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|builder=[[J. S. White]]{{Conways1860|p. 103}}
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|builder=[[J. Samuel White]]{{Conways1860|p. 103}}
|launch=1884{{Conways1860|p. 103. The date of launch is imprecise}}
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|launch=1885{{Brasseys1896|p. 318}}
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|comp=1885{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 312}}
 
|nat=UK
 
|nat=UK
 
|type=first-class torpedo boat
 
|type=first-class torpedo boat
|fate=Broken up
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|fate=Sold
 
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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M. T.B. 81''' was built by [[J. S. White]] as a private venture.  It featured their cut-up stern for maneuverability and a ram bow.
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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M. T.B. 81''' was built by [[J. Samuel White]] as a private venture and was subsequently purchased by the Royal Navy.
  
Her original name was ''Swift'', but she received a number soon enough.
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==Construction==
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Her design featured White's trademark cut-up stern for improved maneuverability and a ram bow.
  
She had a single funnel, which was replaced by two when she was reboilered in 1888.{{Conways1860|p. 103}}
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Laid down in 1884 at [[J. Samuel White]] and named ''Swift'' by her builders, there appear to be multiple stories regarding ''T.B. 81'''s origin.  [[Lionel George Dawson|Lionel Dawson]], who briefly commanded her in late 1909, wrote that:
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<blockquote>
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She had been built many years before as a destroyer for the Brazilian Navy, and her officers' accommodation was excellent, including a captain's cabin.  She was much larger than the remainder [of the British torpedo boats] and handled admirably.
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<br>A curious-looking craft, with a flush and "turtle-backed" upper-deck, she was manœuvred from the top of a conning-tower that rose like a Martello tower from the fo'c'sle.  Her men's accommodation, though, was deplorable.  But I do not suppose they gave much thought to that in Brazil!{{DawsonFlotillas|p. 78}}</blockquote>
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The relevant volume of ''Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships'' describes her as being built "as a private venture, with an eye to Admiralty purchase".{{Conways1860|p. 103}} Norman Friedman's ''British Destroyers'' says much the same, as does D.K. Brown in an article on British torpedo boats.{{FriedmanBritishDestroyers|p. 8}}{{BrownSteamTBs|p. 83}}  None of these modern works mention a Brazilian connection, although this does not rule out that such an origin story was believed by her officers and men.
  
