, 15 November, 1878. Issue '''29413''', col E, p. 4.</ref><ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Tuesday, 24 December, 1878. Issue '''29446''', col D, p. 3.</ref> |
''T.B. 2'' was turned over to the Portsmouth Steam Reserve on the morning of 18 April, 1879. Soon afterward she was sent to Devonport for use in training.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Saturday, 19 April, 1879. Issue '''29546''', col E, p. 12.</ref> | ''T.B. 2'' was turned over to the Portsmouth Steam Reserve on the morning of 18 April, 1879. Soon afterward she was sent to Devonport for use in training.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. Saturday, 19 April, 1879. Issue '''29546''', col E, p. 12.</ref> | ||
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In 1895, she was one of four T.B.s of less than 125 feet in length and thirteen longer ones stationed in Devonport.{{ARTS1895|p. 62}} | In 1895, she was one of four T.B.s of less than 125 feet in length and thirteen longer ones stationed in Devonport.{{ARTS1895|p. 62}} | ||
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+ | ''T.B. 2'' was sold to H. Scown of Plymouth for £25. Her engine was removed for use in Devonport Dockyard.{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 308}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== |
Revision as of 19:44, 21 July 2014
H.M. T.B. 2 (1878) | |
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Builder: | Thornycroft[1] |
Ordered: | 3 October, 1877[2] |
Launched: | 1878[3] |
Broken up: |
H.M. T.B. 2 was one of 19 first-class torpedo boats of the T.B. 1 class.
Service
During November and December of 1878, T.B. 2 underwent trials under the supervision of the Captain of the Portsmouth Steam Reserve, commanded on various occasions by Navigating Lieutenants Albert Wonham and Herbert Roxby, both serving in Asia.[4][5]
T.B. 2 was turned over to the Portsmouth Steam Reserve on the morning of 18 April, 1879. Soon afterward she was sent to Devonport for use in training.[6]
In 1881, there were twenty T.B.s in all; T.B. 2 was reported as "fitted for Whitehead" and serving out of Devonport.[7]
During the crisis following the Panjdeh Incident in 1885, T.B. 2 was put into commission as part of Admiral Phipps Hornby's Particular Service Squadron on 28 April, and was later involved in the year's Annual Manoeuvres at Berehaven.[8]
In 1895, she was one of four T.B.s of less than 125 feet in length and thirteen longer ones stationed in Devonport.[9]
T.B. 2 was sold to H. Scown of Plymouth for £25. Her engine was removed for use in Devonport Dockyard.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Navigating Lieutenant Herbert Roxby, 23 December, 1878[11] (for trials)
- Lieutenant Charles P. Streeten, 16 June, 1884[12] (for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander THE HONOURABLE Gerald F. Digby, 28 April, 1885[13] (for manoeuvres)
- Lieutenant & Commander Alfred H. Tarleton, 22 May, 1886[14]
- Gunner in Command Richard S. C. Staddon, 18 July, 1889[15] (lent for manoeuvres)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 101.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 309.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 308.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 15 November, 1878. Issue 29413, col E, p. 4.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 24 December, 1878. Issue 29446, col D, p. 3.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 19 April, 1879. Issue 29546, col E, p. 12.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1881. p. 35.
- ↑ The Navy List (June, 1885), p. 214.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1895. p. 62.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 308.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 24 December, 1878. Issue 29446, col D, p. 3.
- ↑ Streeten Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/395
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1885). p. 214.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1886). p. 245.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Monday, 15 July, 1889. Issue 32751, col B, p. 4.
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