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]
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]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Template:BoatsRN in Command Joseph C. Davies, 3 January, 1905.[6]
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles R. Samson, 3 July, 1906.[7]
- Lieutenant & Commander Leveson G. B. A. Campbell, 24 February, 1910.[8]
- Lieutenant & Commander Stephen Phillimore, 28 August, 1912, and for command of Portland Flotilla.[9]
- Lieutenant-Commander Astley D. C. Cooper-Key, 16 December, 1913.[10]
- Lieutenant in Command Leon S. Acheson, D.S.C., 2 July, 1917.[11]
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.[12]
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 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.
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