 
==Service==
 
==Service==
In 1895, she was one of twenty-three T.B.s of at least 125 feet in length stationed in Portsmouth along with four smaller T.B.s..{{ARTS1895|p. 62}}
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When ''Swift'' was purchased by the Royal Navy she received the next available number in the first-class torpedo boat sequence, becoming ''T.B. 81''.
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After reboilering in 1888, she had two small funnels instead of the single one she was completed with.{{Conways1860|p. 103}}
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She commissioned on 18 July to participate in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1894]] as leader of the the Queenstown Division (three T.Bs.) of the Blue Side.{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres of 1894|July 18, 1894, Issue 34319, p.13}}
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In 1895, she was one of twenty-three first class torpedo boats of at least 125 feet in length stationed in Portsmouth along with four smaller boats.{{ARTS1895|p. 62}}
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Ran aground off Alderney in 1901 but salvaged and returned to service.  Reboilered in 1905.{{Conways1860|p. 103}}
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Following her reboilering she was seldom out of commission, and her greater size than the majority of the other first-class torpedo boats meant she was often used as the senior flotilla officer's boat. When [[Lionel George Dawson|Lionel Dawson]] took her over while still a junior {{LieutRN}}, he considered himself very fortunate.{{DawsonFlotillas|p. 78}}
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Sold, along with {{UK-TB80}}, to J. E. Thomas on 22 October, 1921.{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 312}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M. T.B. 81">
<div name=fredbot:capts>
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Le Clerc Egerton|nick=George Le C. Egerton|appt=28 April, 1887<ref>Egerton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19/9}}</ref>|end=14 May, 1887<ref>Egerton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/19/9}}</ref>|note=for Jubilee Review<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 30 April, 1887.  Issue '''32060''', col E, p. 9.</ref>}}
* {{BoatsRN|Boatswain (T)}} in Command [[Joseph Charles Davies|Joseph C. Davies]], 3 January, 1905.{{NLDec05|p. 400.}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Aubrey William Howe|nick=Aubrey W. Howe|appt=7 July, 1887<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 2 July, 1887.  Issue '''32114''', col C, p. 12.</ref>|end=18 August, 1887<ref>Howe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20/311|D7590556}}</ref>|note=lent for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1887]]}}
* {{LieutRN}} & Commander [[Charles Rumney Samson|Charles R. Samson]], 3 July, 1906.{{NLJan07|p. 400.}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Bradwardine Jackson|nick=Henry B. Jackson|appt=4 July, 1888<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 3 July, 1888.  Issue '''32428''', col A, p. 10.</ref><ref>Jackson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 685.</ref>|end=30 August, 1888<ref>Jackson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 685.</ref>|note=lent for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1888]] and for torpedo duties}}
* {{LieutRN}} & Commander [[Leveson Granville Byron Alexander Campbell|Leveson G. B. A. Campbell]], 24 February, 1910.{{NLApr10|p. 401.}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Bradwardine Jackson|nick=Henry B. Jackson|appt=18 July, 1889<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres".  ''The Times''.  Monday, 15 July, 1889.  Issue '''32751''', col A, p. 4.</ref>|end=6 September, 1889<ref>Jackson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 685.</ref>|note=lent for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1889]]}}
* {{LieutRN}} & Commander [[Stephen Phillimore]], 28 August, 1912, and for command of Portland Flotilla.{{NLMar13|p. 401.}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|nick=Frederick C. D. Sturdee|appt=22 July, 1890<ref>Sturdee Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/411}}</ref>|end=25 August, 1890<ref>Sturdee Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/411}}</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1890]]}}
* {{LCommRN}} [[Astley Dundas Cooper Cooper-Key|Astley D. C. Cooper-Key]], 16 December, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 401''a''.}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}} ('''T''')|name=Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|nick=Frederick C. D. Sturdee|appt=21 July, 1892<ref>Sturdee Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/411}}</ref>|end=31 August, 1892<ref>Sturdee Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/20/79}}</ref>|note=lent for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1892]]}}
* {{LieutRN}} in Command [[Leon Stopford Acheson|Leon S. Acheson]], D.S.C., 2 July, 1917.{{NLDec18|p. 956.}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}} ('''T''')|name=Reginald Hugh Spencer Bacon|nick=Reginald H. S. Bacon|appt=11 July, 1893<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres".  ''The Times''.  Monday, 10 July, 1893.  Issue '''33999''', col D, p. 10.</ref>|end=17 August, 1893<ref>Bacon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 262.</ref>|note=lent for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1893]]}}
</div name=fredbot:capts>
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}} ('''T''')|name=Reginald Hugh Spencer Bacon|nick=Reginald H. S. Bacon|appt=18 July, 1894{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres|July 12, 1894, Issue 34314, p.10}}|end=|note=lent for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1894]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}} ('''T''')|name=Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair|nick=Dudley R. S. de Chair|appt=15 June, 1897<ref>"The Naval Review at Spithead".  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 9 June, 1897.  Issue '''35225''', col D, p. 10.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1897]]}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Frederick Charles Ulick Vernon Wentworth|nick=Frederick C. U. V. Wentworth|appt=11 July, 1899<ref>"The Naval Mobilization".  ''The Times''.  Monday, 10 July, 1899.  Issue '''35877''', col C, p. 10.</ref>|note=for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1899]] and [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1900|1900]], and in command of Chatham Torpedo Boat Flotilla}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Sydney Stewart Hall|nick=Sydney S. Hall|appt=16 July, 1901<ref>"The Naval Manœuvres".  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 11 July, 1901.  Issue '''36504''', col C, p. 8.</ref>|end=August 1901<ref>Hall Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/236}}</ref>|note=lent for [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1901]], also for torpedo duties, and in command of Portsmouth Flotilla}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Joseph Armand Shuter|nick=Joseph A. Shuter|appt=early 1904<ref>Shuter Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/283.|D7603068}} f. 318.</ref>|end=|note=for Spring Cruise}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{BosunRN}} ('''T''') in Command|name=Joseph Charles Davies|nick=Joseph C. Davies|appt=3 January, 1905{{NMI|Saturday, December 24, 1904, Issue 37586, p.4}}{{NLDec05|p. 400}}|end=January, 1906}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Herbert Reginald Lloyd Edwards|nick=Herbert R. L. Edwards|appt=12 January, 1906<ref>Edwards Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/95.|D7603999}} f. ?.</ref><ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 10 January, 1906.  Issue '''37913''', col F, p. 9.</ref>|end=3 July, 1906<ref>Edwards Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/95.|D7603999}} f. ?.</ref>|note=relieved after a collision with {{UK-TB108}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Charles Rumney Samson|nick=Charles R. Samson|appt=3 July, 1906{{NLMar07|p. 400}}|end=18 February, 1908}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Arthur Gerald Harris|nick=Arthur G. Harris|appt=18 February, 1908<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 15 February, 1908.  Issue '''38570''', col B, p. 12.</ref>|end=7 April, 1908}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Lionel George Preston|nick=Lionel G. Preston|appt=7 April, 1908<ref>Preston Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/79}}</ref>{{NLJul09|p. 401}}|end=December 1909<ref>Preston Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/79}}</ref>|note=and for command of Devonport T.B. Flotilla}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Lionel George Dawson|nick=Lionel G. Dawson|appt=December 1909<ref>Dawson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/77|D7576679}}</ref>|end=14 January, 1910<ref>Dawson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/77|D7576679}}</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Robert Gerald Hamond|nick=Robert G. Hamond|appt=14 January, 1910<ref>Hamond Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/45/170.|D7603422}} f. 174.</ref>|end=24 February, 1910<ref>Hamond Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/45/170.|D7603422}} f. 174.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Leveson Granville Byron Alexander Campbell|nick=Leveson G. B. A. Campbell|appt=24 February, 1910<ref>Campbell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/101.|D7603608}}  f. 101.</ref>{{NLJan12|p. 401}}|end=28 June, 1912<ref>Campbell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/101.|D7603608}}  f. 101.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Stephen Phillimore|nick=Stephen Phillimore|appt=28 August, 1912<ref>Phillimore Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/208|D7604620}} f. 278.</ref>{{NLDec13|p. 401''a'}}|end=16 December, 1913<ref>Phillimore Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/208|D7604620}} f. 278.</ref>|note=and for command of Portland Flotilla}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Astley Dundas Cooper Cooper-Key|nick=Astley D. C. Cooper-Key|appt=16 December, 1913<ref>Cooper-Key Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/29.|D7604128}}  f. 15.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 401}}|end=16 March, 1916<ref>Cooper-Key Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/29.|D7604128}}  f. 15.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Martin John Coucher de Meric|nick=Martin J. C. de Meric|appt=16 March, 1916<ref>de Meric Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/284.|D7605039}} f. 299.</ref>|end=16 August, 1916<ref>de Meric Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/284.|D7605039}} f. 299.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Thomas Gilbert Carter|nick=Thomas G. Carter|appt=16 August, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 401}}|end=15 June 1917}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Leon Stopford Acheson|nick=Leon S. Acheson|appt=2 July, 1917{{NLDec18|p. 956}}|end=4 February, 1919{{NLMar19|p. 741}}{{INF}}}}
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</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>
  
