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| + | * {{LieutRN}} [[Aubrey William Howe|Aubrey W. Howe]], 7 July, 1887, lent for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 2 July, 1887. Issue '''32114''', col C, p. 12.</ref><ref>Howe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42}} f. 42.</ref> | ||
* {{BosunRN|Boatswain (T)}} in Command [[Joseph Charles Davies|Joseph C. Davies]], 3 January, 1905.{{NLDec05|p. 400}} | * {{BosunRN|Boatswain (T)}} in Command [[Joseph Charles Davies|Joseph C. Davies]], 3 January, 1905.{{NLDec05|p. 400}} | ||
* {{LieutRN}} & Commander [[Charles Rumney Samson|Charles R. Samson]], 3 July, 1906.{{NLJan07|p. 400}} | * {{LieutRN}} & Commander [[Charles Rumney Samson|Charles R. Samson]], 3 July, 1906.{{NLJan07|p. 400}} | ||
Revision as of 18:03, 8 April 2014
| H.M. T.B. 81 (1884) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | J. S. White[1] |
| Launched: | 1884[2] |
| Broken up: | 1921[3] |
Her original name was Swift, but she received a number soon enough.
She had a single funnel, which was replaced by two when she was reboilered in 1888.[4]
Contents
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..[5]
Ran aground off Alderney in 1901 but salvaged and returned to service. Reboilered in 1905.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant Aubrey W. Howe, 7 July, 1887, lent for manoeuvres.[7][8]
- Boatswain in Command Joseph C. Davies, 3 January, 1905.[9]
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles R. Samson, 3 July, 1906.[10]
- Lieutenant & Commander Leveson G. B. A. Campbell, 24 February, 1910.[11]
- Lieutenant & Commander Stephen Phillimore, 28 August, 1912, and for command of Portland Flotilla.[12]
- Lieutenant-Commander Astley D. C. Cooper-Key, 16 December, 1913.[13]
- Lieutenant in Command Leon S. Acheson, D.S.C., 2 July, 1917.[14]
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.[15]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 103.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 103. The date of launch is imprecise.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 103.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 103.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1895. p. 62.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 103.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 2 July, 1887. Issue 32114, col C, p. 12.
- ↑ Howe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42 f. 42.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 401.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 401.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 956.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 103.
Bibliography
