H.M. T.B. 81 (1885)
From The Dreadnought Project
| 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]
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]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Stephen Phillimore, 28 August, 1912, and for command of Portland Flotilla.[6]
- Lieutenant-Commander Astley D. C. Cooper-Key, 16 December, 1913.[7]
- Lieutenant in Command Leon S. Acheson, D.S.C., 2 July, 1917.[8]
Armament
[TO BE CONTINUED - TONE][9]
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.
- ↑ 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.
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