 
==Armament==
 
==Armament==
{{TBC}}{{Conways1860|p. 103}}
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===As Commissioned===
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One fixed bow 14 inch torpedo tube and two deck 14 inch torpedo tubes.
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Four 3-pounder quick-firing guns.
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===World War One===
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One fixed bow 14 inch torpedo tube and two deck 14 inch torpedo tubes.
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Three 3-pounder quick-firing guns.
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Depth charges.{{Conways1860|p. 103}}
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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Revision as of 10:15, 22 August 2019

H.M. T.B. 81 (1885)
Builder: J. Samuel White[1]
Launched: 1885[2]
Completed: 1885[3]
Sold: 22 October, 1921[4]
H.M. T.B. 81 was built by J. Samuel White as a private venture and was subsequently purchased by the Royal Navy.

Construction

Her design featured White's trademark cut-up stern for improved maneuverability and a ram bow.

Laid down in 1884 at J. Samuel White and named Swift by her builders, there appear to be multiple stories regarding T.B. 81's origin. Lionel Dawson, who briefly commanded her in late 1909, wrote that:

She had been built many years before as a destroyer for the Brazilian Navy, and her officers' accommodation was excellent, including a captain's cabin. She was much larger than the remainder [of the British torpedo boats] and handled admirably.


A curious-looking craft, with a flush and "turtle-backed" upper-deck, she was manœuvred from the top of a conning-tower that rose like a Martello tower from the fo'c'sle. Her men's accommodation, though, was deplorable. But I do not suppose they gave much thought to that in Brazil![5]

The relevant volume of Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships describes her as being built "as a private venture, with an eye to Admiralty purchase".[6] Norman Friedman's British Destroyers says much the same, as does D.K. Brown in an article on British torpedo boats.[7][8] None of these modern works mention a Brazilian connection, although this does not rule out that such an origin story was believed by her officers and men.

Service

When Swift was purchased by the Royal Navy she received the next available number in the first-class torpedo boat sequence, becoming T.B. 81.

After reboilering in 1888, she had two small funnels instead of the single one she was completed with.[9]

She commissioned on 18 July to participate in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1894 as leader of the the Queenstown Division (three T.Bs.) of the Blue Side.[10]

In 1895, she was one of twenty-three first class torpedo boats of at least 125 feet in length stationed in Portsmouth along with four smaller boats.[11]

Ran aground off Alderney in 1901 but salvaged and returned to service. Reboilered in 1905.[12]

Following her reboilering she was seldom out of commission, and her greater size than the majority of the other first-class torpedo boats meant she was often used as the senior flotilla officer's boat. When Lionel Dawson took her over while still a junior Lieutenant, he considered himself very fortunate.[13]

Sold, along with T.B. 80, to J. E. Thomas on 22 October, 1921.[14]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Armament

As Commissioned

One fixed bow 14 inch torpedo tube and two deck 14 inch torpedo tubes.

Four 3-pounder quick-firing guns.

World War One

One fixed bow 14 inch torpedo tube and two deck 14 inch torpedo tubes.

Three 3-pounder quick-firing guns.

Depth charges.[65]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 103.
  2. Brassey's Naval Annual 1896. p. 318.
  3. Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 312.
  4. Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 312.
  5. Dawson. Flotillas. p. 78.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 103.
  7. Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 8.
  8. Brown. Steam Torpedo Boats. p. 83.
  9. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 103.
  10. "The Naval Manoeuvres of 1894." The Times (London, England), July 18, 1894, Issue 34319, p.13.
  11. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1895. p. 62.
  12. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 103.
  13. Dawson. Flotillas. p. 78.
  14. Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 312.
  15. Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19/9
  16. Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19/9
  17. "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 30 April, 1887. Issue 32060, col E, p. 9.
  18. "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 2 July, 1887. Issue 32114, col C, p. 12.
  19. Howe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20/311
  20. "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue 32428, col A, p. 10.
  21. Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 685.
  22. Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 685.
  23. "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Monday, 15 July, 1889. Issue 32751, col A, p. 4.
  24. Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 685.
  25. Sturdee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/411
  26. Sturdee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/411
  27. Sturdee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/411
  28. Sturdee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20/79
  29. "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1893. Issue 33999, col D, p. 10.
  30. Bacon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 262.
  31. "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 12, 1894, Issue 34314, p.10.
  32. "The Naval Review at Spithead". The Times. Wednesday, 9 June, 1897. Issue 35225, col D, p. 10.
  33. "The Naval Mobilization". The Times. Monday, 10 July, 1899. Issue 35877, col C, p. 10.
  34. "The Naval Manœuvres". The Times. Thursday, 11 July, 1901. Issue 36504, col C, p. 8.
  35. Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/236
  36. Shuter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/283. f. 318.
  37. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, December 24, 1904, Issue 37586, p.4.
  38. The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 400.
  39. Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/95. f. ?.
  40. "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Wednesday, 10 January, 1906. Issue 37913, col F, p. 9.
  41. Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/95. f. ?.
  42. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 400.
  43. "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 15 February, 1908. Issue 38570, col B, p. 12.
  44. Preston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79
  45. The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 401.
  46. Preston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79
  47. Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/77
  48. Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/77
  49. Hamond Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/45/170. f. 174.
  50. Hamond Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/45/170. f. 174.
  51. Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/101. f. 101.
  52. The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 401.
  53. Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/101. f. 101.
  54. Phillimore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/208 f. 278.
  55. The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 401a'.
  56. Phillimore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/208 f. 278.
  57. Cooper-Key Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/29. f. 15.
  58. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 401.
  59. Cooper-Key Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/29. f. 15.
  60. de Meric Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/284. f. 299.
  61. de Meric Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/284. f. 299.
  62. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401.
  63. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 956.
  64. The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 741.
  65. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 103.

Bibliography

  • Brown, David K. (2005). Jordan, John. ed. "Steam Torpedo Boats of the Royal Navy". Warship 2005: pp. 73-96.
  • Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
  • Dawson, Captain Lionel. (1935). Flotillas: A Hard-Lying Story. London: Rich & Cowan Ltd.
  • Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781591140818 (on Amazon.com).
  • Lyon, David; Winfield, Rif (2004). The Sail & Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy, 1815-1889. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1861760329. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).


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